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

Why anybody would give that guy the time of day is baffling let alone extensive airtime on Rte. He’s transformed himself from a PR / business consultant to a refugee advocate and migration activist. The very nerve of that guy saying that people, especially the young, need to be educated and trained about multiculturalism. Pity he didn’t do some education and training himself when he was on the board of Anglo Irish and chaired the risk and compliance committee. That bank collapse was the main reason that sent this country to the brink of sovereign bankruptcy and ended up costing taxpayers €30 billion. As if that didn’t do enough damage he’s now preaching and sermonising on something else that’s also costing the taxpayer billions.

Like our own natives. Cant help themselves to lawnmovers, chainsaws, power tools, trailors and poor innocent dogs ...

https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-crime-irish-nationals-posing-as-tourists-behind-alleged-burglaries-across-melbourne/50cb4c1a-e6dc-4845-91f9-0d985a2fbb6f

There have been many recent cases of traveller gangs flying in and stealing millions from Australians by committing burglaries. The Australians are not used to them yet. The annoying thing is that the papers just describe them as Irish nationals with no mention that they are from the travelling community and this is the offical career for a lot of these people.

True, and Australia has no problem deporting them

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-travellers-deported-from-australia-for-conning-residents-with-shoddy-home-repairs-167527675-237525131

Again blame the people who voted them in. We have a problem in this country with the perception they MEPs are for the failed/retired TDs or loonies that don’t even meet the threshold for a TD. Time to change that perception

The people who voted for Nina Carberry in the Midlands–North-West should be ashamed. Fine Gael ought to be ashamed for even nominating her. It highlights what a sham politics is if someone like her can get into the European parliament. She has ZERO political experience, but she probably got the nomination because she's female and somewhat high profile(that's highly debatable).

Speaking of debates, the only time I seen her on TV was on the Six One News with fellow candidates for the region, and she was awful. I mean truly AWFUL. Think Father Jack, and his "That would be an ecumenical matter" training.

The people voted her in because of her name, her family name and in-laws. I hear and see numerous of our other MEP's being interviewed live on TV and radio on various matters. I've never seen her on TV or radio, and I'm not surprised, she wouldn't be able for it.

Fianna Fail were guilty of this crap in the Presidential election, nominating Jim Gavin. Again, somewhat known in public, but no political experience and not suitable for the role. However, he was never going to get away without being scrutinized for that role, unlike Nina.

Job for a shopkeeper on the Aran Islands being advertised on the Non EEU jobs portal…..

“Inis Meáin … is one of the last outposts of authentic Irish culture..” One can only assume that by inviting non Irish in, they want to change that……….I hate the lot of them

Are naturalisations too fast or just right, considering pressure on electricity, transport and housing?

Only 19% are from the EU.

The largest number of new Irish citizens came originally from India (3,946) followed by Brazil (1,708); the UK (1,541); Romania (1,354) and Nigeria (1,235).

Other countries whose natives acquired Irish citizenship in large numbers in 2024 were the Philippines, Poland, China, Pakistan and South Africa.

The figures show that 19% of new Irish citizens in 2024 – almost 4,500 individuals – came from other EU countries, mostly Romania, Poland and Latvia.

In 2024, a record 24000 received Irish citizenship - a 32% rise. The waiting time has been reduced from 24 months to 8 months.

 Foreign direct investment should have been curtailed in 1996 when Ireland had full employment

Ireland didn't have next to near full employment in 1996.

Full employment came later with the building boom based on unstainable cheap credit, which eventually led to a collapse in the economy, without FDI companies providing employment, the country would have been in an infinitely worse position.

No idea who the lad is in that video, but what does he suggest replacing the industries with?

Unemployment in 1996 was 5.3 %

Not from any of the figures I have seen.

Have you link to where you got the 5.3%?

The lad you refer to is Dr Eoin Lenihan

Doctor of What?

He had an interview with Hugh Linehan where he completely fell apart half way through and started dis-proving his own arguments by accident before throwing a temper tantrum when he realised.

The Celtic Tiger started in 1993/94. UN fell, but not as low as 5.3% by 1996.

See the QNHS data below for the second half of 1997.

The UNR during 1996 was around 12%:

So apart from full employment in 1996 by early 2000 there was full employment.An error on his part. An argument could be made if migrants had not started to come to Ireland full employment could have been achieved.

The factual history of Ireland's asylum and migration is true .

A learned gent looking at his CV unless a boards poster has a higher qualification.

The only noteable inaccuracy was Gript wrongly mentioning a person in the Parnell Street stabbing .

So he lied to suit his narrative.

A recurring theme with these cranks to be fair.