TACKLING ONLINE RACISM: How the IRFU and other sporting bodies are dealing with online abuse | CIARAN O'CONNOR & JOHN SEBIRE | OFF THE BALL

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Ciaran O'Connor, Senior Analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and John Sebire, Co-Founder of Signify, the company using AI to work with the IRFU to tackle online abuse, following a week which saw Edwin Edogbo's first cap celebrations spoiled online by a tirade of online racist abuse directed at him through social media platforms such as X and Instagram.Listen to live and exclusive commentary of Derry City's clash with Bohemians this Friday from 7 o'clock on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App.

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