The Mick Clifford Podcast: Arpita Chowdhury on how racism is showing itself in Ireland
Arpita Chowdhury is a journalist born in India but living now in Ireland. She has observed changes, both in real life and online, in how racism is showing itself.
Ms Chowdhury is this week's guest on the podcast.
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- Irish Daily Mirror
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