Time for a zero refugee policy? - *Read OP for mod warnings and threadbans - updated 11/5/24*

We have vast numbers of senior civil servants and well paid politicians to sort that end of it out. Manage the resources correctly and do what we can while prioritizing our own people in need first - that’s my position on it.

Obviously if we could influence other nations to stop bombing other nations it would help greatly - which hopefully this move might do.

What I think some people don't understand is,if we were to bring 50,000 Palestinians to ireland tomorrow,they will bring their problems with them, Downgrading life a bit for everyone here just so some people can look on from afar and pat themselves on the back at how virtuous the Irish are.

Mm, I don’t think I mentioned any numbers gents.

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If it's the same interview I saw, he said that "The government aren't governing, the police aren't policing" about South Africa.

I wonder has anyone told him yet about Ireland...

Indeed - your post was strong on the hand-wringing and virtue-signaling but weak on any actual details.

Have you thought about going into politics?

Believe or not, boards.ie doesn’t run Ireland. I clearly said a cap should be in place and we help as many people as we can while putting our own national needs first - what do you actually want me to say? when you are finished with the sneering that is.

I'd strongly urge you to do some reading on the history of Palestinian refugees in Middle Eastern countries before you think of welcoming them with open arms.

You know very well the poster was using the Irish in Sydney group as an example. If the Australian government published a white paper in relation to non Australians then that would be discussed on those kind of groups. It is exactly the same thing

But that's not what has been happening in Clonmel however people here try to spin it .

The security staff were assaulted and one hospitalised by locals alright , those locals are the travellers who live next door and consider the fields around as theirs for their horses and criminal activities

The only others 'locals' are a ' group ' consisting of an ould CT header from Tipperary , not even Clonmel and a crazy fellow CT lady hanging around doing videos and trying to drum up outrage , sending them to their buds like Micko Keeffe on X to disperse to the gullible Twitter- anti .

While the majority in the town are annoyed that local homeless people are being bypassed yet again ..no-one is supporting /having anything to do with the carryon up at that site unless they are similarly minded head-the -balls .

Same ould story here on this thread... .A few posters posting links from very dubious sources about these 'protests ', and it gets sucked up by others and grows legs here .

Before you know it the entire local community is being quoted as supporting these bunch of loons and racists .

Big difference thinking at home and discussing with family and friends about how badly the government are handling this and housing etc to going out with crazy people like that shouting abuse and videoing it for everyone to see .

People will use the democratic process to note their concern .

There is trouble down in Clonmel .

It is an issue .

But as I have stated here before " the dogs on Heywood Road " know where the problem lies and have been looking for action for years .

So now it's a visible problem nationally .

conspiracy theory

That has always been the fear, but who knows what ROG has planned for the Trudder site. But if that is the case, afaik, modular homes aren't exempt from planning laws.

It's really very telling to see how the national broadcaster are dealing with the Clonmel story. In places like Roscrea, Newtown, Roscahill etc - reports were all about so called far right activists, loads of photos and descriptions. NGOs intereviewed wringing their hands.

Clonmel? Far more serious damage and violence, gets a brief mention on the news. No mention of travellers, no interviews with Pavee Point. Radio silence.

Could barely be a bigger contrast in how the national broadcaster, the so called filter of the true facts, is dealing with these issues surrounding protests over refugees and asylum seekers.

You'll probably find though that people will use the "genuine refugee" line as a token of reasonableness (ie, "I have no problem with genuine refugees but it's the fake and dishonest ones from safe countries I have an issue with") — but will then go on to find fault with policies to host them.

You can also see how certain responses as to how many Palestinians we would have to take in highlight the unintended irony of the "Ireland first, close the door" approach — which is if other countries in Europe also take the "us first" approach then suddenly it becomes a question of who gets f***ed over / overrun with the burden. And while the temptation to say "so what" is there, that will only stand until the chain reaction of one country not caring about f***ing over its neighbours eventually makes its way here (the recent Tory glee of putting Paddy back in his box being a taster of that).

A small price to pay though for a world where refugees, faced with the common sense policies of European nations, will wander into a portal to another dimension and bother us no more.

Feck it, if the countryman can saw it about the Traveller, why can't the Traveller say it about the countryman. 😅