Chinese Irish player racially abused by opponents in football game

Ciara - you're telling Americans to get over themselves yet it was two Irish players who made the racial abuse at Chin...

We have the 6th highest rate of immigration in the Eu and our emigration rate is the same as Polands. We have under 700,000 foreign born nationals here and out of 400,000 unemployed, 70,000 foreign nationals are claiming unemployment assistance. A person from Poland, Spain, France etc in Ireland is treated the same way and New Yorker would be in California. There is no difference. Get your facts straight. Lee Chin is as Irish as you lot are Americans. It seems to be that some Americans are jealous of people like Lee Chin who is considered one of us as he was born, reared, educated etc here while those of you born, reared and educated in the US (and who consider yourselves Irish) are not considered Irish here. Get over yourselves.

Patrick Counihan and Irish Central, Lee Chin is a Wexford man and an Irishman, born in Ireland, raised in Ireland, lives in Ireland, educated in Ireland, works in Ireland.

WoundFeet, George, what source are you using for that information and for what year? More anti-immigrant bias.

bogsidebunny, you must be referring to Northern Ireland UK, Derry/Londonderry bogside area.

What you say is nonsense, Bogsidebunny. If the Irish are so anti-foreign or whatever it is you accuse them of, how come Ireland has the highest rate of foreign immigration in Europe? As to the incident, the GAA are quite right to stamp this kind of talk out. It's ugly and stupid and offensive. But on the other hand, anyone who has ever played sport competitively knows that trash talk is part and parcel of the exchanges with opponents. I have heard references to my mother, my sister, my penis, etc etc while playing, but they didn't bother me.

I not all surprised. The Irish profess to be a tolerant, inclusive, multicultural people but peel off individuals and you hear a totally different message. I know, I've heard both. Two things the Irish do very well: 1) Bully- anyone they see as "foreign" and that includes foreign religions and nationalities. 2) Hypocracy- pretend to embrace all cultures openly and as a nation, but reject outsiders (blow-ins) as individuals.