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Data from iReport.ie 2018
Reports of racism in Ireland
Authored by Dr Lucy Michael
INAR network members
About iReport
The iReport is a human rights monitoring tool way iReport.ie is a tool intended to
which takes the form of half-yearly and thematic help “Break the Silence on Racism”.
observatories on racist incidents in Ireland. The
iReport observatory compiles its data from infor- iReport.ie and the iReport are managed
mation submitted by people who have been sub- by the Irish Network Against Racism (INAR), a
jected to racism, by frontline anti-racist organisa- member of the European Network Against Racism
tions, trade unions and other organisations that (ENAR). INAR and ENAR work to coordinate com-
are committed to combating racism, and by the mon civil society-led responses to racism and ra-
general public. It uses iReport.ie, an online racist cial discrimination at local, national and European
incident reporting system which can be found at level. iReport.ie was launched on 11 July 2013.
www.iReport.ie
iReport.ie is a fully confidential and independent,
iReport.ie is a system that makes it as easy as pos- civil-society based Racist Incident Reporting Sys-
sible for people to self-report racist incidents by tem. It is used for human rights monitoring, in line
using the online form. It is a way for people whose with best practice as set out by the OSCE’s Office
voices are often unheard, to have those voices for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
heard and to participate in the national conver- (ODIHR), and the recommendations from the
sation on racism. To facilitate this, the reporting Council of Europe’s European Commission on Rac-
mechanism is designed to be as inclusive of all ism and Intolerance (ECRI) 2013 report on Ireland.
communities as possible, and one which strives to The report generates data that is compatible with
overcome many of the barriers to reporting. the monitoring requirements of UN CERD, the EU
Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), the ODIHR, and
Barriers to recording include: A reluctance by other international Human Rights bodies. As such,
people who experience or witness racism to re- the system should be seen as neither an alternative
port to police or other state bodies (our own re- to, nor an extension of, the criminal justice sys-
search suggests that, for a variety of reasons, 5 out tem’s own recording mechanisms.
of 6 people would not report to Gardaí or official
bodies); a reluctance to risk exposing oneself to This system is embedded in a network of over 80
further victimisation by sharing identifying de- locally-based organisations working in anti-rac-
tails; a reluctance to engage in a lengthy legal or ism and allows for locally gathered information to
other process(es); a reluctance to use forms that be fed into national data and analysed separately.
use complicated technical language and other While locally based and sectoral organisations re-
off-putting vocabulary and; a reluctance to use tain locally gathered data, which they use to inform
a reporting system that is lengthy and unwieldy. localised and sectoral responses to racism, the na-
These barriers mean that people from minority tional data is analysed and compiled into half-year-
ethnic communities experience racism which ly and thematic reports, and used to inform the
goes unrecorded and unacknowledged by the public, support lobbying submissions, and contrib-
state and wider society. ute to a broader national conversation on racism.
To overcome these barriers the iReport.ie report- To ensure the analysis of the iReport system is in
ing form guarantees confidentiality, is short and line with robust international standards of data
easy to use, is written in plain English, and can be collection and analysis, and for comparators
filled in anonymously, if the person so wishes. The with relevant international research, INAR has
system also allows for people to be supported in partnered with Dr Lucy Michael, a Research and
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recording racist incidents by organisations work- Training Consultant in the areas of integration
ing with those communities most at risk of rac- and equality. Dr Michael is an authority on hate
ism. In addition to this, witnesses and by-stand- crime recording systems and on the impact of hate
ers can also report, as can third parties who have crimes on communities, and has led the analysis of
heard of incidents in their communities. In this iReport.ie data since 2013. (lucymichael.ie)
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Our definitions OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and
Human Rights (ODIHR), and which are used in the
iReport.ie online questionnaire:
INAR uses the definition of Racism as established
by the UN International Convention on the Elim- Why would you or the person it happened to say
ination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination the incident was racist?
(CERD) (1969): ‘Any distinction, exclusion, restric- • Racist language was used
tion or preference, based on race, colour, descent, • Language about the person’s religion was used
national or ethnic origin, which has the purpose • There did not appear to be any other possible
of modifying or impairing the recognition, the en- motive
joyment or exercise on an equal footing of human • It was about something else, but racism came
rights and fundamental freedom in the political, into it
economic, social, cultural, or any other field of
public life constitutes racial discrimination.’ Racist incidents (as distinct from racist crimes)
For an expanded discussion on INAR’s defini- include a range of acts which are racist but which
tions of racism, see: may or may not meet the criteria for being con-
https://inar.ie/racism-in-ireland/learn-about- sidered criminal offences, or which may be
racism/ deemed by law enforcement to be too difficult
to secure convictions with. While some incidents
What is a racist incident? are deemed too hard to prosecute, they are nev-
Following the above definition, a racist incident is ertheless important to capture, since research
any incident which has the effect of undermining shows them to have an effect on individuals, com-
anyone’s enjoyment of their human rights, based munities and community relations that is much
on their background. INAR follows international more harmful than their ‘mildness’ might sug-
best practice in adopting the definition set out gest. Patterns of these ‘minor’ incidents can also
by UK Lord McPherson in his Report of the Inqui- act as warnings of more serious incidents. For the
ry into the Murder of Stephen Lawrence (1999), same reasons, the UK Association of Chief Police
namely that a racist incident is: ‘any incident Officers (ACPO), in its guidelines on monitoring
which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any incidents, recommends that police forces record
other person’. all racist incidents, criminal and non-criminal. To
date, An Garda Síochána does not do so.
A racist incident is any How we count crimes
incident which has the Under Garda counting rules, one offence is
counted per victim for any crime incident (i.e.
effect of undermining criminal event). So, irrespective of the number
of offenders it is the number of victims of an in-
anyone’s enjoyment of cident that dictate how many offences will be re-
corded. iReport.ie reflects this system by count-
their human rights, based ing the number of reports made, rather than
each individual criminal offence or other type of
on their background incident. Under crime counting rules, a continu-
ous series of offences against the same victim in-
volving the same offender counts as one offence.
This definition has been adopted by police forces Thus reports to iReport.ie against a single victim
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across the UK (where the Association of Chief Po- or family are counted as a single offence if the
lice Officers welcomed it for the ‘clarity’ it gives offender is known or likely to be the same per-
police forces) and was also adopted by An Garda son(s), to reflect the counting rules of An Garda
Síochána, the Irish police force. The definition Síochána. The same rules apply to our reports to
is also consistent with the standards set by the ODIHR and other bodies.
