"Regarding the article above, its denial of racism/zenophobia in The Republic seems ill-founded"
You need to qualify that Karen
The only serious recism in Ireland is towards Travellers
Look at the annual numbers and you will see that, despite the rise, they are actually quite low and very much related to the rise in populish which is emanating largely from the Uk
The Brexiters, in particular Farage, have actually targeted Ireland as their next port of call - so far without success

"Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg"
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - YOUR NEXT PRIME MINISTER
Jim Carroll