INAR’s July-December 2014 Report of Racism in Ireland Published

In the newest iReport.ie Report racism is confirmed as a consistent fact of daily life for all racialised groups in Ireland. This report of the data from the second half of 2014 also represents the closing report for the first phase of iReport.ie. It confirms again...

INAR’s Network Celebrates Two Weeks of Anti-Racism

21 st March marks an important day in every anti racist’s calendar.  On that day in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 black people at a peaceful demonstration for equality and against apartheid laws in Sharpeville, South Africa. This date has since been...

INAR’s 4th Quarterly Report of Racism in Ireland Published

This latest Quarterly data report, the fourth since its launch in July 2013, covers the period from April to June 2014 and is testament to iReport.ie’s reliability, showing figures which are remarkably consistent with previous...

Racism Report shows an urgent need for Garda reform

Confidence in Garda still a problem as negative experiences outnumber positive ones 2-1. A new report has revealed that twice as many people reporting racism to An Garda Siochana receive a negative response as do a positive response. These vary from the...
3rd Quarterly Report of iReport.ie

3rd Quarterly Report of iReport.ie

January – Febuary – March 2014 Authored by Shane O’Curry (INAR) and Dr Lucy Michael (University of Hull) The iReport.ie system for the reporting of racist incidents in Ireland was launched in July 2013. Reports can be made directly through the website or...

Anti-Racism watchdog welcomes Sinn Féin resignation

Media Release, 23rd March 2014 INAR has welcomed the decisive action taken by Sinn Féin arising from anti-Traveller comments made by Cathal O Reilly. While Mr O Reilly himself stated in his resignation letter that he no longer holds the view posted to his Facebook...

Irish political parties unite in pledge against racism

  Media release 20 March 2014 To mark European Week Against Racism, Irish political parties stood united today in their renewed commitment to racism-free election campaigns. As the Dáil chamber lay empty during the spring recess, representatives from every...