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Why report?
Reporting racist crimes and discrimination goes a Organisations (CSOs) with a powerful tool with
long way to support work across Ireland by ENAR which to present their concerns to government,
members to achieve better services for victims law enforcement, media and others. Through
of crime and discrimination, better protection iReport.ie, INAR collects civil society data on rac-
for those likely to be targeted, and hold statutory ist hate crimes and racist discrimination which
agencies and government accountable for failures can be shared with the public and reported to in-
in this area. ternational organisations. To date, INAR has used
iReport.ie data in reports to the United Nations,
Reporting takes time and can bring up distress- European Commission, EU Fundamental Rights
ing feelings and memories. It can also bring some Agency (FRA), and OSCE/ODIHR.
relief to report what has happened. But the most
important thing about reporting is that it brings Credible data provides the facts needed to advo-
benefits to other people potentially targeted by cate for improved public policies which, in turn,
racism and to making Irish society more equal both act to prevent and to combat hate crime and
and inclusive. If you make a report, your report provide services which respond to the needs of vic-
will help ensure that what happened is less likely tims of hate crime and hate-motivated incidents.
to happen again. Hate crime and hate speech motivated by racism
are a daily reality in Europe. However, most coun-
Civil society organisations across the world host tries do not effectively monitor hate crimes or
independent reporting systems to capture the take the necessary steps to counteract it. Nor are
patterns and extent of racism in their societies. victims provided with essential support.
These are used to balance state data, which often
underestimates the problem, and usually reflects INAR and Dr Lucy Michael have both also drawn on
under-reporting to police and under-recording by the iReport.ie data to contribute to the training of
police. iReport.ie is Ireland’s independent racism civil society organisations across Europe through
reporting system. It enables us to build a more ac- the CEJI Facing Facts! programme (facingfacts.eu).
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curate picture of the extent and forms of racism The data has additionally been used to contribute
in our society. to reports on Islamophobia in Europe (islamopho-
biaeurope.com) and ENAR Shadow Reports on
Collecting data, analysing it and reporting on hate Racism in Europe (enar-eu.org/Shadow-Reports-
crime can provide communities and Civil Society on-racism-in-Europe-203)
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Director’s foreword
In 2018, Racism remained at the forefront of chal- • Immigration status may be investigated as part of
lenges facing Ireland, as the analysis contained in the Garda action
this INAR report, from its 6th year using iReport. • Lack of physical evidence of racism makes com-
ie data, once again demonstrates. This report also plaint insufficient
highlights the effects on the physical and mental
health of those impacted by racism, as well as those On scene:
around them. iReport.ie data continues to provide • Refusal to speak to perpetrators
an authoritative source of data on Hate Crime and Often blamed on drug or alcohol abuse
other manifestations of racism, and maintains the • Refusal to speak to relevant witnesses
position of INAR as the ‘go to’ organisation for data, • Refusal to collect evidence at scene
analysis and trends in Ireland. In addition to pro-
viding an ongoing clear picture of these interper- Tracking cases
sonal manifestations of racism, INAR’s (then ENAR • Failure to provide crime numbers to victims
Ireland’s) analysis of its data increasingly provides • Diversion of victims to other Garda stations to re-
unique granular analyses of the responses to rac- port crimes without advice/support or apparent
ism, giving a vivid snapshot of the institutional rac- recording of intent to report
ism and wider human rights deficiencies within our • Inability/refusal to provide information on status
institutions which create the context for racial vio- of case to victims
lence and discrimination.
Communication with victims
In 2018 iReport.ie data provided the evidence base • Repeated attempts to contact named Gardaí are
for INAR’s Submission to the Commission on the unsuccessful
Future of Policing in Ireland. This followed our 2017 • Addressing environments of fear for victims
submission to the Policing Authority, based on a
5 year review of iReport.ie data. In these reports, Hostile interactions with ethnic minority pub-
many of the instances cited had previously been lic, and with victims
published in the iReport.ie periodic reports, along • Harassment of ethnic minorities, including un-
with short narratives of the racist incidents and warranted car searches, intimidation of young
Garda responses themselves. Concerns were raised women, house raids without warrants
that would be raised again at further meetings with • Reports of racial profiling
the Police Authority and later in interviews and cor- • Hostile treatment of victims at scene
respondence with human rights researcher Alyson
Kilpatrick BL, and which can be found reflected in Being able to offer evidence-based criticism is one
the section on racist hate crime in A Human Rights thing. These findings also demand recommenda-
Based Approach to Policing in Ireland, published by tions for remedies at a legislative, policy and imple-
the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) in 2018. mentation level. Detailed recommendations are to
be found in the submissions cited above, and were
As argued in the above submissions, INAR data sup- partially reflected in the Future of Policing in Ireland
ports the 2004 finding of the Ionann Management report, which the Policing Authority and An Garda
Consultants report that An Garda Siocháná is in- Siocháná are now mandated to implement.
stitutionally racist. It’s worth bearing in mind that
the MacPherson definition of institutional racism, INAR’s growing expertise in this area has also
in line with the UN CERD definition, stresses that brought it to engagement in novel research practice
institutional racism can exist irrespective of the in the area of hate crime data communication. As
intentions of police officers, but where there is a part of the Facing Facts European level partnership
failure of an institutions systems to mitigate racist on hate crime practice research, INAR co-hosted a
outcomes on members of impacted communities. collaborative research programme in Ireland where
INAR’s data supports detailed findings in relation to key personnel across Irish authorities, including
failures with respect to international best practice from An Garda Siocháná, the Department of Justice,
standards in policing with respect to minority eth- the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the
nic victims of racist crime, for example, INAR found Central Statistics Office, the Courts Service and Civil
patterns of: Society Organisations were invited to co-diagnose
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Refusal to advise or act gaps in hate crime data practice, allowing for practi-
Garda advice to victims of crime that: cal and implementable solutions to be recommend-
• Action is likely to aggravate the harassment ed. The findings can be found in the innovative and
• Civil action is the only appropriate response and interactive report, Connecting on Hate Crime Data
outside AGS remit in Ireland.
