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New group Le Chéile launched to ‘build a national alliance’ against far-right threat

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A new national organisation has been launched to tackle the rise of the far right in Ireland. Le […]

The Beacon 03/12/2020 News

Dolores Cahill tells large crowd leaders will be put on trial for COVID-19 lockdown measures

A photo of chair of the Irish Freedom Party at a rally outside the Custom House in Dublin where she told crowd leaders will be put on trial for agreeing to lockdown measures.
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Dolores Cahill, the chair of the Irish Freedom Party (IFP), told a large crowd at the Custom House […]

The Beacon 29/11/2020 News

The language and rhetoric of polarisation

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In the book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, Timothy Snyder advises his readers to reflect […]

Mayte Martin 28/11/2020 Analysis

Doras report highlights lack of mental health supports for people in direct provision

A screenshot of the cover of the report published by Doras which highlights the lack of mental health services for asylum seekers in direct provision.
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Asylum seekers in Ireland with mental health difficulties are having their problems “exacerbated” due to living in direct […]

The Beacon 24/11/2020 News

Senator calls proposed Hate Crime Bill ‘poisonous identity politics’

Senator Sharon Keogan, who described a proposed new hate crime bill as "poisonous identity politics".
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Senator Sharon Keogan has described the new Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020 as “poisonous identity politics”. She […]

The Beacon 20/11/2020 News

Gardaí appeal for information after anti-mask protestors confront Luas passengers

A photo of the Luas, which anti-mask protestors boarded and attempted to intimidate passengers into removing their masks.
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Gardaí have appealed for information about an anti-mask protest on the Luas earlier this month. Video of the […]

The Beacon 18/11/2020 News

ICCL voices ‘concern’ at apparent garda profiling in ‘Smoothie Girl’ investigation

A photo of "Smoothie Girl" which the gardaí are attempting to identify in a manner which the ICCL has said amounts to profiling.
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The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has voiced its “concern” that gardaí are engaging in profiling by […]

The Beacon 17/11/2020 News

Extremists discussed using COVID-19 as a bioweapon according to Europol

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Europol has revealed that far-right extremists discussed using COVID-19 as a biological weapon. According to the law enforcement […]

The Beacon 13/11/2020 News

Inconsistent policing by gardaí has given extremists space to thrive

Gardaí involved in policing a left-wing protest outside the Dáil.
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In the last 12 months the presence of the far right in Irish society has become increasingly obvious. […]

Bryan Wall 12/11/2020 Analysis

Editorial – Extremists haven’t been defeated just because Trump lost at the ballot box

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Donald Trump’s defeat in the presidential election in the US might dampen the hopes of the far right […]

The Beacon 08/11/2020 Opinion

Video: Anti-maskers harass woman and attempt to push her onto Luas tracks

A photo of the Luas in Dublin, on which anti-mask protestors were videoed harassing passengers.
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Yesterday footage was posted online of a group of far-right, anti-maskers harassing passengers on the Luas. The group […]

The Beacon 03/11/2020 News

Trump might lose the battle but the war could already be his

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Whatever the outcome of the US presidential election, Donald Trump will have left his mark. It means that […]

Bryan Wall 02/11/2020 Analysis

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