My Ireland director discusses social injustices that affect the Irish
Protests, homelessness, mass-evictions, the Yellow Vest Movement are just a few of the by-products of the social inequities that plague modern day Ireland.
Director Anthony Monaghan discusses some of the issues revolving around the current turmoil in Ireland
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"After “Rednecks & Culchies”, I decided the time was right for Ireland. It’s about all the stuff that’s happening in Ireland at the moment. The corruption, mass evictions and homelessness that plagues Ireland. For a long time, the Irish have been treated poorly, even by their own government. We wanted to raise awareness on the issues at hand and give the people of Ireland a voice"
Is there an on-going crisis in Ireland that people may not be aware of?
"I feel like the media is opening up a little bit more about what’s happening in Ireland, but even then, you have to worry about agenda-settings and getting the facts. People are marching and trying to get their rights. The police are not for the people, and honestly, we’ve never gotten an even playing field. We went from being a productive working-class to being dispersed all over the world"
Why do you think homelessness is so prominent in a country that’s plentiful in resources and wealthy?
"I think there’s no leadership in the government. There’s no competition, if one gets in, the other backs them and the corruption continues. Nothing is given back to the people. Instead, resources and wealth are redistributed among the rich and that results in the evictions and homelessness. Nothing constructive, like schools or roads, just profit"
Why do you feel like mass evictions are happening at such an enormous rate?
"At times, the banks are not willing to renegotiate with home-owners and end up closing loans. If you have no work, you cannot pay back your mortgage. Those in a position of power are not willing to sacrifice profit for the benefit of the people and that’s a problem"
What do you feel like is a viable solution to the issues at hand?
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"We have a great work force there, so it shouldn’t be an issue over time. When you break up a culture, you weaken the people. Over a period of time, the government broke up and weakened the people of Ireland. People are being weakened by what’s being displayed on the news"
"In the same respect, we contributed to the issue at hand. We elected the people in office that make these decisions. It’s easy to point the finger at the 3-4 people at the top, but we were all on that gravy-train too at one point"
"There has to be a standard, we have to understand what’s going on around us and be accountable"
