Sarah Harte: Our anti-racism plan must not be destined for the proverbial dusty shelf

With regard to the rise of the far-right here, hysteria serves no one but complacency is not our friend

Paul Lynch's book Prophet Song has been described as “timely” and “urgent” given the complacency in Western societies about the swing to the right.

Paul Lynch has just won the Booker Prize for his novel, Prophet Song, which depicts a totalitarian Ireland.

It’s wonderful news that Lynch, as he said himself, is bringing home the Booker to Ireland. The book has been described as “timely” and “urgent” given the complacency in Western societies about the swing to the right.