We are, I believe, at a pivotal point in our nation’s history. Our leaders have decided to significantly reduce the ability to feed our people by culling our national beef herd.
All that remains is a bickering over the details of whose political careers will be enhanced. This is infuriating and just playing with national politics when in reality we are doing the orders of Brussels – our real seat of government.
It appears that the government has promised countless Ukrainians free entry to Ireland.
We are now in a hugely problematic position where we cannot provide adequate shelter for those who have already come.
Soon we will no longer be able to feed them. Have we – contrary to simply promised – provided one extra school place or hospital bed for the influx of traumatized people?
Have we forgotten that “we” – according to Michael Martin – are at war? As the conflict in Ukraine continues to worsen, we can expect mass migration to the west on a scale never seen before.
Who in their right mind could argue that now is the right time to reduce our food supply while increasing the human population on this small island to unsustainable levels?
There is a growing sense of despair among the Irish people. This is not helped by the idea of a government telling voters it is “doing the right thing” through a form of forced altruism devoid of pragmatism.
If ever there was a time to demand a government job for the people who brought it to power, it is now. Wake up, Ireland.
Robert Sullivan, Bantry, Co Cork
Negatives related to Brexit keep piling up
How long do we have to wait before we finally hear our neighbors across the water admit that Brexit was, is and always will be a complete disaster?
The two aspiring prime ministers who disagree seem keen to avoid any reference to their country’s Brexit situation. They no doubt hope it goes away.
They seem oblivious to the fact that Brexit is the main cause of so many problems, such as freight delays and a weakening economy.
It has also contributed in no small part to the highest inflation in nearly half a century.
Having a Brexit options department and making small trade deals with Canada and Australia — countries thousands of miles away — is no substitute for giving up the world’s largest trading bloc.
David Ryan, Drumree, Co Meath
We must stop crying racism at every small chance
A black and a white approach a shopkeeper at the same time. If the shopkeeper serves the white person first, this is explained by racism. If the shopkeeper serves the black first, it’s because he wants him out of the shop quickly because of racism.
This is how the world is represented when analyzed through the prism of critical race theory, in which racism is the preferred explanation for any thought, action, behavior or outcome.
Joy-Tendai Kangere adds tanning to the ever-growing list of racist things (“Why jumping on a tanning bed or hitting fake tans amplifies racism and self-hatred,” Irish independentJuly 26).
As institutions across the West fall like dominoes, I hope the… Irish independent is not the last to be captured by this totally divisive ‘wakeful’ mania.
Alan Murphy, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
It seems housing can be provided if the cause fits
I live on a small estate with several unfinished buildings. They are ugly, empty shells that have never been occupied (except by rodents).
I recently asked Kildare County Council (KCC) to declare, for health and safety reasons, the building adjacent to my house (and the outdoor areas, which have been repurposed as landfills) as derelict. KCC said the property has not been abandoned and the matter will be reviewed within six months. I asked for the matter to be reconsidered, but received no response.
It now appears that the magic money tree has been shaken up and funds have become available to make this unhealthy eyesore suitable for human habitation.
I suspect that soon these properties will house people who need (actually or not) “international protection”. The homeless in Ireland and those who can’t afford a house will certainly be happy if this is the case.
Terence Morrison, Castledermot, Co Kildare