Sarah Harte: Our anti-racism plan must not be destined for the proverbial dusty shelf
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Paul Lynch's book Prophet Song has been described as “timely” and “urgent” given the complacency in Western societies about the swing to the right.
Paul Lynch has just won the Booker Prize for his novel,
which depicts a totalitarian Ireland.![This week, Justice Minister Helen McEntee announced her determination to fast-track controversial facial recognition technology (FRT) legislation, which will be of concern to human rights bodies here and internationally. File photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins This week, Justice Minister Helen McEntee announced her determination to fast-track controversial facial recognition technology (FRT) legislation, which will be of concern to human rights bodies here and internationally. File photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866782_9_articleinlinemobile_CC_20IMMIGRATION_20OFFICE_20_1_.jpg)
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Some of our children are doing that now because they will never own their own home, or even be able to rent one. So, they have gone elsewhere to forge a life, and hopefully, they will be accepted and welcomed unlike some of their antecedents who were treated like dogs.