Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism
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Contact Details for Key Agencies

If you are the victim or witness to a racist incident you can do the following:

  1. For assaults, verbal abuse, damage to property or dissemination of material that may have the potential to incite hatred, contact your local Garda station or the Garda Racial and Intercultural Unit, Harcourt Square, Dublin 2. Tel. (01) 666 3150 Fax: 01-666 3801 or email agecard@iol.ie . They also have a list of Ethnic Liasion Officers located around the country.

  2. Garda Siochana Complaints Board, Block 1, 5th Floor, Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. Tel. 01-8728666. An independent statutory body to deal with complaints against members of An Garda Siochana.

  3. If you have experienced discrimination on the grounds of race in employment matters or in trying to access goods or services, contact the Equality Tribunal, 3 Clonmel Street, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 on (01) 477 4100 or email info@odei.ie. Website www.odei.ie

  4. Victim Support (head office), Haliday House, Arran Quay, Dublin 7. Tel. 01-878 0870 or info@victimsupport.ie Branches nationwide www.victimsupport.ie

  5. For circulars, manifestos, articles or broadcasts in the national, regional or local media which you may consider to be offensive to minority ethnic groups,

    • Broadcasting Complaints Commission, 2-5 Warrington Place, Dublin 2. Tel. 01-676 1097. complaints@bcc.ie. www.bcc.ie

    • National Newspapers of Ireland Readers Representative system. Tel. 01-668 9099. info@nni.ie Website www.nni.ie

  6. For the above or any other incidents motivated by racism please do not hesitate to call the NCCRI in confidence on 01 8588000 or email info@nccri.ie