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2018 RACIST INCIDENTS Racism in Ireland: iReport.ie Reports of Racism
ILLEGAL
DISCRIMINATION
118
46 Racist
assaults
Incidents
34 Ongoing
harassment 34 Threats to
kill or harm
96 Access
goods and 20
390
to Workplace
CRIMES services
HATE SPEECH
15 Damages
to property 103 4 Sexual
assault
Reports
Incidents
68 Social
OTHER
media
7 Theft 11 Graffiti 10 Politicians 118 17
Websites
51 Incidents
1 Slavery Incidents
69 Sub-crime
hate incidents
5 Radio & TV 15 Newsapers
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Overview 2018
There were 390 reports received in 2018. Crim- • Assaults are more serious. There was a tri-
inal offences excluding incitement to hatred pling of serious injury rate in mid-2017
constituted 103 reports. Discrimination ac- which has stayed at same high rate in 2018.
counted for 118 reports, and other recordable • 7 cases of abuse and violence were by Gardaí
racist incidents accounted for 51 reports. There (highest reported to date). Racism in public
were 118 reports concerning hate speech. sector remains high.
• Peter Casey was responsible for the doubling
A number of key trends observed in this period: the rate of reported hate speech by politi-
• Numbers of reported incidents overall are cians.
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down against 2017, but reporting rate of crime • More than half of all reported cases of crime
is higher, and trust in police is lower. and discrimination were part of an ongoing
• Number of assaults up from 42 in 2017 to 46 in pattern of harassment, regardless of whether
2018 (higher overall, but also much higher as a the perpetrators were strangers or known to
rate of all reports). the targeted persons.
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Racist crime
Criminal offences bring her to cousins and they will beat the s***
Of the 390 reports received in 2018, 118 of these out of that girl and her sister”.
referred to hate speech (some of which are • A Black-African student and his sister were
prosecutable under the Incitement to Hatred racially abused on the LUAS. He was assaulted
Act 1989) and are dealt with separately later in and suffered injuries that required hospital-
this report. Excluding these, there were 103 cas- isation. The incident was reported to Gardaí.
es involving criminal offences in 2018. These • A South Asian man was assaulted and his
included offences against the person and crim- car damaged in a racial attack by a group of
inal damage, as well as other offences. young men.
• Two Black-Irish teenagers were making their
A further 51 incidents did not constitute crimi- way home from school when they were met
nal offences on their own, but should be record- by 5 men who assaulted them. Racial abuse
ed where they are part of a pattern of harass- included references to the ‘afro’ hairstyle of
ment. Thirty-four (33%) of the 103 reports about one of the victims. Their mother reported:
criminal offences and other incidents were de- “We are terrified ever since the attack. The
scribed as including ‘repeat harassment’. incident occurred in daylight, completely un-
provoked.”
Serious criminal harms • An Afghan taxi-driver was punched multiple
Racist assaults were the subject of 46 cases in times, breaking his jaw and teeth. This was
2018. Assaults now constitute a significantly the most recent in multiple incidents he has
increasing proportion of all incidents reported experienced from different customers. When
to iReport.ie. There were 4 reports of sexual as- he went to the Garda station with his injuries,
saults. he was told a Garda would contact him the
• A Black-African Muslim woman was standing following day to collect a statement. There
on the street when a woman called her a black was no follow-up by the time of the report to
‘*****’ and kicked her in the stomach. She was iReport.ie. The driver had a dashcam with vid-
going to the social welfare office to help her eo evidence.
sister with translation. She told a witness she • A South Asian man was cut multiple times
had lived here ten years and had never had with a pocket knife by a group who assaulted
anything like this happen to her before. The him near an Asian supermarket. He reported
incident was reported to Gardaí. the incident to the Gardaí and attended hos-
• A South Asian man in his early 20s was as- pital. He is suffering depression as a result of
saulted by a large group in a small city centre the attack.
park as he walked through it. Video footage of • An Irish Muslim woman of Arab background
the attack was provided to Gardaí and widely was assaulted on the LUAS. A woman com-
shared in the media.
• Two Black-Irish teenagers were racially
abused and assaulted by teenagers in a vil-
lage centre. On attending the Garda station ‘To be honest I will
with their mother, the family were made to
wait for a long time. They were told to write
a statement but given no paper to write it on.
never be able to take
The victims report that this was not the first
time that Gardaí have provided a poor re-
public transport ever
sponse to racial abuse in the area.
• Children of Eastern-European background again after this racial
have been racially abused on a regular basis
by a neighbour. She screams at them to “go attack and threat
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f*****g back to Poland/ Russia/ Lithuania”.
One Polish teenager was attacked, racially
abused, pushed to the ground and had a bin
to be killed. I am
pushed on top of her. She was threatened that
if she did not leave, the woman “is going to mentally destroyed’
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mented that she would be ‘stabbed today’ as
soon as she boarded. She walked away. The They called them
‘k******s’ and said
girl followed her to her seat, racially abused
her, and kicked her twice in the shoulder with
full force. The victim asked the LUAS driver to
call the Gardaí but he refused and told her to
call them herself. The victim reported “I was
‘ye all should be
terrified and in a state of panic. To be hon-
est I will never be able to take public trans- burned alive, ye are
nothing but animals’.
port ever again after this racial attack and
threat to be killed. I am mentally destroyed. I
couldn’t even attend work and my doctor pre-
scribed medication for me.” She reported the
incident to Gardaí.
The child was crying
• A Traveller living in a caravan reported being
punched in the face by a Garda when he was
visited by 2 Gardaí late at night. There was no • A Black-African woman, who was frequently
apparent reason for the visit and he had ques- racially abused by a neighbour, was assaulted
tioned their presence in his home. by her in her own home. She was called a ‘go-
rilla’, ‘n*****’, ‘black b****’, and was punched,
Missiles are an increasingly common aspect of bitten and had her hair pulled out. This was
assaults by strangers. They are frequently a pre- the most serious assault to date in a series of
dictor of further violence. escalating incidents. She reported the inci-
• A Traveller woman and her 5 year old child dent to Gardaí.
were walking down the street in a quiet
neighbourhood when they had stones thrown Incidents of serious and general threat
at them by a group of men. They called them There were 34 threats to kill or cause serious
‘k******s’ and said “ye all should be burned harm.
alive, ye are nothing but animals”. The child • Children and teenagers of African descent
was crying. The woman ran to her car with have been regularly intimidated by a group
the child, and the men threw stones at the car of white Irish teenagers at a local park. A
as she drove away. A neighbour shouted at teenage Afro-Irish girl was picked on by two
the men to stop. girls holding broken bottles. They insulted
• A Black-African woman was chased by a and threatened to stab her. The incident was
group of six young teenagers throwing reported to Gardaí.
