Irish and Welsh rugby Twitter is taking the fight to the alt-right - ahead of Ireland vs Wales next week - as it aims to counteract racist hashtags which dominate the search bar when the word 'Ireland' is typed.
Hashtags such as '#IrelandBelongsToTheIrish' and '#IrelandIsFull' can be seen, but '#IrelandWeek' is already making waves, and is currently the third pick when '#Ireland' is searched.
Wales & Ireland Rugby Fans Take On The Alt-Right
It must be noted, however, that the movement was initiated by Welsh fan Edward Jenkins (@edjenx), who is one of the more colourful personas on the site - known for his amusing tweets which wind up many a fan.
He wrote: "I think we have a collective duty, Irish and Welsh alike, to get the hashtags #IrelandWeek and #IREvWAL trending, in order to nudge out the bin fire of alt right trashtags that 'Ireland' is acting as a prefix for right now."
So spread the word and add to the #IrelandWeek initiative, ahead of the big Six Nations clash at the Aviva next Saturday.
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I think we have a collective duty, Irish and Welsh alike, to get the hashtags #IrelandWeek and #IREvWAL trending, in order to nudge out the bin fire of alt right trashtags that 'Ireland' is acting as a prefix for right now. 👎 pic.twitter.com/jNmKXksW9a
— Edward Jenkins (@edjenx) February 15, 2024
#Irelandweek is rising. This previously unthinkable and unpalatable Irish Welsh collaboration is doing well, 4th and rising. But we can do better, in pre #Irelandweek #IRLvWAL it can only improve from here, #Ulster will win, #Connacht will win, #Leinster will lose, pic.twitter.com/1FqfDxnodh
— Steve J (@Reallyfubar) February 16, 2024
Would be a shame if people kept posting #IrelandWeek
A real shame https://t.co/2xTdRnlb2f
— Jay Long (@Jay_Long_626) February 17, 2024
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