Irish attitudes to immigrants raise concerns; Half consider some races superior to others

Half of Irish people believe some cultures are superior to others and almost half think some races are born harder working than others.

Close to one in five, links intelligence to race, believing that some races are born less intelligent than others.

Attitudes to the 200 nationalities, races and ethnicities that make up Ireland’s foreign-born residents are also closely linked to the state of the country’s economy with more positive attitudes prevailing in boom times and more negative attitudes in the recession.