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Balaclavas to be banned in Ireland amid anti-immigration demonstrations

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Balaclavas are particularly menacing in Ireland because of their use by paramilitary groups during the Troubles .

Garda commissioner recently said wearing them had “potentially sinister overtures in Ireland ’s Ireland .

People in the UK found guilty of wearing a mask with the intention to intimidate face a 1,000 or a month in prison.

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