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[sleepy]

many many moon ago, pre EU expansion I worked for chubb security.

they used to bring in people from eastern Europe on 1 year work permits, house them in company housing (which their wages were docked for) etc. I remember as a callow youth being shocked at the extent the company had them by the proverbials- the rent was higher than the market rate for example. For most of them it was a case of keeping their head down, avoiding trouble, and going home with a nest egg.

My neighbour from Poland said he was offered a job like that when he first arrived in Ireland 20 years ago. He turned it down. He said not only do the company take the cost of accommodation from your wages but they also keep your passport as well. It sounded grim

 

[JohnnyRaz]

My neighbour from Poland said he was offered a job like that when he first arrived in Ireland 20 years ago. He turned it down. He said not only do the company take the cost of accommodation from your wages but they also keep your passport as well. It sounded grim

Yeah, there was a touch of indentured servitude about it

 

[ernesto]

My neighbour from Poland said he was offered a job like that when he first arrived in Ireland 20 years ago. He turned it down. He said not only do the company take the cost of accommodation from your wages but they also keep your passport as well. It sounded grim

Bang on;
Chubb security are indeed cunts.
I know lads in the security industry that have worked for them and yep total cunts. Also, G4S for that matter aswell.

EDIT: the lads who are on legacy (well paying, pensionable) contracts are safe but they'll crush the spirit of any new employees immediately

 

[sleepy]

Bang on;
Chubb security are indeed cunts.
I know lads in the security industry that have worked for them and yep total cunts. Also, G4S for that matter aswell.

EDIT: the lads who are on legacy (well paying, pensionable) contracts are safe but they'll crush the spirit of any new employees immediately

Another old neighbour of mine worked for G4S and they were absolute scumbags to work for. He didn’t say why though

 

[ernesto]

Another old neighbour of mine worked for G4S and they were absolute scumbags to work for. He didn’t say why though

Globally speaking, they are mega-cunts.
They run private prisons and such. Badly. Like massive violations of human rights type of badly

 

[Anthony]

No one has the answer yet, because the situation is clearly kinda fucked.
The only way to get to the answer is by talking to each other reasonably and with open minds.
I have little hope that actually happens.

Has anyone tried bombing their houses onto rubble and killing their parents/partners/kids. Might elicit some empathy.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Has anyone tried bombing their houses onto rubble and killing their parents/partners/kids. Might elicit some empathy.

But that's not why these foreigners come here,it's to take our jobs and rape and kill

 

[JohnnyRaz]

But that's not why these foreigners come here,it's to take our jobs and rape and kill

Don’t forget the dole and the free prams

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Of course

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Important news

The relics of St. Brigid to be returned to Co Kildare

The relics of St. Brigid are to be returned to Co Kildare after nearly a millennium in absence where they will be placed on permanent display inside St. Brigid's Parish Church.

www.rte.ie

 

[Deadmanposting]

Minister McEntee on This Week earlier
We're expanding the list of safe countries and considering fines for airlines that allow people with bogus travel documents arrive in Ireland.

Between what was explicitly said and reading between the lines - there is a significant number of economic migrants abusing the refugee system in Ireland.
More than that, there is clearly a public impression that this is the case, so they are putting the minister on the radio to tell people they are dealing with it.
And they're talking about increased resources for towns receiving significant numbers of new arrivals.

The government is being spurred into action by what?
Dunno.
But the tone has changed since the riots, and you could suggest that the govt is very concerned about this issue politically, in an election year. They do not want a bunch of hard right nutter independents in the Dail making headlines every day. None of us probably want that.

Another way of saying this is that govt is quite happy to run an admittedly crappy system until it threatens them.

We probably all agree that we need a fit for purpose refugee system to help people in real trouble that need our assistance. So this probably helps that.

There's a broad impression in the country (according to polls) that there is no one at the wheel of our immigration policy. The govt is attempting to say "We've got the wheel"
The fact that these things are even being discussed reflects a new reality in politics here.

 

[Deadmanposting]

Has anyone tried bombing their houses onto rubble and killing their parents/partners/kids. Might elicit some empathy.

I've read this four times and I have no idea what you mean.
I know it's meant to be cutting, but not sure about what.
Is this Gaza or Ukraine?

 

[Deadmanposting]

Lads, stop shitting on the Ambassador steps pls

Ambassador Theatre operators seek to fence in venue for safety

Historic building threatened by fires, vandalism, blood, urine, vomit and ‘human excrement’, request for railings claims

www.irishtimes.com

 

[ernesto]

Lads, stop shitting on the Ambassador steps pls

Ambassador Theatre operators seek to fence in venue for safety

Historic building threatened by fires, vandalism, blood, urine, vomit and ‘human excrement’, request for railings claims

www.irishtimes.com

No?

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Something like this?

 

[nuke terrorist]

Lads, stop shitting on the Ambassador steps pls

Ambassador Theatre operators seek to fence in venue for safety

Historic building threatened by fires, vandalism, blood, urine, vomit and ‘human excrement’, request for railings claims

www.irishtimes.com

With all that body fluid around, have the Ambassador had another dead body exhibit?

 

[Anthony]

I've read this four times and I have no idea what you mean.
I know it's meant to be cutting, but not sure about what.
Is this Gaza or Ukraine?

Oh it was just a dumb quip comparing this to the Marraige referendum and how it took people to realise they knew someone or had a gay family member before they empathised with gay people. Maybe if these people knew what it felt like to be bombed or whatever, they'd have more sympathy with immigrants.

 

[nuke terrorist]

I want to deport white Irish people. Them lot are prone to being right shitheads altogether.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I want to deport white Irish people. Them lot are prone to being right shitheads altogether.

Those lads we're probably stuck with, long term

New measures aimed at asylum seekers from ‘safe’ countries could result in 5,000 applicants leaving State

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has added Algeria and Botwana to the ‘safe’ country list and disclosed that Nigeria and Pakistan were considered but were not deemed ‘safe’

www.irishtimes.com

Govt going big on its stronger deportation policies - probably best described as 'chancers will be turfed out'
They are finally working on the communication aspect of the whole thing now that there's an election around the corner.
Priorities remain where they always have been. Their own asses.
Best guess is none of these 5,000 will happen - but they have their talking point now.

 

[Deadmanposting]

How many days have there been where the DUP has made you happy?

This is one of those rare days
I say we enjoy it

Alex Kane: Donaldson has pulled off a remarkable victory, but it’s too soon to abandon pessimism

Nothing is set in stone yet. We don’t know if the DUP will be hit by significant defections, or if Donaldson will be hounded and broken the way David Trimble was

www.irishtimes.com