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National Party member gets prison for attack on LGBTQIA+ activist Izzy Kamikaze
News

National Party member gets prison for attack on LGBTQIA+ activist Izzy Kamikaze

19/10/202116/01/20225 min read

A judge today has sentenced a National Party member who attacked an LGBTQIA+ activist to three years in prison with the final year suspended. On

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Facebook removes page of Irish far-right agitator Grand Torino
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Facebook removes page of Irish far-right agitator Grand Torino

13/10/202113/10/20213 min read

Facebook has deleted the page of well-known far-right provocateur, Rowan Croft. Also known as Grand Torino, the company removed his page of the same name

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‘There’s no hiding from us’ warns Galway extremist with history of arrests
Investigations

‘There’s no hiding from us’ warns Galway extremist with history of arrests

07/10/202131/10/20219 min read

Far-right, anti-vaccination extremists have vowed to step up their campaign of targeting politicians and public figures. In a video posted to social media earlier this

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Far-right protestors target home of Dr. Tony Holohan
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Far-right protestors target home of Dr. Tony Holohan

03/10/202103/10/20213 min read

Anti-vaccination, far-right protestors today targeted the home of the head of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) Dr. Tony Holohan. Roughly 20 protestors were

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Bray court finds Gemma O’Doherty guilty on three counts
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Bray court finds Gemma O’Doherty guilty on three counts

29/09/202102/10/20213 min read

Today a court in Bray, Co. Wicklow found Gemma O’Doherty guilty of resisting arrest, intending to breach the peace, and refusing to provide her name

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Misinformation still on social media despite HSE reports
Investigations

Misinformation still on social media despite HSE reports

28/09/202106/10/20214 min read

During a seven-month period this year the Health Service Executive (HSE) has reported over 1,000 posts to social media companies for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. Facebook,

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Gardaí called to far-right protest outside home of Leo Varadkar
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Gardaí called to far-right protest outside home of Leo Varadkar

20/09/202102/10/20214 min read

A mob of far-right activists held a small protest outside the home of tánaiste Leo Varadkar yesterday. The group of roughly 30 protestors accused the

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Man filmed helping patient leave hospital linked to Italian far-right party
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Man filmed helping patient leave hospital linked to Italian far-right party

16/09/202102/10/20213 min read

The Beacon has identified a far-right activist who earlier in the week videoed himself helping a man apparently suffering from COVID-19 leave a hospital. Antonio

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Human rights group calls on government to strengthen hate speech laws and tackle garda racial profiling
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Human rights group calls on government to strengthen hate speech laws and tackle garda racial profiling

06/09/202102/10/20214 min read

A new report has pointed to “negative attitudes” members of the gardaí hold toward minorities in Ireland as well as accounts of racial profiling carried

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Media debating people’s rights isn’t balance. It’s abhorrent.
Opinion

Media debating people’s rights isn’t balance. It’s abhorrent.

29/08/202129/08/20215 min read

There are some elements in Irish society who need to think deeply about how they use their platforms. For anyone concerned about social justice it

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Gardaí arrest far-right, anti-lockdown activist Dee Wall
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Gardaí arrest far-right, anti-lockdown activist Dee Wall

27/08/202127/08/20213 min read

Last night gardaí arrested far-right and anti-lockdown activist Dee Wall, aka Dolores Webster. She was leading an anti-lockdown rally outside Áras an Uachtaráin in the

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Sister of deceased woman attacks anti-vax groups for claiming COVID vaccine caused her death
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Sister of deceased woman attacks anti-vax groups for claiming COVID vaccine caused her death

24/08/202124/08/20213 min read

The sister of a woman who died suddenly has hit out at anti-vaccination and far-right activists for lying about the cause of her death. Deb

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