99 reports of racist incidents to Immigrant Council last year

Immigrant Council of Ireland CEO Brian Killoran said people can become targets for abuse in their own communities. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) helped 99 people last year who reported a racist incident, more than 40% of which either happened at home or on the street.

The figure is contained in the ICI's annual impact report, which showed the number of racist incidents reported to it rose from 57 in 2020, and included incidents in the workplace (14% of reports) and accessing public services (10%).