Was the government right to put no limit on the amount of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland? Read OP

I lol'ed!

Again, like I said internet heroes the bravest of them all, but for me personally if a hotel is advertising it has a bomb shelter as an amenity, I'd be staying clear.

We are a basket case and a banana republic on our knees to our EU overlords.

And all you need to do to avoid having to pay for a work permit or visa is be invaded by a madman, have your country blown to ****, with your friends and family possibly raped, tortured and murdered, or having second rocket attacks target the same venue as an earlier attack, so you get the rescuers, and have civilian infrastructure such as hospitals and dams attacked. Great stuff altogether!

Meanwhile Russia has been busy, financing a massive network of fake websites and social media accounts to big up Russia and post anti-Ukrainian stories.

As of 2019 there were 823 hotels in Ireland. I can’t find a more up to date number. But realistically it’s not going to be too different.

So using that as a ballpark figure representative of now… 8.51% had availability for this weekend. ?

we need availability for our tourist sector.. whole areas of the country rely on it. Our economy relies on it.

we need good rates to attract people, with supply vs demand increasing, prices do too…

lisbon is a city where you are not gouged for hotel prices, or indeed anything, into mid October you can get daytime temperatures into the mid twenties..if you are a family of 4 in Lens, France… needing a holiday….go to Dublin and get gouged for everything and possibly end up in accommodation with displaced people fleeing a tragic war zone, say what you like, but that isn’t appealing..or.. Lisbon where if you read the number of Ukrainians they’ve taken, it’s similar to ourselves yet… Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while Portugal is approximately 92,090 sq km, making Portugal 31% larger than Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland 5.2 million, Portugal around 10.3 million…

Portugal are helping in terms of what’s appropriate so not to compromise the wellbeing or quality of life of Portuguese citizens.

Ireland… “ehhh tough, want help, you will compromise, sacrifice, go without to help them, deal with it”…

” sorry, you are on a waiting list for X treatment ? Erm there is a war in the Ukraine, 2730 kilometres is their nearest land border from Ireland, get to the back of the Q… they are coming and no limits or restrictions “

Dublin to eastern Canada is around 3000 kilometres….. that’s the scope of what’s happening.

no limit is not in anyway sensible or responsible.

Jfc... Think before posting, maybe. They're targeting people outside Russia; they're not posting in Russian, their fake websites aren't in Russian.

And again, how would you know what everyone in this thread is or isn't reading? How would you know you'd you'd read one - they're fake sites. 🤭 They don't advertise the fact, though. That's kinda the point.

We weren't talking about hotels in Ireland as a whole, though, were we. Your stats are completely off, but I don't want another threadban, so I'll leave that there.

Ukrainians can and do learn English in secondary school. Apparently it's far more commonly thought than Portuguese. I imagine that's one pretty major factor in why people come to Ireland, as opposed to Portugal. The size of a country is fairly irrelevant. Canada, Finland, Greenland and Algeria are all massively bigger than Ireland, but not very habitable except in specific areas. What matters is the infrastructure available. Ours is stretched, but far from breaking point. And more efficient administration would certainly help, there's no denying that.

@kravmaga With all the issues and criticism you throw at Ireland, why aren't you running for election to make a difference?

Or are we looking at a teenager with a quick glance at a history book getting up in arms?

You have produced zero proof of any of the issues you have addressed (and I am in favour of quotas btw). Hot air doesn't mean facts. If you detest Ireland so much then leave! But like everyone with a victim mentally you have an excuse not to with excuses like... oh I shouldn't have to Or its FFG fault and just state the status quo. Pack your bags to alleged glasses greener!!

Also, since when did Roma gypsies come from Slovakia??? They are predominantly of Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian other Balkan states and to some degrees Turkish origin, but don't let facts get in the way of stupidity.

I am not affiliated to any politcal party but exhausted of hearing people slate Ireland who have never lived abroad. Even Ireland now compared to 20 years ago is a better socially, ethically and financially. Internet, availablility of cheaper medicine to kids, better roads being a simple example.There are many issues to fix but it is a very good place to live whether people believe it or not.

It is completely out of control at this stage, people living in tents but still no cap, stupid **** government

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/1007/1327880-tented-international-protection/

Why do they never show the faces of those , mostly men, that are living in these places? There's thousands in Citywest but you don't see any cameras going in there, so lots have the false impression that it's mostly Ukrainians there.

Is it because we don't know who they are as they burned their IDs?

But now they are complaining that Ireland is cold?

I wonder what country @maninasia is in fact talking about.

It isn't the US. Healthcare access is way worse there compared to Ireland - if you're on the dole in Ireland, you have the same access as someone employed. Not so in the US. Maybe access in the UK is better, maybe quality is better, but the UK is coming apart at the seams when it comes to their economy.

Perhaps they're talking about an asian country, I think Japan's pretty good when it comes to health care access, though I doubt the housing or employment stories are hugely better, talk about crowded places to live.

And housing affordability in the US is much, much worse than Ireland, for any area you want to live in. You can get a house in the middle of burned-out chunks of Detroit for $100, but you wouldn't want to live there. Want to live in a semi-D in NY city? The one I grew up in, in Staten Island, built in 1972 for $30,000 sold recently for nearly $700k.

Oh, if you want a nice hotel room in NYC any day of the year, think $300-$500/night.

If you can get it.