Paul Rouse: Lack of meaningful action when it comes to integration

There is no denying that Irish politicians, in recent weeks, have said things about immigrants to this country that betray an appalling ignorance — as well as a lack of basic humanity.

That they should do so given the history of Irish people being forced for centuries to seek to make lives in every corner of the world — including places where they, themselves, were the victims of boundless cruelty — is hard to comprehend.