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Ireland’s Migrant Crisis Sparks Violence as Tensions Reach Breaking Point
Ireland is facing an unprecedented wave of unrest as anti-migrant sentiment reaches boiling point, fueled by a staggering near-300% increase in asylum applications over the past five years. Violent clashes, including knife fights, drug-fueled brawls, and destructive riots, have become disturbingly commonplace on the streets of Dublin, where authorities struggle to maintain order. Irish police have started an investigation after a video went viral of a man beating up a migrant who slammed the roof of his car on a street in Dublin Tensions erupted into full-scale riots last year when anti-immigration protesters torched cars, threw petrol bombs, and set fire to a former paint factory slated to house 550 asylum seekers. The site, located in Coolock, North Dublin, became a battleground as clashes between demonstrators and police unfolded throughout the day. Multiple fires were ignited, with dramatic images showing a digger engulfed in flames. Fifteen people were ultimately charged with public order offenses related to the violence. Public outrage intensified in November when MMA fighter Conor McGregor amplified anti-migrant rhetoric following unverified online reports that an Algerian migrant had stabbed three children outside a kindergarten. The former UFC champion declared, “Ireland is at war,” further inflaming tensions. The following month, an arson attack reduced a 19th-century Georgian country hotel in Galway to ruins. The Ross Lake House Hotel, which had been unoccupied for years, was scheduled to house 70 asylum seekers before it was set ablaze. The fire, which broke out just hours after protests outside the building, was condemned by government officials, with Dublin West’s Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth calling it a “disgraceful act.” Hostility toward migrants has also taken root in smaller communities across Ireland. In Newtown Mount Kennedy, Co. Wicklow, a former convent converted into a migrant holding center became the site of 24-hour protests that escalated into violent clashes with police. Meanwhile, people from Somalia, Sudan, and Nigeria have been placed in large tents on an estate cordoned off from the local population by a 10-foot-tall fence. The scene in Dublin’s Grand Canal offers a stark contrast to everyday life. While families relax along the waterway, police question migrants housed in tents along the footpath. Barriers continue to be erected to prevent further encampments, reinforcing the divide between asylum seekers and locals. The Irish Refugee Council has warned that the government is failing in its duty to provide shelter and safety. CEO Nick Henderson criticized the state’s approach, stating, “We can’t continue to normalise homelessness and have the State effectively delegate its duties to volunteers and under-resourced charities. It puts both people seeking protection and those helping them at risk of harm.” Ireland’s crisis has also sparked international debate. Last year, UK ministers flatly rejected Dublin’s request to take back asylum seekers who had crossed into Northern Ireland. The long-term outlook remains uncertain, with the Project Ireland 2040 initiative estimating that an additional two million people will reside in the country over the next 15 years, requiring £96 billion in infrastructure investment. However, migration numbers have already far outpaced projections, leaving policymakers scrambling to keep up. A study by the London School of Economics highlighted the role of social media in amplifying far-right rhetoric, blaming government cutbacks to anti-racism initiatives in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis for fostering an environment where hostility toward migrants has flourished. The report concluded, “More needs to be done to ensure already woefully neglected communities receive sufficient state resources to facilitate greater community integration of asylum seekers and migrants, allowing these communities to view immigration as beneficial, hence helping to tackle embedded racism.” As Ireland grapples with an escalating crisis, the question remains whether the government can balance humanitarian obligations with growing public unrest or if the country will continue down a path of deepening division and violence. Based on a report by Daily Mail 2025-02-24 -
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Starmer Backs Trump’s Call for Europe to Increase Defence Spending
Well isn't this a pickle. A labor government backing a fascists words. And former ? -
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Musk targets Social Security with blatant misinformation
Ok, but the fact is that the TBill rate is 3.995 to 4.35% and the special social security fund security rate is 4.625%. All that you have done is say that that there is a law that establishes how the rate is set. The rate may indeed reflect the market for the format specified in the formula, but really it means nothing if the interest rate is higher than what it would be if the relationship was not forced. -
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Lamination Required - Bangkok
Used to be possible in MBK, but I haven't been there for years. Hopefully someone else can give you more information -
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Road Safety in Thailand – a summary of Perceptions and Reality
There is a "could've, would've, should've" syndrome....of course they didn't. ..and again it's personal observation. however I would heartily agree that the design and execution of road works etc leaves a lot to be desired. I've spoken a lot about the lack of competent road traffic engineers in Thai, to the point of wondering if there are in fact any at all. It's not just the layout, the actual signs themsleves are mostly useless, they don't reflect light at night and I've even seen arrows pointing the wrong way. THere seems to be a philosophy or why use 100 bollards when one will do? - Of course it doesn't. -
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DOGE employee cuts fall heavily on agency that regulates Musk’s Tesla
Get knotted Musk. Officials at the Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, State Department, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy told workers not to reply to Musk's request regarding details of their previous week's activity. CNN reported Sunday. “A rift appeared to open Sunday between some of President Donald Trump’s agency heads and Elon Musk” wrote CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Tami Luhby and Natasha Bertrand. Kash Patel, Trump’s new FBI director, told workers not to respond. Darin Selnick, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness at the DOD, ''For now, please pause any response to the OPM email titled ‘What did you do last week.’” The Department of Homeland Security’s deputy undersecretary for management, R.D. Alles, “No reporting action from you is needed at this time. For now, please pause any responses outside of your DHS chain of command.”
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