Ireland's Asylum System - Ask me my name

By Emily Sheahan, Alison Clair, Ellen Fitzpatrick and Aoibhín Bryant
Asylum seeker, Ibrahim Sorie Kabba tells his story of living in direct provision in Ireland.

[@eugenefarrell1002]

How many countries did he go through before arriving in Ireland and yet you did not apply for Asylum in any of them ..

[@Keith-ui4tp]

He gets free food, free accom, free uni, and has the brass neck to say he lives like a nobody! Entitlement!!

[@PAUL25926]

He was a nobody where he came from but he had to pay his way D6 was pissed off ,go back then🤔

[@namireff]

Not all refugees/immigrants are like him most are grateful what y’all are doing for them so don’t judge all with just ones person mistake you guys are doing a good thing for people appreciate it you would see the benefited in the future 🤍

[@gibbs677bg]

@@namireff Tell that to the girls that have been stalked and raped by migrants here In the UK.

[@ritamurray722]

It's the scammers who are responsible for the way people feel. Don't make fools of us

[@kyhber1]

Absolutely Crazy!! ..You can see now why people in Ireland angry 😡

[@margaretmorrissey4540]

Yes exactly I certainly can we have to work for what we have to keep the roof over our own head's and pay bills and food none of it is free we are literally crippled with taxes without having to provide others with everything free at our expense

[@NipperM846]

Some of these so called Asylum seekers are so ungrateful. He came to Ireland because it was a safe place for him, but now he thinks he should be safer? Maybe he wants a House.

[@patienceobongo]

He wants slaves, like at home, and a blonde white woman

[@PAUL25926]

It would be a lot safer if we give him a car then get him a garage to put it in that would be safer still🤔

[@ritamurray722]

​@@PAUL25926We could give him a one way ticket out of the country. Bloody cheek!

[@paddy3762]

@@PAUL25926 and a laptop phone and bus pass and medical card and when his car breaks down free taxis

[@Tubehead25]

When in Rome tell the Romans how horrible they are,if we are so bad do us all a favour and leave.

[@Moc5116]

I would stretch to running you to the same area you arrived for free

[@noeldoyle4501]

Surely Ibrahim has a moral obligation to go back to his own country and use his Third Level education to contribute to his own society, or, he can find employment in a neighbouring African country. Why remain unhappy at large expense to Irish taxpayers.

[@lees2559]

Be they get everything

[@Siobhán-c3p]

Go back help your own people bring back all you have learned from the kind Irish people try kindness but you won't as you have it too good here 😅

[@elainecameron5545]

These people have some brass neck, some of us never had the chance to go to uni

[@d.d.4703]

I thought this was going to be a spoof but it's serious. Loves his uncle so much he left him behind to even worse danger..

[@ritamurray722]

Look at the way all the old people were left behind in the Ukraine while Ireland caters the ones here every need and keeps the young safe from the front line fighting big bad Putin.

[@Vent330]

How ungrateful ! Some of us had to pay our own way through uni and support ourselves, even had to put up with second rate accommodation !!! But sure we're only Irish born and bred !!!

[@LaurenHill222]

He’s very ungrateful, I agree.

[@Siobhán-c3p]

Infuriating listening to this intitled sh..h.l. only 30 yrs old jesus wtf imagine him here for life with that attitude. he has no identity &. that's our problem😅😂 😂😅🤪🤪🙄🙄🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱

[@Sabhail_ar_Alba]

So he seeks asylum in a country 5000's miles away because his uncle is 'gay'. That makes a lot of sense (lol).

[@rhynocambridgetv]

You really don’t get it do you ? People take the laws in their own hands and kill other people in Africa if you’re Gay

[@edwardst-pierre1020]

I see no point in allowing people into the country when local citizens are having a difficult time with their own culture. If the Irish people were a wealthy people where everyone is working and have a nice home and had tons of kids they would be in a better place to send money to people more in need but when you hear from the Irish national party you would think differently.

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

Playing the old race card . The Ace of Spades !

