Ireland running out of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees due to surge in non-Ukrainian refugees?

When are the next elections?

What’s going on right now is insanity and every mainstream politician and media group has their hands over their ears going “la la la, everything is awesome”.

It’s far from awesome, it’s dire and if posters on here don’t think that immigration is being spoken about in most pubs, workplaces, cafes and homes across the country, then you’ve got your hands over your ears too.

If a party comes knocking saying they stand for controlled immigration, I’ll be voting for them. If there’s a few political party’s with it high on their agenda, I’ll vote for whichever one appears most popular in order to have my feelings heard.

Thats nuts If these are true.

I used to live around the corner from it, and I remember during the time when it was officially being used for covid, there was an odd amount of non Irish newcomers in the area. I knew the state were lying to the people then, and that it was being both used for refugees and covid related stuff, yet officially there was no refugees there. What kind of country is this? Where the states takes your money, lies about what they are using it for, then suffers no consequences from that? Imagine doing that in the private sector? You'd get fired once it was discovered, and likely have some charges brought against you. If anything, it's just more proof of how deep corruption is in political Ireland.

I think they've upgraded the name recently.

It is not a ghetto, it is a 'transit hub' according to rte this morning.

Ah weren't we lucky that old Lucky came all the way from that warzone South Africa, where thanks to the end of apartheid there isn't racism anymore to tell us all how racist we are.

Of course we weren't racist years ago when we took in and gave a job to high ranking ANC members like Kader Asmal and when shop workers risked their jobs to boycott South African goods.

But we are almighty racists these days.

Isn't Ireland lucky to have him and his fellow South African asylum seeker Bulelani Mfaco in the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI) to tell us how racist we are.

Jaysus I remember the days, 20 odd years ago, when South Africans used to have to suffer the indignity of applying for VISAs to get to live here.

And then they never even bothered telling us how racist we were.

Too little much too late.

And then it is a half hearted mealy mouthed request.

Fook them, I wont vote for them until the current crop are gone.

They have simply done too much damage to this country.

At this stage I would even vote for a right wing nutjob clasping a rosary beads and carrying a copy of mein kampf.

The body politic, as in all the main parties, need to be shook up and if that means some very toxic despicable people have to be elected to shift the mainstream back to centre then so be it.

There needs to be enough votes for them to cause the rest to reset, otherwise they continue as is.

And if they continue much worse is coming down the tracks, because even in centrist little old Ireland people will have a breaking point.

Macron only started taking immigration seriously when Le Pen started getting close in the polls.

It has taken the election of a right wing party in Italy and right wing growth in Sweden for direction changes there.

Where in north Sligo? I’ve heard the owners of the Beach Hotel have changed their minds about selling and may be taking in refugees instead. First I’ve heard about modular homes though.

Doorly Park getting modular homes too

Mullaghmore would be one bleak place for refugees in Winter. Nearest doctor miles away Nearest large supermarket miles away.

Has anyone quantified the number of jobs lost in tourism by turning hotels into direct provision centres? Never mind the lost in tourist spend in these areas.

The mandatory registration of self catering accommodation is the next attack on Irish tourism.

I'm surprised the government hasn't leased/ rented ships as temporary accomodation, not nessesarily cheap , but very flexible, and relatively self contained , while usually still in an urban setting ..

I know the dutch have used them recently ,so maybe the Irish gov was a bit slow getting hold of them .. (+ a lot were scrapped during covid )

Pier Head always closes for winter. So does Paddy’s place (the only shop). It pretty much hibernates till Easter.

The Grand Central only required a skeletal staff last year. Bedding and towels were left at the door and occupants were responsible for making own beds and keeping room tidy. Bar/restaurant closed so no staff required there either.

Speaking for myself I'd be quite open to any candidate who was clasping rosary beads, but your "right wing nutjob carrying a copy of mein kampf" is far too close to a description of the NP for them to ever get elected.

The disappointment are the Freedom Party. They've plenty of young professionals, with fresh Politics and Philosophy degrees out of Trinity and UCD, who are in advisory and PR roles but having waited for a moment like this they just aren't ready.

The preparation hasn't been done. They don't even project an electable image.

Both Micahel Leahy and Hermann are pleasant enough people but they're not front men. And the absence of any obvious people to take that role is another problem.

Is Malachy interested? Are they interested in him? I don't know.

If you fancy standing for the Freedom Party yourself in the next elections I get the impression you can get the gig by just applying. Can't see how that could possibly go wrong.

So in the absence of a half way presentable and organised centre right party with a strong border policy, all you're left with are these noises coming out of FG. And the obvious opportunity available to FG to take a bite out of SF support.

(BTW, I wouldn't dream of voting FG myself. I still remember Garret. As for FF - who the hell even thinks about FF any more)

That's not an Irish Nationalist mate. That's a clown with no knowledge of history. Collins would have him face the wall

Well I never