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Micheál Martin tells Fox News immigration is overstated.

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  • Dooley says Micheál Martin, whom he calls the "European Union branch manager", was interviewed by Fox News in New York over the past number of days. Asked about illegal and mass immigration into Ireland, Martin said Ireland is not overrun and that immigration is overstated. He said 18,000 people claimed international protection in 2024, and that before Covid about three and a half thousand a year came in. Dooley replies that 85 to 90% of the 2024 applicants were economic migrants, a figure he attributes to the International Protection Office.
  • Martin said the government is getting a handle on it now because of pressures on services, that it has tightened up a lot, and that a colleague is doing a great job of it. Dooley says a crisis they pushed on the people is now being solved by the same people who created it. He calls the deportation flights public relations, there to satisfy people who might think the government is trying to do something. The same government signed up to the European Union migration and asylum pact, he says, which gives away more Irish sovereignty and lets bureaucrats dictate Irish policy.
  • Dooley asks who benefits. He says the Covid period was a chance for Irish workers to raise wages against the profits of the big employers, and that a central bank report then said cheap labour was needed to keep wages down and profits high. The temporary protection directive was offered to at least 115,000 Ukrainians who came to Ireland, he says, and free accommodation makes it possible to work for next to nothing. In his telling the winners are commercial property owners in the immigration sector and employers in a "race to the bottom" on pay and conditions, and the Irish working class loses out. He says the opposition and the unions are nowhere to be seen, and that Peter Burke of Fine Gael is offering loads of work visas on behalf of big employers.
  • He describes an Ireland where the richest 10% have 50% of the wealth and the bottom 50% have only 10%, where one in five workers is on low pay and costs are out of control. Martin also said he is not opposed to crime statistics that record nationality, because a full data set allows an informed decision, and Dooley doubts those discussions will happen. Martin was asked about the killing of an American woman in County Kerry a number of months ago. Dooley says the main suspect is a man who was denied international protection in Ireland and, as he understands it, is being detained in Jordan, with Irish and Jordanian authorities discussing his return to face charges. He also cites a report that upwards of 35 million euro was paid on broken Department of Children contracts for accommodation for people claiming international protection, without oversight from the Department of Public Expenditure.
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00:00

Hello everyone

Hello everyone. Mih Martin, European Union branch manager really loves gaslighting the people of Ireland. Now he was interviewed by Fox News in New York over the past number of days and he made a couple of revealing comments. He was questioned initially around the illegal immigration and mass immigration agenda into Ireland and he answered by saying that Ireland is not overrun despite what's been stated. Interesting. He said immigration is overstated in Ireland. He said in 2024 18,000 people.

Claimed international protection. Well, according to reliable figures, it is important to note that 85 to 90% of those were economic migrants. And that has stated itself through the international protection office. Interesting, isn't it? cheap labor to benefit the big employers in Ireland. Of course, Miho Martin is a fully signed up member of the globalist establishment. He also said that they're getting a handle on it now because of pressures on services. Surprise, surprise, surprise.

He said it's tightened up a lot and Jim O'Hahan is doing a great job at tightening up the immigration crisis. Well, a crisis that they themselves pushed on the people is now being solved by the same people who created in the first place. Isn't that great, isn't it? These people have no interest in resolving what's taking place. Much the same as what he stated about precoid times. He said before co it was about three and a half thousand.

Per year came in. So interesting enough during the time of co it was an opportunity for the Irish working class to address the balance increased our wages against the profits of the big employers. But wait what happened? Yes a central bank report came out to said we needed cheap labor to keep wages down and wait for it keep profits high. This is great isn't it? This is what it's all about. So rather than support the Irish.

Working class, so much of a so-called opposition fully supported the mass immigration agenda. And this was at the same time when the temporary protection direct directive was offered to over 115,000 at least Ukrainians that came to Ireland. Remember Leo Vatar said, "Well, it's the right thing to do because they look like you and I. Isn't that interesting?" And it was another opportunity to get a cheap pool of labor and provide the free accommodation. You can work for next to nothing, can't you?

02:39

So who benefits

So who benefits? Yes, those from the commercial property owners in the immigration sector and those as well employers with a race to the bottom where they can exploit workers where they can actually run down pay and conditions and it benefits, doesn't it? Who loses out? Yes, it's the Irish working class that loses out and the opposition and unions are nowhere to be seen to speak about what's taking place. This is happening at the same time when.

