Joyce Fegan: For some, Ireland is not a safe place. Are we OK with that?

Punching down on the far less powerful in our society, does nothing to hold those with actual legislative power to account

Jessica Odemena with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste Micheál Martin, Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman and Minister of State for Integration Joe O’Brien at the launch of the National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR). Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

No rights, no attitudes, can ever be taken for granted. It is a dangerous assumption to believe that certain rights and inclusive attitudes, once rooted, will remain stable, or even progress.

This sentiment was committed to the public psyche this month, 55 years ago, by Martin Luther King Jr, who said “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice”.