Has Ireland Lost Control?

Is Ireland becoming less safe and has the political system lost control of crime, borders and public trust? This week on The Irish Question, Paul Treyvaud, Elaine Mullally and Nick Delehanty are joined by Councillor Linda de Courcy for a blunt discussion about public safety, policing shortages, bail, crime statistics and Ireland’s approach to citizenship. The panel examines the violence witnessed in Skerries, asks whether crime data should include nationality, and debates whether Ireland’s combination of loose border controls and a weak criminal-justice system is creating a dangerous situation. They also ask why so many young Irish people are leaving, why returning home is so difficult, and whether Simon Harris’s promised tax-cutting budgets will make ordinary people any better off. The proposed introduction of digital ID—and what it could mean for personal freedom—is also put under the microscope. Linda explains how she went from deciding to run for office to being elected in just six weeks, her ambitions for Dáil Éireann, and a recent local incident that prompted her to issue an important child-safety warning to parents. Do you believe Ireland has become less safe? Is Irish citizenship granted too easily? What would persuade our young emigrants to come home? Let us know below—and please like, subscribe and share to help more people discover The Irish Question. #Ireland #IrishPolitics #TheIrishQuestion 00:00 Opening and introducing Cllr Linda de Courcy 00:54 Public safety and frontline policing 03:39 Nick responds to Leo Varadkar over permit data 10:25 Crime statistics, nationality and transparency 19:43 Open borders and a weak justice system 22:38 Is Irish citizenship too easy to obtain? 32:47 Why are young Irish people leaving? 40:37 Will Ireland’s young emigrants ever return? 46:28 Simon Harris promises four generous budgets 48:25 Digital ID and personal freedom 54:09 Linda’s journey into politics 57:10 An urgent child-safety warning for parents