The Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has said the "worrying trend” of the rising “far-right voice” in Ireland must be dealt with before it takes hold. She said the accommodation system for those arriving to seek international protection was already a system under strain and is now “broken”. Disability discriminationSeparately, the IHREC received 1,441 queries from the public relating to human rights and equality law in 2022, with the most queries concerning disability discrimination. This was followed by 16% of queries relating to discrimination on the grounds of race, while 8% focused on gender. Another 8% of queries relating to the Equal Status Acts concerned people discriminated against based on age.

Source: Irish Examiner June 29, 2023 05:51 UTC