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

That's some claim there...

I would hazard a guess that your personal observation sucks, unless you can actually back it up.

1.3 million people are on social welfare of some sort. So my observation was a general one , not specifically for rural areas .

What is unhelpful are healthy Ukranian males, some driving around in fairly expensive cars driven over from Ukraine, who should be supporting and fighting for their country back home. If they want to run away we have a right to criticise.

You are very likely one of those 1.3 million yourself.

I wonder are the government planning on using the situation to make the citizens "an offer they can't refuse" maybe something radical around holiday and vacant dwellings

You know what, honestly? If I was in the same situation, I would be gone. Unless I'm really cornered and desperate.

As for maninasia comment about expensive cars driven by Ukrainians..lame.

For StevenToast.. yeah very easy to say from your cushy home on a sunny Sunday. Thanks for the article, but couldn't find the whinging there..

None of the two of you knows or have any idea what you would do in the similar situation, unless you actually experience it imo.

No you can Google and confirm it 'pensioner' Mary. 1.3 million. Go for it.

What? The states reckless approach undermines Irish support, because the peoples will to help will dry up quickly when they are suffering because of it too. A balanced approach where the Irish don't suffer and Ukrainians are looked after keeps everyone happy. There's no balance here though, none at all, and the lack of balance will eventually result in a lack of wider support, because at the end of the day people care about themselves first and foremost, no matter what they say.

Remember only a few weeks ago, when Ukraine flags were on businesses and outside of peoples homes? I see few of those flags anymore, because the novelty of it all is already wearing off.

Here is what I would do. Any Ukrainian man arriving, give him 500 quid and a PPS no. After that, he's on his own. God knows that countless Irish emigrating over the years didn't have much more than the shirt on their backs.

I thought all makes 18 and over were not allowed to leave Ukraine. When I looked into it a bit more it seems there are a number of instances which allows men to leave. If these men were legally allowed to leave Ukraine then our government should be trying to house them, after all they promised this at the start of the conflict.

The fact that they are from regions that have been at war since 2014 might suggest that they might not be loyal to Ukraine, maybe they made their way here through Russia and were afraid of being conscripted to the Russian army.

Ukrainian men not being allowed to leave Ukraine is a matter for Ukraine, not a matter for Ireland taking in refugees. If we have made a decision to take in Ukrainians fleeing the war, it should be none of our business whether these people are in possession of penises or not.

I read about this accommodation debacle on RTE today and they did say that it was only men who were left without beds and I couldn't figure if that was supposed to be some sort of positive spin or not. It is the sort of thing that our authorities would put out to deflect some attention from their ineptitude as they know that people will think "ah shur, the one's without beds were only men" or "cowards shouldn't have been fleeing the war anyway"

I'd say the wokies and feminists heads are fried with all sort of anomalies and contractions related to the war. Putin is the devil, Zelenskyy is a saint. We're all equal. Women are oppressed yet are strong and independent. But wait, only men are restricted from leaving Ukraine. Does not compute. I await some Hilary Clinton style rubbish about how women, not men who get killed or maimed, are the primary victims of war.

McEntee flew that kite and lost FG many more voters in doing so. This govt don’t seem to give a toss about the wants of the electorate though. They are going out of their way to p1ss of voters.