As a mixed-race child, RTÉ múinteoir Emer O’Neill and her mum suffered horrific abuse and attacks on their home. Now she’s determined her own children will live in a much more tolerant Ireland
The term ‘influencer’ is bandied about as freely as air these days, but if there’s one person who is truly living up to the concept of influencing people in a positive manner, it has to be Emer O’Neill. The 35-year-old mother-of-two from Bray, Co Wicklow, has been using social media to educate and inform young and old alike on racism and, in particular, racism in Ireland.