Immigration Thread

[MerchantOfEnnis]

It's basic supplies. I know of a fella whose brother-in-law owns a hotel in Cork (county) and says that he actually cut back on the food supplies as there was massive waste. He's cleaning up by all accounts and has forfeited his tourist trade in lieu of keeping the full house of immigrants.

It must just be very handy in general. You've nobody calling reception at 3am looking for pints, and nobody complaining about noise etc.

Obviously they lose bar and food sales (although I've seen a few places keep that side of the business open to the public when when the hotel is full of Ukranians).

But overall it must be a very sweet deal. For a struggling regional hotel which probably had more empty nights than full nights pre-2020, Russia invading Ukraine was a godsend.

 

[Hang_Sandwich]

I spent the night up the the country last night in a small enough town, and got chatting to the barman and some locals.

I was staying in an Air BnB because there is nowhere else to stay, but I noticed a small hotel on the square. It has only 12 rooms, and has been closed for 2 years to house Ukranians.

They were saying that the loss of these 12 rooms has destroyed the town. No more weddings, no more hen parties, and if it wasn't for the one available property on Air BnB they wouldn't get casual visitors like me either.

Just shows how warped the policy is. By all means house Ukranians in hotels, but don't sacrifice entire towns for the sake of 12 rooms. If a town has two hotels, use one of them, and leave the other as an important resource particularly for smaller regional towns that are reliant on visitors.

I think that's for the hotel owner to answer for the government is right to use all available rooms offered imo, given the severe need

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

I think that's for the hotel owner to answer for the government is right to use all available rooms offered imo, given the severe need

So if someone lives alone in a five bedroom house, should their spare rooms be used?

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Why would you even bother, that lad is some gombeen. Jez they are living in tents,ffs

https://twitter.com/x/status/1764232333085819177

 

[Matlock]

Why would you even bother, that lad is some gombeen. Jez they are living in tents,ffs

https://twitter.com/x/status/1764232333085819177

What a thundercunt.

 

[Coach and Six]

Why would you even bother, that lad is some gombeen. Jez they are living in tents,ffs

https://twitter.com/x/status/1764232333085819177

Depressing on so many levels.

 

[Fermoylad]

Why would you even bother, that lad is some gombeen. Jez they are living in tents,ffs

https://twitter.com/x/status/1764232333085819177

This is fucking depressing from the tents to the prick beeping the horn. This the govs fault btw boys. O' gormless and others invited all this on us.

 

[Fermoylad]

Tis but the people in tents have done nothing wrong and can do without being harassed by a twat from Waterford.

No doubt but it doesn't change the fact that these people are living in tents. This was never a thing about 15 years ago. We're becoming more like the yanks everyday.

 

[DeepThroat]

So if someone lives alone in a five bedroom house, should their spare rooms be used?

At €250/night for a double, €140/night for a single - I'd say there would be quite a few takers.

One hot meal a day and access to the kitchen is all that needs to be supplied

 

[jimmym]

This is fucking depressing from the tents to the prick beeping the horn. This the govs fault btw boys. O' gormless and others invited all this on us.

Sometimes you have to stop trying to be the best boy in the class, Know your limits.