Sharon Keogan calls for probe into Muslim Brotherhood influence
Sharon Keogan spoke on 14 October 2025, congratulating President Trump on a Gaza ceasefire and the recent peace summit in Egypt. She urged a full investigation into alleged Muslim Brotherhood influence in Ireland and criticised the government's failure to acknowledge or address it.
Call for investigation
Sharon Keogan called on the government and the Minister for Justice to initiate a full investigation into Muslim Brotherhood influence in Ireland, arguing that transparency and governance require clarity before any restrictions or actions are considered.
Concerns about the Klonsky Islamic Cultural Centre
Keogan cited last spring's closure of the Klonsky Islamic Cultural Centre as a cause for concern, describing what appeared to be a management dispute with hallmarks of leadership tied to the Muslim Brotherhood and financial backers from the United Arab Emirates who banned the organisation in 2013.
Domestic and international references cited
She noted that the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council has raised concerns about Brotherhood ties at Klonsky and pointed to international restrictions, including recent outlawing of the movement in Jordan following a sabotage plot and heavy monitoring across Europe.
Warnings about national safety and governance
Keogan framed the issue as one of national safety, cohesion and sovereignty rather than religion, warning that the republic cannot afford naivety and that government inaction risks allowing an ideological network to flourish unchecked.
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Today I would like to first send my congratulations to President Trump for the successful ceasefire in Gaza and this week's end peace summit in Egypt. There's a long way to go in this peace process but I hope everyone will join me in expressing our support for its success and for bringing an end to the horrendous suffering caused by this war. Now Cahir, like today I wish to call for a discussion on what appears to be a concerning footprint of the Muslim Brotherhood in our nation and even more worrying the failure of our government to acknowledge it let alone address it. The cause of my concern was last spring's closure of the Klonsky Islamic Cultural Centre. What appears to be a management dispute bears the hallmarks of a struggle between a leadership accused of brotherhood ties and their financial backers from the United Arab Emirates who banned the organisation in 2013 following accusations of a coup plot. Indeed the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council has raised concerns about brotherhood ties at Klonsky. Let me be clear this is not about religion this is about transparency governance and the ideological influence of a movement that is banned in many eastern countries most recently Jordan where it is outlawed following a sabotage plot. Across Europe it is heavily restricted and monitored yet here in Ireland we face the serious danger that our government has allowed this ideological network to flourish unchecked. Before we can discuss prescribing or even restricting this organisation and its affiliates we must know the truth and currently we are operating blind. I therefore call on our government and our Minister for Justice to initiate a full investigation into Muslim Brotherhood influence in Ireland. We cannot afford to be naive. The safety, cohesion and even the sovereignty of our republic depends on it depends on it. Thank you.
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