Nearly 30 per cent of young Irish people between the ages of 18 and 29 either believe the Holocaust is a "myth". Also believed is that its scale has been "greatly exaggerated", according to a survey. The survey involved 1,000 participants aged 18 years and over from a database of Irish people. Almost one in 10 Irish people aged between 18 and 29 believe the Holocaust is a “myth”. 19 per cent believe it happened but its scale has been “greatly exaggerated”, according to the survey.

Irish population views on Holocaust

Half of the overall Irish adult population does not know that six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, the survey found. More than a quarter of the 18- to 29-year-olds surveyed believed that fewer than two million were killed. In addition, half had encountered Holocaust denial or distortion online. 12 per cent of all respondents said they had never heard of the Holocaust. The proportion rose to 15 per cent among the younger age cohort, the survey found. For the latest Waterford News and Sport, tune into WLR News on the hour and download the WLR App for news on demand.