Immigration to Ireland - policies, challenges, and solutions *Read OP before posting*

why would he use his real phone, putting all of his contacts in danger. Wouldn't think the powers that be in Newstalk are too happy with the security breach.

Was he working undercover though? It seems like he might have been making a straightforward investigative documentary about the rise of the far right in Ireland.

I'm still not sure what sort of heinous crime he is supposed to have committed here. He appears to have been making a documentary about the actual far right in Ireland i.e. the Irish equivalents of the National Front and Britain First, but they are complaining that he has been trying to blacken their 'good name'?(!)

One of the first responsibilities of an elected Government is territorial sovereignty. It's very easy these days with cheap drones and satellite footage to monitor the external border.

There's no need for war ships as people smugglers have no offensive capability and intentionally use unsafe vessels in order to be rescued by NGO's.

In any case, the cost of all this is a rounding error when put against the costs of feeding and housing millions of economic migrants for generations.

I'd be interested to know what people think about what McNamara is saying. To me it seems like great commonsense, be fair but still make decisions quickly, accommodate deserving cases but only deserving cases, allowing Ukrainians to come was the right move, but the benefits shouldn't go beyond what people already here were entitled to.

McNamara is a former Labour TD, but is now talking more sense than almost anyone in Irish politics on this issue at least.

Have you seen what the US spends trying and failing to 'control' it's borders?

What are drones and satellites going to do, apart from watch people come here?

You pour cold water over what other posters say could be done but offer no solutions yourself.

The so called system we have at the moment with hundreds coming every week and a Justice Minister who doesn't even know how many people she signed deportation orders for have even left the country is a ridiculous situation.

Anyone who showes up with no documents should be put in a detention center and left there.

Nick Henderson reassures us all males are vetted n there's nothing to fear having the local hotel filled.

Oh, this fella gave us a false name n forgot to mention a few auld murders. Probably an oversight on his behalf nick!

What are our idiots thinking trying to opt us into the EU migration pact...it makes zero sense

MEP Marie Walsh of FG was on Drivetime earlier and she claimed that Ireland retaining sovereignty over the EU Migration and Asylum Pact will result in the same situation that happened to the UK after Brexit, and of course, Walsh described talk of Irish Sovereignty as "Far-Right"….thats a new one….

We haven't seen her for 4 years, and yet she's been everywhere for the last month and then they disappear to Brussels where they vote against the best wishes of Irish people. Nothing short of nail bar politics

Wasn't that guy with the beard they interviewed the same fella who was swinging the steel pipe at people last year?