Ireland’s Wexford frontrunner urges people to support Fern protest movement, says government has ‘fallen into fraud’

Darren McGovern, who represents Ireland First in Gorey and Kilmuckridge Municipal District (GKMD), said there will be a protest outside the old O’Loughlin’s pub in Wexford village next June. . It’s been the subject of a lot of controversy lately. ”

Mr McGovern claimed the pub had been converted into apartments to house international asylum seekers, but also claimed people in Ferns had “real and legitimate concerns” about it.

However, a Wexford County Council (WCC) spokesperson said the council had no role in the IPAS center contract. They added that as a follow-up to the elected member’s question, they had asked for and received confirmation from IPAS that there were no properties under consideration in Ferns at this time.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Enniscorthy Garda Station said local gardaí were aware of an upcoming protest in Ferns, but would not say whether gardaí would be attending on the day. Ta.

Speaking at a rally in Enniscorthy earlier this month, Mr McGovern claimed that the Irish government was “cheating” and that the media was made up of “censors” who were encouraging this, saying that Irish immigration criticized the policy.

He also rejected claims that the party promotes “far-right” ideology.

“There were 60 to 70 people there, and then a bunch of people came up to me and shook my hand and said everything I said was true and they felt the same way, it’s happening now. “The media is branding people,” he said. “They stood there for the entire 40 minutes of the speech, listening intently to what I had to say. I called on people to come down and gather a little, but again, it was because of the media and the government. , people are afraid of being seen as supporting something like this,” he said.

“It’s not just what’s happening with immigration in Wexford. Our government is cheating and our media is promoting it. Our media is nothing more than a propaganda machine. When we were kids, we used to laugh about how Pyongyang ran its news media.”That’s the way it is in North Korea, where the media doesn’t work for the people, they don’t report on them, and they don’t report on them.” It’s full of censors. ”

Darren asked who was responsible for claims that his party was “right wing” and promoting a dangerous ideology.

“Helen McEntee (Justice Minister) called us right-wing, but she can’t even define what right-wing is. I don’t think Ireland First is a centre-right party. We don’t deny it, it’s who we are.’ But we have huge support from people in Wexford and across the country. It’s visible, but the media doesn’t want to see it. ”