Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has compared the far right to the far left in the Dáil after being asked to admit to his government’s failings in
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Vigils held in Dublin to express solidarity with US protestors and demand end to direct provision
Vigils have been held in Dublin to express solidarity with protestors in the US following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police
Doctor criticised after appearance on far-right YouTube channel
A doctor who criticised the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn criticism after appearing as a guest on a far-right YouTube channel. Dr.
Disinformation websites attracting ‘staggeringly high volume’ of interactions around COVID-19
A “pioneering investigation” has discovered a number of disinformation websites are garnering a “staggeringly high volume” of interactions related to COVID-19. Researchers also found “hundreds
Councillor who previously attacked immigrants and Travellers likely to become mayor of Galway
A Galway councillor who previously referred to people fighting as acting like a “Zulu tribe” will likely be appointed mayor of Galway. Noel Larkin, who
Trial begins of far-right terrorist accused of attacking Al-Noor Islamic Centre in Norway
Today was the start of the trial against Norwegian far-right terrorist, Philip Manshaus. The 22-year-old is accused of murdering his stepsister Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen, on
Political parties must ‘increase diversity’ as report reveals local election candidates faced racism
A new report has revealed that election candidates from migrant backgrounds have faced racism while campaigning. According to the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI), racist
First quarter of 2020 shows ‘doubling’ of reports of racism compared to 2019
According to the Irish Network Against Racism (INAR), there has been a marked increase in the reporting of racist incidents in Ireland. It revealed that
UN expert ‘alarmed’ at ‘upsurge’ in hate speech blaming minorities for COVID-19
A UN expert has warned that governments must “clamp down” on hate speech that blames minorities for the COVID-19 pandemic. The expert said they are
Galway councillor calls group of people ‘Zulus’ after footage of fight is posted online
A councillor in Galway has said that people involved in a brawl that was captured on video behaved like they were in a “Zulu tribe”.
Banner drop protest organised to call for residency rights for all
A banner drop has been organised by a collective of groups across Europe to call for residency papers to be granted to asylum seekers and
Extremists and conspiracy theorists are using the current pandemic to ‘advance their movements’
The COVID-19 pandemic is being used by the far right and conspiracy theorists to “advance their movements and ideologies”. This is the conclusion drawn by