The image is a favourite of right-wing discussion groups on social media platforms like Facebook, Telegram, and Gab. Photo: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie“This is the playbook of the far-right,” says Stephen* who actively tracks misinformation from far-right figures. And far-right groups pretend to care about that, but then the message becomes ‘House the Irish First’. A spokesperson for the Far Right Observatory, which monitors far-right groups in Ireland, said that the pandemic has seen numbers grow. Unfortunately, this is part of a pattern of far-right groups targeting Balbriggan by linking crime with diversity through a narrative of racially motivated ‘gang’ violence.

Source: Irish Examiner February 06, 2021 12:00 UTC