A new far-right party has been officially registered in Ireland. The group insists it is not racist or even anti-immigrant, but in favour of ‘sensible’ immigration policy. However, The Irish Times has gained access to a private messaging group on Telegram where members of ‘Ireland First’, unguarded, display overt racism, homophobia, anti-semitism and sometimes call for violence against refugees. Crime and Security Correspondent, Conor Gallagher, has reviewed thousands of messages posted by the group members over a number of months. There is no evidence of the most hateful rhetoric attracting any sanction or criticism from the party’s leadership, which is...