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Violent unrest is forcing Ireland to reckon with increasing hostility to high levels of immigration, which has not traditionally been a major point of political debate. That is changing, however, with roughly one in five Irish residents today born overseas. The country is grappling with a burgeoning far right movement, with much of the conversation happening on social media. In recent years, hostility towards foreigners which has been nurtured online has spilled over into the real world, the most stark example being a widely-covered riot in Dublin in November 2023. So how is a country which has historically been shaped by the emigration of its own people dealing with the issue of immigration in the 21st century, and is Ireland鈥檚 political establishment ready to meet the challenge?

On this episode of The Global Story, Washington DC-based host Caitr铆ona Perry is joined by the 大象传媒鈥檚 Dublin reporter Aoife Moore, and by Shane Harrison, who worked as the 大象传媒鈥檚 Ireland correspondent for three decades.

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