Ukrainian refugees in Ireland - Megathread

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Is that what you get from "glass houses"?

There is definitely an element of a holiday to this.

Came across a girl on IG who was in a local bar, just clicked into the post the pub shared and noticed she was Ukrainian.

Stories go from Ukraine to travelling around Ireland, looks more like someone inter-railing for the summer than fleeing a war.

Galway.. Dublin.. Cliffs of Moher and then posts in June sandwiched inbetween from good old Amsterdam, so likely travelling out of the country on the tax payers dime.

"Nobody expected this - the increase of people coming into the country over recent days"

Had to laugh reading that line in the article above... Maybe these Civil Servants or Politicians on over 100k a year didn't see it but any person with half a brain can see exactly what way this was going.. as it's been going on for years.

You think when Bob isn't deported, he doesn't tell his buddy Brian back in Africa not to come as well... They must think it's the 1900s with limited communication.

Except that a large number of people did contribute their houses to Ukrainian refugees.. so it was hardly all virtue signalling. I think we need to recognise that many Irish people were selfless.. and that's something to be admired.

We live in a very cynical world (I've become extremely cynical myself over the last decade), and TBH it warmed my heart to see so many Irish people willing to help out.

These people didn't contribute to this mess. This mess has come entirely from our government, the politicians in general, the civil service and the EU, in not preparing properly and implementing short-term ineffective measures that ultimately cost more because of their ineptitude.

Unlimited. A pity it just turned out to be less than 50k then.. must have been a shock to whoever pushed this agenda that they didn't snag a 100k from the conflict.

The Irish didn't and haven't accepted unlimited immigration. They've accepted the provision of aid to Ukrainian refugees for a year or more.. but in reality, once the costs come into effect, there will be little support to have them remain after some time has passed.

I'd prefer you stuck it to our government/politicians that these people... after all, these people have no real effect on future policy.

Also.. here's a shocker.. you helped to cause this, because you didn't oppose it. Just as I did.. or the hundreds of posters on this thread. Where are the marches organised to protest over the expenditure or incompetent responses? Stop looking for a scapegoat. We're all responsible for this mess.. although our glorious political elite, by the standard of their positions, are most guilty.

Rte has more on it

This was in my local paper the other day. They’ll be putting refugees in attics at this rate.

Maybe they’ll just finally have to tighten access as the rte article states Poland and Sweden have tightened their rules this week.

Government at lowest rating since 1994. 60% of people not happy with the direction the country is going in.... (Interview on Newstalk right now). Shane Coleman laughing off the idea this is about housing and the massive influx of immigrants, he's saying its own to cost of living ! 46K immigrants have now come to Ireland!

MM and Leo V both down 11% and 12% respectively. Chickens coming home to roost.

Labour party spokesperson on housing Rebecca Moynihan now saying Government Departments have not been pulling their weight..... to need to re-commission old Garda stations, old health centres, old council houses..... and build thousands of modular homes on state lands asap. This is insane. She's not talking about saying we are full , crammed, cannot afford this, she's not asking why Ukrainians are still coming in their thousands despite travelling across many EU countries to get here, despite Kiev and most of their country operating as normal??? Insanity