Time for a zero refugee policy? - *Read OP for mod warnings - updated 11/5/24*

I can understand people thinking Ireland is "Fucked"

We're not in a great place at the moment. Our housing emergency is getting worse, our health care is probably in the worse state we've seen to date with UHL being a prime example and the worse of them all illegal immigration.

This country is at a cross roads with immigration, this government is forcing unvetted males onto local communities causing deep anxiety and despair. This government has a choice follow European counties have done such as Denmark, Hungary etc but they have done nothing to stop this blight and instead making it worse and worse.

The government arent listening to the Irish people and instead listening to people who have a vested interest in this blight continuing such the NGOs and people who are making money out of this.

Before we know it the general election will be soon upon us but I know what's going to happen in between, the government will do a give away budget and will do something as a token gesture on immigration to which they hope idiotic voters will be fooled but I don't think they know how much they're hated at the moment, this will be like the referendum all over.

Unfortunately we have no opposition party who is going to take advantage of this, most people will be voting for independents but some voters like to see the world burn and will still vote in 1 party FF/FG (who are the fooling at this point that they are 2 separate parties) and they will get into a power again but hopefully will a very large bloody nose.

Ireland as we know is dying, this governments immigration policy is leading the race to the bottom and soon enough we'll be like Sweden in their immigration crisis.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/simon-harris-interview-taoiseach-says-immigrants-will-soon-be-asked-to-pay-for-state-provided-services/a719288212.html

Harris is at it again regarding immigrants - he knows it's a vote winner. Immigrants will be asked to pay for state provided services - well BIG DEAL. Isn't that what the rest of us do?

What Harris is going to do routinely do before the elections is to appear to act tough on immigrants (with the emails going into the indo and IT) whilst simultaneously behind the screens ensuring they are well looked after. Note the issue also - the issue is "immigrants have to pay for things" and not "we are halting the number of immigrants coming into Ireland because there is nowhere to house our own citizens". He'll still remain as an EU bootlicker on immigration but this will work with a heck of a lot of dumb voters out there.

In fairness to Harris he's not the only one up to this. Mary Lou is at the same - put immigrants in rich areas. . . . and that's it. Not a word on capping numbers - too afraid. For both of them it's all about votes. In MLMcD's case it's about protecting SFs working class base.

You cannot have change when literally everyone in the current Dáil supports the current policy on immigration and that is likely to remain the case after the GE. People before Profit lambast the lack of housing and support unfettered immigration. To them there is no connection. They literally SUPPORT a policy of profiteering landlords and hoteliers at the expense of people in local communities. If anything they're profit before people.

FF - I don't even know if they have a policy. Their forever leader, Martin, doesn't do stuff like policies.

Labour?

Ireland is a very welcoming country. There basically hasn't been a bad word said about immigrants for the first two decades of this century as we went from a small number (% wise) to a number greater than the UK. The show, however, is over. The country is irreversibly changed and there's no going back because there's no one going to advocate such a policy.

What will the future hold? Mass numbers of emigrant Irish born and continued numbers of immigrants because this is the policy of FF/FG/GP/Lab/Left/Media/Official Ireland. It is a deliberate policy.

Sunday Times article today - Interesting read

Not pay-walled (for me anyway) on 1st view, but is on 2nd view so maybe a 1 article free as they're running a special sub offer atm

A common "on line "attitude though is that Dublin accent and Irish flag =scumbag , maybe SF did their part back in the day

Exactly. Which is precisely the point of my post.

Optics.

This is the type of misinformation that becomes FACT. You cannot board a plane in Ireland without having your passport scanned at the boarding gate. Glad we clarified that for you and your ilk.

I happen to think the optics look bad on the governments part.

Pepper spraying protesters, charging at them etc

It's not a one off either obviously.

Before coolock there was Newtown mount Kennedy, Santry, Roscrae and East wall.

Ok the reaction might not have been to the same extent but all these disparate locations can not all be far right.

Note the analogy of the the school girl being followed home by a bunch of 'bored Middle-Eastern young adults' 😂 …not like those Dublin scumbags with their 'How-yis'

Not an analogy at all. It actually happened 6 months ago over a period of six weeks.

Winter cant come quick enough

Bertie Aherne has a fairly strong Dublin accent and was very popular countrywide in his time before his lack of bank accounts became apparent and the wheels came off.

That's your boarding pass. . . . You're taking the piss aren't you?

Indeed. Whether you agree with the policy or not, it is a vote winner.

people living in tents in a city dont have any privacy rights , if they were near me Ive no problem finding out what is going on , know your neighbour and all that