Unrest over shooting of Charlie Kirk could have ramifications for Ireland, academic warns
Charlie Kirk speaks moments before he is shot during Turning Point's visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
The fatal shooting of MAGA political activist and gun rights advocate Charlie Kirk is likely to fuel further political division and unrest in the US with ramifications for Ireland, a politics academic warned.
Dr Clodagh Harrington, lecturer in American politics at University College Cork, said that people turn to their country’s leader at a time of collective shock.
