Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Ó RÍORDÁIN PRIVILEGED TO BE RECIPIENT OF DIVERSE IRELAND AWARD

It is an absolute privilege to be one of the recipients of the Diverse Ireland Awards 2011 from the Integration Centre.

The Integration Centre carries out tremendous work in the field of integration and inclusion for people from immigrant backgrounds and I am extremely proud to be associated with their organisation.

Nobody in this country should ever have to apologise for who they are and I believe it is incumbent on all of us, as citizens of this republic, to stand up and challenge discrimination and injustice wherever we encounter it.

I will continue to work closely with the Integration Centre into the future to highlight the issues of immigration in this country.