They’re either unaware they can, or so busy grappling with challenges of immigrant life that they don’t have the bandwidth to get involved in local democracy.
Garda sources say while Russian invasion of Ukraine, and worsening housing crisis, ‘seized upon’ by far right ‘hardcore’ group, level of activity not sustained
Having made Wexford their home Gabriella Burnett and Iryna Bondar have taken the first steps towards increasing migrant representation in local politics by graduating from political and leadership programmes run by the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI).