Homelessness

Immigration is a great way for service companies to illegally bypass the minimum wage.  Everyone knows the old trick illegal immigrant dressed in tracksuit told to tell inspector he's a visitor if asked.

That's a sensational article by McWilliams

Christy Burke correctly demanding action but if you asked that same gentleman about the migrant crisis in the Meditteranean he would say welcome them all in,he and all the emoters don't get that the problem will magnify if Peter Sutherland and Liz ODonnell had their way.

Homelessness still in the news yet none of the feel good merchants thinks that importing 5000  + dependants suffering war trauma will increase the problem.

Was driving through Tallaght high st this morning , and asleep on a bench outside Smyths toy store was a woman wrapped in a sleeping bag . Shameful that we cant look after our own , yet we seem hell bent on allowing economic refugees in and welcome them with open arms ,something not right.

Ireland beginning to see the results of a lack in funding throughout the social sector since the bondholders had to be paid off. Like as in the UK, a conservative led governemnt is voted in. What do you expect them to do. Increase public funding? Both countries turning quickly into America. Unless you are already in the middle class, have your own home which is preferably owned, a well paid job and can access private health care, then you will be cast adrift of society. Look to America and you have the trailer trash syndrome. Do we want that here?

You might not like the Irish homeless,you may deem them unworthy,you may deem them ungenuine but how do you know these new arrivals will be worthy,will be genuine.

Any chance you might house one of these families for a short period,then you will find out how worthy how genuine they are whilst showing us how genuine and worthy you are.

Scamboogah

There are plenty of hard working families who have fallen victim to the present circumstances and have found themselves homeless. I work in the social sector. I'd think you'd be quite surprised to see the tye of people presenting themslves to local authorities and agencies such as MABS. Everyone, regardless of their backgrounds deserve a roof over their heads.

heading our way whether we like it or not, what a bunch of spineless c$nts we have in Government, after letting the ecb elite ride us silly during the bailout, they now sit back and are prepared to bend over again, the price, our Country...Ireland


https://euobserver.com/justice/129840

The main benefit cheats are recent imports,ones that committed fraud to get in here.

I think we are a country renowned for horses,music and great literature an island of saints and scholars.

Tallaght high street......now, THAT is funny

Don Quixote: [about to attack the windmill] Ho, there, foul monster! Cease the knocking at thy craven knees and prepare to do battle!
Sancho Panza: [nearly simultaneously] Your Grace, I swear by my wife's little black moustache that's not a giant, it's only a...
[with a yell, Don Quixote charges off]

1122 homeless children in Dublin alone

They have a home, Pa, it's just not an ideal one.  They are well fed, in schools and nestled to the bosom of a Social Welfare state that will suckle them for the rest of their lives if necessary.

There is no comparison with these refugees who are roofless and would be delighted with any roof, on the run from a War torn country that has offered them no opportunities .  They carry tiny amounts of possessions in an single bag, if that.  My cosmetic and paraphernalia bag for a dirty weekend away would dwarf their luggage.

To be clear we need to help both, not cower behind 'our own'.

I seem to have broken my gagging order

One more point to make; does Catholic doctrine state that Charity begins and ends at home?  I don't think so. Ironically it appears to be the most openly religious on here that are most in denial.  It seems you can pick and choose aspects of the teachings that most suits you.  Your adoption of the higher moral ground on so many issues stinks.

Catholic doctrine should promote Christian values,inviting in Muslims is lunacy..

Ozymandius sees himself as The Good Samaritan.
You are a funny kind of Good Samaritan one that hates your own people but have this love of the strange

I suppose he thinks giving money to desperate Eastern European women for favours is a noble act.
Parading his goodness another noble act.

When and until you and  that other paragon of virtue the well read RoyalAcademy actually do something I will think of ye grade A hypocrites.

We know plenty about you.

You sneer at country people,rednecks in your lingo
You sneer at people from Tallaght

You do however have a soft spot for the religion of peace,you are caring and compassionate also passionate.

That's the typical liberal response,Ozymandius has it in spades.

If anyone has a differing view there is something wrong with them,they have a phobia or mental problems.

This intolerance of differing opinions is now so prevalent that RoyalAcademy can't believe it,so " it doesn't ring true "
These " redneck " opinions must be discouraged,must be banned.

It's OK lads the European migrant crisis soon to be over, the Russians are currently building structures at Syrian airports and the other day said they would honour long standing contracts with the Syrians. In a nutshell USA v Russia ! You'll all note how many young single lads there are amongst the migrants. Why ? To gutless to pick a side and fight ! So when WW111 kicks off they'll be gone. You never know we may become the refugees, I'm sure we'll get a warm welcome in North Africa

A not so brilliant article written by someone not educated on the high street of Tallaght.

Lets all go bankrupt, bury the rent money we continue to collect whilst not paying the mortgages we obtained from the state lender,continue bump up rents to excessive limits creating further homelessness in order to fuel another bubble, but not before we can get back into the market at the bottom as a cash buyer off course.

The irish fair deal................

"Why don't the Catholic Church house the homeless"

Quote from work colleague the other day.

One of my sons is very involved with helping the homeless , to such a extent that he took over  our kitchen last week to cook for them . He tells harrowing stories, lots of people with drink and drug problems , but many who simply cant afford to pay the rents been asked. He was given lots of sleeping bags by Rovers supporters, our house was starting to look like O'Mearas camping at one stage .
The Government are only paying lip service to the problem,one young lady has 3 children and her landlord sold up , which he is entitled to do ,but she was out on the street with nowhere to go and dragging these poor kids with her. They were put up in a hotel room on the north side of the city,the children attend school on the south side , she has no car so the children were missing school as well as been disrupted.This is not a case of drink or drugs, simply a landlord taking the option of selling up.The stress some people are under is unreal, affordable housing is the crux of the matter.