Ukrainian refugees in Ireland - Megathread

What is your overall main point here? That we should send all the Ukrainians back because you saw some people walking on a beach?

Big difference between one group going to dinner and 40,000+ people.

I don't know if this years tourist figures have been published yet, but i am willing to bet that they are down, as is their spending from 2019 despite so many being locked up for 2 years and determined to get away.

It isn't the refugees coming in that is the main issue here. It is the governments squandering of money, barely any acknowledgement that there are homeless here and many other issues too that need looking at, the fact that we are full, the fact that they are being prioritised over other refugees and ourselves, the fact that the very large majority of Ukraine is unaffected, there are many here flying back and forth according to reports online and in the papers, the mess of it, there is no plan as to what is going to happen, how long we will keep spending money on them and sending over military equipment despite the fact that we are still a neutral country no matter what Leo and Coveney say, there are over 30,000 Ukrainians going back to Ukraine daily, yet we are still taking in extra ones, and they are also coming here from other countries.

That isn't even all of it. There are so many issues and f*ck ups with this it is indefensible. Refugees - fine. Taking the absolute p*ss - not fine.

😂😂😂 Well done you've actually managed to quote me directly rather than the usual, sneaky jibes amongst like minded friends. I called out Hypocrisy incidently, I get your frustrated at having been caught out again but seriously, denying the Obvious, come now, come now 😉

Didnt take long for what ? If I have an opinion I voice it . You didnt like it but I cant help that . I see a serious lack of empathy now on this thread . Yes you were gleeful to see the dashcams and put people down . You probably cant see it but this thread is full of it

You can make your point about the absolute inequality of the decisions made , the crazy decision of the Government and squandering of our money while not loosing sight of the plight of many refugees and of those left behind

Now Now my old friend, whos just joined us, I'm hardly going to start explaining my over all point here, there's months of my over all points to digest 😉

I am not reading the guts of 10,000 posts just to catch up buts its clear that there are those who don't want to help the Ukrainians.

I think TD’s get the feeling and concern and views of the majority of ordinary people .

but don’t forget any TD who goes against the grain of the Ukrainian supports, influx and multiculturalism in general is basically fûcking away thousands upon thousands of votes.

the reason you are not hearing back is because of self preservation, nothing else.….

these people value their careers more then the wellbeing of you and I and this country….

Your post is a little contradictory Strumms. You appear to be saying that politicians only care about votes .... but at the same time they will ignore what you claim is the "majority" in favour of the fewer votes of the minority.

I think that the majority accept that we have to do our bit to help. There is just a bit of an echo chamber in here with a handful posting the same thing over and over again.

In all fairness those coming from war areas like Mariopol and Kherson are not on Facebook . There are some still coming from those areas and will come for a while yet . I know of one gentleman now coming from near Odesa who wouldn’t leave his mother behind . She passed away lately ( of natural causes ) and he is now willing to come . There must be many more like him arriving .