Racist, misogynistic and anti-Muslim slurs among 50 incidents of abuse against general election candidates

Over 50 incidents of documented harassment, abuse and threats against general election candidates and canvassers included explicit racist, misogynistic and anti-Muslim slurs. 

The incidents were documented in researh by Ciarán O’Connor from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and Edel McGinley from the Hope & Courage Collective.

This included four incidents of offline violence; 13 incidents related to offline harassment against candidates/canvassers; seven incidents of targeting and harassment against candidate property; 11 incidents of online harassment against candidates/canvassers; and 20 incidents of online smear campaigns and threatening rhetoric.

The researchers noted that there was more coordinated targeting of individuals online during the general election campaign, compared to more on the ground targeting during the local and European elections.

Incidents of offline harassment included the targeting of politicians like Pearse Doherty, Helen McEntee, Paul Murphy, John…

We’ve summarized this news for a quick read. If you’re interested, you can read the full article here:

Breakingnews.ie