A former member of the National Party has blasted the party and its leader, Justin Barrett. In a podcast uploaded on 10 February, the former
Tag: Asylum Seekers
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
Editorial – In spite of far-right rhetoric refugees deserve ‘a place of welcome’ here
Last week president Michael D. Higgins called on people to remember the history of Ireland. This history involved the forced emigration of millions of ancestors
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
Editorial – Extremists will keep trying to win so that means making sure they don’t
The comments made by Irish members of the Iron March forum are shocking. Filled with hatred, intentional misreadings of history, and a contempt for democracy,
Editorial – The far right wants us to fear asylum seekers. Instead we should welcome them
The discovery of men, who are believed to be Kurdish, in the back of a lorry in Wexford during the week shows the desperation that
Fine Gael by-election candidate links asylum seekers and migrants to ISIS for second time in days
A candidate in the upcoming by-elections has claimed that “a big part of the migrant population” in Ireland consists of Islamic State (ISIS) supporters. The
Justice minister calls on public to support asylum seekers and oppose the far right in Ireland
Justice minister Charlie Flanagan has called on people to tackle the rise of racism and the far right in Ireland. Flanagan made the comments as
Man arrested in relation to threats made against TD Martin Kenny
A man has been arrested in connection with threats made against Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny and in relation to an apparent arson attack on
TD who received death threats for supporting asylum seekers has car destroyed by fire overnight
A TD who has previously received death threats for his support of asylum seekers has had his car burnt out overnight. Martin Kenny, a Sinn
Editorial – To ignore the torture of direct provision is to ensure our guilt in the eyes of future generations
In 2019 we look back in disgust and horror on the days of Magdalene laundries and industrial schools. We ask ourselves how could such a