Was/is the protesting at East Wall Racist?

Of course it is.

Hard left agitators are behind it. They have finally found something to replace the water protests and suck in the uneducated to follow them.

Maybe if they talked to those getting the accomodation they would realise that these people will contribute greatly to Ireland in future years. My doctor is Syrian - he was a refugee 6 years ago.

Then you see the stunts and misinformation they spread - they suggest that the 10,000 in emergency accomodation are all sleeping rough and the stunt of setting up a couple of dozen tents was laughable, except some people thought it was genuine

Main speaker last night a member of Irish Republican Socialist Party. Declared his love for multiculturalism and the diverse area of East Wall. Name checked some foreigners that own businesses in the area. Got heckled by the crowd, asked the crowd to disperse but they refused. Couple of far right heads then gave some impromptu speeches which seemed to go down well with the crowd.

Far Left and Far right battling for control of the narrative but the IRSP fella claims he is official spokesman for the residents group.

The backlash is against working class community standing up for itself.

Oh I'd say the employment percentage in that crowd is high alright. 😂

I don't think so, from what I heard from organisers that were interviewed. They had a reasonable argument that the new arrangement was foisted on them without consultation.

Surprised to hear Eoin O'Brien of SF on radio this morning and being very unequivocal that locals should not be protesting. He wants to hijack them all instead to join his anti government protest on Saturday. SF should be careful what it wishes for, as substantial immigration doesn't necessarily align with their overall objective.

it would be a good social experiment to allow voting if migrants should be housed in your immediate vicinity.

Racists are a minority, but I’m not convinced that any area would vote yes. A simple jog of the memory will remind folks how hard it is to get communities to agree to rehab clinics in their area, or even wind turbines.

it’s easy to point a finger when you don’t have to manage any of the consequences. I lived in East Wall for 6 years, it has some anti social issues to deal with, which begs the question why put migrants into known hot spot areas?

No locals have to be allowed have a voice & say about what goes on in their areas, we cant keep up this pc "look at us we're such a fantastic country" open door policy for much longer.

You want to ignore the public feeling in many areas in Ireland - they don't want hundreds of refugees dumped on their doorstep.

You just want to focus on some of the nutters organising the thing.

Ireland ain't no different to any other country, people are weary and are often just opposed to refugees being housed near them.

You think they are racist, so you dream up a hypothetical situation to paint them as racist, and then use your hypothetical as proof of their racism 🙄

mental gymnastics in the extreme here folks

I didn't prove anything. I just don't think they'd be there shouting get them out at a bunch of white guys. They're more weary of dark skinned folk from more distant lands, maybe understandably so, but I'm not sure if that classifies as racism or not.

Like do you think they'd be protesting if it was housing homeless white Irish men? Doubt it.

Oh yes they would. Homeless shelters are difficult to set up as locals object to them.

They don't want drug users near their children.

Gary Gannon on the radio now is not happy with the protest.

People have every right to protest except those people who I disagree with.