bangers at her. They eventually stopped her • A boy of African descent was chased down
and she was assaulted. The Gardaí were called the street by a man swinging a golf club, call-
by women living nearby who saw the inci- ing him a ‘black b******’ and threatening to kill
dent. him. He threatened numerous times to “find
• A Black-African woman had stones thrown at out where they lived.” His wife got other men
her by 2 young males on bikes, who called her from the road to join him saying he needed
a Black ‘F*****’ and told her to go back to her “backup.” The boy had allegedly hit his grand-
own country. The woman did not know her son in a minor fight between them.
assailants. • A South Asian family have been harassed by
• A South Asian teenager was waiting for a bus a local group of young people who obstruct
when car sped past the bus stop and threw 6 their path, threaten them regularly with dan-
eggs at him. It was reported to Gardaí. gerous dogs, sticks, bricks and stones, and
• A Muslim woman was walking near a mosque who broke their car windscreen. They are
when a cyclist threw eggs on her. She report- afraid to report to Gardaí in case of further
ed the incident to Gardaí. escalation.
Cases involving assault frequently involve peo- There were a further 22 cases which involved
ple known to the targeted persons. In these cas- other types of threats, often relating to threats
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es, patterns of harassment can escalate over to a person’s employment, access to services,
time if they are not addressed, and result in reputation or threat to exclude in some way.
multiple crimes against a person or group, in- Four cases included false allegations made
cluding serious injury, threats, arson, and crim- to police. Others included false allegations to
inal damage. landlords, employers, and schools.
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‘It’s given me a lot of “It’s given me a lot of anxiety, I know that living
in Dublin I’m always going to be susceptible to
racist abuse but when I go home, it is my safe
anxiety, I know that place, my sanctuary and my escape from the
outside world. To feel threatened in my home
living in Dublin I’m makes me feel as though nowhere is safe any-
more.”
always going to be • Filipino women sharing a house have been
harassed repeatedly by a male neighbour who
susceptible to racist brings his large dog regularly into their gar-
den to drop excrement. They do not feel safe
abuse but when I go and have been jumped on by the dog.
• A white non-European woman has been ha-
home, it is my safe rassed by neighbours who have falsely al-
leged anti-social behaviour by her and other
tenants. The neighbour also attempted forced
place, my sanctuary entry to their home and racially abused them.
• A Black-African man has had his car van-
and my escape from dalised repeatedly with racist comments cut
with a key or a knife. All three incidents were
the outside world. To reported to the Gardai. The racial slurs and
animal references were etched into the front
bonnet, side door and rear of his car. This is
feel threatened in my the second car of his that has been vandalised
in this way. Gardaí have CCTV footage from
home makes me feel the second incident, and know the identity of
the perpetrator. He said this has had a devas-
as though nowhere is tating effect on him and his young children
who he says are afraid to get into his car as a
result of these incidents.
safe anymore’
Criminal damage, theft and graffiti
Threats like these can also have serious conse- Fifteen reports in 2018 concerned single or
quences when they affect someone’s livelihood multiple counts of criminal damage. These in-
or ability to continue living in the area, and of- cidents included burned out cars, damaged car
ten have mental health impacts which are re- and bus windows, damaged house windows and
lated to exclusion and isolation. external walls, damage following forced entry
into people’s homes, destruction of gardens,
Repeat harassment and destruction of personal property, including
Repeat harassment at home is a recurring mobile phones and clothing. There were 7 cases
theme in racist crimes and incidents. There are, of theft reported in 2018.
at present, no clear policies in An Garda Síochá-
na for dealing with repeat harassment and the There were 11 reports of racist graffiti in this pe-
escalation of abuse that attends a high number riod. Four were part of coordinated campaigns
of instances. Good policing practice requires of incitement to hatred against foreigners.
risk assessments for repeat harassment, and in
the cases of repeat incidents, a harm reduction Racist incidents
strategy to be drawn up for each case. While An There were a further 69 incidents reported to
Garda Síochána have introduced such assess- iReport.ie in 2018 which were not described
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ments for domestic violence cases, there is no as crimes by those who reported them. Many
such policy for racist harassment. Cases of re- relate to verbal abuse, offensive ‘jokes’, and
peat harassment in this period demonstrate the behaviour which appears threatening to those
vulnerability that targeted families and com- targeted. However it is clear that many of them
munities feel as a result. include harassment and public order offences.
10Illegal racial discrimination
Reports about illegal discrimination con- Discrimination in access to goods and
cerned access to employment, housing and services
healthcare as well as access to goods and ser- Ninety-six cases concerned illegal restriction of
vices protected by law. The Equal Status Acts access to goods and services. Twenty cases in-
2000-2018 prohibit discrimination in the pro- volved people given poor service because of illegal
vision of goods and services, accommodation racial discrimination against their ethnic or re-
and education. These Acts apply to public and ligious background. In thirty-two cases, persons
private sector goods and services equally. The were refused service, and in four cases, people
Employment Equality Acts 1998-20011 outlaw were asked to leave a premises. Forty-six cases
discrimination in a wide range of employment concerned discrimination in pubs, hotels or other
and employment-related areas. places of entertainment.
Both sets of Acts cover the nine grounds of Accommodation
gender, marital status, family status, age, dis- Five cases involved discrimination in accommo-
ability, sexual orientation, race, religion, and dation, including 3 illegal evictions based on ra-
membership of the Traveller community. Dis- cial discrimination.
crimination is defined as treating one person
in a less favourable way than another per- Public sector
son based on any of the nine discriminatory Public sector staff are bound by the Public Sector
grounds. Human Rights and Equality Duty as well as by the
Equality Acts mentioned above. Despite that, 13
One hundred and eighteen cases of illegal cases of illegal discrimination were in the public
discrimination were reported in 2018. Ten of sector. Members of the public accessing any pub-
those cases also included crimes such as as- lic service are entitled to do so without discrimi-
sault, threat to kill or harm, theft, harassment, nation, including healthcare, social housing, edu-
and false accusations of criminal wrongdoing. cation and welfare supports.
Fifty-seven incidents included racial abuse.
