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Thread #164378   Message #3932975
Posted By: Jim Carroll
24-Jun-18 - 05:20 AM
Thread Name: BS: Refugee Clampdown
Subject: RE: BS: Refugee Clampdown
The Republic of Ireland is relatively low, last year racist incidents rose from 190 to 246 nationally
This rise was described as "disturbing" and has been put down to "The Trump Effect"
The redneck behaviour you highlighted occasionally happens but it is not a major problem
Ireland has a regular official ceremony welcoming new citizens.
The Jewish Community is full of praise for the lack of antisemitism
Racism towards Travellers is a running sore here, but they are beginning to organise themselves to fight it
I think the North shares many of the problems of Mainland Britain; former Loyalist Groups have been implicated in organised racist attacks on immigrants
I should say that, as far as I know, this is an urban phenomenon - country people tend to get on with one another no matter where they come from   
Jim Carroll