‘Ireland Is Full!’ — Thousands Protest in Dublin Against Mass Migration on Anniversary of Easter Rising.
Charles McQuillan/Getty ImagesDublin was flooded with demonstrators on Saturday as thousands took to the streets in opposition to the mass migration agenda imposed upon Ireland by its neo-liberal government.
Huge crowds carrying signs with messages such as “Irish Lives Matter”, “Ireland for the Irish”, and “Ireland is Full” took to the streets of the Irish capital on Saturday in a protest coinciding with the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, which marked the start of the armed conflict against British rule over the island.
While Irish nationalist groups, like the IRA and its associated political party Sinn Féin, waged decades-long and often violent campaigns against what they saw as British colonialism, there has been relative quiet from such groups against the disposition of Irish lands through mass migration, which has resulted in one fifth of the country now being foreign born.
The protestors were supported by UFC champion Conor McGregor, who has signalled his intention to run for the Irish presidency later this year, with migration being a central focus.