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# Racism
Italian newspaper criticised for 'Black Friday' headline about Lukaku and Smalling
Corriere dello Sport used the term in reference to tomorrow’s Serie A game between Inter Milan and Roma.
# plea
Rapinoe asks Ronaldo and Messi to 'help' in fight against racism, sexism
The United States international won the women’s Ballon d’Or this week.
# Diarmuid Martin
Archbishop of Dublin horrified at ‘new language of racism’ in Ireland
Dr Diarmuid Martin made his remarks during a sermon to mark the beginning of Advent.
# Race
Brescia president Cellino in hot water over 'black' Balotelli comment
The Serie A club has released a statement insisting it was a joke that has been misunderstood.
# Online abuse
RTÉ journalist experienced racist abuse online for over two years
Zainab Boladale said she has been dealing with much of the abuse since 2017.
# Racism
Sweden striker racially abused during Euro qualifier in Romania
Sweden’s 2-0 win was temporarily halted by the referee last night.
# Dáil row
Noel Grealish accused of 'disgraceful racism' in Dáil after raising questions about money being sent to Nigeria
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that Irish people had ‘for centuries’ sent money back to Ireland.
# Racism
Labour Party leader says 'new toxic racism' has entered Irish politics
Howlin made the comments during a speech at the party’s annual conference in Mullingar.
# direct provision
Taoiseach says racist 'scaremongering' in communities needs to be called out
Defending Direct provision, he said it ‘is an imperfect system, but not an inhumane one’.
# Racism
Ancelotti lauds Balotelli's response to racist abuse
Mario Balotelli’s response to racist abuse is further proof that football is on the right track to combat the issue, says Carlo Ancelotti.
# Angry
'Shame on you in front of your families' - Mario Balotelli slams racist abuse deniers
The Brescia forward almost walked off the pitch before being convinced to finish the game, and scoring a stunning goal
# afd
Far-right party makes major gains in German state election
Bjoern Hoecke previously labelled Berlin’s Holocaust memorial a “monument of shame”.
# former tory
Irish hip hop group who Rory Stewart called 'minor gangsters' say his comments 'come from a racist place'
Hare Squead said the former Tory member “was only looking for a photo opp”.
# Racism
'The law is weak': Government launches public consultation on hate speech
The Department of Justice is currently finalising research on legislative approaches to tackling hate crime in other countries.
# Racism
England match halted as Bulgaria fans warned for racist behaviour
The Three Lions’ Euro qualifier was stopped twice after abuse was registered from the stands.
# Racism
'If you feel uncomfortable or threatened, report it': Hate crime definition introduced for gardaí
The Garda Commissioner said gardaí want to encourage victims to report these incidents to them.
# Racism
Twitter defends response to 'absolutely abhorrent' abuse directed at Ryan family
TD Jack Chambers described their response to the situation as “weak”.
# late late
'I am not going to stay in country where this is allowed': Couple from supermarket ad leave Ireland after online abuse
A death threat was made against the couple after speaking out last week.
# Courts
An underage Irish sportswoman was racially abused and punched on a bus last year
The assault occurred on 3 October 2018.
# Your Say
Poll: Have you ever witnessed a racist incident on public transport?
Members of the public complained to the NTA that its anti-racism campaign was “anti-white”.
# FOI
'It is just pure anti-whiteism': NTA hit by complaints over anti-racism campaign
In August, the NTA launched a week-long public campaign to highlight experiences of racism.
# Lidl
Couple from supermarket ad campaign 'considering leaving Ireland' after online abuse
They have called for more robust hate-crime legislation to be introduced.
# Toxic
Inter boss Conte despairs of Italian football's worsening 'hate' culture
‘I came back after three years and found everything worse,’ the former Chelsea manager said.
# canadian pm
New video emerges of Justin Trudeau wearing brownface makeup
The controversy has come as a blow to the Canadian prime minister’s re-election campaign ahead of next month’s election.
# suspended
Ex-England striker Peter Beardsley guilty of racial abuse and suspended for 32 weeks
The 58-year-old was found guilty on three counts of racist language towards Newcastle U23 players.
# Racism
Cagliari avoid punishment for Lukaku racist abuse
The club have vowed to ban the supporters responsible.
# Courts
Man accused of racist attack on taxi driver after video went viral to plead guilty
Clive Mason appeared before Judge Bryan Smyth at Dublin District Court today.
# no to racism
Racist abuse 'only makes me stronger' says Pogba
Both the France international and Marcus Rashford have been targeted by racial slurs on social media in the past week.
# Racism
Rangers ordered to close part of Ibrox after fans found guilty of racist behaviour
The club confirmed ‘no fewer than 3,000′ seats would be closed off.
# Gaffe
Biden questioned on race after saying 'poor kids are just as bright and talented as white kids'
Democratic rival Bill de Blaiso says that the comments should not be dismissed as a slip of the tongue.
# Courts
Man to stand trial accused of racist attack on taxi driver after video of alleged incident went viral
Clive Mason appeared before Judge Bryan Smyth at Dublin District Court today.
# Trump
Trump lashes out at liberal congresswomen again after being slammed as 'racist'
In his initial tweets, Trump told progressive Democratic congresswomen to “go back” where they came from.
# appeal
Appeal for witnesses following alleged racial abuse of family on Belfast to Dublin train
The alleged incident happened last Sunday when a family were traveling on the 7.05pm train.
# Racism
Irish Rail criticised after Indian man and parents suffer racist abuse on Belfast to Dublin train
Prasun Bhattacharjee spoke to RTÉ’s Liveline yesterday about the incident.
# ECRI
Calls for sanctions to be placed on local authorities who fail to provide Traveller accommodation
The ECRI said the majority of local authorities have “consistently failed” to provide adequate accommodation for Travellers.
# Support
Premier League welcome Raheem Sterling's offer to tackle racism
The 24-year-old wants the introduction of stronger punishments when incidents occur.
# Racism
'People were saying they don't want non-Irish people playing their sport'
Westmeath player Boidu Sayeh says he was taken aback by recent online comments.
# enough
FA welcomes players' anti-racism manifesto, warns against unilateral action
The governing body also recommended that if players are racially abused and want to walk off the pitch in protest, that they leave it to the referee.
# solution
Sterling proposes nine-point deductions for clubs whose fans are guilty of racism
‘I don’t want the next generation of black players to have to put up with this evil,’ said the Manchester City star.
# racial assumptions
'I left feeling like s**t': AIB criticised for 'presuming' Irish woman was international student
Sarah* (20) was born in Ireland to Chinese parents. She now attends the National College of Ireland (NCI).