John McGuirk wrote on the 11th March of the limitless cynicism of Clare Daly on the Ukraine, where she criticizes ‘the West’s’ obsession with the Ukraine crisis. He notes that she has form in deflecting criticism from Russia and taking a selective approach to the different western obsessions – for example, not criticising similar asymmetric […]
The European Parliament has voted to put economic sanctions on Poland as the country struggles to accommodate 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees. Poland – one of the EU’s poorest countries – has accepted 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees in two weeks since the Russian invasion began. The number of Ukrainian refugees entering Poland rises to 1.52 million […]
Do the families offering this accommodation know what they are signing up for, and for how long?
The fact is that once again, the Irish Government has made a fairly big and emotional commitment to people without considering, even for a moment, the practicality of their plan.
No matter what your perspective is on the Russia-Ukraine invasion politically, one thing is inarguable: the human cost of this conflict is enormous. This is clearly one of the most cut and dry cases of a refugee crisis we have seen in Europe in years. While the legitimacy of many alleged asylum claims to Europe […]
According to the UN, over a million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, as Ireland prepares to accept an undefined amount. According to the United Nation’s refugee agency, over a million Ukrainians have fled to date, and they believe that number could rise to 4 million in the coming weeks. Asked this week how […]
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that if Russia and Ukraine go to war, there could be “hundreds of thousands” of civilians displaced, and that Ireland would be willing to take in refugees from the conflict. The remarks were made in the Dáil yesterday, after Independent TD Cathal Berry asked the Tánaiste what preparations the government […]
According to Green Party Equality Minister Roderic O’Gorman, there has been a “significant increase” in asylum claims in Ireland as the government plans to offer subsidised own-door accommodation to asylum seekers and alleged refugees. The remarks were made in the Dáil this week, with Minister O’Gorman saying that “there has been a significant increase in […]
Angela Merkel is once bitten, twice shy.
The ordinary people of Afghanistan – at least, many ordinary women and children in Afghanistan – are the victims of one of the worst calamities imaginable. There’s a lot of talk in the west these days about “oppression” – but the truth is, we don’t know the meaning of the word. The women of Afghanistan, […]
100-150 more Afghani refugees coming to Ireland.
Terrible scenes.