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The majority of workers in Ireland say they have been the victim of and/or have witnessed discrimination at work, a new survey by Matrix Recruitment has found.

As the World observed the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recently on March 21 and as the Government launched its national action plan to tackle racism in response to evidence of what the plan describes as “the persistence of racial discrimination across many spheres of life”, myself and my family would like to strongly condemn any form of racism and I was glad along with many others to support “Galway Communities Against Racism and Discrimination” at their rally march last Saturday in Galway City.

An incident in which lecturers were overheard using insulting language about their students has highlighted the need for unconscious bias training for all staff in the Higher Education sector, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

In the words of Albert Einstein, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity”, while these words may not currently fully resonate with Leaving Cert students, and their families, there may be opportunities available which could have otherwise been missed. Leaving Certificate students considering attending third level in the autumn will have given some consideration to financial implications; if they haven’t, then their parents probably have. It may take time to apply for scholarships and/or grants, and you could take this opportunity to explore potential financial supports which could be available to support you when studying in third level. The Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) is certainly an opportunity for many, along with specific support available directly from your third level institution of choice.

Workers over the age of 66 should be made eligible for the Covid-19 unemployment payment and the acting Government must "stop discriminating" on the basis of age.

THE GALWAY Anti Racism Network is hosting a Love Music Hate Racism gig at the Galway Rowing Club, Woodquay, tomorrow from 6.30pm, until late.

Today in Ireland there is an undercurrent growing which is tearing away at the moral fibre of Irish society. It is causing division. It is creating an atmosphere of hate, a separation of people into 'us and them', and creating intolerance for minority communities and their cultural traditions.

When someone uses the term "I'm not racist, but..." it is a sure sign that they are, and there is growing concern across Galway about the recent trend in racist views being expressed so openly.

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