Gardaí are aware of comments made online last week by a far-right agitator in which he suggests disrupting Dublin Airport with a rucksack. Graham Carey,
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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
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
‘There’s no hiding from us’ warns Galway extremist with history of arrests
Far-right, anti-vaccination extremists have vowed to step up their campaign of targeting politicians and public figures. In a video posted to social media earlier this
No easy answers to dealing with targeting of politicians at their homes
Over the last 19 months the approach of the gardaí to policing of the far right and various anti-lockdown groups has been roundly criticised. Again
Gardaí called to far-right protest outside home of Leo Varadkar
A mob of far-right activists held a small protest outside the home of tánaiste Leo Varadkar yesterday. The group of roughly 30 protestors accused the
Critique of the government’s handling of the pandemic shouldn’t be left to conspiracy theorists and extremists
COVID-19 hasn’t gone away. No matter how much the government tries or wishes it to be otherwise, the virus is still circulating. In a repeat
Editorial – Ireland is unexceptional when it comes to the pandemic and the far right
Ireland is not special. This has been hammered home for many in the last year. We were, like every other country on the planet, hit
ICCL voices ‘concern’ at apparent garda profiling in ‘Smoothie Girl’ investigation
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has voiced its “concern” that gardaí are engaging in profiling by attempting to identify a woman who threw
Leo Varadkar defending white men is no mistake. It’s a play for far-right votes
Leo Varadkar is not one to make gaffes. He knows what he’s saying when he says it. And he knows what he’s doing when he
Leo Varadkar: ‘The far right and the far left aren’t very different to me’
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has compared the far right to the far left in the Dáil after being asked to admit to his government’s failings in