The far right has a specific set of features. They include conservatism, xenophobia, nativism, and nationalism. The far right is characterised everywhere by a deep resistance to inward migration.   The Irish far right is no exception.   There is in fact, nothing exceptional about it.   As my previous two columns have shown, Ireland is not special. Every country experiencing the rise of anti-migrant groups has had the same story play out.   A snapshot: Last month, Europe had 4.3 million people described as having temporary citizenship within its various borders. The map below computes the ratio of those temporary citizens by 1,000…

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