You don't know your Father Ted references?
All due respect, I posted an article related to an asylum seeker in a thread where such as been discussed ad nauseum.
I have posted articles related to Ukranian refugees, also discussed to a huge degree here. I have posted links in relation to direct provision, asylum seeking, various stats, articles, reports, studies etc etc.
Each time I do so, I offer my thoughts on it. Some of my posts drive discussions, some don't, such is the nature of boards. A funny tweet I posted which I thought would not do anything except get a couple of likes drove dozens of posts, some controversial articles I post drive zero posts, c'est la vie.
I engage in discussion where its called for, I ignore most of the Daily Mail type conversations though which is why you won't see me engaging with a large amount of the posters here simply because there is no value in sinking to those depths.
Should you wish to discuss anything I post, by all means do so, you are also welcome to stick me on ignore (lord knows I've done it to many of the more xenophobic posters in this thread myself).
Plenty of other posters post links and their thoughts on those links, I do no different. The only difference is I am posting good news stories, positive articles etc in relation to the thread discussions on immigration. The only folks objecting are the ones who have are on the opposite side of the discussion who don't seem to have any issue with doing similar types of posts which support their viewpoint.
Having a different take on a topic is not against any rules, however, if you have an issue with anything I am posting, the "Flag" button is right there.
As regards rules, I believe there are also ones about backseat modding and "attack the post, not the poster"
You sure that ecumenical is the word you want to use? Cause it does seem a strange choice.
DaCor, how does this or any of the articles that you've been bombing the thread with, relate to ongoing discussions or the thread title?
Are you going to laud the contributions that people like this have made to the country, or defend the downsides of multiculturalism?
Because honestly, I'm getting pretty tired of seeing articles that go absolutely nowhere. There used to be rules against Link/Article bombing of a thread.
Based on their.human rights abuses, everybody should stop doing business with them, imo anyway. It will never happen though......
'most Jamaicans were thinking'
Do you know what that means?
I do. I know what "we want to be a republic" means as well.
if we are granting people asulym from Saudi based on human rights issues, should we not stop doing business with them?
That would be an ecumenical matter
Wait, her husband got into difficulties into Saudi so she left him there and came to Ireland, despite there being no direct flights.
Call me skeptical....
It also raises interesting questions, if we are granting people asulym from Saudi based on human rights issues, should we not stop doing business with them?
Yeah people that would come here legally to work with a visa and not just show up at Dublin airport with a made up story trying to leech off the state.
Hmmm, from Sudan moved to Saudi Arabia and then here.
Wasn't getting it all her own way and went on a "hunger strike" knowing it would make our incompetent Justice Minister pull a few strings so she could stay and now she wants to get the husband over as well.
Its so easy to play the system here.
TD Noel Grealish, not one with any gra for foreigners (quite the opposite having been blatantly racist in the Dail previously) highlighted recently in the dail the need to get more Non-EEA folks into the country through the work permitting system to fill gaps in the work force here.
Might be time for the likes of the Dept of FA to go do an IDA-style fair in a few foreign cities to drum up interest to get more folks over here asap
A good result for this lady and her children. Insane the lengths she had to go to in order to get things moving for her application. Hopefully once they clear the backlog through the granting of residency, they'll run things more efficiently
Which is why I would much prefer people here who consider it home.
While I feel the opposite of you and am a big fan of freedom of movement, I respect your honesty on it.
Jamaican roots. You do know what that means?
She seems to be Jamaican in this tweet
Unfortunately Ireland is turning into an economic hostel the last few years of transient workers, I'm probably one of a few who's not a fan of the Eus free movement of people, pure neoliberalism
Well personally I would much prefer people living in this country to consider it home. They are far more likely to be invested in the country and its future then someone just here for a few years.
people considering Ireland as their home should be encouraged.
In that case I was French…I am French
why isn’t there a French passport on my table ? and a free apartment on Rue Soufflot
Ne’er a mention of the term ‘culture’ in your post? For what it’s worth, Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive entry on Irish culture -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Ireland
None of your ‘blood coming from soil’ nonsense, as if that has ever been any definition of ethnicity. No wonder you’d claim anyone pretends they can’t understand basic definitional stuff, your definition makes no sense.
That being said, it’s not unexpected that you would pretend you don’t understand why posting negative stories about immigrants committing crime would be banned, while pro-immigrant stories aren’t. You’ve bent over backwards about the definitions of Irish, I’m sure you’re able to figure out the even longer standing principle on Boards - don’t be a dick.
Trying to associate immigrants and criminals is dickish behaviour - they’re not the same groups of people.
Let's not forget Leo...he considers anyone that calls Ireland home as Irish, if everyone is Irish then no one is.
Glad to see at least someone knows basic definitions.
You could also inform posters of the definition of migrant, asylum seeker, refugee and the rules around Irish citizenship, because it seems very few posters have any idea what they are talking about.
Don’t forget the mysterious deleted threads.
Thats Boards nowadays, the rules apply differently depending on your opinion and if the power that be agrees with you.
If anyone is around St Patrick's Cathedral on Good Friday this might be worth checking out
A star in her own country, Olga is known as 'Lady Opera' and was named 'People's Artist of Ukraine', but when war broke out Olga, who has a home in Bucha, had to leave and is now staying with a family in Ireland.
Her hosts here heard about a concert by the St Patrick's Cathedral Choir in Dublin planned as a fundraiser for the Irish Red Cross and contacted the cathedral to tell them that Olga would like to be involved.
On Good Friday, she will sing a number of pieces with the choir including a Prayer for Ukraine, Myroslav Skoryk's Melody and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem Pie Jesu.
LEGALLY IRISH: Anyone with Irish citizenship
ETHNICALLY IRISH: Anyone who was born to Irish parents, and when I say Irish, I mean people who's blood has come from this soil and has came from this soil for hundreds of years
MIXED IRISH: People with one Irish parent, and one non Irish parent
I don't use this site much anymore, but this stupid debate has been going on for over ten pages, so I couldn't help myself. As usual, this thread is full of open borders supporters, who have to spend their days pretending that they can't understand basic definitional stuff, all in the name of pretending that their worldviews are sound, when they are really riddled with holes, holes that will eventually cause a lot of damage to this nation.
Also, I remember a ban on posting negative stories about immigrants committing crime? Yet a certain poster is allowed to spam this thread with pro immigrant stories?
No, most will be in support roles, as opposed to development or engineering roles. That’s why I specifically made the point. I didn’t say anything about the typical call centre support, which is not the same and wouldn’t be on the same salary. Support roles in fintech generally go from €30 entry level to €45k at the top tier.
€100k+ would be the exception rather than the norm.
As for the number of employees in Apple, Google, Microsoft etc, even taking the IT sector as a whole, that’s about 80,000 top tech professionals, out of a total labour force of 2.5 million. Most of those top tech professionals are working in support roles as opposed to development or engineering roles
You made me chuckle :) Yes, some of them will be in support roles, but it's not the typical call centre support, it's the other kind, the one that pays 100k+.
Number offering rooms not as large as anticipated.
I think there are people offering not really prepared either. Living with people isn’t always straightforward. Also the cost involved with higher energy and soon food costs mixed with uncertainty of what the government will actually pay. I couldn’t believe the 300 a month for a holiday home.
What happened to
"Oh and links or GTFO as we used to say on the interwebs when opinion was backed up by more facts." wibbs
Even the site where your are sourcing high level figure from.
You don't have to do the actual work like I did but at least link to something supporting your figures.
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