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Threat to democracy: Conspiracy groups 'becoming increasingly more extreme'
Experts warn intimidation and violence could escalate after masked men deface minister’s home

Sat, 20 Apr, 2024

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Crooksling ought to be a turning point for international protection applicants
Not only do we have the capacity to accommodate international protection applicants, we are legally obliged to do so

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

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Irish Examiner view: Modesty stands out amid Oscar glory
Murphy did Ireland proud, finding time to namecheck the country's support for the arts and the need for the nation to continue to back the next generation of artists

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

No 'overarching conspiracy' linking arson attacks, committee to hear
No 'overarching conspiracy' linking arson attacks, committee to hear
Gardaí have made a number of arrests for arson attacks on IPAS or rumoured IPAS locations, the Deputy Garda Commissioner will tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

Litany of arson attacks linked to asylum stretches back to 2018
Litany of arson attacks linked to asylum stretches back to 2018
In the last six years, dozens of buildings earmarked to accommodate asylum seekers — or incorrectly reputed to be put to that use — have been torched

Sat, 10 Feb, 2024

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Cormac O'Keeffe: 'We didn’t start the fire' a pointed musical choice at anti-migrant protest
Amid tense scenes and verbal abuse, strong garda presence keeps the peace at protest and counter-protest on Dublin's O'Connell St

Tue, 06 Feb, 2024

Paul Hosford: TDs go back to the future as new Dáil term begins
Paul Hosford: TDs go back to the future as new Dáil term begins
A Fine Gael vs Sinn Féin skirmish? Check. House suspended? Check. Going by its first day back, the 33rd Dáil's last full year looks remarkably like last year really

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024

At least three people involved in arson attack on pub earmarked for homeless people
At least three people involved in arson attack on pub earmarked for homeless people
False rumours had circulated that asylum-seekers would be housed there but the Dublin Region Homeless Executive confirmed it was for homeless families

Wed, 03 Jan, 2024

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Appeal for witnesses to major fire at former Dublin pub earmarked for homeless families
The former pub in Ringsend had been mired in false rumours, spread by anti-immigrant campaigners, that it would be used to accommodate asylum-0seekers

Mon, 01 Jan, 2024

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Leo Varadkar: 'I won't change my life' despite far-right threat to his safety
Taoiseach: 'I have been advised by the Garda Commissioner that the threat is higher, and the risk to my personal safety is real'

Mon, 01 Jan, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Criminal act shows the true face of racism
Irish Examiner view: Criminal act shows the true face of racism
The fire at Ross Lake House Hotel in Rosscahill, Co Galway, may be part of an orchestrated campaign by malign agitators

Tue, 19 Dec, 2023

Dublin city centre incident
Letters to the Editor: The real ‘fascism’ we face is weaponised snobbery
One reader writes that terms such as 'far-right', 'fascist', and 'anti-immigration' are flung about interchangeably, and as if they have universally-accepted definitions

Sat, 09 Dec, 2023

Understanding the philosophy of the far-right
Understanding the philosophy of the far-right
Before it can be refuted, and defeated, the far-right is a movement that needs to be understood, writes Vittorio Bufacchi

Tue, 05 Dec, 2023

Minister says gardaí will take 'whatever steps are necessary' to protect library staff
Minister says gardaí will take 'whatever steps are necessary' to protect library staff
Speaking after opening Kinsale's new library, Heather Humphreys said library staff 'deserve to be able to go to their work and know that they’re not going to be intimidated' 

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

Dublin city centre incident
Elaine Loughlin: Drew Harris kept his cool in low-temperature justice committee grilling
Garda Commissioner is adamant he is going nowhere — but neither are the far-right thugs who created havoc during the Dublin riots last week

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

Former students reject school board's 'regret' about Nazi collaborator 
Former students reject school board's 'regret' about Nazi collaborator 
School expresses its shock that former teacher may have been involved in atrocities during the Second World War

Thu, 05 Oct, 2023

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From Putin to Le Pen: Is Europe's drift to the right inevitable? 
A cause for optimism for the left is that the lack of public services in rural areas, deindustrialisation, unequal access to property and widening inequality are all issues that can be addressed by implementing adequate policies

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023

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Letters to the Editor: Medical scientists' pay inequality has fallen off the radar 
One reader highlights an aspect of pay and career inequality, while others consider topics including the recent protests outside Dáil Éireann, and approaches to mental health care

Sat, 23 Sep, 2023

Far-right protesters target closed library in Clare
Far-right protesters target closed library in Clare
Group campaigning against LGBT+ books who recently targeted libraries in Cork and Limerick, move on to Killaloe library despite it being closed for the weekend

Sat, 05 Aug, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Spanish elections could change the shape of European politics 
Irish Examiner view: Spanish elections could change the shape of European politics 
Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez called the snap election as a tactical gamble to face down right-wing parties

Tue, 18 Jul, 2023

Retired Garda inspector: Far-right activity must be 'nipped in the bud' now 
Retired Garda inspector: Far-right activity must be 'nipped in the bud' now 
Tony Gallagher believes gardaí need to be treating the far right in Ireland with the same strategic and well-resourced approach police used to tackle soccer hooligans

Fri, 02 Jun, 2023

DENIS SCANNELL
Letters to the Editor: Heritage lost in milestones
We need our archaeology for ourselves now and for future generations

