Piddington. Population: 350.
They have just been told 1,250 unvetted, unchecked illegal migrants men we don’t know who they are or if they have criminal records will be housed in a military base right next to their village.
That is more than three times the entire population.
One small rural community.
No meaningful say.
No proper vetting they can trust.
Suddenly expected to live alongside 1,250 men who entered the country illegally, with no extra infrastructure and no real security guarantees.
This is not managed immigration.
This is the consequences of open borders being dumped on a village of 350 people.
A community this size should never be forced to absorb this.
TADHG PIDGEON: All Irish politics is Derek and Sorcha -Derek is in the Dáil, and Sorcha is in the NGOs.
They conduct intense shouting matches over fairly trivial differences - all the while ignoring the real cracks in the floor and ceiling.
Teyana Taylor, Keke Palmer, Sarah Pidgeon, Camila Morrone, Grace Gummer, and Sofia Coppola were among those who turned out for the dinner hosted during the 25th anniversary of the Tribeca film festival.