Magowna Hotel

matt007

Just wondering why the racists still have all their signs down by the road
doing a "peaceful protest" when the refugees were moved on back in July.
Even the politicians have to remove their signs after the elections.
It makes me feel sad every time I drive home.

Deagol

The signs are not really at all clear - they just say protest but doesn't say about what - so at least only local have any idea what the heck they are there for. So I tend to ignore them but - yeah, I think they CC should clear them up as they at this stage are really just abandoned junk.

elperello

Those signs constitute an offence under The Litter Act and should be removed by the local authority.

Unlikely they will get enough evidence for a prosecution.

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/environment/waste-and-recycling/littering-and-dumping/

jackboy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122795499#Comment_122795499

I could be wrong but maybe the protests are still ongoing. They were definitely still happening during the summer now and again. That could explain why the signs are still there.

matt007

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122795742#Comment_122795742

Thats exactly my question. Theres nothing to protest about now. The refugees were moved on in July.

jackboy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122797187#Comment_122797187

Is the property empty now? I assume it could be filled with more asylum seekers at any time. Regarding the signs, they do make the place look like a kip and probably should be removed.

callaway92

Just by chance recently went for a drive out past Woodstock and went past Magowna. It's completely empty; the Hotel and the 'Holiday Homes' or whatever they were. There's nobody there.

matt007

The only incidents involving the refugees were the protestors terrorising them.
Racist scum.

Deagol

No need for the extreme language. I don't agree with the protestors - but it doesn't make them racist. Mostly people don't like change and a group of unknown people from unknown backgrounds etc, suddenly being your neighbour can make people nervous etc.

Using emotive language like that doesn't help anyone. Being sympathetic to other peoples situations includes the locals as well as the refugees.

Personally, I thought it was a god awful place to put the refugees - no shop, pub, post office or anything at all to do unless they somehow got to Ennis seemed a bit crazy. Very first day I saw several groups of lads walking into town down the road through Inch and wondered what would happen if one of them got hit by a car on that narrow road.

matt007

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122832658#Comment_122832658

Not really. They were boarding buses, taking photographs like military patrols, and using phrases like "un **** vetted" in Facebook posts showing photos of people walking down the road. They even drove a tractor up to the windows at night, shining lights through, and blocked the road. They stopped me while I was driving home and forced me to take a different route because I refused to give them my address. It was very threatening when they gathered around my car, demanding to know where I live.

In contrast, the refugees set up a cricket team, and I don't believe there was a single incident involving them. I understand the protesters weren't consulted, but harassing the refugees is unacceptable. The protest should have been outside council offices or government buildings, not shining tractor lights through their bedroom windows.

I apologize if anyone has been triggered or suffered due to my use of emotive language.