Is there a real threat to democracy in Ireland? A far-right march in the centre of Dublin on Monday attracted hundreds of supporters, which is an illustration of the raised temperatures in Irish society.
It is also a milestone of an unwanted kind — five or 10 years ago it would have seemed inconceivable that extremists seeking to spread hate could gather in such numbers in the capital, but now such events have been all but normalised.
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