Old Firm racist abuse: Police enquiries following 'sectarian singing' by group of people on Glasgow streets following Celtic and Rangers clash

Police have launched an investigation after a mob was videoed singing racist and sectarian songs on the streets of Glasgow after an Old Firm game.

Police Scotland has launched enquiries following 'sectarian singing' by group of people on Glasgow streets following Celtic and Rangers clash (Photo: John Devlin).

Videos circulated across social media on Sunday showing a group of people dressed in black singing sectarian songs.

The incident happened after Old Firm rivals Rangers beat Celtic 1-0 at Ibrox.

One video shows the racist abuse-hurling group marching down Jamaica Street in the city centre.

It is understood the group also marched along Paisley Road West and other areas of Glasgow.

Racist chants appeared to target the city’s Catholic and Irish communities, and included the phrase: “The famine is over, why don’t you go home?”

Detectives say that enquiries into the sectarian singing are ongoing.

A police spokesperson said: “We were made aware of sectarian singing by a group of people in the Jamaica Street area of Glasgow on Sunday, 29 August, 2021.

"Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”

Many took to social media to condemn the bigoted slurs.

Scotland’s Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said he is “disgusted” by the anti-Irish racism on show in Scotland’s largest city.

Mr Yousaf tweeted: “For those hurling racist abuse at our Irish community telling them to "go home" - Scotland is their home.

"Disgusted to once again see anti-Irish racism rear its ugly head. Solidarity with our Irish community.

"I am sure Police Scot will hold those responsible to account.”

Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie said that the incident was ‘all too familiar’.

He tweeted: “The images of a mob singing anti-Irish racist songs, as they marched through Glasgow escorted by police, ought to be shocking but are shamefully all too familiar.

"At the very least, we need an assurance that every identifiable person in that crowd will face charges.”

Pressure group Call It Out, which campaigns against anti-catholic bigotry and anti-Irish racism in Scotland, called on the Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council to take action and to “start by recognising our community”.

The group tweeted: “This is the kind of racism you don’t notice – day after day, week after week, year after year, decade after decade. When are you going to call it out?”

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