"Retired Wexford Superintendent Denis Whelan was speaking in promotion of the Immigrant Council of Ireland's 'Wear Red Day' anti-racism initiative on March 20. A former senior garda who has taken up a new role combatting the spread of racist misinformation and disinformation, has called for online trolls aiming abuse at Irish rugby debutant Edwin Edogbo to be "hauled over the coals" by his former colleagues in An Garda Síochána."
"Retired Wexford Superintendent Denis Whelan was speaking in promotion of the Immigrant Council of Ireland's 'Wear Red Day' anti-racism initiative on March 20. Former Garda Superintendent Denis Whelan recently took up a new role with Wexford Local Development as a Community Connection Project Worker, which sees him meet with students and other groups to tackle some of the dangerous misinformation perpetuated online about immigrants."
Denis Whelan is a retired Wexford Superintendent who promoted the Immigrant Council of Ireland's 'Wear Red Day' anti-racism initiative on March 20. Whelan has taken a role with Wexford Local Development as a Community Connection Project Worker to meet students and other groups and to combat racist misinformation and disinformation online about immigrants. Whelan called for online trolls who aimed abuse at Irish rugby debutant Edwin Edogbo to be 'hauled over the coals' by officers in An Garda Síochána. The role focuses on community engagement and countering dangerous online narratives that encourage racism and abuse.
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