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
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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
Rebel Rally for Peace draws around 250 people outside Cork City Hall to counter far-right ‘free speech’ protest
A Peace Rally attracted a crowd of roughly 250 people outside Cork City Hall on Saturday 4 January. The rally had been organised by Cork
Peace Rally to be held to counter far-right protest due to take place outside Cork City Hall
A Rebel Rally for Peace is to be held in Cork on Saturday 4 January. The rally has been organised by Cork Rebels for Peace
Editorial – In spite of far-right rhetoric refugees deserve ‘a place of welcome’ here
Last week president Michael D. Higgins called on people to remember the history of Ireland. This history involved the forced emigration of millions of ancestors
Verona Murphy, who previously linked asylum seekers to ISIS, defends views in new interview: ‘Do we have to wait to have a London Bridge incident on Wexford Bridge?’
A by-election candidate who previously claimed that asylum seekers arriving in Ireland could be “possibly infiltrated by ISIS” has defended her views in a new
Ireland’s president reminds people they have ‘a duty’ to ‘create a place of welcome’ for refugees
Ireland’s president has argued that refugees have been treated “with indifference” by some countries. Michael D. Higgins went on to argue that we have “a
Editorial – Boris Johnson’s victory has emboldened racists across Britain and Ireland. Standing up to them has never been more important
With the victory of Boris Johnson and the Conservatives in the British elections a signal has been sent to extremists in both the UK and
Over 400 attend Rally for Peace on Earth in Dublin to protest far-right hate speech
Roughly 400 people attended a Rally for Peace on Earth in Dublin today to counter a far-right “Free Speech Rally”. The peace rally had been
UN tells Irish government it must ‘intensify its efforts’ to combat hate speech
The UN has called on Ireland to “intensify its efforts” in combatting hate speech. It comes as Irish representatives appeared in front of the Committee
Christy Moore lends his support to upcoming Rally for Peace on Earth, calling on people to ‘stand together against racism’
Christy Moore has lent his support to an upcoming anti-racism rally. Moore took to Twitter to announce his endorsement of the Rally for Peace on