The unprecedented scenes on the streets of Dublin last week heaped pressure on Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.

With regard to the rise of the far-right here, hysteria serves no one but complacency is not our friend

"What happened raises serious questions for her and garda management,” a senior Fine Gael source said.

Our challenge remains to use the law to prevent hate speech, but not in a way that unduly curbs or politicises free speech

Management are treating the allegations 'very seriously' and look forward to a 'prompt outcome' to the investigation

Willock revealed the abuse he had been sent on Instagram and urged the platform to find those responsible.

The study entitled 'The Black Ceiling' by Munster Technological University noted that women of colour were aware they were working low-paying jobs 'that Irish people did not want'

Over the last fortnight, a video has been circulating of a young girl ignored by a judge distributing medals. She was the only black gymnast in the lineup.

The German government has banned a far-right, racist group known for its indoctrination of children as police raided dozens of homes of its members and other buildings early on Wednesday morning.

'Our education system is still back in the '60s where they segregated members of the Travelling community' — Senator Eileen Flynn

We need to enact the hate speech bill now. And we need to regulate the hell out of the internet access enjoyed by the haters. We should tolerate no more listening to twaddle on these subjects.

A video of the young black gymnast who was the only child not given a medal at an event has been viewed millions of times.

Ms Biles, who is widely lauded as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, was not alone in condemning the actions seen in the video, with many people criticizing the official’s actions on social media

Racism has been making the news, rearing its ugly head in Ireland in the form of anti-immigrant protests, organised symbolic blocking of access to asylum centres, and the endless stream of vitriol on social media.

Harsh reactions to asylum seekers are amplified by social media but have been there since Ireland first took refugees in the 1950s, writes Imasha Costa

DeSantis may be behind Donald Trump in the polls now, but Florida's current governor is waiting for his chance if Trump’s legal battles somehow rule him out of a presidential run, writes David O'Mahony

However, in a statement posted to his own Telegram group, Mr Barrett said he remains the party leader

"Hate crime is a serious crime, crime against women and men that’s gender-based or sexual, these are all serious crimes and we need to treat them all seriously.”

None of us is in any doubt about what ‘hate’ means, said Fine Gael senator Barry Ward in the Irish Examiner, in a vigorous debunking of the worries that some people have about the proposed hate speech laws.

The killing of 17-year-old Nahel shows how little has changed since the deaths of two teenagers fleeing police in 2005, writes Rokhaya Diallo

Ireland is an “accepting and welcoming country” generally but still has “disappointing attitudes” toward members of the Traveller and Roma communities, a new Government report has said.

Oireachtas committee hears from groups representing people marginalised due to attitudes to race, gender, or disability

The Republic of Ireland Under-21s’ match against Kuwait Under-22s in Austria was called off after an allegation that a Kuwaiti player racially abused one of Ireland’s substitutes.

The Republic of Ireland Under-21s’ match against Kuwait Under-22s in Austria was called off

There has been much debate about facial recognition technology and its use by law enforcement to detect persons of interest that would otherwise not come to their notice or who have evaded justice for many years.

The Spanish Football Federation appeals committee said that it had decided to “partially uphold” Valencia’s appeal.

The Anti-Racism Summit at City Hall heard that Cork ‘has a pride about itself’ and how it can take that pride to be a shining example to other towns and cities to combat racism in all its forms, writes Pádraig Hoare

Will those born in Cork but who look different ever be in a position to equivocally state ‘We are Cork’ without having to add ‘too’, asks Naomi Masheti

Valencia will appeal against their five-game partial stadium closure and hefty fine following the racist abuse aimed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior

Before Tuesday night’s game between Celta Vigo and Girona, players from both sides, as well as the match officials, stood behind a banner which read “Racism, out of football”.

An inflatable doll dressed in a Vinicius shirt was hung from the railings with a banner that read “Madrid hates Real Madrid” ahead of Real’s Copa Del Rey game with Atletico.

Brazil forward Vinicius was the subject of an alleged racist attack during Real’s 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Valencia on Sunday

In some cases the fear appears to be spontaneous, in too many others it is being stoked and fomented in the name of some perverted nationalism

In the context of Irish history and in respect of our wide diaspora, it is incumbent on us, as a modern society, to maturely reflect on our emigration past and welcome those who need help

IHREC chief commissioner Sinéad Gibney said asylum seekers have the right to be 'safe and free from intimidation or further distress'.

His comments come as blockade at Clare asylum centre has been lifted but protests continue

I’m your typical GAA enthusiast — paying my club membership, former player, administrator, match day volunteer, fund-raiser, etc — all for the love of our national games.

I haven’t been back there for a while, years actually. But I’ve been reading about it constantly, listening to stuff about it, taking what I thought was a keen interest.

Officials in Sport Ireland are convening a working group to develop a national Code of Conduct to help sporting bodies tackle the growing issue, the Minister for Sport said

Forget 'history in the making', the royal family has become a badly produced soap opera

Footage has circulated on social media of a man in the away end at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium allegedly making a racist gesture towards Son.

Ms Flynn, the only member of the Traveller community in the Oireachtas, told how the driver refused to bring her to her home in a halting site

The WRC said there were fundamental breaches of fair procedures over the company’s failure to inform the employee of allegations against him at all times.

The cretin whose racist actions caused the abandonment of a challenge charity match between Wexford and Tipperary in Carrick-on-Suir on Saturday should be referred to the gardaí