Nod-and-wink tactics allow prejudice and bigotry to thrive

Unlike many others, the Galway TD Noel Grealish made his misleading statement about Nigerian immigrants in the Dáil, where its inaccuracy could be easily revealed

Noel Grealish knows what he’s talking about when it comes to emigration, as his website reveals.

“Like so many in the west of Ireland, many of the Grealish family had to emigrate in search of work. At one point there were seven of them abroad, and currently Noel has three siblings living in Boston and one each in Copenhagen, Chicago and Nebraska,” the site states.

The Galway West TD’s website adds that he ...