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
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‘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
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
Irish far-right group targeting Jewish people and migrants in sticker campaign
A new Irish far-right group is targeting members of the Jewish community in Ireland. The group has begun producing stickers with an anti-Semitic caricature alongside
‘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
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