When the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) published its report last month on the state of the far right in Ireland it resulted
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In Dublin and Mayo we saw just how much of a threat extremists are to gender rights
Pride month and the time surrounding it should be when the LGBTQIA+ community can celebrate its existence and be celebrated. In spite of centuries of
Embedded in an online network of extremists with a thriving ideology the Buffalo terrorist was no lone wolf
On Saturday 14 May an 18-year-old teenager drove three hours from his rural town in New York State to a Tops supermarket in Buffalo. Once
Irish extremist Telegram channels are sharing pro-Russia disinformation from sources directly linked to Kremlin security services
In the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Vladimir Putin’s supporters flooded the Internet with disinformation. It wasn’t unexpected as every conflict also has
Two gay men have been murdered so why does that matter to Irish extremists?
As soon as the news broke that Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee had been murdered in Sligo the usual suspects latched on to the tragedy.
Rónán Mullen attacks safe access bill as ‘fascism’ but documents show his links to far-right extremists
During a Seanad debate last week Senator Rónán Mullen claimed that the new Safe Access Zone Bill “flirts with fascism”. The senator went on to
GiveSendGo hack reveals US money pouring in to West Cork nuns linked to antisemitic Catholic splinter group SSPX Resistance
A tiny sect of so-called Carmelite Nuns not recognised by the Catholic Church has received thousands of Euros from donors in the US. The information
Irish branch of US anti-abortion Catholic group has income of nearly €1m per year and runs rogue crisis pregnancy agency
The accounts for the Irish branch of US anti-abortion and anti-gender rights group Human Life International (HLI) show annual income of almost €1m for the
The accounts of the Iona Institute are opaque but its links to the wider anti-gender rights movement are as clear as day
Accounts for the conservative Catholic Iona Institute show that in recent years it appears to have spent roughly 50% of its income on wages for
As conspiracy theories reign Vladimir Putin has become a hero in the Irish online extremist ecosphere
When Russia invaded Ukraine last month many were shocked, not least of whom some commentators who didn’t think Vladimir Putin would go that far. Others,
Doctor with links to Iona Institute listed as donor to Canadian Freedom Convoy in GiveSendGo hack
A doctor with links to the Iona Institute and who campaigned against the Repeal the 8th movement appears to have donated to a fundraiser for
Irish donors to Canadian Freedom Convoy revealed in GiveSendGo hack
Hackers have revealed over 160 payments originating in Ireland that donors made to a fundraiser on GiveSendGo for the so-called Freedom Convoy in Canada. According