How to Report a Racist Incident
Fingal County Council has been working on the SALAAM Project which is funded by the EU Commission with Limerick University, Irish Network Against Racism, Doras and the Immigrant Council of Ireland. This project has a number of elements to it, one of which is to provide direction to anyone who would like to report a racist incident either for themselves or on behalf of another person.
Racism is any action, practice, policy, law, speech, or incident which has the effect (whether intentional or not) of undermining anyone’s enjoyment of their human rights, based on their actual or perceived ethnic or national origin or background, where that background is that of a marginalised or historically subordinated group.
If you have faced or witnessed a racist incident, you can find a list of available supports here.
- You can also log a racist incident with the iReport.ie system here.
- If the racist incident you experienced is a criminal offence, you are also encouraged to report it to the Gardai here.
- A hate crime is, typically, a violent crime motivated by prejudice, when a perpetrator targets a victim because of their perceived membership of a certain social group.
- If there is an immediate risk to life/property or a crime is in progress or if you feel threatened in any way or are in danger call 999 / 112.
The findings from the iReport.ie system is used to compile annual reports that have been used to successfully advocate for more effective policies and procedures for tackling racism in institutions and wider society, including through the National Action Plan Against Racism. This information will also help us as a local authority to review and improve our policies to offer you better service.
Yes. You can report an incident you have been made aware of, or on behalf of someone else. You can also anonymise the people in the report if they do not want their names in the report.