'Comments you hear from a bloke in the pub who gets his info on Facebook' - Opposition TDs hit out at government immigration rhetoric

"Left-wing opposition TDs have called on Government to show "leadership" and move away from "reckless" language on migration in the aftermath of an arson attack on a building housing asylum seekers in Drogheda last weekend."

"Louth TD Ged Nash described the attack on an IPAS centre last weekend as "completely unacceptable and intolerable" as he called on Government to "be responsible about the language they use" in relation to migration."

Left-wing opposition TDs urged the Government to show leadership and abandon reckless language on migration after an arson attack on a building housing asylum seekers in Drogheda last weekend. The attack targeted an IPAS centre and raised safety concerns for residents. Louth TD Ged Nash described the attack as completely unacceptable and intolerable. He called on the Government to be responsible about the language it uses in relation to migration. Political rhetoric on migration can increase hostility; the comments stress the need for measured, responsible public discourse.

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