Thursday, September 09, 2004

Racism linked to deprivation, says minister / Irealnd On-Line, 9 Sep 2004

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=116909364&p=yy69yxx7x
"Racism is subtle and selfish in Irish society and lack of services in deprived areas is often a major cause, it was claimed today.

Community Affairs minister Eamon O Cuiv said the problem was inherent in Irish society and directed against asylum seekers, Travellers and even native speakers of the Irish language.

He said that part of the source of racism in Ireland is in deprived areas where groups are competing for scarce resources and services."