“The Irish Flag has Been Co-Opted by Rar-Right Movement”, Says Irish Journalist - 06/05/2026

While the Irish far-right movement was small it borrows from the MAGA movement in the United States or ‘Raise Your Colours’ in the UK.David Gilbert, Reporter at WIRED, believes that there is no doubt that the Irish flag has been co-opted by the Irish far-right movement.Former World Health Organisation Executive Director Dr Mike Ryan says the Irish flag has been “hijacked” by what he describes as a very toxic form of nationalism. David believes that while the Irish far-right movement was small it borrows from the MAGA movement in the United States or ‘Raise Your Colours’ in the UK.David joined us on The Agenda this morningg to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.