'It’s a scary time': Irish people living in France fear far-right victory 'will further embolden racism' 

Irish women living in France are horrified at the prospect of a government led by Marine Le Pen's National Rally

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen: Her National Rally party and its allies secured 33% of the vote in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Picture: AP /Thibault Camus

“It’s shocking. But someone is voting for them,” Irish filmmaker and actress Sonya O’Donoghue said after the far-right’s historic success in the first round of parliamentary elections.

In a guarded whisper at the hairdressers on Monday morning, her beautician leaned in and said: “It’s terrible, I want to get out of here now. I’m moving to Canada. It’s crazy here.”