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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Extremists using Steam gaming service to connect, socialise, and recruit
Popular gaming distribution service Steam is host to a number of active far-right and neo-Nazi community groups. The information comes from a new study the
New report argues Irish far right producing ‘Layers of Lies’ on Telegram
A new report has highlighted the extent to which the Irish far right is using Telegram. According to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), the
Irish-based Parler user asked how he’d get his 12-gauge’ on an airplane to support US insurrection
A number of videos from the hack of the social media website Parler can be traced back to Ireland. In one such video a user
‘Be as callous as possible’: How the Irish far right mobilised after gardaí killed George Nkencho
It didn’t take long for the Irish far right to push its favoured narrative after gardaí shot George Nkencho in Dublin on 30 December. Across
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
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
Disinformation websites attracting ‘staggeringly high volume’ of interactions around COVID-19
A “pioneering investigation” has discovered a number of disinformation websites are garnering a “staggeringly high volume” of interactions related to COVID-19. Researchers also found “hundreds
Irish anti-lockdown groups are using Telegram to organise protests and promote conspiracy theories
A number of private online groups are calling for nationwide protests to demand an end to the lockdown in Ireland. Using the encrypted messaging service