• This is a test of the emergency newsticker system
  •  
Skip to content

The Beacon

Reporting on the far right
Main navigation
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Opinion
  • Investigations
  • Contact
  • Support Us
  • About

Editorial – Forces similar to those that attempted insurrection in Washington aren’t unknown to Irish shores

A photo of a gallows outside the Capitol building in Washington and a photo of banners with nooses on them being held by extremists outside the Dáil to target Irish politicians.
T T Read More

Four years of Donald Trump’s extremist rhetoric reached its natural apex in Washington last week. Having refused to […]

The Beacon 17/01/2021 Opinion

Irish-based Parler user asked how he’d get his 12-gauge’ on an airplane to support US insurrection

A photo of far-right extremists outside the Capitol building in Washington where they attempted an insurrection.
T T Read More

A number of videos from the hack of the social media website Parler can be traced back to […]

The Beacon 14/01/2021 News

‘Be as callous as possible’: How the Irish far right mobilised after gardaí killed George Nkencho

A photo of a man at a keyboard, an example of how the Irish far right mobilised online after gardaí killed George Nkencho.
T T Read More

It didn’t take long for the Irish far right to push its favoured narrative after gardaí shot George […]

Bryan Wall 09/01/2021 Analysis

Anti-mask IPAT barrister Una McGurk says ‘globalists’ trying to implement a ‘one-world government’

A photo of Una McGurk, a barrister who assesses asylum applications.
T T Read More

Controversial barrister Una McGurk has claimed there’s a conspiracy to institute a one-world government. McGurk, who until recently […]

The Beacon 03/01/2021 News

Editorial – Ireland is unexceptional when it comes to the pandemic and the far right

A photo of a banner of the far-right National Party which reads "Let Ireland Live" and was displayed at an anti-lockdown rally to protest against the government's pandemic laws.
T T Read More

Ireland is not special. This has been hammered home for many in the last year. We were, like […]

The Beacon 31/12/2020 Opinion

A dangerous upsurge of transphobic narratives in Irish media is putting trans lives at risk

A photo of someone holding a placard which reads "Screw your assimilation, we want trans liberation".
T T Read More

In the past weeks there has been an unacceptable upsurge in Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF) and transphobic talking […]

Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll 19/12/2020 Opinion

Civil liberties group ‘welcomes’ government report on updating Irish hate speech laws

A photo of banners representing various forms of hate speech and hate crime that have been placed in a bin.
T T Read More

A leading civil liberties group has voiced its support for the proposed updating of Ireland’s hate speech laws. […]

The Beacon 18/12/2020 News

FoI request reveals Department of Justice monitoring ‘right wing extremist ideologies’

A photo of minister for justice Helen McEntee whose Department of Justice appears to be monitoring far-right activity in Ireland.
T T Read More

The Department of Justice appears to be actively monitoring the presence of far-right groups in Ireland. In response […]

The Beacon 17/12/2020 News

Gemma O’Doherty charged with resisting arrest during hearing in Bray today

A photo of Anti-Corruption Ireland founder Gemma O'Doherty outside the Four Courts in Dublin.
T T Read More

Gemma O’Doherty has been charged with resisting arrest in addition to two other charges she’s facing as a […]

The Beacon 14/12/2020 News

Christchurch terrorist visited Ireland in 2017 as inquiry reveals role of Internet in his radicalisation

A photo of a flower memorial in Christchurch after the terrorist attack by a far-right extremist left 51 people dead.
T T Read More

The Christchurch terrorist visited Ireland in the years before he carried out his attack on two mosques last […]

The Beacon 09/12/2020 News

New group founded by former Renua members crowdfunding €250,000 to challenge lockdown laws in court

A photo of the website of the Irish Council for Human Rights which is crowdfunding €250,000 to challenge the lockdown legislation in court.
T T Read More

A new anti-lockdown group has been launched by former members of Renua. The Irish Council for Human Rights […]

Bryan Wall 06/12/2020 Investigations

Helen McEntee claims reforming Ireland’s citizenship laws could have ‘unintended consequences’

A photo of Helen McEntee in the Seanad where she claimed that reforming Ireland's citizenship laws could have "unintended consequences".
T T Read More

Minister for justice Helen McEntee has claimed that reforming Ireland’s citizenship laws could have “unintended consequences” for state […]

The Beacon 05/12/2020 News

Posts navigation

Previous1 2 3 … 15 Next
Footer navigation
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Opinion
  • Investigations
  • Contact
  • Support Us
  • About
Secondary navigation
  • Search

Begin typing your search above and press return to search. Press Esc to cancel.