Most insisted the issue wasn’t with the Ukrainian people, but a lack of consultation and facilities. However, following what was described as a “heated” public meeting attended by 100 people, the Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland Larysa Gerasko felt the need to clarify that “the claim that child trafficking is the number one crime in Ukraine is groundless”, she told the Leinster Leader.
In July, asylum seekers were moved from a hotel in Kinnegad to alternative accommodation amidst local objections. Ukrainian refugees were subsequently moved in. In both cases, far-right activists were involved in stoking up local anger and spreading false allegations online.It would be a mistake to overstate the significance of these isolated protests, but they are a far cry from the days when the Red Cross was unable to cope with the numbers of people pledging their spare rooms to Ukrainians.
That time is long past. People are preoccupied with their own problems. We are facing a winter so bleak it could make the Covid lockdowns look like a picnic at the park. There is no suggestion that Fianna Fáil Minister for Older People, Mary Butler, intended to do anything other than highlight her concerns about securing housing for older people when she went to the media this week to warn about 11 nursing home closures in three months. But she should have been more careful in her language.
The protests over the modular homes in Kildare came after Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan sent letters to 500 householders claiming that “if this process is not managed right and the views of locally-based representatives are not listened to, the potential for significant conflict with host communities is significant”.
jenoconnell 'Minister Mary Butler: I’ve heard it anecdotally that some of the nursing homes are preparing to support displaced persons from Ukraine.'
jenoconnell Homelessness, poverty and violent crime are all on the rise... but so are the bank balances of TDs & senators, so its all good.
jenoconnell I'm well past the tipping point and so are many others. Enough is enough.
jenoconnell Anything that would help the ordinary Joe Soap in lreland these days is far right according to the media and govt. lm sick of the racism label being used so liberally to silence debate, you can't hide behind that word forever when whole families if ppl are living in tents.
jenoconnell Alarm bells should be ringing when you hear that nursing homes are closing and switching to accommodate Ukrainians
jenoconnell IrelandisFull there's no putting that genie back in the bottle baby.
jenoconnell The country is tumbling into an abyss of homelessness, poverty and unrest but let's not do anything different in case the mystical far-right win 200 first preferences in the next election. Yeah sure Jen.
jenoconnell 5.9 billion which funds the Irish NGO industry would build close to 26,000 homes at the average cost of €235000 of a new build home in Ireland 🇮🇪 Housing crisis solved
jenoconnell Please stop amplifying the racists. Ukrainians are more than welcome
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jenoconnell Nursing homes are closing and re-registering to house Ukrainians as it's more profitable. This madness needs to stop. The majority of Ukraine is safe. fiannafailparty FineGael IrelandisFull
jenoconnell Tipping point 😳 were have U been, we never had accom,still don't & now 50k & still rising despite less than 20% of Ukraine seeing military action & for plan,no infrastructure & the blatant discrimination going on shameful. Modular homes 4 Ukrainians ONLY