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Criminology lecturer. Research interests in history of violence, conflict, and all things terrorism/extremism (including Ireland/Northern Ireland).

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Ex-BNP boss' sick message to nationalists to be ready for 'civil war' Nick Griffin, the former chair ot the BNP wants British nationalists to join the Army over far-right fringe groups to receive military training ahead of a so-called 'civil war'

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

07.12.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jury trials didn’t originate with Magna Carta The proposal of Justice Secretary David Lammy to reduce the use of jury trials has given rise to opposition on the grounds that jury trials are an ancient right originating with Magna Carta 1215. T…

Jury trials didn’t originate with Magna Carta
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Former Fine Gael minister and MEP Paddy Cooney dies aged 94 Simon Harris pays tribute to man of β€˜tremendous integrity’ who served in governments of Liam Cosgrave and Garret Fitzgerald

Former Fine Gael minister and MEP Paddy Cooney dies aged 94

06.12.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Could Chatbots Seduce Us into Extremism? Radicalisation Risks in an Age of AI Companions - GNET

Digital β€œloverboysβ€œ?

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06.12.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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School apologises after comparing Nigel Farage and Reform MP to far-right dictator Secondary school featured Reform UK members on the extreme far right of a display of the political spectrum

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

06.12.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier Neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists were early adopters of bulletin board systems, pioneering online recruiting and radicalization techniques long before the social media revolution.

Interesting piece. Much German neo-Nazi material originated in the USA due to strict censorship in Germany. Similarly, British Nazis used to print materials in Ireland, which had lax incitement to hatred law compared to Britain.

theconversation.com/far-right-ex...

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Bristol office workers warned over far-right extremist group 'White Vanguard' have reportedly become more active in the city recently

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

05.12.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right Text signed by president seems to echo β€˜great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces β€˜civilisational erasure’

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The 27-year-old white supremacist radicalising MAGA – podcast Where is Nick Fuentes trying to lead the Republican party? J Oliver Conroy reports

And following on from the previous post, this is Keith Woods’s old friend, Nick Fuentes. Fuentes and Woods are something of a mutual appreciation society.

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04.12.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Indo Daily: Bibles, subscriptions and €360 boxes of meat: How Ireland's anti-immigrant influencers are cashing in Two leading anti-immigration influencers are generating considerable personal income by selling merchandise, memberships and seeking donations to fund and grow their nationalist ideologies, according ...

More on the online β€œethnic entrepreneurs” of the Irish far-right.

m.independent.ie/podcasts/the...

04.12.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
Slide inviting historians to Join the Royal Historical Society, with the closing dates 15 December 2025 and 9 March 2026.

Slide inviting historians to Join the Royal Historical Society, with the closing dates 15 December 2025 and 9 March 2026.

Next Wednesday, we make our final Visit of 2025 to historians @lshtm.bsky.social and @ioe.bsky.social.

Our focus is on working as a historian outside 'traditional' history departments - something that's increasingly common. The RHS welcomes historians to join us, wherever they work bit.ly/3KBcnTy

03.12.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Irish Times view on the Garda taser trial: strong case needed for widespread use Any move to distribute stun guns more widely on foot of the trial must be properly debated by the Oireachtas

The Irish Times view on the Garda taser trial: strong case needed for widespread use

02.12.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Suspected members of neo-Nazi terror group arrested in Spain Three people are accused of belonging to the Base, an β€˜accelerationist’ white power organisation founded in the US

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

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Dissident with firearms convictions linked to anti-immigration protests and Citywest riots A prominent dissident republican with explosives and firearms convictions has become increasingly active in campaigning against immigration and recently supported the Citywest riots.

m.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

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Lammy claims curbing jury trials will reduce victims' suffering as Justice Secretary set to overhaul court system | LBC Sir Brian Leveson’s review of the courts system recommended juries be reserved to hear the most serious cases

David Lammy doing a β€œreverse Diplock”, restricting jury trials to most serious offences.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/davi...

30.11.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Launch of new far-right youth group draws protest in Germany Police used water cannon to clear a 2,000-person blockade.

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β€˜Devil pact’ satanist actor jailed for 23 months over right-wing documents Declan George Candiani was stopped by counter-terrorism police at Stansted Airport as he attempted to go on holiday in August 2024.

www.irishnews.com/news/uk/devi...

28.11.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ireland: Government announces changes to reduce migration The government of Ireland announced major changes to its migration policy on Wednesday in an effort to reduce migration to the country. The measures include stricter rules for family reunification app...

www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6840...

28.11.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Com moderator sentenced for role in sadistic chat group A man who moderated an online forum that blackmailed young girls into taking indecent images or harm themselves has been sentenced after a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.

Com moderator Bradley Talbot (29) from Portsmouth sentenced for role in sadistic chat group

28.11.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Abolitionist Currents Converging on the Windward Coast: Land Negotiations in 1821 for a U.S. Colony in West Africa The historiography of the Cape Mesurado land acquisition in 1821 has been disproportionately influenced by three sensationalised books, which presented one of the American negotiators, U.S. Naval C...

Hot off the press! Check out 'Abolitionist Currents Converging on the Windward Coast: Land Negotiations in 1821 for a U.S. Colony in West Africa' by C. Patrick Burrowes: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

26.11.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidential election

www.reuters.com/world/french...

25.11.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surely a job for Sam Spade.

23.11.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Could a gangster or a far-right agitator squeeze into gap in Dublin Central? Paschal Donohoe's decision to leave Irish politics will trigger a by-election in Dublin Central - one of the most interesting constituencies in the country.

extra.ie/2025/11/19/n...

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Nuremberg trial records made available online after painstaking 25-year project Launch of digitisation project marks 80th anniversary of start of legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

21.11.2025 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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International investigation targets billion dollar networks laundering money for Kinahans GardaΓ­ take role in NCA investigation into groups laundering money for Kinahans and other criminal organisations

International investigation targets billion dollar networks laundering money for Kinahans

21.11.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Children groomed for murder through video games, Europol warnsΒ  The biggest criminal threat to European society is now children who are manipulated into violence, says Catherine De Bolle.

Criminal networks are β€œweaponizing children” to commit torture and murder by recruiting them through multiplayer video games and smartphones, the boss of Europe’s law enforcement agency warns.

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How Roblox is taking action after ITV News exposed far-right on the gaming app

www.itv.com/watch/news/h...

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Woman, 40, in court charged with threatening Tanaiste Simon Harris Mr Harris, who became finance minister this week, was previously minister for foreign affairs and defence

www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

20.11.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Dayton Peace Accords at 30: An ugly peace that has prevented a return to war over Bosnia More than 100,000 people were killed in the Bosnian war. But the peace that ended it in 1995 sowed the seeds for ethnonationalism.

The Dayton Peace Accords at 30: An ugly peace that has prevented a return to war over Bosnia
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Adis Maksić

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Focus - Germany's LGBT+ community worried at rise in hate crimes In recent months, Germany has seen a sharp rise in hate crimes targeting the queer community. Figures from the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Federal Ministry of the Interior recorded 1,765 cr...

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