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How violent extremists are thriving online — and why it’s getting harder to catch them While Islamist and far-right extremism is on the rise, so too is nihilistic extremism — that which is driven not by a specific ideology, but simply 'destruction and chaos.'

November 19, 2025 Mickey Carroll

(Sky News) Violent extremists are using AI to evade social media moderation, according to the leader of one of Europe’s leading violence prevention task forces. Speaking at TikTok’s Trust and Safety Forum in Dublin, Judy Korn, managing director of the Violence Prevention […]

Europe’s moves to tighten asylum and migration rules

November 17, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Reuters) Britain proposed sweeping changes to its policy on asylum seekers on Monday, the latest European country to announce tighter rules on migration in recent years. Here are details on how some other countries are changing their rules: Push for reinterpretation of […]

Couple seek to have overturned conviction for female genital mutilation declared miscarriage of justice

October 10, 2025 Pamela Fraher

(RTÉ) A couple whose convictions for the female genital mutilation of their one-year-old daughter … were overturned on appeal have been given a hearing date for their certificate of miscarriage of justice application. In what was the first trial of its kind […]

Mohammed tops baby name charts across Europe, highlighting demographic shift The sharpest rise was in England and Wales, where nearly 3% of all newborns were named Mohammed, followed by Belgium, where babies named [Mohammed] make up 1%

August 24, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Ynet) There is a dramatic rise in the name “Mohammed” and its variations across Europe, the Daily Mail said in a report, underscoring demographic changes linked to immigration. According to the report, over the past 25 years, the number of babies given […]

Handling of Gaza funds and alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood cause uproar at Dublin Islamic center An official at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland is being encouraged to step down over alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.

May 3, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Jerusalem Post) A senior official at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland (ICCI) has been asked to step down over alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Irish Times reported on Saturday. While the official remained unnamed, concerns were raised over alleged […]

Boy given eight years’ detention for stabbing chaplain

April 29, 2025 Vivienne Traynor

(RTÉ) A 17-year-old boy who repeatedly stabbed an Army chaplain outside a barracks last year has been sentenced to ten years’ detention with the final two years suspended. The boy had pleaded guilty to attempting to murder Fr Paul Murphy by stabbing […]

Clonskeagh Quranic school rejects allegations of wrongdoing

April 27, 2025 Joan O'Sullivan

(RTÉ) The Quranic school, which was based at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin (ICCI), has issued a statement rejecting allegations of wrongdoing. It comes after the centre was closed this week by the ICCI’s newly appointed board of directors. It follows […]

ICCI ‘stifled’ by exclusion, lack of vision, says Irish Muslim Council

April 25, 2025 Joan O'Sullivan

(RTÉ) The Islamic Cultural Centre has been stifled by exclusion and a lack of vision which prevented it from ever reaching its true potential, the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council has said. It said the mosque failed to represent the diversity […]

Closure of Islamic centre in Dublin after ‘unprecedented’ incident

April 24, 2025 Samantha Libreri

(RTÉ) The Islamic Cultural Centre in Clonskeagh in Dublin has been closed to the public after an incident at the weekend. It is understood that it occurred as a result of internal issues. Videos circulating on social media, believed to be from […]

Lawyer says no ‘smoking gun’ Smith did anything for IS in Syria

April 10, 2025 Unlisted Author

(RTÉ) Former member of the Defence Forces Lisa Smith led a “totally anonymous” life while living in Syria and there was no “smoking gun” that she did anything for the so-called Islamic State, her lawyer has told the Court of Appeal. Smith, […]

Hezbollah terror flag openly displayed on the streets of Dublin The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) led a gathering on Saturday

January 25, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Jewish News) The yellow and green flag of Iranian proxy terror group Hezbollah was openly waved on the streets of Dublin on Saturday. Crowds took to the streets days after a new government coalition administration was made official. The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign […]

TikTok, X and Instagram ‘exposed to terrorist content’

November 13, 2024 Brian O'Donovan

(RTÉ) Media regulator Coimisiún na Meán has found that TikTok, X and Instagram are “exposed to terrorist content.” The organisation has issued the decision following the notification of removal orders to these platforms from EU authorities. The companies must now take specific […]

Youth appears in Irish court over army chaplain stabbing

August 17, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) A teenager appeared in court on Saturday for allegedly stabbing an army chaplain outside a barracks in western Ireland in an attack that police believe was inspired by a “radical Islamist mindset.” Police told the court that devices belonging to the […]

Irish police probe terror link in army chaplain stabbing

August 16, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Irish police said Friday detectives were probing a possible terrorism link after a teenager allegedly stabbed an army chaplain outside a barracks in the western city of Galway, before being restrained by soldiers. “A man in his 50s received a number […]

Ireland’s intelligence services evaluate Hezbollah presence Iran-backed Hezbollah could be creating support networks in Ireland among left-wing republicans and people of Palestinian heritage, reports suggest

October 29, 2023 Lemma Shehadi

(National-UAE) Ireland’s intelligence services have shifted their priorities to focus on identifying extremist activity related to the Israeli-Gaza war, which may include the presence of Hezbollah and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine operatives within the country. There have been growing […]

Irish ISIS bride Lisa Smith is freed from prison (LINK ONLY) [Edited headline]

May 26, 2023 EoI News

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Britain can impose entry ban on Lisa Smith — UK court

April 6, 2023 Unlisted Author

(RTÉ) The British government has won an appeal against a tribunal’s conclusion that a UK entry ban could not be imposed on an Irish former soldier convicted of membership of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group. Lisa Smith, 41, [a] former […]

Lisa Smith loses appeal over severity of sentence

March 8, 2023 Paul Reynolds

(RTÉ) The former member of the Defence Forces Lisa Smith has lost her appeal against the severity of her sentence for membership of the Islamic State terrorist organisation, ISIS. The 41-year-old mother of one was jailed for 15 months at the Special […]

Appeal decision on Lisa Smith sentence due on Wednesday

March 6, 2023 Orla O'Donnell

(RTÉ) The Court of Appeal will give its decision this week on an appeal by former soldier Lisa Smith against her 15-month sentence for membership of the terrorist organisation ISIS. Lawyers for Smith, who was convicted last year by the Special Criminal […]

Lisa Smith begins appeal over 15-month jail sentence

October 4, 2022 Paul Reynolds

(RTÉ) Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has begun an appeal against the severity of her 15-month jail sentence for membership of the Islamic State terrorist organisation. Senior counsel Michael O’ Higgins submitted that the sentence was “too high” and that Smith was […]

Court of Appeal refuses to hear Lisa Smith bail application today

July 27, 2022 Unlisted Author

(RTÉ) The Court of Appeal refused to hear a bail application this afternoon for Lisa Smith. The former Irish soldier was sentenced to 15 months in prison just five days ago for joining Isis when she travelled to Syria in 2015. However, […]

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith jailed for 15 months for IS membership

July 22, 2022 Paul Reynolds

(RTÉ) Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has been sentenced to 15 months in prison at the Special Criminal Court for membership of ISIS, the Islamic State terrorist organisation. The 40-year-old mother-of-one is the first person to be convicted in an Irish court […]

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July 17, 2022 Eye on Islamism

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