Sorry but your idea of 'serious racism' and mine are plainly different.

Black Irish citizens twice as likely to experience discrimination, for example. That sounds serious to me.

Almost 20% of Irish citizens believe some races are born less intelligent. That sounds serious to me.

Part of the problem appears to be under-reporting and a lack of suitable legislation.

All sources for this can be found from the Irish TImes article I linked in my previous post, which in my mind counts as 'qualified' enough.

So, with respect, I stand by my view that Jim is incorrectly denying that there is 'serious racism' in Ireland. Without getting into aspects of claims relating to the concept of 'celtic' which even some Irish historians have felt veered over the line into racism. Too idle to get the source book downstairs but obviously it figures.