The work visa scandal is being enhanced by people like Peter Burke of Finneale working on behalf of those big employers as well to offer loads of visas to benefit those employers. Again, this is an Ireland where the richest 10% have 50% of the wealth. Think about that for a second. Well, the bottom 50% only have 10% of the wealth. So, who's impacted most of all? Not the very wealthy, not even the pretty welloff. It's generally the ordinary workingclass people. And at.

The same time, Miho Martin said they're tightening up now due to the pressures. Interesting, isn't it? Very, very fascinating. This is the same time when they're talking about the foreignb born people in Ireland about 22 23%. But at the same time, we see that's a big part of the globalist agenda. First of all, where you have the free movement of capital, you have the free movement of the labor. And Martin said, now is the time to tighten up on what's taking.

“But at the same time, we see that's a big part of the globalist agenda”

Place. So have the public relations deportation flights, which may sate the pallet of a number of people who might say, well, they're trying to do something. This is at the same time they signed up to the European Union migration and asylum pact again seeded even more of Irish sovereignty. And when you have the free movement of of capital, you have the free movement of labor and Ireland being beholdened to the big corporations and the multinationals. It is incumbent then of.

The Irish government to follow suit by supporting them and working down the channel working down line jobs where there many employer employees are coming in being exploited with low pay low conditions and much work is outsourced and completely deregulated and who benefits yes it's me Martin and the party that he represents and the big business interests that they himself Harris and the Larry Lakis and much of the opposition fully uh support and benefit every single day of the week. And he said so.

Much as this has fueled success. It's not fantastic. This Ireland is a low wage economy. One in five workers are on low pay and now they're arguing about increasing the minuscule minimum wage, putting more and more people under pressure. This is at the same time when costs are completely out of control. He also went on to speak about uh crime and the increase in crime in terms of immigration and he said he's not opposed to having crime statistics around.

05:35

Immigration in terms of nationalities

Immigration in terms of nationalities. He said when you have a full data set I you can then make an informed decision. Yes, but they won't be having those discussions will they? As well he spoke about the there was question about the murder of Jamie Carney the the American lady that was killed a number of months ago in Karani County Kerry where a man who was in Ireland claimed an international protection and who was denied international protection is the.

Main suspect and is currently being detained I understand in Jordan. Now there is discussions between Irish and Jordanian authorities about um bringing them back to Ireland to face uh charges and let's see how that develops over the next period of time as well. But this shows you how much of an absolute scandal it's taking place in Ireland. The amount of money that's been transferred to those big commercial property owners. Even today it was reported that some contracts weren't.

Fulfilled by the Department of Children without any oversight from the Department of Public Expenditure. And at the same time, the controller and lottery general now was raising concerns and upwards of 35 million euro has been paid to contracts that were broken from the department of children in terms of accommodation that was supposed to be provided for people claiming international protection. And we know from the facts coming out from so many that up to 85% of those who come into.

Claiming international protection are economic migrants. And who benefits? Yes. Globalization policy, isn't it? And this is the same person from Miho Martin who said that the Irish were not homogeneous. So yes, attack on your values, your identity and a race to the bottom when you have cheap labor that comes into Ireland. Of course, they can you can work for next to nothing when the accommodation and all the add-ons are fairly free and who benefits always the same way, isn't it? In our society.

So don't be gaslit by Miho Martin and his nonsense and try to say he's dealing with the crisis when they themselves have helped create the crisis in the first instance and are addressing it now as if it just came out of nowhere because fully signed up to this agenda which the same as they are with the EU migration asylum pack now where bureaucrats can now dictate the policies of Irish so much for having control of our borders. So thanks so much for the.

Support with my videos. really appreciate them and thanks again for all the shares as well and please comment on today's topic as well. So from Dublin this evening long see you all soon. Take care.

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1 Oct 2026 · Immigration · 8:07

Micheál Martin tells Fox News immigration is overstated.

