In all of this, you might note, the refugees themselves are an afterthought
If one was to ask Leo Varadkar what his greatest achievement in politics have been, what do we think he might say? I would hazard a guess, personally, that the marriage equality and abortion referenda would make it into any top five. The Government never tires of reminding people how brave it was to take […]
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien defends asylum seekers voting in local elections, saying that they should “have a say in relation to local democracy.” Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
Machiavellian.
“It’s basically telling ordinary people they are too stupid to arrive at their own conclusions.”
“Do not exist?”
Europe is making risking your life worth it.
Unfortunately, the absence of a trial is also a boon to those “unnamed Garda sources”, who get, as ever, to spin a yarn that does not, entirely, add up.
Nobody wants to be the journalist who says “Dublin is a Kip”, only to see Justin Barrett, or someone only vaguely less awful, win a City Council seat on a “Dublin is a kip” platform.
This is important because it goes to the very basic question about whether you, as a member of the public, can trust the things you read.
Speculation
The middle class in Ireland have not been convinced of the need for change.