[@uwanttono4012]

Correct me if I am wrong Ibrahim, but there are no direct flights from Sierre Leone to Ireland that I am aware of. So how did you by-pass the Dublin Convention and end up in Ireland? If life is so miserable for you here, you are under no obligation to stay. You say that you fled your home country because your uncle is gay but as you yourself are apparently not, why not head off to Saudi Arabia or some other Middle Eastern country whose culture more closely matches your expectations? BTW, the average Irishman would be very jealous of somebody telling them that the lived in D.6, lol!!

[@margaretmorrissey4540]

Yes exactly he fled his country because his uncle was gay why didn't his uncle flee if it's so traumatic why did he leave him behind if it's so devastating

[@johnmulderrig3234]

If his uncle is the one who's life is under threat then why did Ibrahim come here and not his uncle am I missing something?

[@lesleywild8706]

No, you are missing nothing - it's like the immigrant from Afghanistan who said the Taliban did not allow him to music on cd disc player.

[@jacquelinegosnell5340]

😂😂😂

[@daregomontana4828]

He is under threat by association listen to understand before you write

[@PoppiesAndPride]

He would be much happier back home

[@ianthompson662]

they are here for what they can get for free full stop people of Ireland do not pay tax and NI to look after this crap for free

[@flyerh]

The Gay card seems to me very common amongst the African illegals just like the modern slavery card is used by the Albanian illegals.

[@phildavies6020]

I’m pretty certain that he’d rather be called ‘The guy from D6’ in Ireland than ‘That gay guy’ in Sierra Leone! Never mind. Once he gets his citizenship he can jump on a ferry and join his mates in London.

[@PedrSion]

He could always go back to Sierra Leone !

[@djw9985]

He's only arrived and he's giving out. Jaysus.

[@johncummins3860]

I wonder what time he get up to eat his free breakfast in his heated accommodation ! Think of all the hard working Irish men standing in a lay by in England at 6 am for a 2hr trip in the back of a transit to do a 8hr shift on a building site mid winter !!!

[@uwanttono4012]

@John Cummins In fairness though, that has not been the lot of the average Irishman in the last 15-20 years or so.

[@lesleywild8706]

But he expects to join you and live as you do - of course he sees all the benefits but none of the hardships - it comes from being born into a different environment? He really wouldn't have much of an idea - you could take him with you and show him all your work and financial responsibilities - but how can you make anyone fully get a grip on YOUR frustrations when even your own Government is 'blinkered'? Try getting to meet Abrahim aka D6 and see if you can do this as an incentive to enhance the enrichment of his life experience?

[@brendanmalone463]

First class scammer you would think he should have got the uncle out first I can't see how him leaving improves the uncles safety what a load of horse shit

[@lalaloopsie123]

Someone’s mad 😂😂😂

[@margaretmorrissey4540]

​@@brendanmalone463 yes exactly it is and nothing more

[@lesleywild8706]

He survived for 28 years in his own environment to which he was born - leaving the area doesn't help anyone - it gives the opportunity for the circle to continue.

[@Daisy-ct3nh]

If its só awful here, go home!

[@High_rise12]

edelno5 blaa there refugees. They could be coming from places like Syria and Jordan. How is it worse here.

[@Adamlol642]

It’s good here

[@bottomtext593]

Thats like saying "You dont like this bread? Go back to eating dirt!"

[@Deadsmegma]

@@High_rise12 syrians aren't africans

[@Deadsmegma]

@@bottomtext593 well yeah, it is. It's free, he expects what? To get free education and pampering with zero effort?

[@peternoack]

This guy CHOSE to come to Ireland. He has a third level degree. And does not seem one bit grateful. What more exactly do the People of Ireland owe him? He feels unsafe about his future. Don't we all?? He is lucky to be in Ireland and should shut his yak with the negativity. Let's not forget the resources spent on our 'visitors' who never feel its enough

[@angelafitzgerald4542]

Well said you could not make up the crap they sprout 😢

[@neilisagum]

Best thing for him is to go home.

