Published
Jan 1, 2025Page count
192 pagesISBN
978-1529244823Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jan 1, 2025Page count
192 pagesISBN
978-1529244830Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Recent years have seen a rise in far-right activity and protest in Ireland, with an increase in the number of attacks and harassment episodes against minorities, as well as politicians, journalists and activists.
Addressing a lack of research on the subject, this book is the first to analyse the rapidly escalating situation. Contributions from diverse sources, including journalists and former Irish police officers, explore the fundraising and online activities of far-right groups in their opposition to the politics of gender, sexual diversity and multiculturalism. In exposing the rising threat from violent far-right actors, the book promotes a debate on how civil society can prevent and counteract the spread of such ideas.
Yasmine Ahmed is Lecturer of Criminology and co-director of the MA in Trauma Studies at University College Cork.
Introduction: The Far-Right in Ireland: Right Here, Right Now? – Yasmine Ahmed
Part 1: The Far-Right and the State
1. The last 5 years of the Far-Right in Ireland (title and co-author tbc)
2. The Far-Right and the Sovranist Movement in Ireland - Kevin Sweeney
Part 2: Far-Right Activities: Organisation and Funding
3. The Far-Right and immigration - John Mooney
4. Far Right Intersections with Gender Ideologies and Extremist Behaviour - Joan Cronin
5. Financing the Far-Right in Ireland: Merchandise, Donations (and Potentially Music) - Clara Schenk and James Windle
Part 3: Offline and Online: Platforms and Communications of the Far-Right in Ireland
6. Blurring the Boundaries Between Off and Online Communication: The Power of Images - Sheelagh Brady
7. The Far-Right in the Online Space: Ecosystem, Influencers and International Links – Gabriella Fattibene and Orla Lynch
Conclusion
