Ireland
How a Tweet Led to the Downfall of a $1 Billion Drug Cartel
The Kinahans are accused of running a murderous criminal gang comparable to the Camorra in Italy or Los Zetas in Mexico. As the law catches up with them, it appears their ties to big-match boxing could be their undoing.
Irish Proud Boys Try to Hide It, But They’re Just as Racist as Their US Counterparts
The Proud Boys of Ireland say they’re just “a men’s shed that gets shit-faced and lifts each other up.” But their views appear to be just as far right as their U.S. brethren.
How ‘The Russians’ Took Hold of Ireland’s Heroin Trade
A violent gang of heroin dealers from Lithuania fuelled Ireland and Northern Ireland's drug trade by forcing trafficking victims to sell drugs, a joint investigation by VICE World News and the OCCRP reveals.
Meet the Irish Anti-Vax Superstar Who Made Millions From Big Pharma
Dolores Cahill is a scientist-turned-anti-vaxxer who has falsely claimed that wearing a mask lowers a child’s IQ.
Photos of an Ireland That No Longer Exists
County Mayo-born photographer Tom Wood has been photographing his country for almost half a century.
Looks Like Facebook Found a Way to Bypass Europe’s Privacy Rules
The draft decision, if ratified, could upend the protections provided by GDPR, Europe’s gold-standard privacy protections.
The Filmmakers Who Captured Ireland’s Fight to Legalise Abortion
Maeve O’Boyle, Aideen Kane and Lucy Kennedy talk about chronicling Ireland's fight for reproductive justice in their documentary 'The 8th'.
Telegram Is the Far-Right’s Weapon of Choice in Ireland
After a young Black man was shot by police, far-right trolls spread thousands of memes calling him a homophobe with dozens of criminal convictions. None of it was true.
Former Sinn Féin Official Charged With Gang Feud Shooting
Jonathan Dowdall, briefly a councillor for Irish Republican party Sinn Féin, has been accused of participating in a gangland killing that sparked a wave of tit-for-tat murders.
The Only Gay Sexual Health Clinic in Ireland Has Been Closed for the Whole Pandemic
Workers at Dublin's GMHS got redeployed because of COVID and never came back. Activists are now warning of a looming sexual health crisis.
COVID and Brexit Have Pushed Northern Ireland Further Away From the UK
Brexit has fundamentally changed the nature of the union, with recent polling suggests that a united Ireland is closer than ever.
Watch Facebook Moderators Speak Out About Poor Working Conditions In Ireland
"We are risking our jobs."