A Dublin senator has said Ireland has a "long way to go" in tackling racism after a taxi driver refused to take her home to a halting site in Ballyfermot.
Eileen Flynn, who is a member of the Travelling community, told the Seanad of a incident of discrimination she recently faced when a taxi refused to bring her all the way to the site, reports Buzz.ie.
In her speech, Ms Flynn said: "Last night, I got a taxi home from town and the taxi driver refused to take me into my house in a halting site. So if I went on to be the President of Ireland or a top surgeon or whatever you may go on to be, no matter what you are, to a lot of people I'm still just a member of the Traveller community.
