TWEETS: There was a huge reaction from viewers to the I Am Immigrant documentary on RTE 2

Conor Heneghan

It got a lot of people talking.

‘I am Immigrant’, the second part of a three-part documentary series on identity in Ireland, aired on RTE 2 tonight and very much lived up to the promise of the previews, one of which you may have seen elsewhere on the site today.

Over the course of a few weeks, a team from Motive television, who have been behind a number of successful Irish documentaries in the past, followed a cross section of newly arrived immigrants and others who have been here for extended periods in an effort to establish the environment that exists for immigrants in Ireland today.

It also documented the attitudes of those whose attitude to immigrants in this country is somewhat hostile, such as Pediga Ireland, some of whose members were involved in a nasty confrontation on the Luas while on their way to launch the Irish branch of Pediga outside the GPO.

It made for uncomfortable viewing at times, but it was fascinating at the same time and the reaction of viewers on Twitter spoke volumes for the programme’s quality and the relevance of the subject matter in today’s Ireland.

https://twitter.com/Eoin_OF/status/715640580957728768

https://twitter.com/Jim_Sheridan/status/715643712269905920

Shocking watching #IAmImmigrant #racism #ignorant I am sickened and certainly not proud to see that in Ireland.

— Tric kearney…mythoughtsonapage (@trickearney) March 31, 2016

English man just told Irish man he wasn't welcome at anti immigrant meeting… #IAmImmigrant #illogical #gobshites

— Deirdre O'Shaughnessy (@deshocks) March 31, 2016

So ashamed these young people have had such experiences, all the worse in a time of celebration of Ireland #IAmImmigrant #Racism @RTE2

— Ger Gaughran (@GerGaughran) March 31, 2016

#IAmImmigrant Can we all just get along 🙌 and have some ice cream 🍨

— The Kerry Cartel (@KillarneyKnight) March 31, 2016

Great documentary @RTE2! #IAmImmigrant

— Victor Castillo (@victorm307) March 31, 2016

https://twitter.com/CiarasTagAlong/status/715644110393180160

#IAmImmigrant is absolutely amazing! Need everyone to watch this.. #Dochreidte

— Conor Fagan (@48GoConcah) March 31, 2016

I thought we were 'the land of a thousand welcomes'? Heartbreaking to see what people have been subjected to in Irish society #IAmImmigrant

— Ali Kavanagh (@alikavanagh) March 31, 2016

https://twitter.com/AitheantasEire/status/715650813864112129

. @AitheantasEire That is completely untrue you shower of imbeciles. #libel She called on people to challenge racist attitudes #IAmImmigrant

— Sinn Féin (@sinnfeinireland) March 31, 2016

Powerful. I actually teared up at the end when the Roma lad got the guards and the African lad got elected. Modern Ireland xx #IAmImmigrant

— nidgey (@dabbleweed) March 31, 2016

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