Ukrainian refugees in Ireland - Megathread

Plenty?

Ireland is one of the most liberal countries in the whole world. We love cramming the country top to bottom with asylum seekers from countries 1000s kms away that have absolutely no connection to pur country.

This in the middle of multiple serious crises for the country. We even give these asylum seekers priority for many national schemes e.g medical cards, schooling, housing, 3rd level education access.

You name it they got it.

Xenophobic? Pull the other one mate.

Its hard to see how Ireland could be more generous !

What on earth are you talking about ?

Why is it ridiculous to draw comparisons? I mean, you've literally accused "them" - a whole nation - of racism and homophobia, and that's fine, but to say some Irish are also racist and homophobic is ridiculous? Where do your get your EU "fact" from?! 🙄

Yup, xenophobic. Plenty of evidence right here in this thread.

Calling refugees asylum seekers, for instance. Asylum seekers are generally in direct provision, so obviously need access to medical care if needed - €38.80 isn't going to cover any GP visit. Nobody in direct provision gets access to housing, they're in direct provision centres. Everyone is entitled to an education - would you have children just sitting in DP centres all day every day? Probably, then you'd call them lazy with no desire to integrate or improve themselves...

Asylum seekers...refugees...really what's the difference except at different stages of the process.

We are on course to take 80,000 to 100,000 NEWLY arrived asylum seekers/refugees (on top of all previous arrivals) this year along with what 60k non EU and then EU immigrants and you have the absolute cheek to accuse Irish people of xenophobia.

Its a flipping joke.

Pensioners all over the country are scared stiff about how they will pay their bills.

I make no apologies about stating that their welfare comes first before any any non citizens.

Thats not xenophobia thats looking after

our own people,our own parents, grannies , grandads, uncles and aunts.

The social supports need to be redirected NOW to them.

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/pensioners-turning-off-fridges-and-not-using-cookers-as-cost-of-living-crisis-worsens-charity-warns-41960961.html

It’s all about the click baiters since the user numbers went south around the time of the disastrous “ upgrade”.

How dare you to presume to know about most pensioners and their incomes . Many pensioners are struggling big time and even before this were using blankets instead of putting the heat on and going to bed to keep warm . You havent clue really have you ?

Because I never once said ALL pensioners did I ? I am one myself you dont have a monopoly on being on but you quite clearly haven’t a bloody clue how some people live

But I am done with your nonsense now anyway because its not the first time you twisted my words and misunderstood on purpose .

It's a pity that you, or more importantly the government don't have that faith in the Ukrainians that are here. They must be notoriously bad at budgeting if they are getting their heating and electricity paid for while the pensioners here are expected to put on another layer of clothing and wrap themselves in blankets to keep warm. If only the Ukrainians could learn to live within their means.

Not sure how this has anything to do with Ukrainian refugees. But sure, lump them all in together... 🙄

I know your smarter than all of us.

But your aggression and condescension is not gaining much fans.

They were invited. That's exactly what the EU directive does.

What's this now? What are you basing this shite on?

What a lack of logic! You're the one claiming they won't go home, so you come up with some evidence. Innocent until proven guilty, like. What evidence we do have - oh look, you said it yourself - the vast majority will go home!

And again, no evidence they won't go back.

So your problem is that "the vast majority" have already decided to return? That some haven't? Maybe because they're afraid of having the **** blown out of them still, or can't return because where they lived is now under Russian occupation, or near a nuclear power station that gets shelled, or they're a little bit traumatised by having lost friends and family? Nice to have so much **** privilege you can begrudge refugees a safe haven for the duration of the Directive 🙄