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A muslim woman warned of young people leaving Ireland to join ISIS.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, she expressed concerns over the radicalisation of a small faction of people living here.

She believes one of her acquaintances – a very young man who recently left – is now on his way to Iraq and Syria.

A Muslim herself, she said she witnessed radical clerics and other speakers visiting Ireland to hold lectures promoting their potentially dangerous ideas.

The woman’s voice was disguised for her safety as she spoke to Brian O’Connell, from RTE Radio One.

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She said: “For the last two years in certain places, I can see the difference.

“I can see plenty of negativity, plenty of radicalism in the society, with different meaning and interpretation of Islam which doesn’t reflect [the religion she knows].”

She added: “They are getting people from abroad, inviting them into the Muslim society to preach more about Islam in a different way, in a very radical way.

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“All that I know is that there would be people from the UK, some of them coming form Saudi Arabia, and they would be spending a period of time in the mosque or around the mosque area.

“They would take a theme about Islam [and talk about it] in Arabic or their own language.”