WHILE the world-changing advert aired in April 2017, it was in November 2016 that Pepsi commercial which consigned racism to the dustbin of history emerged as a thought in the head of an all-white marketing team. We assess the legacy, talk to both the doubters and those who have benefited from the eradication of racism… Read more »
AS PART of its Voices series WWN gives a platform to people we really shouldn’t. This week is the turn of Angela Heaney who is sick of all this over-the-top business of ‘racism in Ireland’ since she hasn’t experienced any of it herself. “Now I can only really go on my own experiences and, touch… Read more »
THROUGH Waterford man Micheal Duckan’s words and actions, so much about Ireland today is brought to life; not outwardly racist, not outwardly anti-racism, Duckan claims to have no dog in the fight of safely relocating asylums seekers in Ireland, far away from the persecution, violence and possible death awaiting them in their own countries. “Yeah…”… Read more »
AS part of WWNs opinion series, we give a platform to those who don’t really deserve it. This week is the turn of Tipperary school teacher Gerry Dunne, who strives for the good old days when a man could go around being racist without being interrupted or anyone calling him out. They’re all at it now, the young folk, just waiting… Read more »
A HOTEL at the centre of a direct provision row has today approached the Department of Foreign Affairs in a bid to seek asylum from Rooskey, claiming it fears for its life and has to flee the embattled village. The Shannon Key West Hotel made the application early this morning following two separate arson attacks on the… Read more »
THE second fire in as many months at the proposed location of a new reception area for asylum seekers in Leitrim has been labeled as possibly racially motivated by the head of the Gardaí’s new Stating The Obvious Unit. “This racist arson attack by racists may well have been racially motivated. However, we can’t rule… Read more »
FIRE FORENSIC teams investigating a series of fires at hotels earmarked to house Asylum seekers in Ireland have concluded that the buildings spontaneously combusted of their own accord, WWN can confirm. Investigators believe that the fires were not started by any one individual, but due to a national accumulation of racism which has been festering in the country… Read more »
THERE’S a growing debate among a group of people who are just politely putting it out there, because they heard something on a podcast, hosted by a fairly sound lad who is fairly on the level and definitely not on the far, far, far right or anything and he’s after saying racism is not actually… Read more »
WE at WWN have noticed a sharp decline in the quality of the racist graffiti that we encounter around town on a daily basis, most of it is crudely scrawled, barely legible and in many instances makes no sense whatsoever. If you really feel that strongly about living in a multicultural society and you feel… Read more »
IT’s good for the body but bad for the mind, it’s official, racism burns as many as 400 calories per day however the good news as is often the case comes with some bad news; you could lose as many as 40,000 brain cells to boot. While many people will be fascinated by the new… Read more »