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

Yes I agree .

This was meant to be the safe protest vote .

People think twice about their vote in the GE .

We will definitely see what the majority think then .

And if that is more of the same how will people feel then ?

Just like if it is a veer to the right many more will have to accept and make the best of it .

Everybody knew the Greens were gone, terrible result and rounded on by their government colleagues . That was not a surprise to anybody here or in the country . They have been pvssing away their goodwill since before the last election with their 'drive ' to turn us into a green economy with little regard for affordability.

So Independent Ireland did better than a poorly performing small party who were in government ? ..well done them ;/s

Government parties normally do poorly in locals and not so this time .

Why ? Concerted effort by those who did vote to keep the right out ..and that was only half the electorate . Transfers went even to government candidates .

Expect much more in the GE .

Who wants people who can do nothing except shout and use a mobile phone in government looking after country and economy ?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/18cise2/mcentee_opens_up_finally_on_the_governments_lax/

Helen McEntee said it.

From that short clip it sounds like she's talking about inward migration in general and it relates to aging population only.

No mention of IPAs or asylum seekers.

You seem to have forgotten to bookmark this…

The notion that the only politicians who care about Climate Change is the Green Party is nonsense you mean .

Danes have very sensible politicians it seems who act on the behalf of their citizens, leftist Gov too I believe. Which is quite interesting, would love to see such common sense from our lot.

Voted in democratically by Danes ..as our Irish politicians are by Irish people .

Free Democracy is great isn't it , Donald ?

Who is twisting the narrative? Looks like someone other than the left is ...

The only opinion poll that matters is an election ..we had that last Friday and this poll (article May 17th ,) now means nothing ..you know this .

Next opinion poll that is worth noting is whenever we have a GE .

Yes ..and It worked .

So expect more of the same .

Should make some people happy one would think .

Not being a supporter of FFG I can't say it would make me vote for them but there are many who will I am sure and be happy to keep the right out .

Goodnight.

Well im sure you know, Ireland has at least in the recent past never voted extreme. So that was never going to happen, certainly not in a local election.

Lets not forget they didn't vote for the pro asylum crowd either, the government prob did just enough before the elections to put some resemblance of order back or at least the perception of and in doing so saved more of their seats. With the exception of the greens, but that is another story.

If the next government is FF/FG without the needs for the likes of the greens or labour expect a lot more of a correction. Which no doubt will lead to more cries of "pandering to the far right" but apparently pandering to the left is fine.

If i use myself as an example, I am very much for massive improvements in our immigration/asylum policy. Did i vote "far right" in the election? No… i voted for the local FF CC because he he actually puts in the effort and gets things done. And i am sure there are many many like me.

The thing is though — who actually disagrees with Tusk on that one? People come out with this stuff as if there is actually an empowered administration out there that thinks otherwise. There is no political establishment in Europe that advocates a policy of uncontrolled migration. We have experienced a large spike in asylum seekers and refugees since 2022 — with the ending of Covid restrictions and the start of the war in Ukraine — and people have seemingly taken our reaction and lack of adequate ability to deal with this satisfactorily as being the same as having a policy of uncontrolled migration.

Even Poland, with all its talk about migration, has taken in millions of Ukrainians who aren't "vetted" and there is no feasible way for them to fully understand the nature and character of every last person who has arrived. Even the countries that talk the talk on migration have ended up not quite walking the walk because there was, and is, a prevailing geopolitical event that has affected Europe widely and is not the result of some simplistic narrative on "open borders" or "uncontrolled" migration.

Crazy Stuff

What media would you consider to be unbiased? I mean anyone could find something wrong with any publication that didn't suit their view point?

But the minority isn’t war free and the minority is fleeing, and the minority grows as Russia slowly moves west. Such a nonsense sentiment.

“The war is only 100km down the road lads so stay put ye are grand”