South Africa's ruling African National Congress government says it needs to “press reset” on liberal asylum policies it can no longer afford so it can restrict immigration amid widespread public resentment ahead of next year's general election.

A new paper proposes temporarily pulling out of the 1951 UN refugee convention and the 1967 refugee status protocol which the Home Affairs minister said were a mistake to sign up to.

The ANC said there are currently many vulnerable gaps and loopholes exploited by traffickers, criminals and economic migrants.

Foreigners are widely blamed for taking jobs from locals, committing crime and overburdening public services.

Under the proposed reforms, South Africa could rejoin the conventions after:

🔹 Restricting the right for refugees to work.

🔹 Restricting their right to education.

🔹 Restricting their right to claim citizenship.

🔹 Introducing new laws to make it easier to send refugees back to countries no longer deemed dangerous.

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‘Did Ashling Murphy’s death teach us anything?’

A Tralee woman has spoken of feeling intimidated and frightened when a group of around 20 foreign drunken men shouted sexual slurs at her as she walked through Tralee Town Park on Saturday afternoon.

She said she walks through the park to get to work everyday but the problem of gangs of men intimidating women is escalating.

The men leave behind empty beer cans and drug paraphernalia at the "Community Garden" area where the incident took place.

She has since spoken with other women who say they no longer use the park because of the men. When she brought the issue to the attention of a town park staff member, she was informed that there was nothing they could do.

The woman also learned that three teenage girls, who were walking ahead of her, had also been harassed by the same group of men.

According to the girls, the men are a regular presence in the park, even on weekdays when they leave school.

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Conor McGregor now calling out the government for election rigging after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar issued a statement yesterday reminding foreigners that they can register to vote in local elections regardless of visa status (including all asylum seekers).

"This is the most preposterous, ridiculous, scheming attempt at gaining votes this government has attempted yet. A real showing of the lack of care they have for the common Irish citizen."

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A Moroccan man, wanted in Germany for arson, subjected a former partner to hours of beatings and kickings on November 13, last year. Soufiane Mountassir (39), then forced the woman into a car boot, repeatedly punching and smashing her face against the vehicle’s interior. The incident took place in the Dublin 7 area.

Mountassir, with an address at a Mountjoy Square hostel, had been drinking, taking Dalmane and cocaine, and smoking cannabis throughout the day of the attack.

He had arrived in Dublin in June 2022 to claim asylum after travelling from Glasgow to Belfast. Previously, he lived and worked in Rome, Italy for 14 years.

The judge heard at his bail hearing last December that the woman was “covered in blood” and visibly distressed and frightened. It was alleged he had “integrated himself” into the her home within a week of meeting her.

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Sources have told me that Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney recently purchased the Ripley Court Hotel on Talbot St in Dublin, as well as The Charles Stewart Guesthouse opposite the Garden of Remembrance on Parnell Square, for a total of €30 million.

The Mirror reported that the ex-Monaghan manager's company Brimwood Ltd received €15.78million for accommodating 496 asylum seekers in 2020 across eight properties in Monagan, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Dublin.

According to a confidential document accidentally released by a Dáil Committee, Brimwood pulled in €1,036,020 a month hosting asylum seekers across six properties in 2022.

Filthy lucre in the new plantation of Ireland.

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Update from Conor McGregor.

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Eyewitness account of the mass stabbing on Parnell Square in Dublin's north city between 1pm and 2pm today being shared around whatsapp.

It is alleged the stabber targeted children coming out of school at Gaelscoil Coláiste Mhuire.

The Independent reports at least three school children were stabbed. FM104 writes that reports suggest two children have been taken to hospital.

Details about the description of the stabber have not been confirmed.

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There are five casualties from today's mass stabbing on Parnell Square — three children and two adults.

One young girl, understood to be aged around 7, is in a critical condition at Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

The woman’s condition is also understood to be serious.

The male suspect is also being treated for injuries. There are no confirmed details about his identity. Several people intervened to disarm him. A large knife was seized from the scene.

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"We're not going to be intimidated anymore."

-A local man addresses the journalists gathered at the scene of the stabbing spree on Parnell Square in Dublin.

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"Nothing moves!"

Impromptu protest beginning at the O'Connell Street junction with Parnell Street.

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