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The Republic of Ireland and their tensions with migrants.

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Katie59 Sat 27-Apr-24 11:33:42

We accept asylum claims from migrants arriving from France which is a safe country. The only slight difference is traveling to NI there are no passport checks going out (unless it’s changed), coming back into UK they can check passports to stop migrants from Ireland.
Goods destined for Southern Ireland do get checked.

NotSpaghetti Sat 27-Apr-24 10:09:10

Is this really the case?
Ireland's Justice Minister Helen McEntee told a parliamentary committee this week that more than 80% of those applying for asylum in Dublin were estimated to have come over the border with Northern Ireland.

Would like to see some accurate (unbiased) reporting.

Katie59 Sat 27-Apr-24 09:13:54

The migrants aren’t British citizens so they have a right to claim assylum in Ireland in exactly the same way as the UK. The Rwanda scheme will only affect a tiny number if it every gets going for any sustained time.

PamelaJ1 Sat 27-Apr-24 07:02:01

Curtaintwitcher what is it that needs to be done?

Curtaintwitcher Sat 27-Apr-24 06:38:39

Perhaps the Irish government will show a bit of backbone and do what needs to be done. Our lot are such mamby-pampys, it's a wonder they have the courage to get out of bed in the morning.

Nicenanny3 Fri 26-Apr-24 21:52:57

Haha if only. Anyway the ones coming over today are supposedly being put into detention centres although I'm sure the Human Rights Lawyers will be having a field day.

Urmstongran Fri 26-Apr-24 21:42:38

Perhaps they’d be best going straight to Cork?

Nicenanny3 Fri 26-Apr-24 21:35:51

I'd call it karma 😊 the EU made such a fuss about not having a hard border. Anyway more boats have come today.

Urmstongran Fri 26-Apr-24 21:33:29

I think Varadkar was the EU’s useful idiot. He played the ‘big man’ with his Brexit intransigence. What a conundrum for them now eh?

Urmstongran Fri 26-Apr-24 21:31:19

Okay. It’s a side hustle. A take on unexpected consequences?

Nicenanny3 Fri 26-Apr-24 21:29:40

No keep this thread.

Urmstongran Fri 26-Apr-24 21:28:06

Thanks Wylllow3. 😊
I’ll cut & paste!

Wyllow3 Fri 26-Apr-24 21:11:49

Currently being discussed in great detail on another GN thread over some pages Urms -
www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1333486-The-new-Rwanda-Plan?pg=12

Urmstongran Fri 26-Apr-24 21:08:53

France encourages them cross the channel, the UK encourages them to cross the Irish Sea or they will go to Rwanda, Ireland can’t repatriate to UK because their courts have said UK is not safe because they will be deported to Rwanda, so Ireland gets the the hump with France and they finally do something to stop the boats.

A solution in the making?