Immigration to Ireland - policies, challenges, and solutions *Read OP before posting*

Look at what the green party have managed to achieve as a tiny minority party!. If anything the opposite is the case, the tail can wag the dog in Irish politics. The smaller party usually gets a much larger share of its policy into a coalition agreement than its vote would command

Yes but that's because FF and FG didn't have a problem doing business with the Greens (and indeed FF had done it successfully before). But if a party or two of the type envisaged by Strazdas emerged, the gap between them and all the other established parties would be bigger than that between any two of the established parties. So they would effectively become untouchables within the system, and only an exceptional set of circumstances would see them invited into a government arrangement.

This is what has happened in Donegal, not a small town.

Our population has increased by 10%.

Yet we struggle to have decent infrastructure, accommodation to rent, jobs etc. Many of the immigrants have been placed in very rural locations, with little for them to do and less jobs available. Made no sense.

As a county, we rely a lot on tourism. Yet over 50% of our hotel rooms now house ukranians. Some local hoteliers or B&B owners are making a killing out of this, but it's not a system that's working.

What exactly is wrong with an openly right wing party?

According to some on here, FG are one.

You may well think that Strawbs, but I couldn't possibly comment😔

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Just looking and listening to media recently. It's like someone, somewhere flicked a switch and all the media (seemingly in perfect sync) started to pump out another batch of - 'Aren't all the refugees and IPAs just amazeballs after all' - type of reports/articles puff pieces

Have they not realised that people won't fall for it. The people didn't fall for it when they were being gaslit for 6 months in a row by every MSM outlet, and they won't fall for it now - Didn't Einstein have something to say about doing something over and over again and getting the same result

The poor ol Govt is in a heap - It's finally dawned on them that they have painted themselves into a corner (using the non-drying anti-climb paint) Their desperation is strong (a quick perusal of the politics forum and any other politically specific thread in CA's, would show you just how strong the desperation is)

There seems to be a 'But who else are you going to vote for' question being bandied about from various places - It's a tricky one alright - but there's time left as it's a fluid situation. It might be easier to ask the question 'Who are you not going to vote for', for a more definitive answer...if you get my drift

Just finished watching some videos clips of a public meeting from donegal earlier tonight where Immigration was brought up as an issue; you can see and feel the vibe of anger from that meeting.

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMAC10/status/1735431322514981012

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMAC10/status/1735450237244743943

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMAC10/status/1735456591783023061

And here comes the great man again helping to solve the country's housing needs with a nice new modular housing firm.. I can smell those nice new contracts from here.... But but but it's all perfectly legal

This is Salthill, Galway, a mature residential area.

Ten days notice given

I think we are at a pivotal moment in all this. The people are fed up and the last straw is about to be put on the camels back.

Then again, we will have protestors painted as right wing racists to try to push it all through.

Martin Kenny/Sinn Fein singing off the exact same hymn sheet as the government. Told the crowd he would ask the government to send down a “Community Engagement Team”

Google tells me…

So they’re attitude adjusters. Feck right off! Sadly this is nowhere near over as the owner’s representative (local councillor) wouldn’t confirm or deny if they would sign off on 60 asylum seekers. There’s also a large bar/restaurant in ballyshannon that was sold last year and work is currently underway converting it into apartments.

There will be a discussion about last nights meeting just after 9am news. Click listen live at top of page

Seemingly all we are told is we need to be afraid of them because they will ruin the country.

This is by the same people who's policies are destroying the country in a way I am not sure the far right could match.

It was actually attacking police, heres the background.

The detective said he had enquired from Yusuf’s father about his son’s travel documents. “His father said the travel documents were returned to Sweden and I made contact with my counterpart in Sweden and they are not aware of any having been returned to them,” he said.

Under cross-examination, the detective told Thomas Horan BL, for the respondent, that Yusuf had returned from Sweden to assist his father who was unable to work and was on disability allowance.

Another lad we are supporting on disability.