Like the Brits in 1916, there will be no shortage of voices demanding repression. Like the Brits in 1916, repression may be a choice they come to regret.
Reaction to slide
We want to give a genuine alternative to the Irish people
“It has serious consequences.”
But perhaps your correspondent is simply getting cynical in his advancing years. Time will tell.
“It’s so easy to escape deportation.”
Immigration effect
Changes
Political choices, in the case of the Donegal case, that left a man free who should not have been at liberty in this country, or any other.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee says it’s important to be “honest” about the high levels of immigration Ireland has seen recently, adding: “I don’t think this is going to change any time soon.” She also expands on her definition of “far-right.” Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
Garda Detective Superintendent Ian Lackey discusses Irish authorities’ experience of female genital mutilation (FGM) – the practice of injuring a woman or girl’s genitals for “non-medical reasons” with “no health benefit.” He says it is “deeply engrained” in many cultures. #gript
By any measure, this is an extraordinary increase in the demand on the asylum system in a very short timeframe.