We've all heard the 'fable' about a 5th version of an AI model being released, with how impressive it is...
Even so, the Big (UnicornSheep)Dog is still keeping up.
Ideally much less but beyond 1% is far leftist territory. Zero immigrants is perfectly fine and acceptable. Allowing some migrants for truly highly skilled work like specialist surgeons or some for genuine marriages to Irish people. Anything else should be strictly limited Dubai style work visa where citizenship is out of the question. The government should aim to reduce foreign workers to zero as fast as possible and fill them with trained Irish workers.
Viking, Norman’s, English didn’t just magically “become part of Irish society”. It was centuries of bloodshed and many attempts to kick them out of Ireland like Brian Boru. Intermarriage only happened due to incomplete control by the invaders and being surrounded by hostile native Gaelic people where neither side had a clear chance at victory so peace was made…
The English systematically tried to ethnic cleanse the Irish from Ireland and the Irish resisted for 800 years. This lead to many being forced to emigrate to the new English colonies such as America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. They faced hostility from the Anglo-Saxon descendants in those countries because they were still part of the same English system that created various disparaging stereotypes about the Irish to support their ethnic cleansing in Ireland.
None of those things justify opening the flood gates to try ethnic cleanse the Irish from Ireland again with a new hodgepodge of people as you claim. In fact they justify Ireland accepting zero immigrants to strengthen Ireland for the Irish.
The most concerning part of the article: “As the US has become a less reliable trade partner, we need to seek markets elsewhere, and speaking the customer’s language opens doors.”
First the Irish Times whitewashes over how poor economic conditions further contributed to the decline in Irish, by forcing those who sought to emigrate out of desperation to focus on English. Then they try spin it as only natural that the government lets the economy be flooded by Indians since they speak English. Finally, seeking to drive another nail in the coffin by suggesting that the Irish should learn another foreign language. Which they’ll turn around and claim is natural that the natives of that language flood Ireland in future.