Shane believes the country lacks diversity in one crucial aspect.
He was speaking aftercolumnist Finn McRedmond wrote that Ireland is only"superficially" tolerant and makes a great a show of"demonstrating tolerance for ideas we are already convinced about".this morning, one listener said she felt she “almost has to apologise for going to Mass to some parents who are in my child’s school”.“We’re not quite so tolerant of different opinions in this country,” he said.
“I think Ireland has become a cold place for Catholics - for genuine people who believe and go to Mass. I think they’re looked down on as if they’re some kind of weirdos.A priest celebrates a mass. Picture by: robertharding / Alamy Stock Photohad been ignored because of the views expressed. “Obviously - and I’m not accusing this listener of this - we’re not going to read out something that is filled with hatred, but we absolutely welcome and encourage different views - even if they do challenge the status quo,” Shane said.Newstalk Breakfast.Ukrainian soldiers inspect the wreckage of a destroyed Russian armored column on a road in Bucha. “I would also add that we don’t see a lot of postcode diversity in the media,” the texter wrote.
“It is more important and a bigger problem than racial diversity or diversity of sexual orientation given the social makeup of our population. “Barely a genuine working class Dublin accent in the media - unless it is being used for comedic value.
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