Anti-lockdown protestors have been 'galvanised' by events on Grafton St, warns conspiracy expert

Anti-lockdown protestors have been 'galvanised' by events on Grafton St, warns conspiracy expert

Gardaí are continuing their search for a man who discharged a firework at close range during Saturday's protest in Dublin city centre.

Anti-lockdown and conspiracy groups and individuals have been “galvanised” by last Saturday’s protest on Dublin’s Grafton Street and further demonstrations look likely, an anti-extremism researcher has said.

Aoife Gallagher, who monitors disinformation online for a London think-tank, said she was “very concerned” at the spread of conspiracy theories among Irish people across social media.

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