In 7 cases, poor or refused service was reported
Discrimination in employment to be based on discrimination by members of An
Discrimination can occur in an employment Garda Síochána. Members of An Garda Síochána
context in several ways: in the way in which are also bound by the Public Sector Human Rights
a job is advertised; in the decision regarding and Equality Duty to carry out their functions
whether or not to hire an applicant; during the without discrimination. Reports suggest that
period of employment; in a decision to bring racial profiling is a feature of current policing
an employment contract to an end; and, after practice, and there is no legislation to govern this
the employment has come to end, regarding practice.
the provision (or non-provision) and content
of references. Employment equality legislation Reporting discrimination
also places a responsibility on employers to Of the 118 incidents of illegal discrimination re-
prevent bullying and harassment in the work- ported to iReport.ie, 59 (50%) were not reported to
place. Twenty cases in this period concerned anyone else. Ten cases were reported to An Garda
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discriminatory treatment in workplaces. Three Síochána, and 49 were reported to other organ-
reports concerned discrimination in applying isations. Two cases were reported to the Garda
for work. Reports about the workplace also Ombudsman. Seven cases were reported to the
concerned one assault by a colleague, and two Workplace Relations Commission. Eight respons-
assaults by customers. es were described as helpful, ten as unhelpful.
112018 REPORTING RACISM
Racism in Ireland: iReport.ie Reports of Racism
RACIST CRIME UNDERREPORTING ILLEGAL
DISCRIMINATION
36%
NOT
REPORTED Cases were reported
of racist crime 45% AT ALL
50% to a wide range of
public and private
victims cases cases sector organisations.
REPORTED
to the police
HATE SPEECH
42% of social media hate
16%
speech cases were
Victims did not reported by the public to
report to Gardaí 42% social media platforms.
of crimes were mostly because they
reported to did not believe that Only 1 of these
organisations other the Gardaí would do posts were removed after
than the police. anything. REPORTED complaint.
Most victims of racist crime would like anonymous reporting and self-report platform to make
reporting to Gardaí easier.
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Reporting crimes
and racist incidents
This section excludes illegal discrimination and port form (19%), and contact with a police officer
hate speech from the same ethnic/religious group (13%).
Thirty-six percent of those reporting crimes to
iReport.ie also reported them to An Garda Síochá- Reporting to other organisations
na or to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Com- Sixteen percent of crimes were reported to oth-
mission (GSOC). Forty-five percent of crimes er organisations. Reports were made to organ-
were not reported to anyone except iReport.ie. isations including ethnic minority, migrant or
anti-racist organisations, public and private sec-
Choosing not to report to Gardaí tor employers of the perpetrators, and rights or-
The iReport.ie survey asks ‘If you didn’t report ganisations. Others reported to doctors, lawyers,
this to the police, why was this?’. The most com- residents’ associations, citizens’ advice centres,
mon reason for not reporting to Gardaí was “I did housing organisations, councillors, public trans-
not think the Gardaí (police) would do anything” port bodies and educational institutions. Most of
(27%), followed by “I didn’t know how to report it” these do not have any mechanism for recording
(16%). Although the survey also asked about bad and reviewing complaints of racism to them.
experiences with police in other countries, or un-
willingness to talk to or disclose personal details
to police, these answers were selected rarely. Low
expectations of police effectiveness and good ser-
‘I’m very scared/ I’m
vice are severely detrimental to the state’s ability
still shaking and I
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to reduce racist crimes and protect ethnic mi-
norities and the communities they live in.
Respondents indicated they would be most en- don’t trust the Guards
couraged to report crimes to Gardaí by the avail-
ability of anonymous reporting (24%), a self-re- anymore’
122018 VICTIMS OF RACISM
Racism in Ireland: iReport.ie Reports of Racism
GENDER TARGETED GROUPS
Men are more likely than RACIST CRIME DISCRIMINATION
women to experience RACIST
ABUSE and RACIST ASSAULT. 30% African descent 40% Travellers
15% South/ East
25% Asians 14% African
descent
10% Other white EU
14% 9% Muslims 13% Muslims
more likely to more likely to
experience experience
assault racist abuse IMPACT OF RACISM ON VICTIMS
IMMIGRATION STATUS
52%
The largest group of victims are
IRISH CITIZENS (52%) followed
by VISA HOLDERS from non-EU 191 84 34 20
countries (24%) Psychological Social Financial Physical
isolation
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Targeted groups
Ethnic, religious and racialised and EU citizens (15%). Ethnic minority citizens
identities are more familiar with crime reporting proce-
The group most commonly experiencing both dures and more likely to pursue complaints for
crime and illegal discrimination is the group of discrimination. However young ethnic minority
Black-African, Black-Irish and Black-Other. They citizens are also more likely to have experienced
experienced 30% of all crime cases and 14% of racial profiling and to have lower trust in An Gar-
all discrimination cases. The next largest group da Síochána to deal with racist incidents.
was that of South Asian and Other Asian, who
experienced 15% of all crime cases and 15% of Gender
all discrimination cases. Black and Asian groups Men experienced a quarter (25%) more crime,
also experienced the highest rates of racist inci- abuse and discrimination than women. They
dents. Travellers reported the highest number of were 14% more likely to experience assault, and
discrimination cases (40%). They reported 8% of 12% more likely to experience discrimination.
crime.
Age of targeted person(s)
Muslims experienced 9% of crime cases, and 13% People in the age groups ’25-34’ and ’35-44’ were
of discrimination cases. Hindus, Sikhs and Jews the most likely (at 30 and 17%) of any group to be
also experienced both crime and discrimination. targeted in this period, followed by those aged
Christians experiencing discrimination almost ’18-25’ (15%). People under 18 were reported as the
exclusively did so because of their ethnic or ra- primary target in 10% of cases, but also appeared
cialised identity. in other reports as secondary targets.
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Nationality and immigration status The groups ’25-34’ and ’35-44’ remain most likely
Irish citizens (of a wide range of ethnic and reli- to be targeted in crime cases (at 27% and 19%). Un-
gious groups) made up 48% of those targeted in der 18s are the primary targets in 12% of all crime
all cases, followed by non-EU visa holders (24%), cases.
132018 PERPETRATORS Racism in Ireland: iReport.ie Reports of Racism
88% 52% 57% 30%
of racist crime were were of assaults
and abuse was STRANGERS, acting were committed
by WHITE IRISH not known to ALONE. by GROUPS OF
PEOPLE victim 5+ PEOPLE
15% 80% 7% 51%
of cases were by ADULTS were 80% Only 7% were engaged in
PUBLIC SECTOR more likely to be under influence ONGOING
STAFF, including perpetrators of racist of ALCOHOL HARASSMENT
7 cases of abuse crimes and abuse OR DRUGS. of victim.
by Garda Officers than young people.