Micheál Martin told Fox News in New York that Ireland is not overrun and that immigration there is overstated, and Dooley calls it gaslighting. Martin said 18,000 people claimed international protection in 2024 and that things have tightened up a lot because of pressures on services. Dooley answers that 85 to 90% of those applicants were economic migrants, and that the people now claiming to fix the crisis are the ones who created it. He argues that big employers and commercial property owners gain while the Irish working class loses out, and points to upwards of 35 million euro paid on broken accommodation contracts.

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TL;DR
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Dooley says Micheál Martin, whom he calls the "European Union branch manager", was interviewed by Fox News in New York over the past number of days. Asked about illegal and mass immigration into Ireland, Martin said Ireland is not overrun and that immigration is overstated. He said 18,000 people claimed international protection in 2024, and that before Covid about three and a half thousand a year came in. Dooley replies that 85 to 90% of the 2024 applicants were economic migrants, a figure he attributes to the International Protection Office.
02
Martin said the government is getting a handle on it now because of pressures on services, that it has tightened up a lot, and that a colleague is doing a great job of it. Dooley says a crisis they pushed on the people is now being solved by the same people who created it. He calls the deportation flights public relations, there to satisfy people who might think the government is trying to do something. The same government signed up to the European Union migration and asylum pact, he says, which gives away more Irish sovereignty and lets bureaucrats dictate Irish policy.
03
Dooley asks who benefits. He says the Covid period was a chance for Irish workers to raise wages against the profits of the big employers, and that a central bank report then said cheap labour was needed to keep wages down and profits high. The temporary protection directive was offered to at least 115,000 Ukrainians who came to Ireland, he says, and free accommodation makes it possible to work for next to nothing. In his telling the winners are commercial property owners in the immigration sector and employers in a "race to the bottom" on pay and conditions, and the Irish working class loses out. He says the opposition and the unions are nowhere to be seen, and that Peter Burke of Fine Gael is offering loads of work visas on behalf of big employers.
04
He describes an Ireland where the richest 10% have 50% of the wealth and the bottom 50% have only 10%, where one in five workers is on low pay and costs are out of control. Martin also said he is not opposed to crime statistics that record nationality, because a full data set allows an informed decision, and Dooley doubts those discussions will happen. Martin was asked about the killing of an American woman in County Kerry a number of months ago. Dooley says the main suspect is a man who was denied international protection in Ireland and, as he understands it, is being detained in Jordan, with Irish and Jordanian authorities discussing his return to face charges. He also cites a report that upwards of 35 million euro was paid on broken Department of Children contracts for accommodation for people claiming international protection, without oversight from the Department of Public Expenditure.
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Transcript · auto-captions, polish pending

Hello everyone

Hello everyone. Mih Martin, European Union branch manager really loves gaslighting the people of Ireland. Now he was interviewed by Fox News in New York over the past number of days and he made a couple of revealing comments. He was questioned initially around the illegal immigration and mass immigration agenda into Ireland and he answered by saying that Ireland is not overrun despite what's been stated. Interesting. He said immigration is overstated in Ireland. He said in 2024 18,000 people.

Claimed international protection. Well, according to reliable figures, it is important to note that 85 to 90% of those were economic migrants. And that has stated itself through the international protection office. Interesting, isn't it? cheap labor to benefit the big employers in Ireland. Of course, Miho Martin is a fully signed up member of the globalist establishment. He also said that they're getting a handle on it now because of pressures on services. Surprise, surprise, surprise.

He said it's tightened up a lot and Jim O'Hahan is doing a great job at tightening up the immigration crisis. Well, a crisis that they themselves pushed on the people is now being solved by the same people who created in the first place. Isn't that great, isn't it? These people have no interest in resolving what's taking place. Much the same as what he stated about precoid times. He said before co it was about three and a half thousand.

Per year came in. So interesting enough during the time of co it was an opportunity for the Irish working class to address the balance increased our wages against the profits of the big employers. But wait what happened? Yes a central bank report came out to said we needed cheap labor to keep wages down and wait for it keep profits high. This is great isn't it? This is what it's all about. So rather than support the Irish.

Working class, so much of a so-called opposition fully supported the mass immigration agenda. And this was at the same time when the temporary protection direct directive was offered to over 115,000 at least Ukrainians that came to Ireland. Remember Leo Vatar said, "Well, it's the right thing to do because they look like you and I. Isn't that interesting?" And it was another opportunity to get a cheap pool of labor and provide the free accommodation. You can work for next to nothing, can't you?

