‘Get off the computers and onto the streets’, was the rallying cry for a Facebook group called RiseUp Éireann to advertise Saturday’s anti-lockdown protest which descended into violence. Uniting the tribes was a message to the many groups against vaccines, masks and lockdowns to come together in numbers and make a collective point. Yet after the protests the group posted a message on its Facebook page saying: “What an amazing day today. A group called The Great Reopening is on Telegram and the protest was heavily promoted in its platforms. Speaking about the types of groups involved in the protest, Mr Harris said it was a protest that sits outside the normal behaviours of society.

Source: Irish Independent March 01, 2021 02:26 UTC