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Ireland

Ireland regularly submits hate crime data to ODIHR. Ireland's Criminal Code does not contain hate crime provisions. Hate crime data are collected by the Central Statistics Office and the National Police Force of Ireland. Data are not made publicly available. Hate crime victimisation surveys are not conducted.

Hate crime data collection in Ireland
Support for hate crime victims in Ireland
Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2020 Not available Not available Not available
2019 251 Not available Not available
2018 368 Not available Not available
2017 Not available Not available Not available
2016 Not available Not available Not available
2015 Not available Not available Not available
2014 53 Not available Not available
2013 109 Not available 12
2012 119 Not available Not available
2011 162 Not available Not available
2010 142 Not available Not available
2009 164 Not available Not available
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National developments

In October 2019, An Garda Síochána launched the Garda Diversity & Integration Strategy 2019-2021. The strategy focuses on enhancing the identification, reporting, recording, investigating and prosecuting of hate crimes. It contains a working hate crime definition (attached) that is in line with international good practices and the McPherson "perception test". It also recognizes the current and emerging diversity of communities, and aims to protect all diverse and minority groups in society. The strategy contains numerous initiatives and commitments aimed at increasing public confidence in reporting hate crime, such as online reporting, third party referrals, diversity consultation days, increased intercultural awareness and the establishment of a national diversity forum. The launch of the strategy also coincided with a public awareness-raising campaign on reporting hate crime. In 2019, An Garda Síochána introduced a monitoring section in the Garda National Diversity and Integration Unit (GNDIU) to ensure the quality and robustness of hate crime data.

Changes were also introduced in PULSE (the relevant national database). Due to the absence of hate crime provisions in Ireland's Criminal Code, there is currently no differentiation between a victim of hate crime or any other type of victim. With the changes, a victim of hate crime or non-crime hate incident will be easily identifiable by marking a hate-related indicator in an incident on PULSE. This will provide greater visibility when supervising and reviewing such cases, thereby helping to prevent re-victimization and enabling a more efficient analysis of hate crime data. Hate crime posters are displayed in the public and parading areas of every Garda station to provide information about reporting hate crime.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-04 Violent attacks against people
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
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2019-07 Threats
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-08 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-12 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-12 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-12 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-09 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
SETA
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2019-01 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-01 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-01 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2019-01 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-03 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-04 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-04 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-05 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-05 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-04 Attacks against property
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-06 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-06 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-06 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-06 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-07 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-10 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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2019-07 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-01 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-04 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-08 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-02 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-05 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-05 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-02 Attacks against property
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2019-12 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-10 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-05 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
SETA
Show info
2019-08 Violent attacks against people
SETA
Show info
2019-03 Attacks against property
SETA
Show info
2019-10 Attacks against property
SETA
Show info
2019-07 Attacks against property
SETA
Show info
2019-08 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
SETA
Show info
2019-09 Attacks against property
SETA
Show info
2019-03 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
Show info
2019-03 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
Show info
2019-06 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
Show info
2019-08 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
Show info
2019-09 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-09 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
Show info
2019-10 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-11 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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Other hate crime based on religion or belief

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-11 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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Disability hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-03 Attacks against property
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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Gender-based hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-06 Threats
European Network Against Racism - Ireland
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-10 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) published relevant recommendations in its "Concluding observations on the combined fifth to ninth reports of Ireland."

Anti-Roma hate crime

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published relevant recommendations in its 2019 Roma and Travellers Survey findings, "Roma and Travellers in six countries."

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Ireland has not reported to ODIHR the numbers of prosecuted hate crime cases and information on sentenced hate crime cases.

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