Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Canadian far-right agitator targeting Ireland

 

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That extremists on the other side of the Atlantic have always had an eye on Ireland is nothing remotely new to those who have been paying attention.

The anti-abortion lobby in Ireland has found great support from various groups in the US over the years for example.

But with the proliferation of the Internet and social media, the focus of these extremists and their attempts to influence Irish politics and society has become increasingly obvious.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, any post regarding the government or immigration will be met with comments calling for the deportation of all migrants and for the supposedly traitorous government to be overthrown.

It isn’t just a feeling that these comments come from accounts based outside of Ireland. It’s been proven.

In the aftermath of an anti-migrant riot in Newtown-mountkennedy last year, a Sky News investigation found that 56.1% of all posts mentioning the town – 113,720 in total – originated in the US. A further 6,175 came from Canada.

The pattern has continued into 2025. The recent presidential election in Ireland was no different. And neither were the recent riots outside a hotel in Citywest, Dublin which houses asylum seekers.

There, assorted extremists gathered to protest after a man living in the hotel allegedly assaulted a 10-year-old girl.

This was the context into which Canadian provocateur Ezra Levant leapt in the hours after the news of the assault was spread across the Internet. Levant is a close associate and confidant of Tommy Robinson, who makes a lucrative living from his YouTube channel, Rebel News.  (more...)

The Canadian far-right agitator targeting Ireland



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