THE ELECTION OF far-right candidates in this year’s local elections marks a watershed moment in Irish politics, with members of the movement claiming that it could herald the start of a new, regime-toppling era. Figures compiled by The Journal found that more than 100 people stood for far-right parties or as far-right independents in last Friday’s elections. Although most were unsuccessful in their endeavours to be elected, the vast majority managed to get more than 2% of first preference votes – the previous best by a far-right candidate in Ireland – in the areas where they stood. Five ultimately managed...