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‘Major spikes’ in QAnon activity online as the conspiracy theory takes hold in Ireland
A new report has pointed to “major spikes” in QAnon activity online since March. The conspiracy theory, which is popular amongst the far right, has
Far-right Síol na hÉireann registered as private company and may be breaching fundraising laws
Far-right group Síol na hÉireann may be in violation of rules governing acceptance of donations for political purposes. The Beacon has also discovered that although
Government’s response to rape of asylum seeker in direct provision ‘inadequate and inappropriate’
A support organisation for migrants and refugees has said it is concerned about a reported rape of an asylum seeker in a direct provision centre. Doras
Children in direct provision regularly facing discrimination, racism, and isolation
Children living in direct provision regularly feel discriminated against and experience racism according to a new report. The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO), also found
Roderic O’Gorman calls out ‘anonymous, far-right Twitter accounts’ for homophobic attacks on him
Green Party TD and minister for children Roderic O’Gorman has condemned attacks on him from far-right activists who accused him of supporting paedophilia. The TD
Zuckerberg might be facing up to his Trump problem but it’s for the wrong reasons
Is Facebook finally starting to feel the consequences of platforming hate speech? The question remains to be answered, but an advertising boycott of the company
Europol warns of ‘anti-immigrant ideology’ in Ireland and links to far right in Europe and US
A new report published by Europol has warned of the danger far-right extremism poses to Ireland. The European law enforcement agency has said that “anti-immigrant
New tool launched to help with resettlement of refugees in Ireland
A new tool has been launched to help people working to welcome and resettle migrants and refugees in Ireland. The Refugee Resettlement Toolkit (RRT) has
UCD students pen open letter condemning professor for spreading misinformation about COVID-19
Students in University College Dublin (UCD) have signed a letter condemning statements made by professor Dolores Cahill in which she plays down the risks associated
Far-right Telegram group calls for vigilantes to target anti-racism activists
Members of far right and anti-lockdown groups on Telegram have called for action to be taken against Black Lives Matter protestors and anti-racist activists. In
Ireland Reddit page forced to temporarily close due to flood of ‘racist/extremist content’
The Reddit page for Ireland has been forced to shut after midnight because of a flood of racist comments. According to the page’s moderators, they