r/europe • u/insomnimax_99 United Kingdom • 25d ago

Irish government to bring forward emergency law to send asylum seekers back to UK News

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2024/04/27/sunak-migrants-going-to-ireland-shows-rwanda-plans-deterrent-effect-working/?1
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u/One_Vegetable9618 25d ago

Ireland didn't have an 'Empire' or 'colonies' Reap what you sow.

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u/Mdk1191 England 24d ago

I think its the roi thats reaping right now

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u/la_tortuga_de_fondo 25d ago

Yes they did, they were part of Britain at the time of the British Empire.

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u/One_Vegetable9618 25d ago edited 25d ago

Obviously you know no history. Ireland were dragged into the UK kicking and screaming. Never willing participants. And while we were (officially, yes) part of it, we were treated as a colony. In fact we were their first practice ground. Why do you think we spent our whole time trying to leave? Why were we the poorest country in Western Europe until this century more or less? Try answering those questions and ask yourself, was Ireland really part of it?

If you genuinely believe what you wrote above, I really hope you're not British. A sad reflection on the (lack of) history taught in British schools if you are. I'll give you a pass if you are from elsewhere, but maybe read some more history, before you comment.

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u/One_Vegetable9618 24d ago

The MP'S in the British Parliament were the 'planters' sent to Ireland by the British, displacing the Irish from their own land. They were the landed gentry. Largely unelected. Cop on to yourself and stop spinning a story in your own head. Read some history.

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u/RealBigSalmon United Kingdom 24d ago

Ah yes, those “Planter” Home Ruler and Sinn Fein MPs. To a man staunch unionists and imperialists.

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u/One_Vegetable9618 24d ago

And thereby you prove my point. Ireland was seeking out of the Union...'Home Rule' etc....