Elitist far-left has gained traction but its fascism is affront to democracy

There is now a newly empowered, self-appointed populism, a protectorate of the people, which in fact is the greatest threat to our democracy in decades, writes Gerard Howlin.

LAST Saturday in Dublin’s Smithfield, aptly outside the Children’s Court, there was a reprise of something that felt like a Trump rally. The ostensible cause was justice for a 15-year-old minor convicted of the false imprisonment of former Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser.

This was described as an outrage by Socialist TD Paul Murphy. The outrage in question being the conviction of a 15-year-old; not false imprisonment. It is a defining moment for those who will accept the result only, “if I win”.