Know Racism campaign combats Irish intolerance

THE Know Racism campaign has succeeded in making Irish people more tolerant of cultural differences, its chairman said yesterday.

Joe McDonagh, who took on the job after finishing his term as GAA president, said the campaign had started from scratch almost two years ago.

“Undoubtedly, underlying [racist] perceptions and attitudes were there, not all of which was our own fault. We are located on the periphery of Europe. But the campaign has raised awareness of racism and many other EU countries are now aware of it and how successful it has been,” he said.