A UN committee has instructed the Scottish Government to take action on anti-Irish racism.
The decision, contained in a report published on Friday by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), said it was "concerned" about reports of anti-Irish discrimination in the country.
It went on to recommend that the Government "develop measures to effectively address ethnic and religious prejudice" relating to the Irish community in Scotland.
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Friday's report represents the first time that the CERD has directly addressed discrimination against Irish people in the country.
The report said CERD was "concerned" at the state of affairs, saying in full: "The committee is also concerned about reports of racist incidents and ethnic and religious prejudice against Irish persons in Scotland.
"It recommends that the [UK], and particularly the government of Scotland, engage with relevant stakeholders, in particular members of the Irish community, to develop measures to effectively address ethnic and religious prejudice in Scotland."
The Scottish Government has previously committed to implementing the human rights convention behind the CERD into Scots law.
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However, at present, the government has no legal requirement to comply with the committee's recommendations.
The remainder of the section of the report concerning Scotland's Irish community discussed paramilitary violence and ethnic tensions in Northern Ireland.
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