@nwl88444048 Mabel Ukperi is the mother, who campaigned. Agreed re volunteer DD, but locals said they contacted Ogbu, a councillor for the area, in relation to the issue and nothing was done
The Labour party have criticised journalists for asking straight questions that the public deserve to know the answer to - it is time for Ivana Bacik to address the inconsistencies that have emerged.
@MichaelC_IND_TD
The Helen Ogbu scandal is a microcosm of a fundamental change Irish politics is going to experience in the next 10 years.
Once the foreign population reaches a certain point all politics becomes inter ethnic and religious warfare. With each group battling to secure power to rule over the other. Arguments about principles, morals, political philosophies, capitalism, socialism, constitutions etc will all take a back seat to ethnic bloc voting and advocacy.
Our party system was founded on a difference of opinion over a piece of legislation in 1921 and that principle of voting your conscience has been a staple of Irish politics in the one hundred years since.
But that is coming to an end very soon. With foreigner's being around 25% of the population ethnic minority "Representation" and pandering is going to become a staple of Irish politics because unlike us, these people will vote exclusively for their own race no matter their position.
This happens in every single Western country with large ethnic minority populations. You're going to see a lot more Helen Obgus and your going to see them do very well because they have an ever growing section of the electorate who's vote they can rely on with 100% certainty. Unlike the Irish candidates who actaully have to work for every vote.
A democratic Republic can only work in a homogeneous society because it's the only one were people can be trusted to vote their conscience. But sadly that era in Ireland is coming to an end.
Diversity destroys democracy.
@nwl88444048 Pity the Mail or other media outlets weren't as probing in their questioning of Daniel Ennis, and his role with Dominicks Crazy Deals, in advance of Dublin Central Bye Election. They simply just took his statement, and never dug any deeper
@CostelloeDf@nwl88444048 Nobody will keep asking the questions, except for a few on X. Ogbu had a soft interview on GBFM, not even challenged on the details. Statement issued, 1 interview done, it's all over. Storm in a teacup as far as the Labour Party are concerned
@CostelloeDf@nwl88444048 She is ignoring it and moving on. Pumping out the content on other platforms and hoping the media catch onto one of those issues so they can all leave Ogbu's lies in the past
"On Friday we made nine phone calls to Ms Ogbu, followed up with text messages, as well as 11 calls to several Labour press officers, along with emails and text messages seeking clarity on the discrepancy."
Irish Daily Mail comes out fighting today, justifies its journalism in the face of attack by the Labour party. It contradicts claims by the Labour party about their journalism, and sticks to its guns in its core claim that Helen Ogbu and Labour had misrepresented the circumstances in which she came to Ireland.
Here's the story free to read.
https://t.co/o8AnAOMSa9
We are now all pretty clear that there was inconsistency over the date of the death of Helen Ogbu husband in Nigeria. Many would like to know if this inconsistency had any influence on Ogbu's permission to remain in Ireland. Presumably this is where the story now goes...
New Website Just Dropped.
This one tracks Ireland’s asylum and immigration statistics using interactive dashboards.
From IPAS spending to deportations, arrivals, PPS numbers. Using the data, we can see:
1) Arrivals from Somalia are up 90% in 2026
2) Backlog of asylum appeals is up 383% since 2023
3) Almost €300m has been paid to owners of CityWest.
It was developed by a friend.
I’m also working with other devs who want to make public data more open. We are all volunteers who care about Ireland.
We receive €0 from Coimisiún na Meán
Isn't it amazing how none of our highly paid media are capable of this type of work? Why is that?
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For those of you scratching your heads at why it is newsworthy if Labour councillor and asylum seeker Helen Ogbu husband died in 2004 or 2006 or 2010 (the fact is, he is dead and was apparently killed), it is being asked what information Helen Ogbu gave to International Protection officials in Ireland which led to the approval of her asylum claim. There is no evidence that Helen Ogbu was granted asylum under false pretences, but the inconsistency in the dates naturally gives rise to speculation, and not just by the fascist dog-whistling Nazi gas-lighting far right!
This is Shane O'Curry, the "director" of Irish Network Against Racism, which receives taxpayer-funding from Jim O'Callaghan's Dept of Justice and the Dept of Children. Unable to find financial accounts but below is a 2024 grant from Dept of Children.
O'Curry is, via his Tweets last night, attacking the Irish Daily Mail for its coverage of Labour councillor Helen Ogbu. It's not clear precisely what he means by 'clear them out', but phrases like this in activist discourse are often read by critics as going beyond peaceful protest or political pressure.
Helen Ogbu has received racist and other intimidation, of that there is no doubt, but these Tweets are attacking a mainstream media outlet for apparently investigating discrepancies in Ogbu’s backstory which are newsworthy.
Opinion may differ but this kind of dehumanizing language from the director of INAR is unprofessional and damages their credibility. To some, it comes across as crass and thuggish.
Why is the State funding this?