Racism
# racism - Sunday 2 December, 2012
GAA investigating racism claims at Ulster SFC final
Crossmaglen player Aaron Cunningham says he was the victim of abuse from members of the Kilcoo panel at the Athletic Grounds today.
# racism - Thursday 29 November, 2012
O’Neill backs further legislation on abuse
“Any forms of abuse that make any person involved in our games feel less happy about being involved is abhorrent,” says GAA President Liam O’Neill.
# racism - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Four in five people fail to report incidents of racism – report
Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, today launched the report which highlighted the experiences of people living in Cork.
# racism - Sunday 25 November, 2012
Opinion: Chelsea should be docked points for Clattenburg accusations
Their behaviour, and subsequent refusal to apologise for it, warrants a severe punishment, writes Paul Fennessy.
# racism - Friday 23 November, 2012
Europeans say ethnicity and sexual orientation main reasons for discrimination – survey
The latest Eurobarometer shows attitudes towards women and disabled people are getting better – and also examines perceptions of transgender persons for the first time.
# racism - Thursday 15 November, 2012
# racism - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
# racism - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Chelsea ban fan after police investigation
The Blues supporter was arrested after allegedly making a monkey gesture at Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck.
Wexford dual star Lee Chin calls for tougher sanctions from GAA on racism
Chin insists the problem is an ‘ongoing issue’ on the pitch.
# racism - Monday 5 November, 2012
Clattenburg sidelined again amid ‘racism’ row
The referee will sit out a second weekend of fixtures following the allegations made by Chelsea.
# racism - Saturday 3 November, 2012
Kluivert: I was racially abused in Premier League
The FC Twente coach says he didn’t draw attention to it at the time as he felt a reaction would make the abuse effective.
Referees mulling over a Chelsea boycott – Report
Former Premier League official Clive Wilkes says many of his colleagues are disillusioned after the controversy with Chelsea.
# racism - Friday 2 November, 2012
Museum to open balcony where Martin Luther King was shot
The room at the motel where Martin Luther King Jr was shot has been left untouched since the evening he was assassinated in 1968.
# racism - Thursday 1 November, 2012
Chelsea to investigate fan’s ‘monkey’ gesture during defeat of Man Utd
“The club will be examining all available footage and asks anyone who can identify the individual to contact the club.”
# racism - Wednesday 24 October, 2012
Players’ union reveal 6-point plan to battle racism
In light of rumours surrounding players looking to form a breakaway players’ association, Gordon Taylor has been stung into action.
# racism - Monday 22 October, 2012
Frankie Boyle wins £54k in libel case against Daily Mirror
Frankie Boyle won damages over an article in the Daily Mirror which described him as a “racist comedian”.
# racism - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Campbell calls for penalties for racial abuse
Former England defender calls for tougher penalties for racial abuse in the wake of recent events.
# racism - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Punishment? Lazio fined €40,000 for fans’ racist chants
The Serie A club’s sanction stems from their September Europa League meeting with Tottenham Hotspur.
Twitter blocks access to neo-Nazi account for German users
It’s the first time the social media site has implemented its local censorship policy, which was first announced in January.
# racism - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
Serbian FA denies racist abuse at under-21 game
The organisation also accused England’s Danny Rose of “extremely inappropriate” behaviour.
# racism - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
VIDEO: Violent brawls mar England Under 21s’ win over Serbia
Sunderland player Danny Rose was sent off after the final whistle amid a chorus of boos and racist jeers.
# racism - Monday 8 October, 2012
Trade unionist in Singapore sacked for racist Facebook post
Assistant director of National Trades Union Congress ‘wrote racially offensive comments about the country’s Malay minority’.
# racism - Saturday 6 October, 2012
Championship: Lee racially abused at Millwall, says team-mate
Striker Marvin Sordell has reported the incident and says a number of Bolton players were targetted.
# racism - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Shamrock Rovers ask Gardaà to investigate fan’s ‘racist tweet’
‘The comments in question were extremely disturbing and this matter is being taken very seriously by Shamrock Rovers.’
# racism - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
Haye rules out Ukraine bout amid racism fears
The British boxer maintains that he wants to fight WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.
# racism - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Terry retires from international football, calls position ‘untenable’
The former Three Lions captain made the announcement on the eve of his FA disciplinary hearing over racism charges.
# racism - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Mikel shuts Twitter account after racist abuse (updated)
Meanwhile, there were also allegations of racism following tonight’s game between Tottenham and Lazio.
# racism - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Belgian premier apologises for WWII deportation of 25,000 Jews
The Belgian Prime Minister said the country has been “complicit in the most abominable crime” by deporting tens of thousands of Jewish people to Nazi concentration camps during the war.
# racism - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
UN slams France as crackdown on Roma accelerates
Forced evictions are placing Roma families in “highly vulnerable” situations, according to UN human rights experts.
Two people kicked out of RNC over alleged racist comments
One person was seen throwing nuts at a black woman and saying, “This is how we feed animals”.
# racism - Monday 27 August, 2012
John Galliano stripped of France’s highest honour over racism conviction
Francois Hollande has stripped Galliano of the Légion d’Honneur after he was filmed directing racist abuse towards two strangers last year.
# racism - Monday 6 August, 2012
Gardaà to probe racism claim from Man City player following banana throwing incident
Gael Clichy made the allegation on his Twitter account, saying it was ‘sad to see’.
# racism - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
Do I look bothered? Suarez relaxed about Old Trafford return
Uruguay kick off their Olympic campaign against the United Arab Emirate at the Theatre of Dreams this week.
# racism - Monday 23 July, 2012
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…
# racism - Friday 13 July, 2012
The Evening Fix: Friday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Not over yet: FA to conduct its own inquiry into Terry incident
The associations hands were tied by the ongoing police investigation.
# racism - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
Update: John Terry ‘angry and upset’ by accusations, taunted with Bridge allegations ‘every game’
The trial continues at Westminster Magistrates’ Court…
I won’t be branded racist, insists John Terry
The former England skipper is accused of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand in a Premier League game last October.


























































Quarter of civil servants heard colleagues make racist comments
A new survey also showed that 60 per cent of staff did not know if their department offers training dealing with anti-racism and intercultural issues.
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