An Interview with Gavin from Offgrid Ireland

Good morning and welcome to another in our series of interviews with prominent figures and rising stars in modern Irish nationalism!

Today we're talking to Gavin from a prominent and influential online discussion group, the X SPACES Éire Community. This very active group has at one time or another hosted many well-known nationalist names and continues to grow in both size and influence.

ACS: Can you share with our readers some of your background and a little about who you are?

OI: I am an Offaly man, born and bred, now in my late thirties, and a proud father of four, which is the greatest joy and responsibility of my life. Raised by a single mother, I never knew my father, but my deeply religious extended family provided a nurturing environment and a strong Christian foundation that shaped me to this day. 

My background includes retail management and a family business that struggled during the Celtic Tiger era. After a challenging period following the breakdown of my relationship, sparked an addiction to cocaine as an escape subsequent legal troubles, a time I deeply regret, I found redemption in turning my life around. 

This transformation allowed me to get back to focusing on being a devoted father and be fully present for my children, despite the modern world's challenges for fathers navigating family separations. Today, I channel my energies into positive pursuits for their future and all of Irelands children.

ACS: Was there any particular event that prompted you take an interest in contemporary Irish Ireland activity, or was is more something that gathered momentum over time?

OI: My interest in contemporary Irish nationalist activity developed gradually, though the COVID-19 period served as a pivotal catalyst. I have always been an avid reader and inherently skeptical of authority. The relentless gaslighting by officials during the pandemic, imposing restrictions on freedoms to coerce participation in experimental vaccinations, even for children at negligible risk, convinced me that something was profoundly amiss. 

I regard it as one of the greatest crimes against humanity in recent history, and I can substantiate this with ample evidence. As lockdowns eased, the globalist agenda pivoted to the Ukraine conflict and unchecked mass immigration. Ive had active involvement in hundreds of rallies advocating for freedom of speech, medical autonomy, opposition to immigration policies, and resistance to explicit materials in schools. 

I have supported persecuted doctors and engaged in podcasting with nationalists both domestically and internationally, including from the UK, despite criticism for the latter, given my support for a united Ireland. I perceive these patterns not as isolated to Ireland, but as a broader assault on white Christian nations worldwide. In essence, globalism emerges as the paramount threat, with nationalism as its necessary antidote, an ideology that invites censorship, de-banking, job loss, and even imprisonment for mere expression.

ACS: Have you received any pushback or negative responses from your friends or family for your high profile activism?

OI: From my family and friends, I have encountered little direct pushback. However, I have faced smears from the media and harassment from Antifa, who targeted my mother by doxxing her, sending letters to her home late at night, to her neighbors, and distributing them around my town. 

She was understandably distraught, calling me in tears and urging me to cease my activities. It was a trying moment, but I explained the gravity of the cause, and she has since come to understand. I left home at 18 and never resided in that house, so it pains me that she, an innocent party, had her name, workplace, and address exposed extensively by anonymous thugs. 

Such tactics only underscore the desperation of those opposed to open discourse.

ACS: How would you say recent changes in Ireland have affected you personally and your local area in general?

OI: Born in 1986, I grew up in an Ireland that was overwhelmingly, 95 percent, Irish. The first African resident in my town did not appear until the early 2000s. We had a handful of foreign families: Italians running the local chip shop, a Chinese takeaway, and a Pakistani household. 

They integrated quietly, and mass immigration was scarcely a concept. The Celtic Tiger brought an influx from Eastern Europe, largely hardworking individuals from Christian backgrounds, accompanied by minor petty crimes, but most departed after the economic crash. 

Today, my town of Tullamore is unrecognizable due to immigration from non-European nations muslims and Africans. The murder of Ashling Murphy, less than a kilometer from where four generations of my family lived on my grandmother's side, a stretch of canal where I walked, fished, and played as a child, struck me deeply. It has altered my perception of safety, particularly for women. In our carefree youth, such crimes were unimaginable; now, the climate of fear erodes the fabric of our communities.

ACS: Does the idea of running for public office at some point in the future have any appeal for you?

OI: To be candid, the prospect of running for public office holds no appeal for me.

ACS: If you do decide to try for election, how would you respond to people who ask why they should vote for you instead of a better known party politician?

OI: Even if I were to reconsider, I believe a more polished candidate would be better suited to the role. I have lost faith in conventional politics; time is of the essence, as Irish youth risk becoming a minority within the decade. What we require is a mass movement to compel rapid, substantive change.

ACS: You're also known online as "Offgrid Ireland" - it sounds like there's a good story behind that name!

OI: The moniker "Offgrid Ireland" stems from the lockdown era, when I grew concerned about exclusion from society for non-compliance. We prepared for worst-case scenarios, and I remain resolute: I would sooner face death than surrender bodily sovereignty for unnecessary or nefarious purposes.

ACS: You help with organising online discussions on X which have attracted some of the best-known names in Irish nationalism today - have there ever been situations where maybe big personalities led to sparks flying?

OI: Indeed, the X Spaces I Host daily 7pm, under @MegaEire, have drawn prominent figures in Irish nationalism. While these discussions foster valuable dialogue, they have occasionally sparked tensions due to clashing personalities, egos, or ideological differences. Such infighting fragments our efforts, slicing an already modest pie into smaller portions. 

It is disheartening, as the Irish people deserve unified leadership. We lag behind our European and even English counterparts, and I hear these frustrations daily from participants who voice their concerns and fears in our live chats.

ACS: Would you say that these X discussions played an important role in getting feet on the streets for protests and pushing new groups forward?

OI: Absolutely, these X discussions have been instrumental in galvanizing action. Numerous groups and networks have emerged from them, forging real-life friendships and mobilizing "boots on the ground" for protests, canvassing for elections. Social media proves a potent tool for translating online momentum into tangible progress.

ACS: Do you think the mainstream media has much of a future in Ireland, and why?

OI: The mainstream media in Ireland has dim prospects, primarily because it no longer serves the public but sustains ignorance through regime-aligned propaganda. Economic viability has eroded as consumption shifts to the internet, prompting government subsidies, from local papers to national broadcasters. 

These funds come with implicit strings, transforming outlets into mouthpieces for authority. Contrast this with the swine flu era, when legacy media exposed vaccine risks and averted escalation. By 2019, it was fully captured, complicit in suppressing COVID vaccine harms and the ongoing excess mortality in Ireland. In the long term, independent platforms will supplant it, as trust erodes irreparably.

ACS: In the mid to long term, tell us about where you'd like to see Ireland and the Irish Ireland movement going.

OI: In the mid- to long-term, I envision a unified Irish nationalist movement under strong, principled leadership. We currently lack support from counter-elites who could rally middle Ireland. Building alternative media to circumvent the mainstream is essential. Ireland stands at a crossroads, with over 100,000 arrivals annually straining resources, IPAS centers overflowing with men scattered nationwide. 

My gravest concern is an economic crash or unforeseen crisis, where the IPAS men spill out leading to a mass casualty event of Irish people, unleashing chaos and widespread disorder that our 7,000 army personnel and 14,000 Gardaí could not contain. Witness the government's ineptitude during Storm Éowyn, where communities endured weeks without water or power, my colleague Councillor Tom McDonald and I raised funds to provide relief. The lesson is clear, in crisis, the state will not save you. We must foster self-reliance and a resolute defense of our heritage to secure Ireland's future.

Agus GRMA Gavin! You can connect with him here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OffgridIreland22
X: https://x.com/OffgridIreland    
X Spaces: https://x.com/i/communities/1853458925565391298