Caller 19

But it's interesting in some of the clashes, you'll have anti-fascists with the Irish flag and fascists with the Irish flag. But I think just in terms of optics, it sometimes looks very bad when the far right are able to clip out a section of of the opposing crowd and say, look, they have Palestinian flags. They have all other LGBT pride flags, but they're not proud to be Irish.

But it's interesting in some of the clashes, you'll have anti-fascists with the Irish flag and fascists with the Irish flag. But I think just in terms of optics, it sometimes looks very bad when the far right are able to clip out a section of of the opposing crowd and say, look, they have Palestinian flags. They have all other LGBT pride flags, but they're not proud to be Irish.

They don't have Irish flags. And there could be some Irish flags clipped off at the side. So these people in the far right are very good at using the history of Irish politics and resistance to Britain and using the imagery of that struggle and co-opting it. And I think it's very important that we on the, uh, And the anti-fascist side don't surrender any of that to them.

They don't have Irish flags. And there could be some Irish flags clipped off at the side. So these people in the far right are very good at using the history of Irish politics and resistance to Britain and using the imagery of that struggle and co-opting it. And I think it's very important that we on the, uh, And the anti-fascist side don't surrender any of that to them.

They don't have Irish flags. And there could be some Irish flags clipped off at the side. So these people in the far right are very good at using the history of Irish politics and resistance to Britain and using the imagery of that struggle and co-opting it. And I think it's very important that we on the, uh, And the anti-fascist side don't surrender any of that to them.

And I mean, the Irish flag, what it stands for, the green bit is for Catholics who wanted independence. The orange bit is for Protestants who wanted to be linked with Britain. And the white was for peace and unity. So it's a flag that at its very essence, you know, talks about respecting a religious minority and people from a colonial or immigrant background who arrived here as strangers.

And I mean, the Irish flag, what it stands for, the green bit is for Catholics who wanted independence. The orange bit is for Protestants who wanted to be linked with Britain. And the white was for peace and unity. So it's a flag that at its very essence, you know, talks about respecting a religious minority and people from a colonial or immigrant background who arrived here as strangers.

And I mean, the Irish flag, what it stands for, the green bit is for Catholics who wanted independence. The orange bit is for Protestants who wanted to be linked with Britain. And the white was for peace and unity. So it's a flag that at its very essence, you know, talks about respecting a religious minority and people from a colonial or immigrant background who arrived here as strangers.

I think what's tending to happen now is genie is out of the bottle and far-right message is spreading. And you had this big far-right rally of, you know, 10,000, five to 10,000 people at its maximum that came down O'Connell Street in Dublin, the main street in the capital city. It's not huge by political standards, but it is worrying. I think we're going to see that grow.

I think what's tending to happen now is genie is out of the bottle and far-right message is spreading. And you had this big far-right rally of, you know, 10,000, five to 10,000 people at its maximum that came down O'Connell Street in Dublin, the main street in the capital city. It's not huge by political standards, but it is worrying. I think we're going to see that grow.

I think what's tending to happen now is genie is out of the bottle and far-right message is spreading. And you had this big far-right rally of, you know, 10,000, five to 10,000 people at its maximum that came down O'Connell Street in Dublin, the main street in the capital city. It's not huge by political standards, but it is worrying. I think we're going to see that grow.

And I think on the left sometimes, and particularly in the trade union movement, we have this idea that, oh, this is a flash in the pan and we'll organise a few big rallies and they'll go away. They won't. This is like the National Front in Britain. You know, these people are going to be around haunting Irish politics for at least a decade and then they're never going to fully go away.

And I think on the left sometimes, and particularly in the trade union movement, we have this idea that, oh, this is a flash in the pan and we'll organise a few big rallies and they'll go away. They won't. This is like the National Front in Britain. You know, these people are going to be around haunting Irish politics for at least a decade and then they're never going to fully go away.

And I think on the left sometimes, and particularly in the trade union movement, we have this idea that, oh, this is a flash in the pan and we'll organise a few big rallies and they'll go away. They won't. This is like the National Front in Britain. You know, these people are going to be around haunting Irish politics for at least a decade and then they're never going to fully go away.

They'll pop back up again. I think we're going to continue to see the regional protests. And I think as well, we have started seeing the Irish government, which is a coalition of two centre-right parties, kind of tighten up their own language on immigration. We're starting to see an increasing number of deportations as well. The police really still aren't fully on the ball.

They'll pop back up again. I think we're going to continue to see the regional protests. And I think as well, we have started seeing the Irish government, which is a coalition of two centre-right parties, kind of tighten up their own language on immigration. We're starting to see an increasing number of deportations as well. The police really still aren't fully on the ball.

They'll pop back up again. I think we're going to continue to see the regional protests. And I think as well, we have started seeing the Irish government, which is a coalition of two centre-right parties, kind of tighten up their own language on immigration. We're starting to see an increasing number of deportations as well. The police really still aren't fully on the ball.

They are, of course, being given new policing powers by the government to deal with violent protests. They're being issued with things like, you know, new non-lethal technologies, you know, pepper spray and extra equipment and body cameras that they wouldn't have had before.

They are, of course, being given new policing powers by the government to deal with violent protests. They're being issued with things like, you know, new non-lethal technologies, you know, pepper spray and extra equipment and body cameras that they wouldn't have had before.

They are, of course, being given new policing powers by the government to deal with violent protests. They're being issued with things like, you know, new non-lethal technologies, you know, pepper spray and extra equipment and body cameras that they wouldn't have had before.