Intolerant society - Racist abuse levels should alarm us all

The report of the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency makes alarming reading in relation to the apparent level of intolerance in this country.

The Irish Human Rights Commission is seriously concerned about the findings showing that Ireland has one of the worst records in the EU in the area of racial discrimination and abuse.

The Fundamental Rights Agency survey was the first ever EU-wide study into the experience of discrimination and racist crimes. The GALLUP organisation interviewed 23,500 people of ethnic and immigrant backgrounds throughout the EU.