The Indo Daily: Far-right fringe figure Justin Barrett launches anti-migrant 'movement’, but does the public care?

His stance on migration and the launch of his self-described movement this week comes at a time when protests on immigration are taking place on Irish streets. While the topic is something that has become more important to the electorate in recent months, just how concerned are voters really?

Or will traditional issues such as housing and health continue to shape the next 12 months of elections in Ireland?

Barrett and The National Party, which he previously fronted, are no strangers to controversy. In mid-July 2023, Barrett made a complaint to gardaí that a gold bar had been removed from his political party’s vault by another member without authorisation.

He provided gardaí with the names of two party colleagues who he alleged took the gold bar from a vault in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, using a key they had been entrusted with.

Today on The Indo Daily, Tabitha Monihan is joined by Gabija Gataveckaite, Political Reporter for the Irish Independent, to discuss the political background of one of Ireland’s most divisive politicians and ask where migration lies in the Irish voters’ consciousness.