David O'Mahony: More can be done to address wrongs of the past than simple rebranding

History is not always beautiful, and we can retain a brand name while also acknowledging, confronting, and, where realistic, taking responsibility for past actions

The Berkeley Library in Trinity College Dublin. TCD announced it will rename the library due to the involvement of George Berkeley in the slave trade. But can institutions take more substantive measures than simply renaming their brands?Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

WE have serious issues in this country, chief among them a housing crisis for which no end is in short-term sight.

Human rights experts, as reported in today’s edition, have signalled mounting anti-refugee sentiment alongside this as it becomes more and more difficult for refugees to find accommodation.