Polls contradict rising racism levels, says integration body

Racism and discrimination towards foreign people living in Ireland is growing, but there is no official body recording statistics to see how prevalent the problem is.

Killian Forde, head of the Integration Centre, an organisation which promotes the integration and inclusion of immigrants, believes that, as the economic situation continues to plateau, the issues are getting worse.

“Reports and surveys massively contradict the official figures of racist incidents recorded by the gardaí which are low.