Party leader Peadar Tóibín calls at ardfheis for Irish Sea border which would impose passport controls on asylum seekers arriving into Northern Ireland
Party leader Peadar Tóibín calls at ardfheis for Irish Sea border which would impose passport controls on asylum seekers arriving into Northern IrelandThe first is that support is quickly building across the country, with the number of new members turbocharged by Aontú being on the right side of the pitch for the family and care referendums.
At Aontú's ardfheis in Maynooth on Saturday, delegates gave passionate speeches about the state of the health service, the housing crisis and the cost-of-living crisis with the focus of the gathering being very much about “bread-and-butter issues”. “I would urge people to make sure that they do not get involved in any of those actions, to only act peacefully and democratically in the future.”
On Saturday, Aontú was calling for an immigration policy which contains “compassion and common sense” and which opposes “discrimination against any citizen on the basis of the colour of their skin”. A motion from the party’s ard comhairle also called for a “stricter immigration policy that is sustainable” with processing times reduced to a maximum of four months.
Aontú has called for a community dividend for those taking in high numbers: the Government has established a community recognition fund.
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