Reports of racism flood in in 4 weeks since iReport.ie launch

MEDIA RELEASE 11th August 2013 iReport.ie, the new online Racist Incident Recording System, has logged 60 reports detailing racism in less than one month, says anti-racist organisation INAR.  “This is a significantly higher rate than our previous recording system, and...

Time to end silence on the history of Roma suffering

By Michael Privot Source: PublicServiceEurope.com The Porrajmos or ‘devouring’ has not become part of a shared European memory of 20th century genocides – now is the time to end the years of silence and ignorance over Roma suffering August 2 is Roma...

Anti-Traveller racism pervasive and deep-rooted

There is conclusive and unambiguous evidence that Irish Travellers continue to be subjected to discrimination – and now is the time for positive change to take place. By Martin Collins Article source: www.publicserviceeurope.com Irish Travellers are a small indigenous...
Why report it?

Why report it?

The purpose behind iReport.ie By Matt Cannon, Integration Policy Officer, Doras Luimní The African Voice, July 16-31 Edition 2013, 13: Full Digital Version July Edition African Voice Newspaper The Immigrant Council of Ireland recently announced that 50 racist...

Why a reporting tool like iReport.ie is so important

“I am a white South African mother. I went to the Garda station for my first Irish passport application. (Very Proud!). There was a Black Somali family in the queue. The Garda was totally patronizing!!!! When they asked for an official stamp on their documents,...

Irish Views on Racism

Before the launch of iReport.ie the INAR crew took to the streets of Dublin to see if people would use a reporting system like iReport.ie. We documented people’s views on racism, their experiences of it and how they feel it could be addressed at both civil and...