Mike Sheridan: How hate spewed by Donald Trump and his followers has infected Ireland, even sparking violence

Gardaí near a burning vehicle during last year’s riots in Dublin, which saw many rioters parroting rhetoric from the US far right. Photo: Reuters Beto O’Rourke was running for his party’s presidential nomination in 2019 when a gunman killed 23 people in a Walmart in the ­Democrat politician’s hometown of El Paso, Texas. The shooter had travelled more than 1,000km by car after publishing a manifesto on the anonymous messaging board 8chan citing the Hispanic “invasion” and detailing the weapons he would use.

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