Category: Ireland
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58% of Asylum Seekers in Ireland Not Fleeing War
The latest figures released by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration on Youth on the occupancy figures for International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) report 19,635 residents for the week ending January 29, 2023. A remarkable increase from the 10,447...
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Emails Reveal Irish Government Plans to House Refugees in Boats and Car Parks
A reply to a Freedom of Information request have revealed a collection of emails from the Department of Transport regarding the housing of Ukrainian refugees in boats, car parks and repurposed buildings. The emails span most of last year’s Refugee...
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Aodhán Ó Riordáin’s Latest Own Goal
Labour Party fat cat Aodhán Ó Riordáin is back to his old Harry Maguire ways. Whereas Maguire is roundly mocked for being the biggest threat to Manchester United's defence, Ó Riordáin is fixated on totally divorcing Ivana Bacik's Labour Party...
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Journalists Scared of Youngfellas? Ireland Continues to Say NO to the Asylum Racket
It’s been a bad week for mainstream journalists, NGO-employed traitors, and gombeen politicians. In other words, it’s been a great week for the Irish nation. The momentum against the asylum industry and its disreputable profiteers shows no signs of dissipating...
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The Banshees Of Inisherin – An Exercise In Cultural Self Deprecation
The following piece first appeared on the website Excuse the Blood and is syndicated with the permission of the author. At the time of writing, The Banshees Of Inisherin has earned nine Oscar nominations and ten BAFTA nominations. It has...
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Young Fine Gael and the Yellow Peril: Hawkish NeoCons Play Diplomat
IntroductionThe hawkish Neoconservatism of Young Fine Gael is on display recently in an ominous policy paper document regarding the future of Irish-Chinese relations. The YFG hierarchy has dictated the state’s recommended approach to Ireland’s diplomatic relations, with the hypothetical prompt...
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This Week In Mass Migration: Turmoil In CityWest and Finglas
It's been a difficult week for the Irish establishment's mass migration industry. Yesterday the dam finally broke, and the Government at last exhausted the ability to house the seemingly unending stream of foreigners they're importing. On Saturday, as we reported,...
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Shelbourne Hotel Protests: How ‘Dublin Says No’ Outwitted the Left
“Considerable fear about losing working class support to the nativist right was also expressed” – ‘Le Chéile: Ireland's Newest Censorship Org Off to an Uninspiring Start’, Ciaran Brennan Introduction When ‘Dublin Says No’ announced Saturday’s protest adjacent to the Shelbourne...
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‘Calvary’ As A Critique Of Irish Society
Father James Lavelle (Brendan Gleeson) is a likable, down to earth ‘good priest’. The film opens with a scene at a confession booth, where an anonymous parishioner details disturbingly the sexual abuse inflicted on him by a priest as a child. The...
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Paschal’s Wager: Irish Politicians and Finance Scandals
Coming on the heels of Damien English’s resignation over a recent property scandal, his fellow Fine Gael TD, Paschal Donohoe, has found himself in similar controversy over his failure to declare election-season financial expenses. The prolific trend among Irish politicians...