Ireland & Wales Rugby Fans Take On Alt-Right On Twitter – Balls.ie

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.

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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Ireland & Wales Rugby Fans Take On Alt-Right On Twitter - Balls.ie