A major political storm is breaking across Ireland as citizens react with anger and disbelief to the Government’s new school programme promoting the idea of “white privilege.” Tanaiste Simon Harris says he supports the initiative, but thousands of Irish people say they’ve had enough.
Across the country, people argue that the Irish never experienced privilege — only hardship, displacement, discrimination, poverty, and struggle. Generations fought to survive, not to enjoy any advantage. Now many feel insulted, unheard, and ignored by a Government they believe cares more about ideology than fixing real problems in Ireland.
In this report, IE News examines why the backlash is growing, why so many Irish citizens say they feel dismissed by their leaders, and how this debate has erupted into a national conversation about identity, history, education, and political accountability.
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