Russian and Chinese influence networks across Europe mentioned Ireland thousands of times in the past year, according to an in-depth study from Norway’s Defence Research Strategy. The two states are known to spread misinformation online, as well as promote narratives that portray their countries in a more positive light to Western audiences. The Russian Internet Research Agency, which is based out of a building just outside St Petersburg, famously interfered in the US 2016 election, for example. Politics and international relations professor at UCD Alexander Dukalskis told Moncrieff these narratives often focus on undermining democracy in Western nations. “If you...