Ireland may always have had a xenophobic side towards Britain due to historic events but it seemed to lay claims of innocence towards racism , this was purely based on the lack of having to deal with non-nationals in our country. It is now a multicultural system and a lot of Irish people's racism has shone through in recent times. I must not tar all with the same brush though.in all countries and races there are evil people and great people .People of Ireland , lets not forget the famine was a recent thing and a million of our ancestors fled the country and we remain all over this planet . Respect them!respect newcomers . Hold onto your culture and traditions but embrace new ones also!Long live multiculturalism!!! (less info)