Danish MEP says rise of far right in Ireland will only continue

Anders Vistisen was accused of hate speech after he called for the “harmful influence” of Islam to be addressed in an EU debate on violence against women last year

Anders Vistisen, an MEP from the Danish People’s Party in the Identity and Democracy group in the European Parliament. Picture: Neil Michael.

One of the European Parliament’s far-right politicians says the rise of the far right in Ireland is down to a failure among the “old political classes” here.

Anders Vistisen said the rise of the far right also shows Ireland is now becoming more like Europe, where politicians are increasingly adopting right-wing policies on issues such as immigration.