Over the weekend, members of the far right staged yet another “free speech” rally outside the Dáil. Tensions were high as anti-fascist activists gathered on
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In the mind of Justin Barrett Ireland will be saved by installing a Catholic dictatorship
With the National Party running a number of candidates in the coming election, it’s worth considering what its preferred Ireland would look like. Its website
President Higgins warns of ‘ugly anti-migrant sentiment’ in Ireland ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day
Irish president Michael D. Higgins has warned about the rise of “an ugly anti-migrant sentiment” in Europe and Ireland. He argued that there are those
Editorial – Continued neoliberalism will further pave the way for far-right extremists
Are Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael starting to wake up to the reality that racism is thriving in Ireland? A recent interview with Fianna Fáil
Group previously known as Generation Identity UK and Éire disbands
The leader of the Identitarian Movement Great Britain & Ireland has announced that the group is disbanding. In a statement released earlier this week, its
Conspiracy theories are nothing new but the far right has weaponised them
One of the tactics of the far right is to assign a larger agenda to incidents which involve or affect them. Anti-racist and anti-fascist activism
New smartphone app will make it easier to report racism
A new smartphone app has been launched which will allow members of the public to report incidents of racism. The iReport.ie app was developed for
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 – The rise of the Irish far right makes the coming election a potentially dangerous time
It now looks certain that a general election will be held next month. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that he will be dissolving the Dáil
Editorial – As the latest ‘Free Speech Rally’ showed, conspiracy theories and the far right are snug bedfellows
Only nationalists and patriots are willing to stand up for free speech in Ireland. This is the argument we see trotted out time and again
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