Thu, 20 Apr, 2023

TikTok Warehouses
Onus is on Government to prevent spread of hate online, committee hears
An 'enormous amount of misinformation' is circulating online, exacerbating hostility towards migrants and asylum seekers in Ireland

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

Tommy Robinson court case
Gardaí 'ready' if agitators target the Ireland for All event in Dublin on Saturday
'Ireland for All' at lunchtime tomorrow is expected to attract thousands of demonstrators but a far-right counter-protest is expected at Parnell Square in Dublin city centre 

Fri, 17 Feb, 2023

Ashtown Protest
Solidarity rally held in Ashtown after migrant camp attack
A group of locals from Ashtown in Dublin held a solidarity rally for migrants attacked in a nearby makeshift camp at the weekend.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2023

East Wall Protest
Gardaí face 'near anarchy' amid protests against asylum seekers
Garda Representative Association calls for taskforce to tackle conflict as 'antisocial elements' latch on to protests 

Sun, 29 Jan, 2023

Mick Clifford: Far-right effort to generate hate is a damp squib 
Mick Clifford: Far-right effort to generate hate is a damp squib 
Any hopes that ‘national day of action’ would dwarf water charge protests soon dissipated, says Mick Clifford

Fri, 13 Jan, 2023

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How far-right propaganda in Ireland ‘weaponises legitimate social issues’
While far-right movements in Ireland might not escalate to levels seen globally, one expert says it’s time to take it seriously, writes Neil Michael

Sun, 04 Dec, 2022

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Irish Examiner view: Donald Trump subpoena may lead to a January 6 judgement day 
Ex-president is unlikely to make the same mistake as Steve Bannon — but Trump may end up in the US Supreme Court

Mon, 24 Oct, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Italian lurch to the right could challenge EU stability
Irish Examiner view: Italian lurch to the right could challenge EU stability
Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia look set to form a new far-right governing coalition in Italy

Mon, 26 Sep, 2022

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Ireland 'is facing an increasing threat from foreign interference'
Experts from Australia, Britain, and the North warn about the limits of the powers of Ireland's proposed new examiner of security legislation

Fri, 23 Sep, 2022

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Right-wing parties are selling out across Europe, too
As in the US, formerly mainstream conservative politicians are becoming dangerously comfortable with breaches of democratic norms

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Pro-abortion demonstration
Mick Clifford: Does Ireland have a problem with right-wing extremism?
Ireland is not immune to racism or bigotry but the GPAHE report is inflating niche groups well above their true stature

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

Copying the far-right doesn’t help mainstream parties. But it can boost the far-right
Copying the far-right doesn’t help mainstream parties. But it can boost the far-right
Does fighting on the radical right’s turf help to steal its voters? Research suggests it doesn’t

Wed, 13 Apr, 2022

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Global report raises concerns about gay 'conversion therapy' providers on this island 
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism identifies two Irish providers of 'therapy' that erases the LGBTQI+ community

Wed, 12 Jan, 2022

Irish far-right groups flocking to encrypted and unmoderated social media sites, research finds
Irish far-right groups flocking to encrypted and unmoderated social media sites, research finds
In January 2019, just 800 messages were sent by Irish users on the encrypted app Telegram, with that figures rising to over 60,000 in January

Mon, 15 Nov, 2021

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'It's shocking, it's vile, and it's wrong:' Taoiseach condemns protest at home of Leo Varadkar
Speaking in New York, Micheál Martin condemns far-right and anti-vaccine protest outside the home of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar

Mon, 20 Sep, 2021

Paschal Donohoe TD
Ministers hit out at 'appalling' Varadkar home protest 
Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said what took place outside the Tánaiste's home was the action of thugs, not protestors

Mon, 20 Sep, 2021

Coronavirus - Sat Feb 27, 2021
Anti-lockdown protestors have been 'galvanised' by events on Grafton St, warns conspiracy expert
A protest planned for Cork this weekend and another on St Patrick’s Day in Dublin are being examined by gardaí

Mon, 01 Mar, 2021

Anti-mask protest
Raising ire in Ireland: Covid lockdowns prove fertile breeding ground for far-right groups
The pandemic and lockdowns have proved a fertile breeding ground for far-right organisations and parties to use public fear to spread hate towards ethnic and sexual minorities. 

Sat, 06 Feb, 2021

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How Ireland can stop the rise of the far-right
Ross Frenett, Co-Chair of the EU’s Radicalisation Awareness Network Communications working group, warns of the rise of the far-right conspiracy theorists

Sun, 10 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus - Sat Oct 10, 2020
Michael Clifford: Large garda presence keeps things under control at Dáil protest
The violence at the gates of Leinster House flared for little more than a minute, two tops. They spat bile and hatred at each other, lunging across the barriers erected to separate them. A firecracker was set off, missiles fired.

Sat, 10 Oct, 2020

Anti-mask protest
Gardaí fear far-right violence next weekend
Gardaí are bracing themselves for a possible repeat of the violence from far-right extremists that was witnessed at an ‘anti-mask’ protest three weeks ago.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2020

UCC expert tells conference Ireland is 'ripe' for a far-right party to emerge
UCC expert tells conference Ireland is 'ripe' for a far-right party to emerge

Ireland is “ripe” for a far-right party to emerge if such a group is able to “sell” its story to the people, a terrorism expert has said.

Fri, 18 Oct, 2019

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