>Organised prostitution is considered a national problem for garda headquarters, with escorts operating in almost every provincial town, usually from rented apartments and houses.
>The involvement of multiple gangs in the activity has made the problem almost impossible to eradicate, especially in places like Donegal and Roscommon, sources said.
>Once confined to large urban areas and controlled by Irish criminals, the illicit industry is now dominated by Brazilian, African, Middle Eastern and eastern European gangs — including Romanians and Albanians — and Chinese snakehead gangs, although there are also independent sex workers...but gardai say new gangs are emerging all the time.
"They're just here to do the jobs Irish people don't want to do!"
#NewToTheParish #HelensFelons
🔗 archive.ph
>The involvement of multiple gangs in the activity has made the problem almost impossible to eradicate, especially in places like Donegal and Roscommon, sources said.
>Once confined to large urban areas and controlled by Irish criminals, the illicit industry is now dominated by Brazilian, African, Middle Eastern and eastern European gangs — including Romanians and Albanians — and Chinese snakehead gangs, although there are also independent sex workers...but gardai say new gangs are emerging all the time.
"They're just here to do the jobs Irish people don't want to do!"
#NewToTheParish #HelensFelons
🔗 archive.ph
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Harry's Hotel occupants lock their rooms and refuse to leave.
Buses were scheduled to arrive today to transport the current residents of Harry's Hotel in #Kinnegad to their new accommodation in Clare so that Ukrainians can replace them.
However the current residents say they are refusing to vacate the building and locking all the rooms until Minister Roderic O'Gorman agrees to halt their move. I thought we were promised a hunger strike?
Supposedly Gardaí arrived but just collected everyone's names and left.
This is all according the 'Say No To Direct Provision' facebook page who say a group of priests and nuns will be appealing for the men not to be moved to tents.
So we're back to the days of Catholic Ireland mattering. It's been granted a purpose.
🔗 facebook.com
Buses were scheduled to arrive today to transport the current residents of Harry's Hotel in #Kinnegad to their new accommodation in Clare so that Ukrainians can replace them.
However the current residents say they are refusing to vacate the building and locking all the rooms until Minister Roderic O'Gorman agrees to halt their move. I thought we were promised a hunger strike?
Supposedly Gardaí arrived but just collected everyone's names and left.
This is all according the 'Say No To Direct Provision' facebook page who say a group of priests and nuns will be appealing for the men not to be moved to tents.
So we're back to the days of Catholic Ireland mattering. It's been granted a purpose.
🔗 facebook.com
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Check out her 'not a racist' credentials. #Kinnegad
Shame it had to personally affect her before she started asking questions.
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Shame it had to personally affect her before she started asking questions.
🔗 facebook.com
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The Argentine Navy flying the Irish flag's colours on ARA Libertad's sails in Killala Bay ahead of the ceremony to mark the 245th anniversary of the birth of their most celebrated Admiral, Irishman William Brown.
Brown was born in a tiny cottage in Foxford on June 22, 1777 in a time of fermenting rebellion.
During a colourful career which included scuttling a Royal Navy vessel he had been press-ganged into during the Napoleonic Wars, he would go on to found the Argentine Navy.
He has more than 1,200 streets named after him in Argentina as well as two towns, one city and several football clubs, along with 500 statues.
Brown's femur was smashed at the battle of Montevideo. He insisted on being treated on deck where he remained in excruciating pain to lead his ships to a famous victory.
The Argentinian Ambassador Moira Wilkinson, the captain of the Libertad, Carlos Schavinsky, and crew will be welcomed to Foxford on Saturday after docking the Libertad in Dublin.
🔗 twitter.com
🔗 northmayo.ie
Brown was born in a tiny cottage in Foxford on June 22, 1777 in a time of fermenting rebellion.
During a colourful career which included scuttling a Royal Navy vessel he had been press-ganged into during the Napoleonic Wars, he would go on to found the Argentine Navy.
He has more than 1,200 streets named after him in Argentina as well as two towns, one city and several football clubs, along with 500 statues.
Brown's femur was smashed at the battle of Montevideo. He insisted on being treated on deck where he remained in excruciating pain to lead his ships to a famous victory.
The Argentinian Ambassador Moira Wilkinson, the captain of the Libertad, Carlos Schavinsky, and crew will be welcomed to Foxford on Saturday after docking the Libertad in Dublin.
🔗 twitter.com
🔗 northmayo.ie
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The home where Admiral William Brown was born and his home when he died.
Only his birth home in Foxford still stands although a replica of his Casa Amarilla (Yellow House) was built by the Argentine Navy as a tribute.
Foxford had 144 looms with mills strung along the banks of the Moy propelling their huge wooden wheels, all part of Ireland's thriving textile industry.
But the British government moved to restrict the operation of woolen and later linen mills in Ireland and in effect legislated to create poverty.
Williams's uncle, a priest who celebrated Mass in caves up the mountains, would be accused of conspiracy in an insurrection against Crown forces. He was arrested, imprisoned and tortured but later escaped.