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Perpetrators
Perpetrators of racist crimes or racist incidents ods, staff have openly and illegally discriminat-
were four times more likely to be adults than ed against people on the basis of their ethnicity
young people. Large groups of perpetrators were or nationality. This is despite the Public Sector
responsible for 15 percent of all incidents, and Equality Duty created by the Irish Human Rights
30% of assaults. and Equality Act 2014, which obliges public bod-
ies and publicly funded organisations to elimi-
Eighty-eight percent of racist crime and abuse nate unlawful discrimination, harassment and
was by white Irish people. Around half (52%) of victimisation and other conduct prohibited by
all crimes were committed by strangers. the Act, as well as to promote equality of oppor-
tunity and take steps to foster good relations, in-
Just 7 percent of incidents were believed to have cluding taking steps to meet the needs of people
been perpetrated by a person under the influence from protected groups where these are different
of alcohol or drugs. from the needs of other people.
Racist language was the most common reason
for incidents to be reported as racist. Racist lan-
guage was used in 47 percent of all incidents. In
‘It reminded me on
7 percent of incidents, the targeted persons wore
clothes that were of a particular religion or ethnic my early days in
group.
Ireland, 20 yrs ago
Staff in public sector bodies including the police
were responsible for 15 percent of all cases in
2018.
when people used
to shout out on the
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Institutional racism
Institutional racism is evident in the policies and
processes of a range of public sector organisa- street to me, “Go
tions reporting in this period, and in a significant
number of cases in this period and previous peri- back home”.’
14Impact
Racism has a demonstrable impact on the lives Eighty-four reports demonstrated impact in
of those targeted. An analysis of the data on im- inciting isolation and low trust in others, in-
pact shows that there is psychological impact on cluding in the victim’s neighbourhood. Theses
those targeted, impact on their social connected- have significant consequences for long-term
ness, and financial impacts through for exam- cohesion, particularly so in cases of repeated
ple increased costs or lost income. This section harassment, institutional racism and housing
excludes the impact of hate speech published in discrimination.
media, which is dealt with in that section. “This has made me and my children fear in
our own home.”
There were 34 reported cases that include fi- “I get nervous going anywhere now I get
nancial impacts were caused by having to move embarrassed so easily and I get nervous in
house, avoiding public transport routes, lost case I get refused for being a Traveller.”
employment, depressed wages and illegal deni- “I don’t want to keep complaining to the
al of social security. Garda and the social housing.”
“I don’t work there anymore and have seri- “It made me feel very visible all of a sudden.
ous anxiety about working anywhere in the I always felt part of society but I suddenly
service industry since.” felt like I stuck out with my brown skin.”
“I feel very scared and worried to enter the
One hundred and ninety-one reports were de- town centre”
scribed as having a psychological impact on the
victim.
“I am afraid that this is going to happen
again - I am scared for myself and my fam- ‘The lady was kicked
ily. They can do anything they want to us -
we feel like someone will only help us after in the stomach.
the damage is done.”
“I have been clearly depressed and affected
my studies and normal life. I am currently
She was six weeks
under psychological treatment because of
that incident.”
pregnant.’
“It has had a damaging impact on my men-
tal health. It has also had a wide-reaching
impact on the Traveller community as a Although INAR cannot offer direct support to
whole.” many people targeted by racism, there is an ev-
idenced need for greater direct support, and a
Twenty cases included physical injuries, includ- role for INAR’s network members to play in this
ing hospitalisation. regard. This is particularly so in cases of repeat-
“My shoulder was hurt and I am mentally ed harassment, institutional racism and hous-
destroyed. I feel unsafe I am suffering now ing discrimination.
from anxiety and stress. I couldn’t even at-
tend work and my doctor prescribed medi- Immediate bystander intervention
cation for me.” “I felt really upset, miserable, I did not want
“I received multiple fractures to the man- to go out and 1 week after I had a panic at-
dibular jaw requiring me to get immediate tack and I did not want to go out. I am still
surgery with more surgery to take place.” under the effect of so much humiliation.
“She ‘spilled’ hot water on me from the cof- Nobody in the bus said anything.”
fee machine the day after I told the main
management team at the cafe, and then let The iReport data consistently shows clear evi-
me go because I needed to take a few days dence that when people are targeted by racism
off work for hospital scans.” do not feel supported by others, they are more
“The lady was kicked in the stomach. She likely to report more severe psychological im-
was six weeks pregnant.” pact, poor physical health, and high levels of
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“He received a fracture to his skull and dam- fear, and to take actions such as avoiding public
age to his eye.” spaces, transport, walking in their neighbour-
“I lost two teeth.” hoods which further increase their isolation
“Both victims had head injuries and bruis- and sense of exclusion and make them more
ing on their upper body.” vulnerable to racial harassment.
15Racist hate speech
There were 118 cases of racist hate speech reported facebook page, particularly around allegations that
in total in 2018. council housing would go to refugees rather than
‘local’ people. Another Dublin councillor, banned
Racist hate speech online from Twitter for his racist posts, was reported for
There were 86 reports of racist hate speech online in a tweet saying Ireland would become less safe for
2018. Social media companies published 64 cases of women because of migrants. One rural area coun-
hate speech. Facebook published 33 of these, Twit- cillor used a Joint Policing Committee open meeting
ter published 19, YouTube published 6, Instagram to raise false allegations about Travellers and East-
published 5 and Snapchat published 1. Racist hate ern Europeans undertaking large-scale organised
speech against minorities in Ireland was published welfare fraud. Complaints about the comments
openly without moderation on a further range of were rejected with assertions that the Councillor
online forums in Ireland and abroad. ‘doesn’t have a racist bone in his body’. Another
rural councillor made racist comments about Trav-
In addition to this number, there were 9 instances ellers which were transmitted by Midlands 103FM.
of hate speech directed at racialised groups which “Disgusted to see racist comments (regular-
were sent by email, WhatsApp, Scruff, Grindr and ly) from an Irish councillor and worried about
Facebook messenger to a named person or inside a the reach and influence of his comments, as an
Facebook group. elected public rep.”
Racist hate speech in news media Targeted groups
Mainstream media published 21 instances of hate The groups most targeted by hate speech in the 2018
speech. There were 5 reports of hate speech pub- reports to iReport.ie were Black-African, Black-Irish
lished by Irish newspapers (including their online and Black-Other (33 in total), Traveller (26), Jewish
editions and social media accounts) in this period (21) and Muslim (17). Asylum seekers and refugees
and 7 reports of a single incident in the Tralee Ad- were targeted in 5 reports.
vertiser. Two political magazines were reported, “I am a teacher and the video with its com-
one for antisemitic comments in coverage of Israeli ments were brought to me today by several of
aggression, and one against Christians. RTE’s flag- my students (children) who are all distressed
ship Friday night talk show, The Late Late Show, by it.”
was reported for facilitating and publishing racist “I am concerned for the people I work with
comments by guest Peter Casey against Travellers. as there were identifiable details of the men
themselves, the location of their house and
Racist speech by political threats to physically assault them as well as
representatives racism and hatred towards the Roma commu-
There were 6 cases reported where elected poli- nity in general.”
ticians were involved in racist hate speech. One
TD shared a link to an article which was explicitly Racist language was used in 62 instances, language
antisemitic. Five county councillors were involved about religion in 24 instances, and racist symbols or
in explicit hate speech against ethnic minority insignia in 15 cases. In 63 cases, the reporting per-
groups or immigrants. One Dublin councillor en- son felt that it incited hatred towards the group(s).
gaged openly in anti-immigrant discourse in a local “The use of anti-Semitic and racist tropes dating
back to the 1930s was extremely worrying.”
‘I was disgusted Reporting
Forty-six (39%) of the cases reported by the public
and annoyed that to iReport.ie were also reported elsewhere. Of those
on social media, 42 percent were reported to the
someone in a public platform they were published on. Reporting to pub-
lishers in other mediums is lower (27%) due to diffi-
position, who should culties in reporting.
“The [publication name] look for any opportuni-
ty to use an article to discriminate against mi-
be showing leadership, grants, specifically Muslims and Romanians, and
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they do this on a weekly basis, sometimes daily.”
was instead recklessly Four cases were referred to police. Two cases were
promoting racist ideas’ referred to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland,
and one case to the Press Ombudsman.
16How to report an incident
You can report a racist incident online at www.ireport.ie or through
one of the iReport Reporting Centres listed overleaf (page 26)
What information do I need? Racism in the media
Our survey is designed to collect the maximum Date & publication
information, but you do not have to fill in answers
to every question. Here’s a quick guide to some Screen shot or URL
of the information you might like to provide.
Reporting
Questions marked * are not optional We ask about reporting so that we can track
the responses of relevant authorities and the
What type of incident are you reporting? * effectiveness of them.
Something racist in the media or on the Did you report it to anyone else e.g.
internet? Gardaí, local authority, school, Twitter,
Physical harm / abuse / harassment/ etc?
damage / discrimination? What was their response?
Graffiti?
Why do you think the incident was racist?
Graffiti Racist language, images or symbols
Date & location Religious-associated clothing on
Photo targeted person
Who was it targeting? There was no other motivation
It was about something else but racism
Physical harm / abuse/ harassment / damage / came into it
discrimination
Impact
What type of crime or incident is it – Racism can have very serious impacts on
choose from list individual, family and community life, and we
would like to understand better how incidents
AND/OR
affect those targeted.
What type of discrimination is it, e.g. What impact did it have?
employment, housing, access to goods
and services? We will always ask the ethnicity and religion of
the targeted person(s). We will also ask details
How many people were targeted?
about age, disability, and gender, and how
Where was it? many people were targeted. We will also ask for
this information about the perpetrator(s), and
Date
your relationship with them, but this is used
Is it repeat harassment? for analysis only. We use this information only
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to guide our analysis of racism in Ireland. We
Were there injuries
will always consider any identifying details in
Please describe the incident choosing what to publish from our data. Your
safety is our priority.
17iReport Reporting Centres
You can seek help reporting from any of the groups listed below. Groups that are marked * offer
follow-up support to people targeted in racist and religious hatred incidents.
AMAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE *NEW COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP
T: 01 453 3242 Limerick: 061 480922 Dublin
E: amal.hope@outlook.ie Dublin: 01 8148644 T: 01 8727842
E: info@jrs.ie WEB: www.jrs.ie E: info@newcommunities.ie
*CAIRDE, Dublin & Balbriggan WEB: www.newcommunities.ie
T: 01 855 2111 ISLAMIC FOUNDATION OF IRELAND
E: info@cairde.ie Dublin *OFFALY TRAVELLER MOVEMENT
WEB: www.cairde.ie T: 01 453 3242 Tullamore
E: info@islaminireland.com T: 057 93 52438
*CULTÚR, Navan, Co Meath WEB: www.islaminireland.com E: info@otm.ie
T: 046 9093120 WEB: www.otm.ie
E: info@cultur.ie *IRISH TRAVELLER MOVEMENT or any
WEB: www.cultur.ie of its member organisations: *PAVEE POINT TRAVELLER & ROMA
T: 01 6796577 RIGHTS CENTRE Dublin
*CROSSCARE REFUGEE SERVICE E: itmtrav@indigo.ie T: 0 1 8780255
Dublin WEB: www.itmtrav.ie E: info@paveepoint.ie
T: 01 873 2844 WEB: www.paveepoint.ie
E: crs@crosscare.ie *IRISH REFUGEE COUNCIL Dublin
WEB: www.crosscare.ie T: 01 764 5854 RIALTO COMMUNITY NETWORK Dublin
DOLPHIN’S HOUSE Dublin E: info@irishrefugeecouncil.ie T: 01 473 2003
T: 01 4544682 WEB: www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie E: annswords@rcn.ie
E: debbie-m3@hotmail.com WEB: www.rcn.ie
MAYO INTERCULTURAL
DONEGAL INTERCULTURAL PLATFORM ACTION Castlebar *SOUTH DUBLIN INTERCULTURAL
Letterkenny T: 094 904 4511 CENTRE / TALLAGHT ROMA
E: donegalip@gmail.com E: miamayo@eircom.net INTEGRATION PROJECT Dublin
WEB: www.facebook.com/ SDCC Intercultural Drop-in Centre
*DORAS LUIMNI Limerick MayoInterculturalAction T: 01 464 9306
T: 061 310 328 E:.zuzana.tesarova@sdcpartnership.ie
E: info@dorasluimni.org *MIGRANT RIGHTS CENTRE IRELAND WEB: www.sdcpartnership.ie
WEB: www.dorasluimni.org Dublin
T: 01 889 7570 ST ANDREW’S COMMUNITY CENTRE
*DUBLIN CITY CENTRE CITIZEN E: info@mrci.ie Dublin
INFORMATION SERVCE Dublin WEB: www.mrci.ie T: 01 453 0744
T: 076 107 7230; in person: 13A E: centremanager@standrewsrialto.ie
O’Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 *NASC, THE IRISH IMMIGRANT WEB: facebook.com/standrewsrialto.ie
SUPPORT CENTRE Cork
F2 CENTRE Dublin T: 021 450 3462 ST MICHAEL’S FAMILY RESOURCE
T: 01 471 6700 E: info@nascireland.org CENTRE Dublin
E: info@f2c.ie WEB: www.nascireland.org T: 01 453 3938
WEB: www.f2c.ie E: ailishfrc@eircom.net
NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF
GALWAY TRAVELLER MOVEMENT IRELAND Dublin UNION OF STUDENTS IN IRELAND
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T: 091 765 390 T: 01 478 4122 Dublin
E: info@gtmtrav.ie E: info@nyci.ie T: 01 709 9300
WEB: www.gtmtrav.ie WEB: www.nyci.ie E: equality@usi.ie
WEB: www.usi.ie
18After reporting, what next?
