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Wednesday 02 September 2026 16:48:57 GMT
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jelena 🕊️🍉🇮🇪 :
English language test sure, but Irish test? The majority of Irish people doesn't speak Irish 😅
2026-09-02 17:01:00
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TYOT :
this guy is completely out of touch. there's a huge amount who don't have conversational, "good" English.
2026-09-02 17:03:54
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Santy :
that's a lie!
2026-09-02 16:53:05
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yarmook77 :
most Irish natives don't speak Gaelic. what are they on about?
2026-09-02 21:33:29
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Niall :
I agree with Ciara . Shane is completely wrong and out of touch .
2026-09-02 18:11:29
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sss :
I've met plenty
2026-09-02 17:25:42
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Brian :
shane is getting government money
2026-09-02 18:51:10
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Meryem :
Ireland has critical skills shortages and actively brings in doctors, nurses, engineers, IT professionals, finance experts and researchers to support the economy. These people come legally, work, pay high taxes and contribute for years. Now asking them to wait 8 years for eligibility, plus potentially years for processing, could mean 10+ years before citizenship. If highly skilled workers start choosing other countries with clearer and faster pathways, Ireland could lose the very talent its businesses, hospitals and economy depend on. A very disappointing message to people who came here legally, contributed heavily and built their lives here.
2026-09-09 20:48:37
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Paulie Quinn . :
hes never met an immigrant full stop
2026-09-02 17:32:37
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sol :
Actually, the only people who can apply for Irish citizenship are those who have worked in the country (without having been studying) for at least five years. To get a work visa, you already have to speak English, not to mention that the people who qualify for those visas usually come from highly skilled professions and have an academic background behind them. The demand for an English test as a requirement to apply for citizenship comes from discrimination. As if the Irish themselves didn’t have a huge history of migration. Go to your own museum, EPIC, and learn your own history.
2026-09-05 10:14:04
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free range thinker :
He just lost all credibility
2026-09-02 20:28:31
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1SF :
What a fucking lie that first sentence was
2026-09-03 11:19:07
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Lee Bonnie :
My partner and I have recently applied for our permanent residency in Australia both Irish both native English speakers and we had to do an English test
2026-09-03 03:32:37
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l :
shane works for the government
2026-09-03 07:09:41
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Juan Pablo Trossero :
Should Irish that move to Spain also do a Spanish test?
2026-09-02 19:45:24
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mossyboy :
absolutely laughable at this stage
2026-09-02 19:17:09
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coyotew197 :
What a complete lie about not meeting one without good English. complete propaganda
2026-09-02 19:17:36
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allybee233 :
Is he joking??? 😡 totally out of touch
2026-09-09 21:41:44
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rcking :
its a huge issue
2026-09-02 18:32:09
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robbierig :
shane ramble down to the courts and see all the interpreters.
2026-09-02 21:50:42
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Ollie.Wallie.Bakes :
and all the Irish immigrants in Spain and Portugal that speak zero Spanish or Portuguese. who cares if they are decent ppl
2026-09-03 10:33:08
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liamhilliard :
come to any building site in the country you'll find a lot of non English speaking people
2026-09-02 17:25:16
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Churumbela Amunátegui :
Irish people don’t even speak Irish anymore
2026-09-10 02:00:09
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User007 :
He never ment them in his ivory tower, therefore it didnt happen.
2026-09-02 18:18:58
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macdaddy966 :
How much government funding does this radio station receive per year?
2026-09-03 06:28:35
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