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A MAJORITY OF Irish people think Ireland is taking in enough refugees.
The government has pledged to resettle 520 refugees here in 2017, almost double the number the European Commission proposed. This year alone, 507 Syrians were welcomed, in addition to our intake of programme refugees from Lebanon.
In a poll by Amarách Research for RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live 59% of people said they thought Ireland is taking in enough refugees. 23% of people do not think the numbers we have committed to are high enough and 18% said they don’t know.
58% of people said they did not think Ireland could cope with the planned intake by 2017. One third of people said they thought the country could cope, while 12% said they didn’t know.
This week, Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald and Minister for Children Katherine Zappone have been visiting reception camps in Greece to assess the process migrants go through before they arrive in Ireland. She said 131 refugees from camps would arrive in Ireland before Christmas and from next year around 80 people a month will be received.
Zappone acknowledged yesterday that it would be a big challenge to provide housing for those arriving here. She said the government would be looking to charities, frontline agencies and churches to help.
Why the hell are there sprinkles on that 99!
Heresy!
Ice cream first then shove the flake down into the cone, yum
Heresy would be discussing it. Sacrilege is doing it.
Fairy dust?
Clowns dandruff either?
I love to lick
Bite the end and suck the bollox out of it
Enough about your weekend. Tell us how you would eat a 99…
I get them to put the flake into the cone first. When you’ve eaten all the ice-cream you end up with a lovely combo of cone and flake at the end. Champion!
You sir are a champion among men!!
Somebody introduced me to this technique during the summer and I have to say it’s incredible, I am forever in their debt.
Cool.
I’ve always pushed the flake down into the cone and done it that way.
Usually the cone gets soggy though and starts to leak.
Me too tommy… This post has changed my life…… ;-)
Looking forward to next summer already Mark.
Should have ran this article 99 days ago
Generally use the biggest umbrella you can find..eat 99 beneath it..
As quick as possible
Stick the 99 to your forehead…then wait for the ice cream to melt down into your mouth.
Get the flake put into the empty cone first, then ice cream on top, delish
Another conniseur
Eat the flake first duhhh…
I think the flake is overrated. It’s just something that gets in the way that you dont really want.
Just ask for no flake!! I’d say every one of your days is a struggle
It’s not a 99 without a flake only a large cone , what makes it a 99 is the frickin flake
stick the flake as far down the cone as it’ll go, then it’s like a surprise at the end!
I prefer with your mouth. You might get nose freeze if you try snorting it!
Who gives a toss
It’s November…
So you eat it with your mouth in the summer?
Children dying due to lack of facilities in hospitals and journalists are being paid to write about 99′s. Please use your talent to help sick children get the chance to have an ice cream.
The journal is not a newspaper or credible news site… It’s essentially bloggers and wannabes… and a place for people to give out in comments! Newspapers are where you get articles
Its november…… Who eats 99s
It’s November! Wtf are on about how to eat a 99!!
Lips, tongue and I am sure the comment line will be full of 69 jokes instead???
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