Getting help All crimes that are reported to iReport.ie should also ment, vocational training, advertising, collective agree-
Organisations listed on the previous page can help you be reported to An Garda Síochána. Victims should be ments, the provision of goods and services, including
to report the incident also to An Garda Síochána if it is a able to report confidentially, be provided with a crime professional or trade services, health services, access
crime, or to another relevant body in the case of crime number, and referred to a local Victim Support Office. to accommodation and education, and facilities for
or discrimination. Victims may ask to have direct contact with the Garda banking, transport and cultural activities.
INAR cannot offer direct support but many of the Ethnic Liaison Officer for that district if they wish. A Public Sector Duty introduced in 2014 obliges all
organisations which are part of the network do offer Despite having legislation that can be used to investi- public bodies to eliminate discrimination, promote
support, and we will be happy to refer you to a local or gate and prosecute racist hate crimes, there is evidence equality of opportunity for all staff and service users,
specialist organisation to help. that reported racist crimes in Ireland are frequently not and protect the human rights of members, staff and
recorded or investigated adequately. The bias motiva- service users. Public bodies include government de-
The criminal law in Ireland tion may not be recorded, or evidence collected. If you partments, local authorities, the Health Service Execu-
There is no specific hate crime legislation in Ireland. experience any of this, please use iReport.ie to add this tive, most educational institutions, and all companies or
Nonetheless, racist crimes are still crimes, and can be information to our data. bodies financed by government or that act in the public
investigated, prosecuted and punished as crimes, re- interest.
gardless of the bias motivation. Victims are entitled to Laws against discrimination All public bodies should have a mechanism for
the same rights as victims of any other types of crime, The Employment Equality Acts 1998–2015 and the Equal making complaints and must consider all recognised
and to the same support. Status Acts 2000–2015 outlaw discrimination in employ- grounds for equality.
If you have reported a racist incident to iReport.ie GARDA SÍOCHÁNA OMBUDSMAN
and are seeking further redress from the authori- COMMISSION (GSOC): 150 Upper Abbey
ties then there are two basic ways, depending on Street, Dublin 1 T: 01 8716 727 LoCall: 1890
whether it was a racist crime, or racist discrimina- 600 800 E: info@gsoc.ie WEB: www.gard-
tion (the following are abridged excerpts from ENAR aombudsman.ie
Ireland’s forthcoming “Reporting Racism” resource,
due out in 2018): 2. RACIST DISCRIMINATION: There are
two main bodies for ensuring that the
1. Racist crime – serious crimes, assaults, threat-
equality laws are upheld. Those are the
ening behaviour, harassment and incitement.
Workplace Relations Commission (WRC),
2. Racial discrimination – in employment or in the which is similar to a court, and the Irish
provision of goods and services. Human Rights and Equality Commission
(IHREC). Claims of discrimination in rela-
1. RACIST CRIME: Contact your LOCAL GARDA STA- tion to clubs and licensed premises are
TION or THE EMERGENCY SERVICES. You can also dealt with separately in the District Court.
For more detail on how to follow
ask for the assistance of an ETHNIC LIAISON OFFI- THE IRISH HUMAN RIGHTS AND up on racism, download our
CER in the nearest Garda station. Remember, in an EQUALITY COMMISSION (IHREC)
emergency any member of An Garda Síochána can Responding to Racism Guide:
16-22 Green Street, Dublin 7
assist you. https://inar.ie/reporting-racism-
T: 01 858 9601 Lo Call: 1890 245 545
in-ireland/
List of all GARDA SÍOCHÁNA LOCAL STATIONS E: publicinfo@ihrec.ie WEB: www.ihrec.ie
in Ireland can be found here: www.garda.ie/stations/
default.aspx The IHREC may in some cases provide legal assis-
tance or representation to people before the Work-
THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, T: 999 (from land- place Relations Commission (WRC – see below) or
lines) or 112 (from mobiles) other relevant Courts including the District Court.
It may also be advisable to contact the ETHNIC LI- Guidance on applying for legal assistance is available
AISON OFFICER or COMMUNITY LIAISON SER- on request. You do not need IHREC assistance to take
GEANT in your local station, or the GARDA STA- your case to the WRC. You can represent yourself or
TION SUPERINTENDENT, whose contact you can be represented by a Citizens Information advocate,
obtain from your local Garda station. lawyer, trade union, or other representative.
Up to date list of ETHNIC LIAISON OFFICERS
WORKPLACE RELATIONS COMMISSION (WRC)
(ELOs) in Ireland: www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx-
Workplace Relations Customer Service, Dept of Jobs,
?Page=154
Enterprise & Innovation, O’Brien Road, Carlow Lo-call:
If you are not satisfied with the service form your lo-
1890 80 80 90 T: 059 917 8990
cal Garda station contact Garda Racial & Intercultural
WEB: www.workplacerelations.ie
Office (GRIDO) or Garda Síochána Ombudsman Com-
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mission (GSOC).
Citizens Information Services (CIS): www.citizen-
GARDA RACIAL, INTERCULTURAL AND DIVER- sinformation.ie A full list of local offices can be found
SITY OFFICE (GRIDO): Harcourt Square, Harcourt at: http://centres.citizensinformation.ie/
Street, Dublin 2 T: 01 6663150/6663817 Citizens Information Phone Service (CIPS) is nation-
WEB: www.garda.ie wide: 0761 07 4000, Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm.
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