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	The Immigrant Council of Ireland has criticised two incidents of racism which have caused fury online.</p>
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	In one incident, a poster was placed on a telephone pole in Tyrone to tell landlords not to lease their properties to foreign nationals.</p>
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	&ldquo;Attention landlords: Leasing property to foreign nationals will not be tolerated,&rdquo; the poster read.</p>
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	A Limerick advertiser on Donedeal.ie, whose ad for a car has now been removed, warned that he won&rsquo;t sell his car to &lsquo;foreigners&rsquo;.</p>
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	&ldquo;No Polish. I will not sell this car to a foreigner. They want everything for nothing so they can sell it for twice what they paid, so don&rsquo;t ring. Irish people only.&rdquo;</p>
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	A spokesperson for the Immigrant Council of Ireland said such advertisements and racist campaigns are appearing at an alarming rate.</p>
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	&ldquo;These incidents are completely unacceptable. Unfortunately they&rsquo;re coming at the end of a 12-month period where the ICI reported an 85 per cent increase in the reports of racism during 2013.&rdquo;</p>
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	&ldquo;They show we need to be vigilant and ensure all of our laws and regulations are robust enough to respond to these crimes.&rdquo;</p>
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	He said 12 per cent of all racist incidents relate to cyber racism, such as the ad placed on Donedeal.</p>
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	&ldquo;The poster in Tyrone is a matter for the PSNI to investigate and prosecute.&rdquo;</p>
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	&ldquo;It follows similar postering&nbsp; incidents in Limerick and Dublin last summer, and it&rsquo;s vital that these are brought to justice.&rdquo;</p>
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	Posters appeared in Dublin claiming that &#39;ethnic-cleansing&#39; of Irish people is underway. And a series of anti-Semitic and hate posters were attached to a bridge in the Sugar Hill area of Limerick.</p>
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	The most offensive posters in Limerick targeted Justice Minister Alan Shatter and had an anti-Semitic undertone.</p>
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	The ICI spokesperson said: &ldquo;these incidents are occurring at an alarming regularity&rdquo;.</p>
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	&ldquo;It&rsquo;s vital that laws are used to their full to bring these [perpetrators] to justice.&rdquo;<a href="http://www.independent.ie/incoming/racist-advertisements-cause-fury-online-and-council-urges-justice-to-be-brought-29883320.html">http://www.independent.ie/incoming/racist-advertisements-cause-fury-online-and-council-urges-justice-to-be-brought-29883320.html</a></p>
