Member's statement: Ionsaithe ar Inimircigh/Attacks on Immigrants
Member's statement by Mr Colm Gildernew on .
- MLA
- Mr Colm Gildernew
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 23 June 2025
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Ionsaithe ar Inimircigh/Attacks on Immigrants
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5045688
Read the official Assembly record
Text
A chairde, rinne muid Lá Domhanda na dTeifeach a cheiliúradh Dé hAoine seo caite. Mar sin de, ná bíodh aon amhras ann: tá fáilte roimh theifigh anseo. Níl le déanamh againn ach smaoineamh ar stair na himirce in Éirinn, ar na daoine sin a d'fhág Éire in aimsir an Drochshaoil ar na daoine sin a d'fhág Éire de dheasca coimhlintí, agus ar an mhuintir óga atá ag fágáil na hÉireann inniu le saol is fearr a dhéanamh dóibh féin thar lear lena thuigbheáil nach bhfuil an ceart againn an deis sin a cheilt orthu sin ar mhaith leo saol úr a dhéanamh dóibh féin as teacht anseo.
A chairde
, the Irish diaspora is everywhere. Irish bars and GAA clubs function in every corner of the globe. Thig daoine go hÉirinn as na cúiseanna céanna ar fhág na hÉireannagh í. Ní lú an daonnacht s'acu ná ár ndaonnacht féin; tá a scéal-san lán chomh bailí lenár scéal féin.
Political and community leaders, a chairde
, must respond with unity, urgency and moral clarity to the recent abhorrent attacks on immigrants, refugees and ethnic minorities. Such attacks must stop, and they must be condemned without equivocation. Multiculturalism is not a threat; it is a strength. In my area of south Tyrone, it enriches our community, broadens our understanding and strengthens the fabric of our society.
224 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.07 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- The text criticises or condemns the framing or division (0.95).
- Subject area: Immigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and Travellers.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.52 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.06 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.10 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.22 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.07 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing | 0.05 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it (chosen) | 0.95 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Immigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and Travellers | 1.00 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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