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Poll: is anti-Irish racism a problem in Scotland?

This poll is about 7 years old
 

There was some debate on social media this week after Show Racism the Red Card said that more than half of Irish people in Scotland have experienced anti-Irish sentiment.

The charity said a study of 513 Irish people in Scotland showed that 56% said they had experienced the abuse and six in 10 said that they had witnessed anti-Irish racism.

This provoked some debate on Twitter and elsewhere when it was reported by TFN.

Some said that this is a result of Scotland’s toxic legacy of sectarianism. But many also denied it was a problem at all.

That’s why we’re asking: does Scotland have a problem with anti-Irish racism?

Vote now and get the debate going by leaving a comment below.

Does Scotland have a problem with anti-Irish racism?

Yes
90
No
61
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