Shocking Study Shows That One in Three Hate Incidents Reported to Gardaí are Racially Motivated - 17/09/2025

More than one in three hate attacks and incidents recorded by gardaí last year were racially motivated, analysis by The Journal Investigates reveals.According to official data, the number of anti-race crimes and related incidents has risen by 24% since 2021 – making it the single most common motive for hate crime in Ireland.Of the 676 hate crimes and reports recorded last year, around 264 (39%) were connected to race, according to An Garda Síochána.That’s an increase from 213 recorded in 2021, when a total of 483 hate crimes and “discriminatory” incidents were logged – a 24% rise in just three years.Patricia Devlin, Investigative journalist at The Journal Investigates, who carried out this research, spoke to us this morning on The Agenda to tell us more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.