Little tolerance here for racial intolerance

BE GRATEFUL for small mercies.

Last Monday evening, a Fianna Fáil councillor in Limerick became the latest public figure to draw a kick at foreigners.

Kevin Sheahan told a meeting of Limerick County Council that ‘non-nationals’ were getting housed as soon as they “breezed” into the country, while Irish people seeking social housing were told to “go home to mammy”.