Immigration and Ireland - MEGATHREAD *Read OP for mod warnings before posting*

With the troops we have sitting in the like of the curragh doing nothing when do we decide to put them on the border for proper border checks? If thats where the issue is. The idea of no border is idealistic and symbolic at best. We need a border.

Defence Forces controlling the border?

Sure if they had to use resources for that then how would they keep providing accommodation centres for the scammers who enter the country illegally?

You know, using their barracks for modular units, catering facilities, medical services, transport, laundry, recreation areas, while pandering to the "cultural needs" of the scammers and generally institutionalising them so they can never leave 😊

Again when war accounts start following migration into Europe you know you've a problem. And this is very true. How can people not see what's going on.

In response to Russia weaponizing migration the EU should enforce a zero refugee policy for 10 years across the board.

With increasing frequency, the horrendous consequences of letting massive numbers of people into the country without vetting them are playing out in the courts. This time, an 18-year-old girl was the victim – raped, sexually assaulted and falsely imprisoned by a degenerate from Guyana. 

Why aren’t we outraged by the fact that the authorities have been criminally negligent about who they have let into this jurisdiction? This isn’t an isolated incident by the way. There have now been multiple cases before the courts where violent men, newly arrived to the country, attack women, or commit serious crimes or harm Irish people.

I have to say this Gripe article really sums up my thoughts on the situation.

My heart goes out to the victim, the government has let her down so much. This shouldn't of happened.

Unfortunately the monster Randi Gladstone has shown that Ireland is open for business for any rapists & murders to come in and do the harm to the Irish people. "There is no such thing as "an unvetted migrant" to this country" according to the GNIB. I dont know is this ignorance or just parroting the governments line but they really must think the Irish people are stupid….

Unfortunately what happened to the 18yr old girl wont be an isolated event, this will happen again. When you have people coming to Ireland who are unvetted, as long as these people are allowed to wander the streets, this will happen again.

One of the craziest things to me is you come to Ireland from NI or by Plane/boat (probably without identity papers) you sign on at the Dublin IPAS center and you're free to do what you want from there, think how mad this is, it blows my mind the lack of security.

One of the biggest security concerns to the Irish State for me (it's not the underwater cables) is the Northern Ireland border. I'm not sure what we can do here BUT this government has to do something to make sure monsters like Randi Gladstone never get into Ireland again

Why not? I think it’s very fitting. Two rapists together. Very fitting indeed.

The government have been clamouring to highlight McGregor doesn't speak for the people of Ireland (on immigration).

How do they know if they haven't asked the people of Ireland? They know he represents a lot of peoples views and would never put it to a vote.

Claiming a rapist speaks on your behalf is quite a statement.

I dislike McGregor quite a bit, even before the Nikita Hand case I found his demeanour to be ****.

However, what he said in The White House was bang on the money, just pity there wasn't a better Irish person invited to say the same thing.

Nothing was bang on the money. He just told lies and only far right idiots would believe him. Also talking about rural villages being overrun and destroyed, total lies.

Also hypocrisy of Irish Americans not having an Ireland to go back and visit. So Irish emigration was ok but immigration to Ireland is bad.

Yes total lies. No town in Ireland is overrun by immigration.

No town in Ireland is the population outnumbered by foreigners.

Protests here were by right wing misinformed racist idiots who believe everything they read online,

As for your comments about Irish not receiving support, well they certainly needed as they were in dire straits but 180 years ago countries and social welfare systems were as well developed as modern society is but they certainly received charity in many cases. Ireland is now a modern caring country that provides support to refugees and the entitlements that claim they have is greatly exaggerated.

Before branding everything as lies maybe you should do some due diligence first

Dundrum a small village in Co. Tipperary. The only hotel in the village, the life and blood of the village.

The hotel has the capacity to have more IPAs than the population of Dundrum.

It's just a matter of time till the owner signs over to the IPAs

The protests in this village have been one of the most peaceful protests you'll ever find and is an example of how it should be done but the Gardai sent in the riot squad none the less which was despicable

Ireland supports legitimate refugees, not economic migrates that most of these people are and have no right to claim asylum.

Since when is a hotel the life and blood of a village. Protesting against 70 Ukrainian people and claiming they were mostly criminals. Right out of the Trump playbook.

The hotel owners said they wanted to 'do their part' for Ukraine and said it was going to take refugees from there for 3 months initially. Now, three years on, they want to get on the IPA/AS gravy train. Pure greed.

The owners should be made apply for planning for change of use but above all, every buisness and person in the locality should shun them. Pure greed is right.

I think people forget how we aren't too far removed from things like this on the island