The judge who officiates at citizenship ceremonies has called for new legislation to combat hate crime amid increasing reports of attacks on minorities. I’ve kept pure of that so I’m blind to a whole lot of stuff that goes on. Mr McMahon, who chaired a working group on the direct provision system which accommodates asylum seekers, said there has been a “big rise in hate speech”. Also last month, Independent TD Noel Grealish said that Africans arriving into Ireland were economic migrants “sponging off the system” while addressing a public meeting in Oughterard. Although not mentioning Mr Grealish, Mr McMahon said the developments in Oughterard were “sinister and upsetting”.

Source: The Irish Times October 16, 2019 01:41 UTC