[@occidentadvocate.9759]

IRELAND FOR THE IRISH. 🇮🇪

[@captainireland1375]

I agree but through the eyes of our government it's for everyone except the irish

[@garyallen9901]

For a guy living in dehumanizing conditions he looks fine and dressed very nicely. The narrator of this shite vid makes it sound like he is imprisoned by the nazis in southern Poland and its done in secret.

[@annedonnellan6876]

Stupid little brainwashed girl

[@stevecohen3813]

Not asylum seeker, economic invaders!

[@riverdonoghue9992]

What a terrible life he has. Having to study at limerick uni and all poor lad.

[@annedonnellan6876]

If being called D6 us the worst if your problems....

[@jacqulinehamilton7803]

For most of the working class people of lreland, are having a tough time , like every one all across the UK and aren't living life properly they are only exciting .so wherever you uncle was gay or not, people have more important issues like how am I going to pay my rent, feed my kids,.and just get by the. Issues are more important. And.if you aren't happy move along until you find it.

[@riverdonoghue9992]

Is this guy for real. Good lord. Send him back.

[@Adoc761]

If we are so bad … go home . Gay is being used as the key card

[@davidt1621]

No, he's not Syrian. I know the Syriac dialect and the Nigerian accent, and this man is from Nigeria or else I'm a flying dragon from the north pole.

[@hector7187]

He says he's from Sierra Leone, not Syria

[@Camille_Anderson]

theres a distinct Nigerian tone - i don't just mean his sense of entitlement and lack of gratitude. That describes most africans, on second thoughts though lol!

[@lesleywild8706]

How is the north pole nowadays - Government doesn't process DNA, dialects or truths - if they did we wouldn't be in such a mess?

[@margaretmorrissey4540]

😂😂😂😂

[@noeldoyle4501]

Very generous of the Irish tax payer to send him to university and provide him with so much. He had third level qualifications in Sierra Leone so why did he not just move to another part of his country? Homosexual pressure groups are funded from abroad and they use people like Ibrahim to destabilise decent nations.

[@Anthony-hs8zi]

You aren't allowed stay stuff like this it's racist

[@karlbyrne6021]

Fuck it. Send him back.

[@Princesswarrior123]

If you don't like over here we'll then you know what to do, on your way,

[@timothymurray7940]

He is right, he is a nobody

[@Jackie-ji2sj]

THE END FOR IRELAND 🇮🇪 IS UNDERWAY 😢

[@michaelmcgovern2264]

My bus driver uncle great grandfather uncle best friend is gay my life is in danger please let me stay free because you owe me

[@kdmc40]

Wonder what he's doing these days??

[@mariaefelices6543]

He needs Rwanda

[@joshuak2810]

Each nation needs to PRIORITIZE its OWN people! When 1 asylum seeker comes over, Tax Payer $ is being used to get them on their feet!

[@catsamazing338]

It’s not as if he was forced to go to Ireland. In any situation there is always bad with the good. Get over yourself Ibrahim !

[@slotsplay642]

Odd fightin age men runnin 🤔

[@seanmaccionnaith3458]

Same as the coward Ukrainian men that are flooding our shores. All here for the same thing !! All the freebees from the ''reall Irish tax payers.. Send him back to where he crawled out from.

[@amoniousbt1110]

Repatriation WITHOUT Compensation.

[@borderlord]

Complete scammers!

[@peterc1232]

Boo fucking whooo

[@Camille_Anderson]

utterly ungrateful and undeserving of his entirely free life! homeless and poor families ate suffering! these human rights officers are showing them how to cheat the system, theres hundreds of channels dedicated to it. They are coached on how to answer the questions, dont forget.

[@annedonnellan6876]

Tidy towns and Simon would love you to roll up your sleeves and contribute

[@michealshaw922]

There is no such thing as this man choosing to be gay sent it back so I'm not paying for it or put it in prison what is this world coming to God damm

[@stevenwood7717]

I need a food bank...but I would rather starve..than ask for charity...

[@fasthracing]

Mugs one and all.

[@itdontmeannothingnotathing3385]

How do you think the Irish people that are living on the streets feel at least you got a roof over your head and food in your belly

[@marahesther]

🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@garyallen9901]

They are white and dont matter

[@paddy3762]

I have lived in India and Pakistan and i know for a fact they are told if you go to ireland tell them your gay and you will get asylum many muslims do this.

