Ireland's Taoiseach has used a speech to the Irish diaspora in the US, to highlight that St Patrick - who is celebrated every March 17th - was a 'single, male, undocumented migrant'. Immigration protests have become a major thorn in Leo Varadker's side, dominating politics in cities, towns and villages.
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Much of the anger is linked to the struggle for housing, in a country where rent and property prices are among the highest in Europe. But there are fears that parts of the anti-migrant movement are being infiltrated by social media influencers, who are inflaming tensions further.
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