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You do, of course, get like on the opposite side of that, on kind of the loyalist pro-British side in the North, you did get as kind of reaction to that pro-British paramilitaries, the Ulster Volunteer Force, the UDA, the Ulster Defence Association, the Ulster Volunteer Force, the UVF.

They would have linked up with neo-Nazi groups like Combat 18 in England to get guns, to get finances, to get their hands on explosives and things which were easier to get in England today. than in the north of Ireland.

They would have linked up with neo-Nazi groups like Combat 18 in England to get guns, to get finances, to get their hands on explosives and things which were easier to get in England today. than in the north of Ireland.

They would have linked up with neo-Nazi groups like Combat 18 in England to get guns, to get finances, to get their hands on explosives and things which were easier to get in England today. than in the north of Ireland.

But really, we never had a party here, either in the north or in the south, that was as successful as groups like the Front National in France or the British National Party in England. But sadly, in recent years, certainly in the last 10 years, the far right are kind of back. They're alive and kicking and they're taking to the streets.

But really, we never had a party here, either in the north or in the south, that was as successful as groups like the Front National in France or the British National Party in England. But sadly, in recent years, certainly in the last 10 years, the far right are kind of back. They're alive and kicking and they're taking to the streets.

But really, we never had a party here, either in the north or in the south, that was as successful as groups like the Front National in France or the British National Party in England. But sadly, in recent years, certainly in the last 10 years, the far right are kind of back. They're alive and kicking and they're taking to the streets.

Yeah, well, Ireland's greatest export was always people. And, you know, we huge Irish American communities in, you know, Chicago, New York, you know, all over. You've Irish people in Australia and Canada and England all over the continent. So in the early, you know, 2010s, we started like there had always been a trickle of migration and people coming back and forward.

Yeah, well, Ireland's greatest export was always people. And, you know, we huge Irish American communities in, you know, Chicago, New York, you know, all over. You've Irish people in Australia and Canada and England all over the continent. So in the early, you know, 2010s, we started like there had always been a trickle of migration and people coming back and forward.

Yeah, well, Ireland's greatest export was always people. And, you know, we huge Irish American communities in, you know, Chicago, New York, you know, all over. You've Irish people in Australia and Canada and England all over the continent. So in the early, you know, 2010s, we started like there had always been a trickle of migration and people coming back and forward.

Like we had some, you know, Vietnamese refugees here. We had migrants. You know, historically, we had Russian Jews coming here and so on, escaping pogroms in Tsarist Russia. But really, the first time that we had very large numbers of people coming was in the 20 teens. And it was things like the Mediterranean migrant crisis. It was people fleeing climate change in Africa.

Like we had some, you know, Vietnamese refugees here. We had migrants. You know, historically, we had Russian Jews coming here and so on, escaping pogroms in Tsarist Russia. But really, the first time that we had very large numbers of people coming was in the 20 teens. And it was things like the Mediterranean migrant crisis. It was people fleeing climate change in Africa.

Like we had some, you know, Vietnamese refugees here. We had migrants. You know, historically, we had Russian Jews coming here and so on, escaping pogroms in Tsarist Russia. But really, the first time that we had very large numbers of people coming was in the 20 teens. And it was things like the Mediterranean migrant crisis. It was people fleeing climate change in Africa.

the Syrian civil war, Taliban in Afghanistan, and more recently, of course, Putin's invasion of Ukraine. And the far right had always been these tiny little fringe parties and figures. There's a very active anti-fascist group here called Anti-Fascist Action Ireland. And anytime these groups tried to organize or take to the streets, they were challenged and they were run off. But

the Syrian civil war, Taliban in Afghanistan, and more recently, of course, Putin's invasion of Ukraine. And the far right had always been these tiny little fringe parties and figures. There's a very active anti-fascist group here called Anti-Fascist Action Ireland. And anytime these groups tried to organize or take to the streets, they were challenged and they were run off. But

the Syrian civil war, Taliban in Afghanistan, and more recently, of course, Putin's invasion of Ukraine. And the far right had always been these tiny little fringe parties and figures. There's a very active anti-fascist group here called Anti-Fascist Action Ireland. And anytime these groups tried to organize or take to the streets, they were challenged and they were run off. But

Really, what brought them all together, Ireland's kind of attempt to unite the right, was the COVID-19 pandemic. Because we had one of the strictest COVID lockdowns in Europe. You're talking about, originally, you weren't allowed to travel more than two kilometres from your home. That's one and a quarter miles for you Americans.

Really, what brought them all together, Ireland's kind of attempt to unite the right, was the COVID-19 pandemic. Because we had one of the strictest COVID lockdowns in Europe. You're talking about, originally, you weren't allowed to travel more than two kilometres from your home. That's one and a quarter miles for you Americans.

Really, what brought them all together, Ireland's kind of attempt to unite the right, was the COVID-19 pandemic. Because we had one of the strictest COVID lockdowns in Europe. You're talking about, originally, you weren't allowed to travel more than two kilometres from your home. That's one and a quarter miles for you Americans.

Basically, you could go to the store, but other than that, you couldn't travel very far. And of course, everyone was locked at home with their internet and started going down the rabbit hole. And what we saw was the anti-vaxxer COVID conspiracy movement took to the streets in Ireland very quickly. And that brought together all of the disparate, tiny groups.