A general election is coming in short order.
Mary Lou McDonald has said that while immigration was “an issue” for voters, housing was “the issue” in the local and European elections.
“We historically have not had large numbers of people coming here.”
Primetime debate
“Damaging.”
You cannot say how many homes you will need by 2030 without first knowing how many people will be in the country in 2030. The only way to get that number right – by definition – is to enact some restriction on immigration.
“The far right do the dirty work of the rich.”
“Unaccommodated IP applicants.”
Facts -vs- political ideology
Protests
If Sinn Fein really wants to start winning back votes, it should be advocating that the next ten thousand migrants are welcome – so long as they are accommodated in places like Sachs Hotel. And Dalkey. And Foxrock. And Ballsbridge.
Perhaps now that their itch for international prominence has been sated for a while, they might do something about crime.