This was the Foxford William and his father were compelled to leave. His father would shortly die after reaching Philadelphia leaving William all alone in an unknown city at 10 years old, subsequently taking work on a US ship to begin his adventures.
Only his birth home in Foxford still stands although a replica of his Casa Amarilla (Yellow House) was built by the Argentine Navy as a tribute.
Foxford had 144 looms with mills strung along the banks of the Moy propelling their huge wooden wheels, all part of Ireland's thriving textile industry.
But the British government moved to restrict the operation of woolen and later linen mills in Ireland and in effect legislated to create poverty.
Williams's uncle, a priest who celebrated Mass in caves up the mountains, would be accused of conspiracy in an insurrection against Crown forces. He was arrested, imprisoned and tortured but later escaped.
This was the Foxford William and his father were compelled to leave. His father would shortly die after reaching Philadelphia leaving William all alone in an unknown city at 10 years old, subsequently taking work on a US ship to begin his adventures.
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Forwarded from Archiving Irish Diversity Stuff (AIDS)
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There were 1,540 first-time asylum applications made in Ireland in May this year according to Eurostat — the highest monthly number on record. These are all non-Ukraine related. The IPO has been very slow to the publish figures on their website which still only go up to March.
I'll have an article out today with another reason why Ireland has seen a massive increase in asylum seekers, and it has nothing to do with England, much as the Irish authorities love to blame them.
🔗 europa.eu
🔗 twitter.com
I'll have an article out today with another reason why Ireland has seen a massive increase in asylum seekers, and it has nothing to do with England, much as the Irish authorities love to blame them.
🔗 europa.eu
🔗 twitter.com
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Three men have been jailed today for their roles in a romance fraud during which hundreds of thousands of euro was stolen from a 66-year-old woman over a six month period.
The men set up a fake profile on a dating account and took over €282,000 from the woman which they claimed was for food and an exploration business.
They also sent her to Dubai where she was asked for another $650,000 before she contacted the gardaí.
The woman lost a quarter of a million euro in total.
Judge Martin Nolan jailed Samson Ajayi for three and a half years, Rasak Sadu for three years and Omowale Owalabi for two and a half years, the first time anyone has been jailed in Ireland for the crime of romance fraud.
#NewToTheParish #HelensFelons
🔗 rte.ie
The men set up a fake profile on a dating account and took over €282,000 from the woman which they claimed was for food and an exploration business.
They also sent her to Dubai where she was asked for another $650,000 before she contacted the gardaí.
The woman lost a quarter of a million euro in total.
Judge Martin Nolan jailed Samson Ajayi for three and a half years, Rasak Sadu for three years and Omowale Owalabi for two and a half years, the first time anyone has been jailed in Ireland for the crime of romance fraud.
#NewToTheParish #HelensFelons
🔗 rte.ie
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Asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Somalia & Eritrea are being granted refugee status in Ireland without requiring any interview process.
Can you guess the country of origin for the largest group seeking asylum in Ireland currently?
Full report👇🏻
🔗 https://graph.org/Asylum-seekers-from-Afghanistan-Somalia-and-Eritrea-are-being-granted-refugee-status-in-Ireland-without-any-interview-process-07-28
Can you guess the country of origin for the largest group seeking asylum in Ireland currently?
Full report👇🏻
🔗 https://graph.org/Asylum-seekers-from-Afghanistan-Somalia-and-Eritrea-are-being-granted-refugee-status-in-Ireland-without-any-interview-process-07-28
Telegraph
Asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Somalia & Eritrea are being granted refugee status in Ireland without requiring any interview…
Can you guess the country of origin for the largest group seeking asylum in Ireland currently? As part of the International Protection Act 2015, The Dept. of Justice allowed for officers working at the International Protection Office (IPO) the option to dispense…
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Update on #Kinnegad.
The Ukrainians arrived today and are being accommodated on the top floor of Harry's Hotel. The non-Ukrainian asylum seekers are still refusing to leave. They ate dinner together allegedly.
This is according to some twitter and facebook posts by interested parties but neither Cllr Denis Leonard nor any official channels have posted anything about the standoff.
The Ukrainians arrived today and are being accommodated on the top floor of Harry's Hotel. The non-Ukrainian asylum seekers are still refusing to leave. They ate dinner together allegedly.
This is according to some twitter and facebook posts by interested parties but neither Cllr Denis Leonard nor any official channels have posted anything about the standoff.
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The Protest outside the Nigerian embassy on Lesson Park in Dublin this evening following the news that three gay men have been sentenced to death by stoning.
The protest was organised by journalist and gay rights activist Derek Byrne and was widely promoted by Panti Bliss, Gay Community News and the Niall Boylan show among others.
You know all those thousands of Nigerians fleeing persecution who've been arriving in Ireland for the past 25 years to claim asylum?
You will notice ZERO showed up.
🔗 twitter.com
The protest was organised by journalist and gay rights activist Derek Byrne and was widely promoted by Panti Bliss, Gay Community News and the Niall Boylan show among others.
You know all those thousands of Nigerians fleeing persecution who've been arriving in Ireland for the past 25 years to claim asylum?
You will notice ZERO showed up.
🔗 twitter.com
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