Riad Bouchaker was not contributing to society, didn’t speak English and never integrated yet he managed to become a citizen in the country he seemed to hate so much.
There needs to be a complete overhaul of the citizenship process.
You must speak English.
Be resident ten years.
Never claimed welfare during that ten year period for more than 30 days in any one year.
Provide your own accommodation and not social housing.
Must take a short verbal test on basic Irish history and culture.
Despite living in Ireland for 20 years, Parnell stabber Riad Bouchaker still had such bad English that he needed an Arabic interpreter in court. He also uttered anti-Irish slurs and said Ireland was "shit". Despite this, he was given citizenship.
Asked by @Ben_Scallan whether there should be culture and language requirements to gain citizenship, Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary rejected the idea, saying “Don't isolate one case, Ben - don't do that”, arguing that "citizenship is a much broader thing than just language" and that "contribution to the economy" mattered as well.
I've never seen such a bigger lot of sore losers then Egypt in football and people that think the game was rigged and it was racist they had a 2-0 lead with ten minutes to go and blew it stop with the whining.
Anti-Islam rhetoric online rising, Muslims in Ireland say. The tone and type of anti-Islam rhetoric they are observing is "increasingly violent," said Mark Malone, research lead at the Hope and Courage Collective
https://t.co/Cgmz4vHoKl
🇮🇪 Ireland - July 8th 2026
Middle Eastern asylum seeker is being hunted over the murder of an American woman in Ireland this week ⚠️ ☪️
She was named locally as Jamey Carney (43), mother to a 13-year-old girl & was found dead with serious head injuries at her home in Killarney, Co Kerry.
The asylum seeker suspect, who was known to Ms Carney, previously lived in France - and there were fears last night that he may now try to flee Ireland after the killing.
Sure why change old habits. The stupid tax-payers on an average wage will foot the billions to keep them here.
Another reason there will be no deterrent to come to Ireland illegally.
We won’t deport you!
These politicians are do disconnected from reality it’s becoming scary.
So keep telling us what’s wrong and do nothing about it. Our immigration laws are broken daily by liars, chancers and fraudulent asylum claims but the bunch of clowns in power won’t enforce the law.
Adding member states like Ukraine to the EU is a "priority" for Ireland's EU Presidency, Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee has said - even though Government research indicates that this could cause a "considerable" influx of new migrants.
Read more: https://t.co/6QTJMdFyJd
You would imagine the cruise organiser and event promoter knew long before setting sail that Turkey has well known laws and moral objections regarding LGBTQ+ events. Whether you agree or disagree with Turkey’s position, none of this should have come as a surprise. It does raise the question of whether attempting to dock there was less about expecting permission and more about generating headlines and publicity.
We are getting to a very dangerous point in our history on free speech. Coimisiún na Meán will seek the same power very soon and they will try control speech and online broadcasting across the EU
I'm not surprised by this I'm not a fan of the current government but when the opposition parties like Sinn Fein People Before Profit Social Democrats and Labor spend more time going on about Palestine instead of doing their job and looking after Ireland this will happen.
A new opinion poll suggests Fine Gael is the most popular party in the country - but underlines the tightness of the current political race by placing it just one point above Sinn Féin and three points above Fianna Fáil
https://t.co/CGGDqIvW9A
Are Labour and the government just hoping this story will go away. I think they may be mistaken.
It’s not racist to ask questions and expect answers from a public representative and the party that supports her.