Joe Brolly on witnessing the Dublin attacks and the fight against hatred Newstalk

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Far from being patriots, the Irish far-right loathe Ireland more than anyone else, Joe Brolly has said. • The barrister and podcaster witnessed Thursday’s attack on Parnell Square and has spent the intervening days reflecting on the nature of the violence that played out afterwards. • Many far-right figures reacted gleefully to the riots and Mr Brolly’s assessment of them was withering. • “No one hates Ireland more than the Irish far-right,” he told The Hard Shoulder. • “They hate bus drivers, librarians, Luas drivers, teachers, women, gays, trans - they loathe trans people - politicians, they can’t stand politicians,” he said. • “They hate working people, Muslims, Jews - [they spread] the Jewish replacement theory, we see them on O’Connell Street making these outrageous antisemitic speeches. • “The GAA, nurses, doctors, the homeless, sports people, they hate me. • “And they’ll happily smash up their own city and loot shops because hate is transferable. It’s got nothing to do with politics.” • Mr Brolly was also unimpressed by Conor McGregor’s decision to tweet that Ireland was “at war” and that the child on Parnell Square had been attacked by a “non-national”. • Mr McGregor has condemned the rioters but Mr Brolly described his rhetoric as overall unhelpful. • “At war with whom?” he asked. • “Brazilian Deliveroo drivers, Filipino nurses, American tourists? • “Then when it kicks off - and I didn’t see Conor on O’Connell Street when it kicked off - those were despicable scenes and he uses two pictures, he must have done some research to find them, two pictures of non-whites looting in his tweet. • “Then you’ve got the Britain First leader cheering this on because the aim overall is to destabilise democracy and [distract] poor people from the real issues and causes of inequality. • “So, instead of organising for social activism, they riot, attack and loot. • “Then what happens? Their kids go to prison, their future’s destroyed… It’s entirely self-defeating.” • Since the riots, 48 people have been arrested and Gardaí are looking for photos and videos that could help identify other rioters. • ________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 📱 Have you downloaded the Newstalk app? • Find the app in the Google Play store: • https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... • Find the app via Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/newstal... • #️⃣ SUBSCRIBE to the Newstalk social channels: • YOUTUBE | / @newstalkfm • TWITTER | twitter.com/newstalkfm • INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/newstalkfm/ • FACEBOOK | facebook.com/newstalkfm • WEBSITE | https://www.newstalk.com/ • 🎧 PODCAST - listen at your leisure: newstalk.com/podcasts • iTunes: search for Newstalk in your app! • Spotify: search for Newstalk for our latest pods and news • Or wherever you get your podcasts! • 📱GET IN TOUCH WITH NEWSTALK • WhatsApp: get in touch on 0871400106 • #dublinattacks #dublinriots #dublin #ireland #news #politics

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