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  • A photo of two drag queens outside Tertulia Books where extremists were intent on attacking LGBTQIA+ rights by stopping a Drag Queen Story Hour from going ahead.
    Analysis

    In Dublin and Mayo we saw just how much of a threat extremists are to gender rights

    05/07/202206/08/20229 min read
  • A photo of a police car outside a Tops supermarket in Buffalo where a white terrorist shot and killed 10 people.
    Analysis

    Embedded in an online network of extremists with a thriving ideology the Buffalo terrorist was no lone wolf

    21/05/202223/05/20229 min read
  • A photo of Irish Freedom Party president, Hermann Kelly.
    Analysis

    Two gay men have been murdered so why does that matter to Irish extremists?

    29/04/202228/04/20228 min read
  • A photo of RTÉ HQ in Dublin.
    Analysis

    RTÉ’s problems extend further than attacks from conspiracy theorists and the far right

    06/02/202205/02/20228 min read
A photo of Trans Pride in Dublin, members of whom protest against anti-trans rhetoric such as the kind broadcast on Liveline in recent days.
Opinion

LiveLyin: How RTÉ’s Liveline promoted a campaign of anti-trans lies

21/06/202222/06/202217 min read
A photo related to the Pride celebrations with the Pride colours and a heart which reads Love is Love.
Opinion

Pride is a time to be proud of who we are in spite of bigotry

18/06/202217/06/20226 min read
A photo of a typewriter with the words "The right to write" typed on a piece of paper, in reference to comedians and journalists taking aim at minorities and other underprivileged groups.
Opinion

Punching down has made comedians and journalists a laughing stock

27/05/202227/05/20225 min read
A photo of an abortion rights rally in Dublin
Opinion

With gender rights under attack worldwide the church should be nowhere near our new maternity hospital

08/05/202207/05/20224 min read
Trending News
A photo of the Telegram app icon on someone's phone. Telegram reveals huge growth in users and announces premium tier as it continues to attract extremists A photo taken outside Europol HQ showing the Europol logo. Far-right sympathiser awaiting trial for ‘firearms offences’ as Europol warns of lone wolf terrorism A photo of Michael Collins during a debate in the Dáil. TD Michael Collins attacks what he calls government’s ‘open-door policy on immigration’ A photo of Dublin Airport, which Graham Carey has suggested taking over with a rucksack. Gardaí aware of Graham Carey suggestion to ‘take over’ Dublin Airport with ‘a rucksack’ A photo of Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters outside the High Court on 19 June where Beaumont Hospital was seeking injunctions against her. Supreme Court dismisses ‘polemical’ challenge by Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters of lockdown laws A photo of two drag queens outside Tertulia Books where extremists were intent on attacking LGBTQIA+ rights by stopping a Drag Queen Story Hour from going ahead. In Dublin and Mayo we saw just how much of a threat extremists are to gender rights A photo of the defaced National Party poster in Longford. Longford woman says far-right extremists targeted her with anti-migrant poster near her home A photo of TD Paul Murphy speaking in the Dáil during which he discussed an article recently published by The Beacon about an anti-trans group. Video: Paul Murphy discusses Livelyin fiasco in the Dáil A photo of far-right journalist Andy Ngo. Irish anti-trans group confirms it reached out to far-right journalist Andy Ngo A photo of Trans Pride in Dublin, members of whom protest against anti-trans rhetoric such as the kind broadcast on Liveline in recent days. LiveLyin: How RTÉ’s Liveline promoted a campaign of anti-trans lies
Irish branch of US anti-abortion Catholic group has income of nearly €1m per year and runs rogue crisis pregnancy agency
Investigations

Irish branch of US anti-abortion Catholic group has income of nearly €1m per year and runs rogue crisis pregnancy agency

19/03/202218/03/202211 min read

The accounts for the Irish branch of US anti-abortion and anti-gender rights group Human Life International (HLI) show annual income of almost €1m for the

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The accounts of the Iona Institute are opaque but its links to the wider anti-gender rights movement are as clear as day
Investigations

The accounts of the Iona Institute are opaque but its links to the wider anti-gender rights movement are as clear as day

12/03/202218/04/202210 min read

Accounts for the conservative Catholic Iona Institute show that in recent years it appears to have spent roughly 50% of its income on wages for

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As conspiracy theories reign Vladimir Putin has become a hero in the Irish online extremist ecosphere
Investigations

As conspiracy theories reign Vladimir Putin has become a hero in the Irish online extremist ecosphere

05/03/202206/08/20229 min read

When Russia invaded Ukraine last month many were shocked, not least of whom some commentators who didn’t think Vladimir Putin would go that far. Others,

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Dublin Bay South by-election expenses revealed as National Party spent just €2,557 on leader Justin Barrett
News

Dublin Bay South by-election expenses revealed as National Party spent just €2,557 on leader Justin Barrett

26/02/202228/06/20223 min read

The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) has revealed the expenses candidates in the Dublin Bay South (DBS) by-election incurred in their campaigns last July.

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Irish commentator on Ukraine has history of downplaying controversy around Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov Battalion
News

Irish commentator on Ukraine has history of downplaying controversy around Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov Battalion

24/02/202202/03/20226 min read

An Irish commentator on recent events in Ukraine appears to have previously defended and downplayed the actions of the notorious Azov Battalion. Businessman Paul Niland

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Doctor with links to Iona Institute listed as donor to Canadian Freedom Convoy in GiveSendGo hack
Investigations

Doctor with links to Iona Institute listed as donor to Canadian Freedom Convoy in GiveSendGo hack

18/02/202217/02/20224 min read

A doctor with links to the Iona Institute and who campaigned against the Repeal the 8th movement appears to have donated to a fundraiser for

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Irish donors to Canadian Freedom Convoy revealed in GiveSendGo hack
Investigations

Irish donors to Canadian Freedom Convoy revealed in GiveSendGo hack

15/02/202217/02/20224 min read

Hackers have revealed over 160 payments originating in Ireland that donors made to a fundraiser on GiveSendGo for the so-called Freedom Convoy in Canada. According

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SIPO reveals expenses far-right groups and individuals incurred during 2020 Dáil run
News

SIPO reveals expenses far-right groups and individuals incurred during 2020 Dáil run

13/02/202220/03/20224 min read

Hermann Kelly’s Irish Freedom Party (IFP) spent over €30,000 trying to get its candidates elected to the Dáil in the 2020 general election. The amount

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Supreme Court sets date in March to hear O’Doherty’s and Waters’ appeal of court losses
News

Supreme Court sets date in March to hear O’Doherty’s and Waters’ appeal of court losses

07/02/202207/02/20223 min read

In March the Supreme Court is due to hear a case Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters have brought regarding their challenge of Ireland’s lockdown legislation.

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RTÉ’s problems extend further than attacks from conspiracy theorists and the far right
Analysis

RTÉ’s problems extend further than attacks from conspiracy theorists and the far right

06/02/202205/02/20228 min read

Last month an interesting thing was said during a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Politicians had summoned RTÉ boss Dee Forbes to explain

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Despite what some insist the far left and far right aren’t the same
Analysis

Despite what some insist the far left and far right aren’t the same

31/01/202231/01/202210 min read

Whenever the topic of the far right and the threat it poses is discussed somebody will inevitably bring up the left and far left. It’s

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The waiting list for trans healthcare reached a new high in 2021
Analysis

The waiting list for trans healthcare reached a new high in 2021

22/01/202223/01/20224 min read

A new year means we can look back at how transgender healthcare has fared in the previous 12 months, using Freedom of Information (FoI) requests.

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