[quote=âcaoimhaoin, post: 799125, member: 273â]I donât think we are that bad overall, nothing like Oz anyway. Nevertheless it should be stamped out. I think educating coaches is the way to go. You canât cover all the parents and you have to assume some of the parents are complete muppets, but if they hear from their coach about respecting backgrounds, colours & cultures you will get alot of lads. The majority of it is stupid idiot young lads throwing out stupid comments. However this is not an excuse.
Coaching qualifications need to one pre-requisite though for county teams at all levels. Otherwise piss off, youâre not that into coaching if you donât want to do a Level 2 or 3.within that framework racism. Should be covered.
Another thing that works is introducing Irish (in this case) guys to the culture of the minority. Everyone should really know a little bit about where these people come from, be it China, Sudan or Eastern Europe and a little bit about their cultures. It breeds appreciation.[/quote]
kev, I read in the Irish echo that recent EU surveys show that the Oirish have the 2nd worst attitude to immigration in Europe. The GGA fans and players would be generally more right wing than your average Irish person