Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent A national plan against racism is needed in Ireland to ensure that integration takes place, Immigrant Council of Ireland's Integration Conference has heard. Sarah Duku, who is an Advocacy Officer with the community organisation Cairde in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, was speaking at the ICI virtual conference which got under way today and will run for the week. The theme of the conference is "Irish identity 100 years later", marking 100 years since the establishment of the Irish State. The Head of Religions and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam and Chair of Race Equality at UCC said difficult questions needed to be answered in Ireland.