Call for inquiry into racist email sent from An Post (Postal Service)

Alert DateMarch 13, 2012 Country: Ireland General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Culture, Media, Daily life Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Internet
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AN investigation has been demanded into how a racist email came to be sent from a public service email address to the broadcaster Vincent Browne.

The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland, the national network of anti racist organisations, said an immediate investigation by the Department of Communications was needed into the circulation of the racist material from an An Post email address.

On Thursday night Mr Browne commented on the email on his TV3 show stating that there where indications it had also been circulated around email address in other public offices.

Speaking at the start of European Week Against Racism, ENAR Ireland National Coordinator Catherine Lynch said the email address used to send the offensive material to journalist Vincent Browne was an ‘An Post’ email.

"The content of the email was extreme and a clear incitement to hatred towards the immigrant community. This situation highlights clearly the gaps in our system to counter and address this sort of offensive action."

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