Eoin Hayes blackface controversy - what do you think?
16 September - 10 mins
Podcast Series
Lunchtime Live
The Social Democrats had only just given TD Eoin Hayes a second chance after he misled the party about holding shares in Palantir, a controversial company that has profited from Israeli military actions in Gaza. But now, Hayes is under scrutiny again, this time over photos showing him in blackface portraying Obama at a Halloween party 16 years ago…
Should we be more forgiving of people's past mistakes - or are some actions simply too serious to overlook, no matter how long ago they happened?
Joining Andrea to discuss is Mamobo Ogoro, Founder of Gorm Media and Social Psychologist and Eoin O’Malley, Professor in Political Science at DCU.
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