House due to accommodate Traveller family damaged in suspected arson attack
Gardaí are investigating a suspected arson attack on a house in Carnmore, Co. Galway. The house was earmarked for a Traveller family after it was
Gemma O’Doherty arrested during livestream in Bray
Gardaí arrested Gemma O’Doherty today while she was livestreaming in Bray. The former journalist and failed politician had placed banners overlooking a motorway when gardaí
Editorial – Saturday’s anti-mask rally was a recruitment drive for the far right
The first two months of the new Irish government have been, as any reasonable person will agree, a disaster. It has lurched from one crisis
Arrests at anti-mask rally as large crowd hears COVID conspiracy theories
An anti-mask protest attracted close to 1,500 people in Dublin today. The rally, organised by Health Freedom Ireland (HFI) was called to protest against the
Irish anti-maskers coordinating with German group Querdenken which has links to far-right extremists
An Irish anti-mask group is coordinating with a similar and controversial German organisation. Health Freedom Ireland (HFI), which is opposed to Ireland’s COVID-19 legislation, has
Facebook announces crackdown on QAnon while also targeting anti-fascist pages and groups
Facebook has announced a crackdown on QAnon, anti-fascist, and militia groups on the platform. The move comes as the company signalled it was expanding its
Holocaust denial is thriving on social media with Facebook algorithm ‘actively’ suggesting similar content to users
Holocaust denial groups are thriving on Facebook and Twitter according to a new report. It’s argued that both platforms “provide a home to an established
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin describes racism in Ireland as ‘damaging’ and ‘dangerous’
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has attacked the increase in racism and hate speech in Ireland. Martin argued that racist language and behaviour “is always dangerous”. He
Leo Varadkar defending white men is no mistake. It’s a play for far-right votes
Leo Varadkar is not one to make gaffes. He knows what he’s saying when he says it. And he knows what he’s doing when he
Twitter permanently suspends Anti-Corruption Ireland account for ‘violations of our spam and platform manipulation policies’
The Twitter account of Gemma O’Doherty’s Anti-Corruption Ireland (ACI) has been permanently suspended. Twitter also removed the account of John Waters, who ran as an
Aoife Gallagher of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue: QAnon is a ‘delivery mechanism for many different disinformation campaigns’
One of the more interesting and terrifying aspects of Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory has been the emergence of a conspiracy theory related to his
Violence in Dublin as anti-racism activists confront far-right protestors
There were scuffles in Dublin today as activists confronted far-right and QAnon protestors. On O’Connell bridge a march organised by Gemma O’Doherty and her far-right