Bernardo O'ReillyOn the evening of 12 February Twitter users watched with dismay as the National Party’s Philip Dwyer uploaded a video of himself and the so called ‘men of Ireland trek’ invading the graveyard where Ashling Murphy is buried and using her tragic death to spread their hate-filled propaganda. 

Primary school teacher and musician, Ashling was tragically murdered in an horrific attack on 12 January when she went out for a run close to her home in Tullamore.

In the immediate aftermath of this tragedy the National Party and other far-right agents set about exploiting her death to spread racist and misogynist narratives. Dwyer bringing his gang of thugs to her grave, knocking over candles, and moving family flowers to place a highly inappropriate tacky harp-shaped wreath before reading an appalling speech about how the media and NGOs are hiding the truth was a new low. However, this level of misogyny and disrespect should come as no surprise given the National Party’s long history of violence and intimidation against women.

So, who are ‘the men of Ireland trek’? They’re a ramshackle bunch of National Party members and supporters. Far-right thugs, templar twats, cocaine dealers, violent ex-cons with gangland connections, conspiracy theorists, and political wannabes all turn up for these men-only walks organised by Dwyer.

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Dangerous Gang Of Marauding Misogynists

Bernardo O'ReillyOn the evening of 12 February Twitter users watched with dismay as the National Party’s Philip Dwyer uploaded a video of himself and the so called ‘men of Ireland trek’ invading the graveyard where Ashling Murphy is buried and using her tragic death to spread their hate-filled propaganda. 

Primary school teacher and musician, Ashling was tragically murdered in an horrific attack on 12 January when she went out for a run close to her home in Tullamore.

In the immediate aftermath of this tragedy the National Party and other far-right agents set about exploiting her death to spread racist and misogynist narratives. Dwyer bringing his gang of thugs to her grave, knocking over candles, and moving family flowers to place a highly inappropriate tacky harp-shaped wreath before reading an appalling speech about how the media and NGOs are hiding the truth was a new low. However, this level of misogyny and disrespect should come as no surprise given the National Party’s long history of violence and intimidation against women.

So, who are ‘the men of Ireland trek’? They’re a ramshackle bunch of National Party members and supporters. Far-right thugs, templar twats, cocaine dealers, violent ex-cons with gangland connections, conspiracy theorists, and political wannabes all turn up for these men-only walks organised by Dwyer.

Continue reading @ Medium.

2 comments:

  1. They may come across as a ramshackle bunch of losers but there can never be room for complacency wherever they rear their ugly mugs.

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  2. A political party that is inordinately concerned what two consenting adults get up to in the bedroom, and is outraged that a woman may have autonomy over her own body it would seem.

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