[@margaretmorrissey4540]

Yes exactly that's true there told exactly what to say

[@ianholderness5773]

Send him we're he came from. I'm sure he would do better there

[@kabirhussain9053]

All about a passport

[@tommillar2821]

why do they leave a continent at least 60 times the size of ireland why if educated can they not replicate either of our tiny islands ?

[@thetruthhurts5902]

Please go home.

[@chiomaobinna8638]

I tell you,this man is a Naija

[@gerladinekelly7652]

Where is his uncle

[@justxsantanna2973]

In his mind

[@barbie8696]

😂😂😂😂

[@riverdonoghue9992]

In bed with his da 😆 🤣 😂

[@seanmaccionnaith3458]

@@riverdonoghue9992 DADADADADA Sorry I meant HAHAHAHAHAHAHA More like in bed with his dog.

[@ad567]

What uncle, jackanory, Walter mitty comes to mind here.

[@hector7187]

No one asked him to come here. It Ur fleeing persecution u should be a little more grateful.

[@cigh7445]

You get a bed and food every day for free. That's more than a lot of homeless Irish men. And all we have is your word with regards your 'uncles' homosexuality. If you don't want emergency Direct Provision and aid then maybe you never really needed it and should have come to the country legitimately like people from Poland and other countries did, for example.

[@rojamillerover]

Well you dont need 2 years provision when you can work with your own hands.You think people should be grateful because of free meals?

[@noeldoyle4501]

@@rojamillerover Real asylum seekers will be helped for a few years at taxpayers expense, then returned to a safe part of their own country, where they can improve their nation if they want.

[@noeldoyle4501]

@@rojamillerover Of course immigrants should be very grateful for any help they get, what is wrong with you?

[@Deadsmegma]

@@rojamillerover yep, those meals are paid by me, the taxpayer, be bloody grateful, or enjoy the endless hate, come to this country and get pissed off because of tiny things, and upset because you think you can just skip the system, there no Brazilians who come here illegally, they can't, it's too far and too obvious... They break their asses to get here, but others? Free pass and free homes, free food at our expense and at the expense of the people who need it, native homeless

[@lesleywild8706]

So he left his uncle at risk with no protection from himself - because defending his uncle put himself in danger - unbelievable scenario!

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

Bet he loves the Guinness !

[@kevinclarke3026]

At the end of the day he wasn't invited and is directly and indirectly a drain on the Irish taxpayers and has had a detrimental effect on the services and quality of life of Irish people. I wish him well but just not in Ireland.

[@ebrimadem5287]

Waaaaw going through the comments is like thunderbolt

[@jayjay-xk1zn]

I think he should go home and fight against his own country's government for persecuting gay people. Its not the uk's responsibility to sort this out. Not a valid reason. So he left his uncle there. Dosent make any sense really.

[@mariaefelices6543]

We got enough lgbgt already

[@briandelaney3802]

Thank u mr blair and mr bush look at what u caused

[@Loren_Vosser]

Another parasite

[@AnimaChristisalvame]

And what about Irish culture? These people have zero interest in Ireland, they have no interest in being Irish. Just want the native people to pay for them and give them their houses and country. 😢

[@davidp4043]

Economic migrant.

[@gerrytyrrell1507]

What a feeble excuse please go home

[@empressspace8110]

He would get murdered if he went home .

[@stevenwood7717]

I had a mate 40 years ago is name was Christopher popocristaferfotus...I called him chris..

[@stevenwood7717]

Just give him a job..test him out...if he's any good.and adds to the community...he's welcome...if not send him home...mind you he is from a worn torn country...

[@stevl4307]

This guy having a laugh? send d6 home and were Is his uncle? Doesn't make sense.

[@BarbaraDunne]

Get them out omg wrecking our country

[@rayfraser7079]

They are told to say that they are gay

[@turloc754]

What's that D 6 .

[@tikus-sq4xi]

Stop babbling you reggin, be grateful for what you've been provided with. If you're not happy leave.

