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‘True reflection of hate crimes will not be apparent until legislation amended’

Hate crimes will remain underreported until legislation is amended to encourage victims to come forward, the chief commissioner of the Equality Commission has said. Geraldine McGahey said she “fears” hate crimes are “greatly underreported”, with ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:40

National News

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 ...

10 Feb 2022 at 18:03

Northern Ireland

Attack on Co Down Orange Hall treated as hate crime

An attack on an Orange Hall in Co Down is being treated by police as a sectarian hate crime. Detectives are investigating criminal damage caused to a stained glass window at the hall in Rathfriland Road, Dromara, which is believed to have ...

16 Oct 2022 at 11:46

Local News

Robust leadership needed to tackle racist crime, says SDLP councillor

Robust legislation is needed to protect people from racist hate crime says SDLP councillor, Lilian Seenoi-Barr. Cllr Seenoi-Barr, who represents the Foyleside ward, said that goodwill alone would not bring a change in society when crimes ...

30 Nov 2021 at 13:36

Local News

Slight rise in Derry hate crime figures

A PSNI report has shown a slight rise in racially and sectarian-motivated crime in Derry. The annual report, which covers all council districts in the North up to September 30, 2021, showed that in the area covering Derry City and ...

25 Nov 2021 at 17:22

DerryNow

Illegal removal of fáilte/welcome sign causes controversy

A Sinn Féin councillor has condemned the removal of an Irish sign from a council owned facility in a County Derry town and branded it a hate crime. The sign was installed in Mill Park, Tobermore by Mid Ulster District Council ...

28 Mar 2023 at 12:00

National News

Hate crime incidents rose by almost 30% in the last year

Hate crimes were up almost 30% in the last year, according to latest figures. An Garda Síochána published figures on Wednesday on Hate Crimes and Hate Related (non-crime) Incidents reported in 2022. The figures show a 29% ...

22 Mar 2023 at 10:07

Northern Ireland

Man smashes windows with hammer in ‘racist hate crime’

A man has been seen smashing windows with a hammer in Ballymena in what police are treating as a racially-motivated hate crime. At approximately 2am on Monday, police received reports that windows at a number of houses ...

26 Jun 2023 at 13:13

Northern Ireland

Three teenage boys arrested after ‘sectarian’ assault in north Belfast

Three teenage boys have been arrested following an assault on a man in north Belfast on Sunday morning. Police are investigating the incident as a sectarian hate crime. The assault of the 18-year-old man took place in ...

06 Aug 2023 at 15:20

Belfast preacher claims comments at Pride event were ‘taken out of context’

Northern Ireland

Preacher quizzed over Pride ‘hate crime’ claims his message was misconstrued

A Belfast preacher has said comments he made at a Pride event were “taken out of context”. Ryan Williamson, of Salvation On The Streets, has been preaching in the city centre for the last five years. Speaking in ...

01 Aug 2023 at 19:07

Northern Ireland

Belfast Pride organisers ‘to discuss alleged hate crime’ with police

Organisers of Belfast Pride are to meet senior police officers later this week. It comes as officers investigate an alleged incident of hate crime at the annual event in the Northern Ireland capital on Saturday....

31 Jul 2023 at 09:23

Northern Ireland

Police treating attack on teenager as disability hate crime

Police are treating an incident in which a teenage boy suffered serious facial injuries as a disability hate crime. Detectives are investigating an assault by a gang of youths in the High Street Mall area of ...

26 Feb 2024 at 12:32

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