Ireland running out of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees due to surge in non-Ukrainian refugees?

Houses are built to house people. You don’t have to be a family to reside in one.

I'm predicting the American market won't be affected this year anyway.Therell still be some high end hotels available and these will be taken up with wealthy Americans,they have the money and also the favourable currency exchange makes it a good option for them.

Summer 22 there was 15% hotel capacity on government contracts.This plus the opening up of international travel meant domestic tourism was down, however that's the nature of it,there are good years and bad.Government contracts are currently over 30% and only going one direction.Straight away that drives up prices for the remaining rooms and also means less visitors spend money in the local economy.Even if that number stayed at 30% (which it won't) it would be a pretty disastrous year.I don't see it improving the year after either,towns will be decimated,businesses will close,this is the reality.

A change in government won't make any difference either (not a peep out of SF on the issue)

It's already happened,I'm resigned to it now.

The notion that a country like Ireland can afford to intentionally wind down its tourism industry is off the wall. The refugee and asylum industry will result in a much much smaller economic benefit to the country and that benefit will go into the hands of a really small number of individuals.

Its sad that all the main political parties are supporting this policy.

But expected. Many of us have been warning about the dangers of the manifestation of Irish politics for years, where party differences exist in concept only, but at end of the day, they are all the same, and we end up in a similar place regardless of who we vote for. There's literally no dissent in this nation from side to side, any dissent is pushing for an even harder version of the thing that's already harming us. Ireland has a very "polite" approach to everything, from the top to the bottom, where boats are never rocked no matter how badly it's needed.

I'm thinking specifically of the lads running the jaunting cars in Killarney, geared very much towards the high end American and international market.

We also have luxury golf tours, fishing trips and other niche products that will all feel the pinch as the number of tourist beds falls.

As has been said already the solution is tents, marquees and cubicles in warehouses, and charge for food. Once these asylum tourists learn that its not gravy they won't bother.

Nigeria is near the top of our asylum list, there are plenty of safe refugee camps in their own country, but the wealthy ones are able to fly to treasure Ireland.

An aunt of mine noted that a colleague of hers said that social protection officials seem to be harsher towards Irish claimants while directing foreign nationals towards every possible grant

Jesus, that should be the literal definition of unfounded idle gossip. 😂

40% of Killarneys beds are now refugees.

That num is only going one way and it's not down.

Local councillor and local GP just on that bastion of right wingers Matt Coopers show there desperately describing the situation.No communication from government,no plan,just bus more in.

One Cafe employing 16 people already closed,as mentioned that's 16 people who still have to pay a mortgage next week.Thats small fry but more will follow.A business's insurance,wages or energy costs are still the same or rising even when their revenue has been taken away,do you follow how this goes...?

Can you join the dots?

That's truly astonishing that almost half of all beds in one our premier tourist locations are now occupied by asylum seekers / refugees. It's really demonstrative of the insane levels, to which asylum seeking has spiraled.

The only positives of this entire sorry scenario are (i) it highlights the blatant incompetence of many of our ruling class and (ii) it has started to awaken Irish people to the impact of unrelenting inward migration. The drip-feed throughout the last few decades that impacted limited corners or our larger urban areas, has now broadened to wider swathes of the country. More Irish people are experiencing the 'joy' of this nonsense first-hand and they don't like it.

One Cafe employing 16 people already closed

You mean these 2 cafes?

Closed on a Sunday morning without notice, owners not contactable.

Sounds like the have a bit of chequered history.

I also doubt 16 mortgages were being paid by 8 full time and 8 part time staff, the pay isn't that good.

Or was it another cafe? What was the name of it?

A business's insurance,wages or energy costs are still the same or rising even when their revenue has been taken away,do you follow how this goes...?

Yeah, it was in my post. These types of businesses cite energy costs and lack of staff as their main barriers.

Again, that's not my opinion.

Less emotive hyperbole, more critical thought based on actual facts maybe. 🤷‍♂️

Not my words,the words of the councillor who represents the people of Killarney and is on the ground.

I don't live in Killarney and I suspect you don't either.

I wouldn't be trivialising those job loses by the way,they're be plenty more on the way.

Can I ask you a question and please be honest if you can in your answer.

Do you really,really,really believe that the main problem in tourist dependent Killarney next summer will be an inability to get staff?

Bare in mind that the population has gone up 35% (and will increase) and the tourists who spent in those restaurants/pubs/shops that couldn't get staff has been reduced by almost half (and will be reduced further)

I didn't trivialise them. You claimed.

One Cafe employing 16 people already closed,as mentioned that's 16 people who still have to pay a mortgage next week

That's your opinion not a fact.

What's the name of the cafe, is it the 2 I linked to or another one?

Why did they close so abruptly without warning, why are the owners not available for comment?

Converting hotels from tourism to the refugee/asylum industry kills jobs in a locality, that is a fact. By design it replaces the tourism industry as a whole. There may be reports of a cafe or two now but the closures will become continuous and accelerate.

Converting hotels from tourism to the refugee/asylum industry kills jobs in a locality, that is a factBy design it replaces the tourism industry as a whole.

Can you give numerous real life Irish examples of this claim please?

There is absolutely no evidence those 2 cafes closed because of Refugees or less footfall.

Zero.

I linked to a publication who did just that, they were uncontactable. 🤷‍♂️

But again, it's not me ranting about their misfortune.

Vague reference to business closing, Bloody Refugees, has to be, damn it.

Bizzaro World.