Last week’s episode was a repeat, but …
… this week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! we talk to Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc. (Dr) Pádraig is an historian and the author of numerous books, including most recently The Disappeared: Forced Disappearances in Ireland 1798-1998 (Irish Academic Press, 2024) and Burn Them Out: A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland, published by Bloomsbury this year.
In Burn Them Out!, Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc explores the long history that has led to this pivotal moment. He uncovers the pervasive anti-Semitism of the Irish political elite in the 1920s and 30s, the energetic efforts of Mosley and other British fascists to extend their movement to the North of Ireland, the IRA’s alliance with Nazi Germany in the 40s and the many ultra-Catholic, anti-communist Irish movements that were millimetres away from fascism. He tells the story of exotic entities like the Fascio di Dublino, the Dublin branch of Mussolini’s Fascist Party, and the Irish wing of Miss Rotha Lintorn-Orman’s ‘British Fascisti’.
We spoke to Pádraig about this history and also some aspects of the contemporary far-right’s activities in Ireland, including its involvement in and influence upon the 2022– anti-immigrant protests and riots.
See also : AFA Ireland [CrackBook] /// Ireland against Fascism [BlueSky] | How misinformation and far-right groups sparked a riot in Dublin after the stabbing of three children at a school, EDMO, November 28, 2023 /// Brittle Opposition, Daniel Finn, New Left Review (Sidecar), December 5, 2024 /// Conor McGregor will not face charges over social media posts made before and during Dublin riots, Diarmuid Pepper, The Journal, March 27, 2025.
4.30pm, Thursday, April 10, 2025 /// 855AM, digital, streaming, Community Radio Plus
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