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'Sense of vulnerability' affecting Irish community in US, says minister
RTÉ News ^ | Tuesday, 19 May 2026 08:53 | Jackie Fox, Washington Correspondent

Posted on 05/19/2026 2:42:22 AM PDT by Olog-hai

The biggest issue for the Irish community in the United States is a current “sense of vulnerability”, Minister of State for Diaspora Neale Richmond has said.

Speaking to RTÉ News during a visit to the US, he said that both those who live legally in the US and those who are undocumented are worried about their own immigration status and that of their neighbors.

When asked about increased efforts to arrest and detain migrants, he said people are scared.

“They’re not necessarily seeing ICE in their neighborhoods. They’re not necessarily feeling under immediate threat. But between media reports, between the political narrative, there is a genuine, real fear about their own situation and where the United States is going,” he said. …

(Excerpt) Read more at rte.ie ...


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: aliens; eussr; fakenews; fartyshadesofgreen; fourthreich; illegals; ireland; tds

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Knock it off, Neale. Those in Ireland and those abroad whether in the USA or not know you are a liar using weasel language.
1 posted on 05/19/2026 2:42:22 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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Who is allowed to speak for the Irish community in the United States?
2 posted on 05/19/2026 2:47:33 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Olog-hai

The ones illegally in the USA can fly home.

There’s no need to be scared. Air travel is very safe.

An Irish lad/lass who returns home reduces the need to import labor.


3 posted on 05/19/2026 2:50:03 AM PDT by Brian Griffin (Ask your Congressman to tax tariff refunds at 100% & > ~$350 to each insured vehicle owner 4 gas)
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“But between media reports…..”
There it is in a nutshell. Fake news strikes again.


4 posted on 05/19/2026 2:53:36 AM PDT by Donbue
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To: Olog-hai

Is this the Ireland that would rather have an African than a descendant of potato famine refugee?


5 posted on 05/19/2026 2:59:29 AM PDT by Brian Griffin (Ask your Congressman to tax tariff refunds at 100% & > ~$350 to each insured vehicle owner 4 gas)
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To: Olog-hai

Anti-American blarney.

PS... Please warn gullible Rosie O.


6 posted on 05/19/2026 3:01:57 AM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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To: Olog-hai

Oh noes!

Not a “sense”?

Where’s the Huge Manatee?


7 posted on 05/19/2026 3:02:01 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Here I am; send me!)
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To: Olog-hai

The only illegals Trump is going after are the criminals and the illegals in company of the criminals (probably because they have a substantial probability of being criminals too).


8 posted on 05/19/2026 3:02:30 AM PDT by Brian Griffin (Ask your Congressman to tax tariff refunds at 100% & > ~$350 to each insured vehicle owner 4 gas)
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The Irish community have been in America for 100+ years I don’t think they have much to worry about . Their biggest problem was how the government wanted to destroy their communities in the 70s because of bussing.


9 posted on 05/19/2026 3:14:06 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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those who are undocumented

Whaaah

GTFO. Next flight.


10 posted on 05/19/2026 3:26:23 AM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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Exactly right. It’s way, way past time to forcibly expel, deport, kick the hell out, ALL illegal aliens. NO EXCEPTION.

Ireland is not a third world country. They can stay in Ireland. There are enough Irish in the USA, especially Boston Massachusetts where they mostly vote for the filthy democRats. /spit


11 posted on 05/19/2026 3:41:56 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: Olog-hai

This generation of fear in Irish immigrants, legal or not, is intentional. This is obvious now.


12 posted on 05/19/2026 4:00:48 AM PDT by sauropod
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To: Uncle Miltie

Swimming in a canal in Florida.


13 posted on 05/19/2026 4:02:51 AM PDT by sauropod
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To: Flavious_Maximus

There are about five times as many Irish-descended people in the USA than native Irish in Ireland, at last estimate FWICS.

Ireland was at one time a first-world country, but the EUSSR is driving it into the second world very quickly. I’m presuming that everyone here knows what the obsolete UN terms mean, i.e. first/second/third worlds.


14 posted on 05/19/2026 4:20:07 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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“But we don’t want the Irish!”


15 posted on 05/19/2026 6:18:47 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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I thought Second meant USSR or other commie countries?


16 posted on 05/19/2026 6:30:13 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12- 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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Came here for that.


17 posted on 05/19/2026 6:31:38 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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It was the very first thing that came to mind. I’m surprised you didn’t get in with it before me.


18 posted on 05/19/2026 6:34:17 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Olog-hai
Is there even an "Irish community" in the USA any more?

As distinct from a few random recent arrivals and a whole bunch of 100% Americans who are Irish for St Patrick's Day?

19 posted on 05/19/2026 7:03:07 AM PDT by Salman (The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)
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Go back to Ireland.
20 posted on 05/19/2026 8:17:21 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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