At a time when there is a housing crisis and record numbers of homeless people in our country, the Irish Government is devoting considerable resources to make a man called Sean Meehan homeless.
We are not Palestinians. We are Irish people. And we deserve better than this pathetic embarrassment.
The result might not end up being a display of American strength, but of entirely diminished American relevance.
It doesn’t matter how many cops you have, or what powers of search and seizure you give them, if criminals understand that getting caught is just a case of save-scumming, but in real life.
It is readily apparent that Mr. Babatunde was allowed into the country without anybody even googling him.
My point here is this: The Minister went on radio to spin a line, and the national broadcaster facilitated it.
Before you tear down a fence, you would do well to know why the fence is there, in the first place.
For those in Ireland who ferociously oppose things like “an EU army”, then the basic reality is that Donald Trump’s policies on Ukraine and EU defence make that kind of thing vastly more likely.
“Ireland’s play-acting on the world stage, after all, is essentially harmless and the Americans know it, which is why they tolerate it.”
As ever, the basic rule of thumb is the same: Authoritarianism for thee, pleb. But not for me.
Don’t blame the people actually having kids for the lack of children these days.
Why do we elect people so un-suited to their basic job?