Minister for justice Helen McEntee has claimed that reforming Ireland’s citizenship laws could have “unintended consequences” for state services here. McEntee contended that undue pressure
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New group Le Chéile launched to ‘build a national alliance’ against far-right threat
A new national organisation has been launched to tackle the rise of the far right in Ireland. Le Chéile, which counts dozens of organisations and
Dolores Cahill tells large crowd leaders will be put on trial for COVID-19 lockdown measures
Dolores Cahill, the chair of the Irish Freedom Party (IFP), told a large crowd at the Custom House in Dublin yesterday that politicians in favour
The language and rhetoric of polarisation
In the book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, Timothy Snyder advises his readers to reflect on the language they use. He warns
Doras report highlights lack of mental health supports for people in direct provision
Asylum seekers in Ireland with mental health difficulties are having their problems “exacerbated” due to living in direct provision. This is the finding of Doras,
Senator calls proposed Hate Crime Bill ‘poisonous identity politics’
Senator Sharon Keogan has described the new Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020 as “poisonous identity politics”. She made the comments in the Seanad on
Inconsistent policing by gardaí has given extremists space to thrive
In the last 12 months the presence of the far right in Irish society has become increasingly obvious. So much so that even the gardaí
Editorial – Extremists haven’t been defeated just because Trump lost at the ballot box
Donald Trump’s defeat in the presidential election in the US might dampen the hopes of the far right here. He was seen by many Irish
Video: Anti-maskers harass woman and attempt to push her onto Luas tracks
Yesterday footage was posted online of a group of far-right, anti-maskers harassing passengers on the Luas. The group were seen singing and demanding that passengers
Arrest made in connection with assault on Izzy Kamikaze last month
An arrest has been made in connection with an assault on an activist outside the Dáil last month. Izzy Kamikaze was struck on the head
Mixed reaction to Day Report’s recommendations about direct provision
There has been mixed reaction to the publishing of a report on ending the direct provision system. It’s recommended in the report that the government
Funding for Gemma O’Doherty’s Anti-Corruption Ireland partially revealed in emails to SIPO
Anti-Corruption Ireland (ACI) has taken in roughly €400 in donations from public outings in the 12 months up to April of this year. In emails