Ku Klux Klan

Tommy Robinson and Tristan Tate are among overseas supporters of Irish anti-immigration activists

‘Professional’ protesters at recent anti-immigration events used tactics popular among far right in EU and US, security sources say

Sat Aug 03 2024 - 05:55

Former Ku Klux Klan ‘grand dragon’ is mentoring Irish far-right extremists

Former prisoner Frank Silva is one of several US white supremacists who have assisted Irish activists

Wed Jul 24 2024 - 06:00

‘An independent spirit of mind’: the march towards Welsh independence

Pandemic has moved question of Wales’s place in the UK to centre of political debate

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 16:30

Louis Theroux: ‘I worry about giving offence, being judged, not coming up to scratch’

Amid the worries of everyday life, ‘making a documentary is like a vacation from yourself’

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 06:00

Trump’s second impeachment trial: What the opening days revealed

Signs that ex-president’s legacy has been tainted as nation relives events of January 6th

Sat Feb 13 2021 - 01:00

An Irishwoman in the US: Picking up the pieces after a warning shot to democracy

I am placing my trust in the Biden-Harris team to restore calm and rebuild the United States

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 06:00

Biden and Trump to campaign in Georgia ahead of crucial Senate run-offs

Republicans need to win only one of two races on Tuesday to secure Senate majority

Sun Jan 03 2021 - 20:27

Being president has distilled Donald Trump to his Trumpiest essence

Maureen Dowd: Occupant of the White House is badly out of step with US national psyche

Sun Jun 28 2020 - 13:52

Trump is unwittingly helping US to confront its Confederate past

Edward Luce: Not since Woodrow Wilson has a US president been so admiring of America’s defeated enemy

Thu Jun 25 2020 - 12:29

Cork GAA to confiscate Confederate flags from fans attending matches

County board says flag associated with slavery has no place in supporting Cork teams

Fri Jun 12 2020 - 09:41

Mike Wallace Is Here: Portrait of a great American interviewer

Review: Fast-paced documentary of a hard-edged US media showman

Fri May 29 2020 - 05:00

Fintan O’Toole: The enigma of Mary Lou McDonald

The Sinn Féin leader has a talent for intimacy, but she remains utterly mysterious

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00

Adam Driver: ‘Acting is not glamorous in its making’

The Oscar-nominated Marriage Story actor on why he will not watch himself on screen

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 16:15

Hell yeah! How the satanists became the good guys

The Satanic Temple movement is fighting for human decency in Donald Trump’s US

Sat Aug 24 2019 - 05:00

America Letter: the debate around Confederate statues is far from over

Statues honouring the losing Confederate side are seen as an attempt to reclaim a lost and noble cause despite the south’s support for slavery

Sat May 04 2019 - 01:00

Richmond, Virginia: a city still enslaved by its Confederate past

America Letter: memories of the state capital’s dark past are never far from the surface

Sat Mar 23 2019 - 01:00

Aalst parade of humour falls foul of political correctness

Europe Letter: Occasional acceptance of the obnoxious is price of satire and free speech

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 01:00

Fintan O’Toole: The Irish priest who paved way for Donald Trump

Fr Charles Coughlin created the template for a media-savvy demagogue to acquire a huge political following in the US

Sat Mar 09 2019 - 05:45

Fintan O’Toole: Liam Neeson speaks the language of the lynch mob

The Irish actor seemed not to understand the story he told pressed on an open wound

Sat Feb 09 2019 - 05:45

Democrats in Virginia rocked by blackface and sexual assault scandals

Attorney general Herring admits dressing in blackface as Fairfax sex scandal emerges

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 20:25

Virginia’s attorney general admits to wearing blackface

Democrats’ crisis in state spirals as lieutenant governor accused of sexual assault

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 10:35

Virginia governor denies appearing in racist photo

Ralph Northam resisting calls for him to resign after initially apologising for image

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 08:58

The 50 best films of 2018

Year in Culture Review: From Lady Bird to A Star is Born, here are our films of the year

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 06:00

Man who hit Charlottesville protester with car convicted of murder

White nationalist James Alex Fields Jr killed Heather Heyer and injured dozens

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 07:38

Two men arrested over KKK display in Co Down

Suspects released on bail pending further police inquiries

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 18:11

Police investigating ‘hate crime’ after group dress as Ku Klux Klan in Co Down

Group were pictured outside an Islamic centre in Newtownards, say reports

Mon Oct 29 2018 - 16:15

US pipe bombs suspect ‘like a 14-year-old in an adult’s body’

Profile: From tweets to bombs, suspect Cesar Sayoc’s rage at Trump foes escalated

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 06:33

Southern discomfort and the removal of confederate statues

Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu has no regrets about his initiative

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 01:00

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 00:00

Spike Lee: ‘Nothing Trump has done has surprised me’

His 25th film tackles US racism but director says far right's rise a global phenomenon

Thu Aug 23 2018 - 05:00

What Northern Ireland’s civil rights movement means to Miriam O’Callaghan

RTÉ’s documentary about the 1968 protests is part history show, part personal journey

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 22:35

Rally by US white supremacists is over almost before it begins

White nationalists find themselves outnumbered by opponents, police and media

Mon Aug 13 2018 - 10:25

Charlottesville one year on: ‘Sometimes change and justice only come through discord’

There are signs of change in the US city where a white supremacist rally turned into scenes of unimaginable terror

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00

Forty-two films to catch in the cinema this summer

Incredibles 2, Ocean’s 8, Jurassic World and Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again

Sat May 26 2018 - 05:00