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category louth | politics / elections | opinion/analysis author Sunday June 06, 2004 17:04author by S and R Cruddenauthor address Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Co Louth.author phone 0879739945 Report this post to the editors

Racism and Xenophobia

Ta ceist an-tabhachtach le reiteach ag pobal na tire seo ar an t-aonu la deag den mhi seo se sin ceist na saoranchais. Agus sinn ag votail ar an reifrean seo caithfimid smaoineamh or na milte daoine a d’fhag an tir seo blianta fada o shin chun beatha a shaothru thar lear agus a bhi cinnte de rud amhain go mbeadh saoranachais ag aon clan a rugadh doibh san tir in a raibh said lonnaithe.

Freisin, i mo thuairim, nil se ceart na coir idirdealu a dheanamh idir paisti.

5 Anglesea Terrace
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6 June 2004


The Editor
The Dundalk Democrat


A Chara

A troubled look passes across a person’s face when you ask them if they have made their mind up about how they are going to vote in the “citizenship” referendum. This issue touches a deep moral chord within them and, generally, they avoid answering the question. I noticed this reaction when I was canvassing with Leonard Hatrick (for the “local” election) in Castlebellingham and Kilsaran on Saturday. Innocently I was trying to broaden the discussion at an odd house here and there but after a while I laid off because I could see I was touching a tender spot.

Judging by your editorial last week (as far as I can remember it) the referendum is a relatively anodyne issue and your view on it was in line with all the material issued on the Government side and I think, unworriedly, you recommended a yes vote. From my own limited experience I think your stance is more than slightly blasé and I think that a lot of people with the highest moral motivation will, eventually, make their minds up and will be voting “no” on Friday.

Perhaps I am being over sensitive but do I detect an element of fear among the public? Are ordinary citizens becoming afraid or in awe of their own government? Are we being subjected to undue pressure to discriminate in an unhealthy way between infants in the country and subject some of them to a provision that will endow them with inferior status and a life of inequality for as long as they stay in Ireland – “Ireland of the Welcomes”?

Mise le meas

Sean Crudden

author by Bod a’ bhótharpublication date Fri Jun 11, 2004 05:50author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Níl sé an saoránacht atá chomh tábhachtach ar fad, ach cead fanacht. Ní amhmáin nach bhfuil sé sin luaite sa reafrann, sé an príomhrud a mbíonns ar inntine daoine ag lorg cearta saoránacht gan an-chuimse fianise, dua nó stró; agus, mar an anrial, gan suim vótáil acub(an ceart amháin nach bhfuil ceangailte le cead fannacht.

De bhrí sin, más beag an fadhb é (daoine a bhfuil ag iarraidh saoránach breithe), ba bheag an réiteach é, muna bhfuil súil agat féin i bhfad níos mó imirce le feiceáil mar atá innú.

Is mór an faitíos atá orainn dear ndóigh, ní amháin ach an ghnáth-cheann (dith céille an railtais), ach scanrath den focail ‘racism’, agus é chomh chaite sin mar snoise ar tóramh.

Éist le bod a’ bhóthar chomh maith a Sheáin. Nílim é, ach nílim chomh-hárd a bheith os a chomhar.

 
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