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Anti-racism campaigners deliver hate crime petition to justice minister

Anti-racism campaigners have urged the Oireachtas to speed up the enactment of hate crime legislation. The Irish Network Against Racism (INAR) and the Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland (CAHC) delivered signatures from their Love Not Hate Campaign ...

10 Feb 2022 at 21:33

Sport

ECB restores Yorkshire’s right to host international matches at Headingley

Yorkshire’s right to stage international matches at Headingley has been conditionally restored. The England and Wales Cricket Board stripped the county of hosting privileges last year over their handling of racism and bullying allegations by former ...

11 Feb 2022 at 15:26

Sport

Professional Cricketers’ Association admits failings in support of Azeem Rafiq

Professional Cricketers’ Association chief executive Rob Lynch has accepted the union made failings with its support to Azeem Rafiq but insisted it made a safe and well check to the police about him due to genuine concerns. Former spinner Rafiq ...

08 Feb 2022 at 17:55

Football

It’s getting worse – Bolton boss Ian Evatt calls for clampdown on disorder

Bolton boss Ian Evatt fears football is “going back to the days of the 70s and the 80s” after trouble marred matches over the weekend, including alleged racist abuse being aimed at his players and staff. Wanderers’ 1-1 League One draw at ...

07 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Sport

Formula One to remove pre-race opportunity for drivers to take the knee

Lewis Hamilton will stop taking a knee at the front of the grid after Formula One bosses revealed they are removing the gesture. Hamilton – and a number of his fellow drivers – have knelt ahead of every race for the past two seasons in ...

08 Feb 2022 at 12:18

Sport

PCA admits failings over Azeem Rafiq racism allegations

Professional Cricketers’ Association chief executive Rob Lynch has accepted the union made failings with its support to Azeem Rafiq in the wake of his racism allegations against Yorkshire. Former spinner Rafiq described the ...

08 Feb 2022 at 11:55

Football

Getting into the mindset of a racist – Kick It Out’s battle to change attitudes

The stories of football supporters shouting discriminatory abuse in stadiums or posting it online have become all too familiar. But the story of how Kick It Out works to educate and change the behaviour and attitudes of ...

29 Mar 2022 at 03:55

Sport

DCMS committee says Yorkshire EGM ‘first step’ in cricket’s fight against racism

Key reforms to be voted on at Yorkshire next week should be seen as “the first step” in cricket putting its house in order on racism in the game, according to the chair of a parliamentary committee. Yorkshire will hold ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:55

National News

Victims of hate crimes encouraged to come forward by Gardai ahead of awareness day

An Garda Síochána is encouraging any victims of or witnesses to racism or a hate crime to come forward and report it. Their call comes ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which ...

20 Mar 2022 at 21:33

Sadiq Khan: Met bosses not providing support London needs after Child Q case

The Metropolitan Police’s leadership are not providing the support Londoners need in the wake of the Child Q scandal, the Mayor of London has said. Sadiq Khan said the case of the 15-year-old schoolgirl, who was ...

22 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Home Office adviser says Child Q case ‘should horrify us all’

A Government adviser on violence against women said the strip-searching of a 15-year-old black schoolgirl should “horrify us all”. Protests and political condemnation erupted after it emerged the teenager – ...

27 Mar 2022 at 09:55

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