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Category Archive: Opinion

Editorial – Facebook continues to be a battleground in far-right organising against asylum seekers

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As soon as it was announced that a direct provision centre was to be located in Tullamore, Co. […]

The Beacon 02/03/2020 Opinion

Editorial – The far right’s new strategy shows it is desperate and dangerous

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Since its failure in the general election the Irish far right has come to the obvious conclusion that […]

The Beacon 24/02/2020 Opinion

Editorial – There’s nothing grand about a coalition that won’t challenge the status quo

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With the election results in and a left-wing coalition seemingly further away than ever, it appears that we’re […]

The Beacon 17/02/2020 Opinion

Election Special – Extremists have been dealt a blow by the electorate but let’s not be complacent

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Although the votes are still being counted, one thing is certain: The extremists have lost. In this election […]

The Beacon 10/02/2020 Opinion

Election Special – Change doesn’t always come at the ballot box but this time it might

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Voting for left wing parties in this election is paramount. There are no two ways about it and […]

Bryan Wall 08/02/2020 Opinion

Editorial – Fine Gael is pandering to racists while hate speech is openly spewed

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Over the weekend, members of the far right staged yet another “free speech” rally outside the Dáil. Tensions […]

The Beacon 03/02/2020 Opinion

Editorial – Continued neoliberalism will further pave the way for far-right extremists

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Are Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael starting to wake up to the reality that racism is thriving in […]

The Beacon 27/01/2020 Opinion

Editorial – Replacing one neoliberal party for another will be a gift to the far right

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The latest polling numbers don’t look good for Fine Gael. According to a survey carried out by Behaviour […]

The Beacon 20/01/2020 Opinion

Editorial – The rise of the Irish far right makes the coming election a potentially dangerous time

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It now looks certain that a general election will be held next month. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced […]

The Beacon 13/01/2020 Opinion

The government almost handed a victory to extremists who use Irish Republicanism as window dressing for their real views

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The Irish government, in their infinite wisdom, decided to hold a commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) […]

Sasha Murphy 08/01/2020 Opinion

Editorial – As the latest ‘Free Speech Rally’ showed, conspiracy theories and the far right are snug bedfellows

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Only nationalists and patriots are willing to stand up for free speech in Ireland. This is the argument […]

The Beacon 06/01/2020 Opinion

Editorial – In spite of far-right rhetoric refugees deserve ‘a place of welcome’ here

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Last week president Michael D. Higgins called on people to remember the history of Ireland. This history involved […]

The Beacon 23/12/2019 Opinion

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