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

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, last week, at the Capitol in Washington when thousands of people gathered to show their support for the US president and his claims of election fraud. Picture: John Minchillo/AP

We all watched in horror as rioters inspired by fringe far-right conspiracy theories occupied the US Capitol building last week.

The societal radicalisation on full display has caused many to ask what we in Ireland can do to push back against the extremists in our midst, and avoid similar scenes engulfing Leinster House.