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

So why do you think they're here? Bonus points if you can answer this without citing Gript/Youth Defence or any other misinformation source.

Lets judge Jim on outcome not words. It's not ironic when you look at the volumes of people trying to penetrate the Polish border and their policing of it. And we indulge chancers processing expensive assylum applications and at the end of the sham we expect self deportations or we issue 'leave to remain'. Not to mention handing out citizenship like confetti.

Someone didn’t give Putin your memo

He deliberately starts wars (plural) and has bands of criminals running riot across Middle East and Africa too to create refugees and drive them to Europe

They don’t even hide this policy and openly boast about it daily

This isn't the kind of weird zero-sum game you seem to be portraying it as. It's possible for somebody else to get a benefit without something being taken away from you, you know.

It’s just the magic money tree syndrome which invades the ‘be nice at all costs’ people. Of course this magic money tree only provides a bottomless pit of funds for their little moral crusade

Irish birth and fertility rates continue to decline

The number of registered births in the State has fallen by almost 18 per cent in the last decade, according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) data.

A total of 65,909 births were registered in 2015, but this fell to 54,125 last year, according to the CSO’s Vital Statistics Yearly Summary for 2025. However, there was a small increase (63) in the number of births between 2024 and last year.

The figure for last year represented an annual birth rate of 9.9 per 1,000 of population, down from 14.1 per 1,000 of population in 2015.

In the same time period, the fertility rate has dropped sharply, from 1.9 in 2015 to 1.5 in 2025. A value of 2.1 is usually considered to be the level at which the population would replace itself in the long run, ignoring migration.

Our birth rate is lower than the replacement rate, and yet our population is growing rapidly. Why's that? We all know why, though some act dumb or bury their head in the ground.

The average age of first time mothers in Ireland is increasing as well. I've no doubt that's down to financial pressures, and trying to secure a property. Which again, is a result of our rapidly increasing population.

And yes, we are being replaced, but not in a natural way or by Irish people.

Oh you're trying to play the semantics game now. Being literal to try and get a "win".

So predictable. So utterly lame. You just can't release yourself from your ideological prison.

Literally everything in life is a zero sum game.

As @Stephen_Maturin says. One house, appointment, object etc - two people. One has to miss out.

Only this time we are making it probably 10 to 1 instead of 2.

Ignoring nationality and race. There are not enough resources or facilities on the island for 7 million. Probably not enough for 5 yet we are aiming for 10? Ffs.

Population should have been capped at 7 million.

Bogus AS come here because they know that even if their claim correctly fails, they will still be allowed to stay here, by being given leave-to-remain.

This opens the door to the full suite of social housing and welfare benefits, financed by a crushing 47.2% marginal income tax rate on any earnings above just €44,000.

Here's one for the Irish don't want to work, so we have to import millions from elsewhere to do the menial jobs that the Irish won't do.

A report shows that 52% of Irish smes get government help to bring in and employ non EU residents.

“The report showed that 52 per cent of Irish SMEs claimed they received support with administrative procedures such as work and residence permits, while 44 per cent obtained financial support in the form of grants, subsidies or tax incentives.”

So the government is using our own money to fund the importation of foreigners and not give jobs to young kids or college students. Look at the high rate of youth unemployment and now we know why.

Honestly, words escape me. We aren't angry enough.

https://x.com/i/status/2063873519746716011

Would it be a breach of rules if I was to say I posted a video of one saying they came from Sweden and it was deleted by a now ex mod?

What are you on about? It's not a question of rights. Its a question of resources.

Our island cannot handle more then 4 or 5 million. Hence the struggle for GP's, housing etc. More people equals less resources per person so someone has to lose out - and by someone I mean everyone because one GP is now assigned to 10 people instead of 5.

F*ck off with your moral judging and be practical. Not enough resources/Facilities for too much people. Its a numbers problem and we are playing the game wrong.

The government think the answer is more people first so that the people build the facilities to catch up.

Its wrong - you build the facilities up whilst slowing down or completely stopping growth. Only resources perfectly matches population only then do you grow - and conservatively at that.

Never bite off more then you can chew.

Poster warned. Do not throw expletives at other posters. The point can be made without them.

-Mod