Achill asylum centre cancelled - mod warning in OP (01/11/19)

Beechwoodspark · 31-10-2019 6:16pm #1

Breaking news

Asylum seekers centre at Achill island cancelled

https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2019/1031/1087856-achill-asylum-seekers/

Fair play to the protestors. Oughterard protest also should take a bow. Well done.

Mod warning, 01/11/19:

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riemann · 31-10-2019 6:24pm

I'd be worried if I lived near an empty hotel.

Seems to be a few slyhawks with contacts in the Dept buying up these places on the cheap and getting a contract with the state to dump asylum seekers wherever will take them without even considering for one minute about the services available or talking to the local community.

If a town can't support a hotel it's hardly an ideal place.

malinheader · 31-10-2019 6:36pm

Common sense prevails once again.

alastair · 31-10-2019 6:39pm

Unsurprisingly the hotel business in Achill is pretty seasonal. The booking for the asylum seekers was for the off season.

Gatling · 31-10-2019 6:39pm

I'm sure someone will be along soon to tell us how upset they are about asylum seekers are not going to Achill

riffmongous · 31-10-2019 6:40pm

13 women for 3 months.. not seeing the big victory in this case

Beechwoodspark · 31-10-2019 6:45pm

Gatling wrote: »

I'm sure someone will be along soon to tell us how upset they are about asylum seekers are not going to Achill

But conveniently silent when asked if they would be ok with the asy seekers in their locality !

Absolute brazen hypocrisy from these virtue signallers.

alastair · 31-10-2019 6:47pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

But conveniently silent when asked if they would be ok with the asy seekers in their locality !

Absolute brazen hypocrisy from these virtue signallers.

That’s a remarkable story you’ve made up there.

US2 · 31-10-2019 6:49pm

Starting to restore my faith in this country. Well done to the locals.

riffmongous · 31-10-2019 6:50pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

But conveniently silent when asked if they would be ok with the asy seekers in their locality !

Absolute brazen hypocrisy from these virtue signallers.

Ha, so says the fella who thinks that not being able to guarantee the safety of 13 women is a victory.

Arghus · 31-10-2019 7:06pm

I don't see 13 women being denied asylum for a maximum of three months as any kind of victory tbh.

James Brown · 31-10-2019 7:09pm

That'll learn them?

[Deleted User] · 31-10-2019 7:09pm

Arghus wrote: »

I don't see 13 women being denied asylum for a maximum of three months as any kind of victory tbh.

Yesterday it was 30 men going there. Check mayo news.

Beechwoodspark · 31-10-2019 7:12pm

US2 wrote: »

Starting to restore my faith in this country. Well done to the locals.

Dead right

I hope all the “online keyboard warriors” realise this virtue signaling craic fools absolutely nobody.

Well done protestors.

terryduff12 · 31-10-2019 7:12pm

Thought everyone in area was all for it

Gatling · 31-10-2019 7:13pm

alastair wrote: »

That’s a remarkable story you’ve made up there.

Not the worst story we've had now is it

Beechwoodspark · 31-10-2019 7:14pm

Yep looks like some sort of clumsy PR attempt from the department.

Up until lunchtime today it was 30 single men destined for Achill

Now since 5pm the press office are saying 13 women

Lads, this fake news craic does not work. Ppl these days are too media savvy.

pjohnson · 31-10-2019 7:15pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Dead right

I hope all the “online keyboard warriors” realise this virtue signaling craic fools absolutely nobody.

Well done protestors.

So you were at the protest fair play.

James Brown · 31-10-2019 7:16pm

TBF the song isn't "If you're Syrian, come into the parlor".

Nice to see a people with a history of being refugees themselves....something...

Varik · 31-10-2019 7:20pm

The morally superior on twitter must be having a fit.

Beechwoodspark · 31-10-2019 7:24pm

Varik wrote: »

The morally superior on twitter must be having a fit.

Why don’t they take in some of those asy seekers?

weldoninhio · 31-10-2019 7:24pm

Arghus wrote: »

I don't see 13 women being denied asylum for a maximum of three months as any kind of victory tbh.

Dramatic much? I doubt this will affect their status.

Gatling · 31-10-2019 7:24pm

Varik wrote: »

The morally superior on twitter must be having a fit.

We've a few of them in CA

Topgear on Dave · 31-10-2019 7:26pm

jmayo wrote: »

Watch Ringer.
He knows what side his bread is buttered and is wily old campaigner.

Indeed. Election coming.

Plan "shelved" according to RTE radio now.

They are talking about all women on the radio but an Achill local I work with was telling me it was supposed to be all men last week.

suicide_circus · 31-10-2019 7:27pm

Arghus wrote: »

I don't see 13 women being denied asylum for a maximum of three months as any kind of victory tbh.

the people of Achill appear to disagree

alastair · 31-10-2019 7:30pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Yep looks like some sort of clumsy PR attempt from the department.

Up until lunchtime today it was 30 single men destined for Achill

Now since 5pm the press office are saying 13 women

Lads, this fake news craic does not work. Ppl these days are too media savvy.

Nope - yesterday they were saying that the first asylum seekers, who were women, were due to arrive today, having been delayed following last week’s protests. So none of the above really holds water.

Beechwoodspark · 31-10-2019 7:31pm

alastair wrote: »

Nope - yesterday they were saying that the first asylum seekers, who were women, were due to arrive today, having been delayed following last week’s protests. So none of the above really holds water.

Not true.

Check Irish times and mayo news

I know you have an agenda but please realise there are ppl equally as media savvy as you on boards.

weldoninhio · 31-10-2019 7:32pm

Great to see this happen again. Hopefully this is a big talking point at the next election. The message at the door should be “YOU WORK FOR US, not the EU, not the NGOs.

alastair · 31-10-2019 7:33pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

the people of Achill appear to disagree

Aside from those who welcomed the asylum seekers of course.

Mickeroo · 31-10-2019 7:33pm

The locals weren't all that opposed to this. There was a lot of **** stirring by "concerned" oddballs with no connection to the area trying to get folks into a tizzy, which was very interesting to see first hand I have to say. A few of the more gullible folks got sucked in and protested, a similar amount of others were openly accepting of the idea, the vast majority of the island went about their lives and didn't give a ****.

alastair · 31-10-2019 7:34pm

weldoninhio wrote: »

Great to see this happen again. Hopefully this is a big talking point at the next election. The message at the door should be “YOU WORK FOR US, not the EU, not the NGOs.

Nothing here had the slightest to do with the EU or any NGO.

Achill asylum centre cancelled - mod warning in OP (01/11/19)

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