To those who knew her Ashling Murphy was “a shining light”. A national school teacher in Tullamore and a talented musician, she had decided to
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Understanding the far right’s use of memes with Hampton Stall of Critica Research and Analysis
Memes are part and parcel of Internet culture, with people creating new ones on a daily basis and inundating social media with them. From memes
The attack on the Freemasons’ Grand Lodge was an act of terrorism
After 2021 gave us lockdown after lockdown the hope was that 2022 would provide something different and, hopefully, something better. Instead, the new year got
German police arrested far-right, anti-vaxxers plotting to kill a politician. The same threat exists here.
On 4 December several protests against COVID restrictions were held across the German state of Saxony. In the town of Grimma about 30 people, among
Supreme Court grants Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters leave to appeal lockdown laws
On Tuesday the Supreme Court agreed to a leave for appeal made by Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters. The appeal relates to a failed High
Sophia Siddiqui of the Institute of Race Relations on the importance of ‘politics of solidarity’
Liberal feminism is failing both women and minorities. And this failure is coming at what’s perhaps one of the most crucial points in time in
Facebook confirms it removed page of Galway extremist Dara O’Flaherty
Facebook has removed the profile of Galway-based extremist Dara O’Flaherty. The company took the step earlier this week, coinciding with activists, the Far Right Observatory,
Editorial – Bill limiting protests not the way to deal with far-right mobs outside people’s homes
With the news that Fianna Fáil senator Malcolm Byrne is introducing a bill that’ll ban protests outside of people’s homes more than a few politicians
Fianna Fáil senator to introduce bill banning protests outside private homes
Next month a senator will introduce a bill in the Seanad that, if passed, will ban protests outside peoples’ homes. Senator Malcolm Byrne of Fianna
COVID disinformation group surges in popularity as Facebook ‘fails to enforce its own policies’
Facebook is unable or unwilling to block COVID-19 disinformation on its platform. The is the conclusion the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) has drawn in
National Party member gets prison for attack on LGBTQIA+ activist Izzy Kamikaze
A judge today has sentenced a National Party member who attacked an LGBTQIA+ activist to three years in prison with the final year suspended. On
Facebook removes page of Irish far-right agitator Grand Torino
Facebook has deleted the page of well-known far-right provocateur, Rowan Croft. Also known as Grand Torino, the company removed his page of the same name