'I don't want to live in a black/brown area' — City councillors condemn racist email

The email was enquiring about who may be housed in a new apartment complex built in the city

Green Party Cllr Dan Boyle said he wasn’t sure what was worse - the shamelessness of racism, or the lack of self-awareness at the level of racism. File picture: Denis Minihane

Several Cork city councillors have spoken of their disgust after receiving an overtly racist email complaining of too many “blacks and browns” turning part of the city into a “ghetto”.

Green Party Cllr Dan Boyle, Independent Cllr Mick Finn, and Fianna Fáil Cllr Sean Martin, who all represent the city’s south central ward, were among several councillors to receive a signed email on Thursday enquiring about who may be housed in a new apartment complex built on the Boreenmanna Road, which is actually in the southeast ward.