Just a guess but maybe if they aren’t government backed scholarships, Ireland has no way of verifying them. What happens if Ireland helps the students get to Ireland and it turns out there isn’t any real money? Now Ireland has to deport the students, which they won’t be able to, so they will then have to cover the full amount of the bogus scholarships to pay for the students who otherwise can’t afford to be there.
so the irish gov’t is all bark and no bite on the gazan genocide like the british government or the biden/harris administration.
They are not exactly a global superpower. What do you want them to do? They bark a lot, which is more than other countries.
Did you read the article? The Irish govt is giving bs excuses for not evacuating these students where other countries have no issue.
A source close to a number of the young Palestinians who want to study in Ireland told The Ditch, “The students are losing hope as they watch evacuation after evacuation depart without them to countries that have publicly been far less supportive of Palestine than Ireland.”
If Harvard accepts me and I can’t get there, fuckin Harvard it’s all your fault
From a practical standpoint, how is Ireland meant to help? They’re already openly critical of Israel. But they lack the influence to compel Israel to allow Palestinians through the crossings and to a functional airport. It’s unclear to me what levers they have to pull.
I’m confused by it too. Like if my kid gets accepted into Harvard but doesnt leave their bedroom how is the blame on Harvard or me or my Govt? The kids constantly bombarded by social media and addicting microtransaction games, blame them…
