The Imam of the Al-Mustafa mosque in Blanchardstown also claims that there are now up to 100 extremists in Ireland.
He says that his group, the Muslim Peace and Integration Council, is working to promote peace but are meeting resistance in some quarters.
Speaking to the Irish Independent, he said: "We need to stop the radicals from spreading their lies to the youth."
But he said that in one mosque, the religious leaders never denounce atrocities carried out in the name of the terror group Isil.
The Muslim community in Ireland is now about 40,000 strong.
Shaykh Al-Qadri warned that radicalisation of Muslim youth through both face-to-face and online interaction is becoming more and more prominent in Ireland.
Young people need to be educated about extremism to prevent this from happening, he said. [Independent.ie] Read more
