A Donegal Deputy has called for a strong process for recording hate crimes and hate speech to be implemented in Ireland.
Research shows that only 25 percent of crimes were reported to police in 2021, down from 43 percent in 2020, and those who reported expressed extremely low levels of satisfaction.
Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle says that despite some new initiatives by An Garda Síochána, there is an ongoing lack of reliable research and disaggregated data on experiences of hate crime and hate speech in Ireland…