People Before Profit has called on local authorities in Galway to remove monuments, which the party claims glorify slavery and racism.
It wants a monument to Christopher Columbus in Galway to be taken down and is also seeking the removal of a plaque in Tuam, honouring Major Richard (Dick) Dowling, who served with the Confederate army in the US.
The Columbus monument, close to the Spanish Arch, was erected to mark the quincentenary of his 1492 voyage to America.
The explorer is reported to have visited Galway around 1477, and the sculpture references his trip to the west of Ireland.
Well my club is not racist. We provide an opportunity for many English born lads and girls to play our games. It also gives them the opportunity to go over to Ireland to play and be called tan bastards and the like. Maybe look at that first.
I think it’s cultural rather than sport related. Although at your tennis club they would be more likely to doth the cap to an English lad than abuse him