A certain Irish woman is running around spreading hatred towards non-white immigrants.

One thing I'm guilty of is not doing enough to counter messages of hate with ones of positivity.

So here's a few stories of people who show the very best of Ireland:

This is Lieutenant-Colonel Shahzad Ahmad. He's served in the Irish Army since 2001, as Brigade Medical Officer, including peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Eritrea.

He says "if you are a simple, practising Muslim, your contribution to the Irish people can be tremendous".

Pictured center below is Dr. Atif Awan, Consultant Nephrologist, at a 10th anniversary gathering of Temple Street Children's Hospital kidney transplant program.

All the children pictured at this event are recipients of kidney transplants performed by Dr. Awan and his team.

Below right is Mansoreh Abolhassani, a single mother in her 40's who took up Gaelic Football while studying at Queens University, Belfast.

(What a woman.)

She quickly fell in love with GAA and says she gained tremendous self-confidence from her teammates accepting her.

Here's Boidu Sayeh, who left war-torn Liberia when he was young, shortly after his mother's death, and came to Ireland.

Soccer mad as a small child, he initially thought Gaelic Football was "a bit mental", but he stuck at it and reached Senior County level.

Pictured left is Senior Staff Nurse, Kavitha Tauro, at the 2018 annual Beaumount Hospital "Honour Your Heroes" awards.

She was nominated for her hard work by Sheila Hanevy, pictured right, for her ongoing care in Sheila's dialysis treatment.

Pictured below is Gina Akpe-Moses after winning 100 meter gold at the European Junior Championships in 2017.

She came to Ireland as a toddler from Nigeria and says "I'll never understand racism. The same blood flows through our veins, the same bones, everything."

Deborah Somorin came to Ireland as a 10-year-old, by 13 she became homeless, by 14 she was pregnant.

Now a successful working mother (accountant with PWC), she has created the charity 'Empower the Family' to support single mothers and also fundraises for Homeless Charities.

Below is a 2016 photo of Muslims who broke their Ramadan fast to break bread with the Irish LGBT community, in a show of solidarity after the horrendous attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.

Millions of us fled to America in search of a better life in the 1800's.

The day we reject those fleeing here in search of *their* better life will be the day Irish culture dies.

Irishness is not a skin colour.

To the racists tweeting me saying Gina Akpe-Moses - who has lived here 95% of her life - isn't Irish because she posed with the flag reversed moments after winning her historic Gold Medal...

... here is Conor McGregor moments after winning UFC gold.

This thread is not an invitation to inform me of your racist beliefs.

And to every immigrant out there struggling or working hard in low-paid jobs, your contribution is just as valued as the people I've highlighted in this thread.

And you're just as welcome.

Love not hate

A few people featured in this thread:

Deborah Somorin - @deborah_somorin
Her charity (helps single mothers) - https://www.empowerthefamilyireland.com/ 
Boidu Sayeh - @boidusayeh
Gina Akpe-Moses - @GinaAkpeMoses
Dr. Atif Awan, Children's Hospital @Temple_Street - https://www.templestreet.ie/donate/