Although the votes are still being counted, one thing is certain: The extremists have lost. In this election cycle we saw a large number of
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Four parties commit to introducing hate crime legislation ahead of election
Four of Ireland’s political parties have committed to introducing hate crime legislation if they get into government. The Green Party, People Before Profit, Sinn Féin,
Editorial – Fine Gael is pandering to racists while hate speech is openly spewed
Over the weekend, members of the far right staged yet another “free speech” rally outside the Dáil. Tensions were high as anti-fascist activists gathered on
General election candidate who previously claimed government is ‘flooding’ Ireland with migrants calls for reintroduction of capital punishment
A candidate in the upcoming general election has called for the reintroduction of the death penalty. The comments were made by John Daly, who is
President Higgins warns of ‘ugly anti-migrant sentiment’ in Ireland ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day
Irish president Michael D. Higgins has warned about the rise of “an ugly anti-migrant sentiment” in Europe and Ireland. He argued that there are those
Editorial – Continued neoliberalism will further pave the way for far-right extremists
Are Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael starting to wake up to the reality that racism is thriving in Ireland? A recent interview with Fianna Fáil
Group previously known as Generation Identity UK and Éire disbands
The leader of the Identitarian Movement Great Britain & Ireland has announced that the group is disbanding. In a statement released earlier this week, its
Editorial – Replacing one neoliberal party for another will be a gift to the far right
The latest polling numbers don’t look good for Fine Gael. According to a survey carried out by Behaviour & Attitudes for the Sunday Times, Leo
New smartphone app will make it easier to report racism
A new smartphone app has been launched which will allow members of the public to report incidents of racism. The iReport.ie app was developed for
Verona Murphy again defends previous comments about asylum seekers as she announces run as independent candidate in coming general election
Verona Murphy has announced she will run as an independent candidate in the upcoming general election. Murphy was previously a Fine Gael by-election candidate who
Editorial – The rise of the Irish far right makes the coming election a potentially dangerous time
It now looks certain that a general election will be held next month. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that he will be dissolving the Dáil
Editorial – As the latest ‘Free Speech Rally’ showed, conspiracy theories and the far right are snug bedfellows
Only nationalists and patriots are willing to stand up for free speech in Ireland. This is the argument we see trotted out time and again