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,
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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
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
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
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
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
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