Ombudsman to review procedures to accept children's racism complaints

Children at the Cork Migrant Centre. File pic.

The Children’s Ombudsman has pledged to review procedures so his office can take complaints from children about racism after young black Irish people and children living in direct provision asked for a seat at the table of policy-making.

Dr Niall Muldoon made his comments during a ‘youth against racism’ webinar organised by the Cork Migrant Centre at Nano Nagle Place. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the webinar heard emotional testimony from young people about their own direct and daily experiences of racism.