The group calls itself the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and claims to be the modern version of the secret organisation that played a key role in Irish independence.

Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast, Mr O’Gorman said that the statistic came from “an online dialogue” that had originated in the United States and had now travelled here

The growth of the far right in Ireland has been ongoing for some time, and was significantly accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic