Garda: it wasn’t led by “far-right” after all
Scenes of unrest unfolded as thousands gathered outside Citywest asylum hub in response to the alleged sexual assault of a child by an asylum seeker.
At a time when some appear intent on creating a mythological past for the Irish people, physical remembrances of our history have come under threat.
“This investment is essential given the rise of public order incidents across the country.
After PM vowed rioters will “feel full force of the law”
There will be more riots, and more discontent, and more disorder. Whether people like me condemn it or not.
Simpering solipsisms about exclusion and inequality might lubricate agreeable fictions into a national myth, but that myth does not long survive the stark realities of north central Dublin. Moreover, exclusion has been central to the national discourse, firstly in the word that Ireland has given the world’s languages, boycott, while Irish republican vernacular is rich […]
There’s an obvious difference between the procurement of Pepper Spray, which is an obvious case of fighting the last war, and plans to equip public order Gardai with Tasers, which is a relatively obvious case of serious over-reaction.
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“Classist”
Andrew Devine asks: When did believing in a balanced, managed immigration policy suddenly become “far right”?
Many aspects of Ireland’s immigration policies strike people as profoundly unfair and destructive