racism in ireland

Racism in ireland
There is a widespread sense that racism is a new issue. In fact its not. There have been black and other ethnic minorities in ireland for generations and among these are the irish travellers.
The widespread neagative stereotypes of travellers, combined with the notions of the innate inferiority of the travellers and their culture, are used to legitimate different forms of discrimination. Examples include when residents associations organise against the provision of traveller accommodation; the daily refusal by a range o...