So who benefits

So who benefits? Yes, those from the commercial property owners in the immigration sector and those as well employers with a race to the bottom where they can exploit workers where they can actually run down pay and conditions and it benefits, doesn't it? Who loses out? Yes, it's the Irish working class that loses out and the opposition and unions are nowhere to be seen to speak about what's taking place. This is happening at the same time when.

The work visa scandal is being enhanced by people like Peter Burke of Finneale working on behalf of those big employers as well to offer loads of visas to benefit those employers. Again, this is an Ireland where the richest 10% have 50% of the wealth. Think about that for a second. Well, the bottom 50% only have 10% of the wealth. So, who's impacted most of all? Not the very wealthy, not even the pretty welloff. It's generally the ordinary workingclass people. And at.

The same time, Miho Martin said they're tightening up now due to the pressures. Interesting, isn't it? Very, very fascinating. This is the same time when they're talking about the foreignb born people in Ireland about 22 23%. But at the same time, we see that's a big part of the globalist agenda. First of all, where you have the free movement of capital, you have the free movement of the labor. And Martin said, now is the time to tighten up on what's taking.

“But at the same time, we see that's a big part of the globalist agenda”

Place. So have the public relations deportation flights, which may sate the pallet of a number of people who might say, well, they're trying to do something. This is at the same time they signed up to the European Union migration and asylum pact again seeded even more of Irish sovereignty. And when you have the free movement of of capital, you have the free movement of labor and Ireland being beholdened to the big corporations and the multinationals. It is incumbent then of.

The Irish government to follow suit by supporting them and working down the channel working down line jobs where there many employer employees are coming in being exploited with low pay low conditions and much work is outsourced and completely deregulated and who benefits yes it's me Martin and the party that he represents and the big business interests that they himself Harris and the Larry Lakis and much of the opposition fully uh support and benefit every single day of the week. And he said so.

Much as this has fueled success. It's not fantastic. This Ireland is a low wage economy. One in five workers are on low pay and now they're arguing about increasing the minuscule minimum wage, putting more and more people under pressure. This is at the same time when costs are completely out of control. He also went on to speak about uh crime and the increase in crime in terms of immigration and he said he's not opposed to having crime statistics around.

Immigration in terms of nationalities

Immigration in terms of nationalities. He said when you have a full data set I you can then make an informed decision. Yes, but they won't be having those discussions will they? As well he spoke about the there was question about the murder of Jamie Carney the the American lady that was killed a number of months ago in Karani County Kerry where a man who was in Ireland claimed an international protection and who was denied international protection is the.

Main suspect and is currently being detained I understand in Jordan. Now there is discussions between Irish and Jordanian authorities about um bringing them back to Ireland to face uh charges and let's see how that develops over the next period of time as well. But this shows you how much of an absolute scandal it's taking place in Ireland. The amount of money that's been transferred to those big commercial property owners. Even today it was reported that some contracts weren't.

Fulfilled by the Department of Children without any oversight from the Department of Public Expenditure. And at the same time, the controller and lottery general now was raising concerns and upwards of 35 million euro has been paid to contracts that were broken from the department of children in terms of accommodation that was supposed to be provided for people claiming international protection. And we know from the facts coming out from so many that up to 85% of those who come into.

Claiming international protection are economic migrants. And who benefits? Yes. Globalization policy, isn't it? And this is the same person from Miho Martin who said that the Irish were not homogeneous. So yes, attack on your values, your identity and a race to the bottom when you have cheap labor that comes into Ireland. Of course, they can you can work for next to nothing when the accommodation and all the add-ons are fairly free and who benefits always the same way, isn't it? In our society.

So don't be gaslit by Miho Martin and his nonsense and try to say he's dealing with the crisis when they themselves have helped create the crisis in the first instance and are addressing it now as if it just came out of nowhere because fully signed up to this agenda which the same as they are with the EU migration asylum pack now where bureaucrats can now dictate the policies of Irish so much for having control of our borders. So thanks so much for the.

Support with my videos. really appreciate them and thanks again for all the shares as well and please comment on today's topic as well. So from Dublin this evening long see you all soon. Take care.

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