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With a staff including some of the top names in English  football, Show Racism the Red Card has been making a big impact across the UK.  SRTRC Ireland’s Eoin Mc Cafferty went to find out and tells us about his … Continue reading →

At the time of writing, judges are still undecided about the Creative Competition awards, which are due to take place this Wednesday at the AVIVA stadium.  Dozens of schools, youthreach centres youth services and other centres of learning will be … Continue reading →

IMAGINE A 16-year-old girl who’s obsessed with sports. Camogie is her game of choice. She plays it as much as she can, training on a daily basis and competing with her local club at weekends. Now imagine that girl standing … Continue reading →

Welcome to our February newsletter with updates on our activities, our programmes including our Creative Competition and the upcoming launch of our new education pack. We hope this inspires you to take action against racism.

Irish Minister denounces ‘corrosive rise in racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric’ by politicians Brussels, 24/01/2013 – Irish Justice Minister denounced the “corrosive rise in racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric by a malign minority of politicians” in some EU member states, as he … Continue reading →

Show Racism the Red Card statement on Sen Pascal Mooney’s comments today A year ago, Darren Scully had to resign as Mayor of Naas Town Council, after his position became untenable when he declared that he would not represent constituents … Continue reading →

Newsletter January 2013

I appreciate your strong views on the issue of racism and the response to racism in sport in particular further to the Irish Daily Star feature regarding the experience of racism by players in Ireland.  I would hope that the … Continue reading →

Creative Competition 2013 We have launched the 2012-13 Anti Racism Creative Competition. There are categories for youth clubs and services, Youthreach centres and primary and post primary schools. Last year we over 160 registrations from all over the country from … Continue reading →

Stephen Collins , Politcal Editor Irish Times, THE GOVERNMENT in the 1940s did nothing to oppose the extermination of the Jews in Europe, Minister for Justice and Defence Alan Shatter said yesterday.