Emily Logan
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Human rights body expresses concern on reported abortion access issues
- Irish News
- February 6, 2019, 15:30
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has expressed concern about reports that some women have had difficulties accessing legal abort(...)

Brexit threatens to make Irish in North ‘second-class citizens’
- Politics
- January 23, 2019, 11:48
Brexit threatens to make Irish citizens in Northern Ireland “second-class citizens” after the UK leaves the European Union, an Oireachtas committee ha(...)

Human Rights body urges review of Electoral Act
- Irish News
- January 14, 2019, 07:24
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called for a review of the Electoral Act because it may be having “a chilling effect” on the fundin(...)

Black Irish citizens twice as likely to experience discrimination
- Social Affairs
- December 18, 2018, 00:05
Black Irish citizens are twice as likely to experience discrimination in seeking employment as white Irish residents and black non-Irish people are fi(...)

Irish Times view on arson attack in Donegal: calling out racism
- Editorial
- December 3, 2018, 00:02
An arson attack on a Donegal hotel that was due to receive 100 asylum seekers provided a stark reminder that, in spite of our harrowing history of mas(...)

Hate speech against immigrants and Travellers ‘widespread’ online
- Education
- November 28, 2018, 20:19
Online hate speech against groups such as asylum seekers and Travellers is widespread in Ireland but is seldom called out or reported, a new study has(...)

Pavee Point ‘let down’ Travelling community, says Casey
- Politics
- October 17, 2018, 07:37
Presidential candidate Peter Casey has claimed Pavee Point, the centre which represents Travellers, has poorly represented its community. He said tha(...)

One in five reports of discrimination against disabled linked to health services
- Irish News
- October 1, 2018, 01:00
People with disabilities are to be invited to serve on a committee to monitor the implementation by Ireland of the UN Convention on the Rights of Pers(...)

Tackling hate crime: Report calls for specific legislation
- Crime & Law
- July 4, 2018, 00:00
Specific legislation is needed to crack down on hate crimes which remain under-reported in Ireland, a new report has said. The “Lifecycle of a Hate C(...)

Brexit must not force people to choose if they are British or Irish
- Opinion
- June 29, 2018, 01:00
Brexit has taken up an extraordinary amount of media time and space since the United Kingdom made its decision to withdraw from the European Union in (...)