Cormac O’Keeffe

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Cormac O’Keeffe

The Irish far right may not be having success in national politics but it is using the online world to “build its base” and to spread “ideologies of hate”, according to new research. Academics in University College Cork (UCC) said there has been “an increase” in both far-right and extreme right-wing activity in Ireland in recent years - seen in online activism, street protests, and “even violence”.

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Cormac O’Keeffe

Children and women’s networks have expressed alarm after new research shows that misogynist videos featuring Andrew Tate are easily accessible to boys as young as 13 across Europe, including in Ireland. The Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) said it identified 100 of the most-viewed YouTube videos of Mr Tate promoting misogyny over the last year, attracting nearly 54m views.

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Cormac O’Keeffe

The Taoiseach has said that “cyber warfare” is the biggest problem the country faces in cybersecurity. Micheál Martin said the key threats facing Ireland were: cyber security attacks; subsea cable attacks; hybrid attacks; misinformation on social media and terrorist attacks – but added that the risk of them happening was “low”.

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Cormac O’Keeffe

Two Garda staff associations, representing the bulk of members, do not believe that Government targets to increase the Garda strength to 15,000 in five years can be met. The Garda Representative Association (GRA) and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) also said the morale crisis among members stems from a belief that Garda management is “not listening” to their concerns.

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Cormac O’Keeffe

HSE experts have issued fresh warnings of the risks posed by ketamine, as new research from the Netherlands deepens concerns associated with the drug. Ketamine, an hallucinogenic drug that is increasingly popular among some young people, has featured in a number of drug hauls in Ireland this year and is typically seized alongside other “party drugs”, such as cocaine and MDMA (ecstasy).