Archiving Irish Diversity Stuff (AIDS)

An interesting interview with Oswald Mosley by Irish-American conservative William Buckley stating that the Irish issue within the 6 counties was predominantly a religious division and not an economic one - pointing out how the likes of trots like Bernadette Devlin were trying to make about economics Also says he believes most English people want to get rid of this issue as soon as possible. His solution for dealing with it I presume was his proposition of a United States of Europe idea https://www.oswaldmosley.com/william-buckley-interview/

Tá muid ar ais arís https://x.com/independent_ie/status/1787765564263240000

Young Fella Summer Approaching… Credit

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r/Ireland sounding quite spicy rn… https://old.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/1cia87j/fresh_drive_to_buy_up_derelict_properties_amid/

Two leading members of the UK Governments Expert Advisory Panel - Paul Bew and Henry Patterson - who are in charge or writing the public history of British policy during the Troubles, are both Stickies lol

2017 - Solidarity / People Before Profit Cllr. Matthew Waine insults the Irish Flag. Says Irish flag isn’t appropriate anymore because of multiculturalism/diversity and that the Rainbow and Red Communist Flag should be used because it’s “more inclusive”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osljH_HNtZU

"It is the view of the Irish Government and a number of other governments that this idea that there is going to be a huge influx of immigrants is just not supported. The evidence is just not there for it. They are not going to flood to the west. The same rules are going to apply in all 15 states. There is no evidence to suggest that the people of the Czech Republic or Poland are less anxious to stay in their home as we are." [Dick Roche, transcript of interview with The Irish Catholic, 19/9/2002].

Xenophobic fears have been raised before. When Ireland was joining the EEC in 1973, the same National Platform warned of foreign skilled workers taking Irish jobs. False fears of mass movements of people at the time of previous enlargements were also raised, but, as we know from the Spanish and Portuguese enlargement, these fears did not materialise. There is no credible reason to believe enlargement will be accompanied by large movements of people. All the evidence points in the opposite direction. Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (Mr. Roche); 12th September 2002 on the Treaty of Nice

It is a disgraceful xenophobic myth that there will be a threat of a flood of migrant workers coming to Ireland. A wilful effort has been made by the National Platform and the No to Nice Campaign organisation to raise the spectre of a wave of immigrants coming to our shores. This is the worst and most unworthy objection I have heard to the Nice treaty; it is most "un-Irish" and speaks volumes about the level at which some are willing to conduct political debate. It is a shameful and distasteful piece of propaganda. Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (Mr. Roche); 12th September 2002 on the Treaty of Nice.