Immigration and Ireland - MEGATHREAD *Mod Note Added 02/09/25*

It is already too late.

And it's the cities and urban areas who will get the brunt of it because that's where people who arrive here want to live.

Ironically it's in these areas where politicial parties like the SDs and Labour who oppose deportations are most successful in getting candidates elected.

Multiculturalism has failed in every European country, did we really think Ireland would have been different?

It remains to be seen how the EU Migration Pact will affect us when it comes into operation but from what I've read online it could mean more migrants arriving here.

The answer to the 'thousands of irish emigrated' is to ask how did native American indian tribes fair with that mass immigration to their land?

Because thats the true equivalence if youre trying to use that analogy.

The native American Indian tribes didn't give any of their money, medical cards, buggys etc. to the Irish emigrants. The Irish emigrants were badly needed and were not a drain on the U.S. system. It's a poor analogy to make as it was hundreds of years ago and the U.S. was only in its infancy when the Irish arrived and they practically built the country.

The answer when people bring that up is to point out we're all (mostly) the decedents of those who didn't emigrate hence why we're here.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/1868358-1868358.html

Another one of our finest new locals. Hits an 11 year old on the train and gets away with it. He is a 9-5 rapper with no job basically. A rap sheet as long as my arm, pardon the pun.

I called it 20 years ago when I first started teaching that we would have a huge amount of social issues in this country in the future. Our time has come.

Letting people into the country with little to no education or morals who are too culturally different to us and who lack strong role models in their lives is just a horrible recipe of social disaster. Then dishing out social housing and benefits willy nilly so they have nothing to do or better themselves has not worked.

Punched an 11 year old for talking to his mother in their native polish, 24 previous convictions, no job but a great rapper, yeah he’ll be a great asset to us. Assume we’re supporting him and his family.

If only a tiny % of the births in Asia/Africa in the years ahead need to flee to Ireland for a better life the Irish construction industry is going to have to seriously ramp up activity to be able to cater for the potentially massive influx of immigrants in the years ahead

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-85-of-babies-in-2026-will-be-born-in-asia-and-africa/

The question to be pondered is can Ireland save them all or should be develop a robust immigration system to prioritise those most in need of protection as against those who can best spin a yarn

Yeah it’s a bizarre and hypocritical form of doublethink - the crimes are only serious and worthy of discussion when the perpetrator is an Irishman.

When Aisling Murphy was murdered there was media furore, all the commentators making calls for Irish men to “Stand up” and take responsibility for their behaviour etc etc and then when it came out the murderer was actually a Roma immigrant it all went silent for some reason.
Likewise homophobia, misogyny etc is (rightly) not to be tolerated in any shape or form, but a blind eye is turned where Islam is concerned for some reason.

There’s definite “no use dwelling on it, let’s move swiftly on” aspect to the coverage (or lack thereof) given to a story when the perpetrator is Irish vs a migrant and the example you’ve given re Cathal Crotty is a case in point. That scumbag should be plastered everywhere and prosecuted like Crotty rightly was.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1789qxgwywo

Here’s a headline relating to the same story, it’s several hours old albeit - is that current enough?

The Scots opening their own inquiry to join the main inquiry announced a few months ago, so there’ll be a full inquiry into the matter taking place across Britain.

You might prefer to dismiss the issue but thankfully it looks like there’ll be some disinfecting light shed on it finally.

Here’s a headline relating to the same story

Was the 11+ year headline not a story about Yorkshire?

You might prefer to dismiss the issue but thankfully it looks like there’ll be some disinfecting light shed on it finally.

Hopefully.

But what has a public enquiry focusing on Scotland and Scotland only have to do with this thread?

Either way, Your post is pretty light on potential debate points.

What happened is horrific and hopefully the enquiry will give some sort of solace to the victims who are calling for them.

The Irish Soldier gloated on his social media and was easily identified.

The whole idea of Crime Call is to identify the suspect with the publics help.

the Green Party in the UK really are a detestable bunch and sadly quite dangerous as their leader is an absolute moron/conman.

They demonized anyone who pointed out that immigration was dividing the country and leading to a balkanisation of the country as being racist then the decide to put out campaign video is foreign languages which basically completely backs up the point about the balkanisation of the UK.

What Jim Radcliffe said a couple of weeks ago which he was demonized for has turned out to be true almost immediately after he said it.

The condemnation from almost everyone came when he received a wholly suspended sentence.

There wasn't many comments about the case until then.

They haven't been any arrest in this case that I am aware of, it's why Crime Call exists.

You are comparing apples and anvils and have settled on a ridiculous conspiracy.

it's not a conspiracy theory to point out that condemnation and discussion varies depending on the ethnicity of the perpetrator because there is load of evidence to back this up.

What you are doing is dealing in extremes or amplifying extreme views.

These extreme views are not just on one side of the spectrum.

Plenty commentary suggesting Natasha O'Brien was a "mouthy bitch" who should have minded her own business.

But trying to link two cases as evidence of this when a suspect hasn't even been caught is extreme and conspiratorial.

When the 2 guys in Sligo were murdered we were told this homophobic attack was a legacy of the homophobia of catholic Ireland and we should be ashamed as a country for this happening , once again the culture of the perpetrator was conveniently forgotten when it turned out he was a Muslim.

Who told you or who told "we"?

https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2026/0226/1560559-we-run-as-one-sanctuary-runners-diversity-initiative/

Great initiative in Galway.

Much like the GAA clubs all over the world, it's a fantastic way to integrate into a community and society.

It was the ground up initiatives like this one that welcomed and integrated the Ukrainians into Irish society and what a success story that has been, 4 years on from the invasion.