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Professor Shirlow links Belfast unrest to far-right networks
Filed: Jun 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM ET
Summary: Peter Shirlow says far-right mobilisations behind Northern Ireland unrest are increasingly interconnected via digital networks.
WHO: Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool
WHAT: Shirlow argues far-right mobilisations are interconnected through digital networks and transnational misinformation campaigns.
WHEN: Jun 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM ET
WHERE: Northern Ireland
WHY: He attributes the unrest and anti-migrant attacks to increasingly interconnected far-right mobilisations enabled by digital networks and misinformation campaigns.
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