[@uwanttono4012]

@tikus 1970 Not very Christian of you if indeed you are one, even though I too think he is a scammer! Also, it's not as though the Irish have never fled these shores for economic reasons now, is it? But then again, if they were as witty as you, perhaps they'd be better off leaving these shores!!

[@gregorybrophy3864]

You can be guaranteed that the millions left behind are much worse off than this chap.He's a bully. The poor people left behind don't have the means he has. He had money to skip the queue ahead of the poor unfortunates left behind

[@AmandaQuincey-xy2kn]

You would think they’d wanna stay in their country and build their economy, so disgrace and coward act to go to Europe and leave the family to defend themselves

[@gabrielle.corrigan.6508]

his uncle is in danger and he left uncle behind and fleed him self.no doubt he be back for his uncle aunt mammy all clan not happy take plane back check ur uncle ok.

[@angelafitzgerald4542]

This is so hard to listen to, All of us Irish have had lots of hard times/struggles finding work etc and Number 6 thinks Ireland 🇮🇪 owes him a living and further education 😮 lots of us Irish never had the chance to set foot in a University wtf has his Uncle’s persecution have to do with Ireland and He was so worried, he abandoned Him 😅 The mind scarily boggles listening to these People with their arrogant sense of entitlement in a foreign Country which is Ireland

[@tomcleary469]

That person doing he commentary is a traitor to the country......Shame on her

[@Deadsmegma]

I don't have empathy sorry, there are plenty of other countries that are accepting of your Uncle. We have our own people suffering who have nothing and are homeless, thousands upon thousands and they are just ignored, and it's increasing. He has a 3rd level degree? Is it recognized by the EU? For example, Brazilian education isn't recognized here...

[@marahesther]

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@100IrelandisforthePeople]

@2:40 I always direct people to her there at No 12, when they're bringing back her cat

[@hughboyle7251]

Unfortunately, the infrastructure for our immigrants is not there. When they realise that they are being put into internment camps, they might decide to side with the Irish people. These centres are being set up just like the victoriana poor houses. A closed community of underprivileged people who are open to exploitation by the elite and wealthy employers. The open invitation to these immigrants by Gormley was just another ruse to fill the pockets of the already rich. It is a three phase syphon of public money into the pockets of the politicians and their friends. First, they get the loans to buy properties at reduced interests. Then, they fill these properties with immigrants at a huge cost to the taxpayer. Next, the employers will get incentives to employ these immigrants. Now, on top of that, accommodation is in short supply for ordinary people, so rents and housing costs are inflated. This allows the books to show an increase in wealth of their property portfolio. Their rental properties show increasing liquid cash flow. Now we have a bigger workforce and more people competing for jobs. So wages start dropping or at least stagnate, so the people get poorer and the rich get richer. The longer it goes on, the better it gets for those at the top, and the 99% left have nothing.

[@AmandaQuincey-xy2kn]

Realize they’ve come and said did Pete believe this he could’ve gone move to a different village he’s lying so I’m grateful

[@thomasucc]

And false claims of gay and conversation to Christianity not mentioned

[@leonienolan511]

😮what about all the nen coming from safe countries???

[@Siobhán-c3p]

Just give us a list of all you need poor guy 😠💩 its so sad😢😢 your breaking my hart 🥱🥱🥱pog mo hole

[@AmandaQuincey-xy2kn]

Realize they’ve come and said did Pete believe this he could’ve gone move to a different village he’s lying

[@nordog55]

This story make Enid Blighton seem like a rank amateur.

[@slotsplay642]

Odd never know what going to happen next but odd never fear they're clame won't go trow

[@CarryCotter]

He got asylum but it wasn’t good enough

[@MarieDeane]

I don't believe him there are many more countries he could could go to

[@Loooknow000]

He’s lucky the Irish children and women on the streets what’s wrong with this picture they are lying about being gay they are told to say that cop on

[@lukedaly7045]

Funny how they all have the same stories 😂

[@michaelcandon2971]

Oh ireland you fools,you fools.

[@bonniemaguire4090]

I pitty these people I have called up many so called places that deals wit helping these people and have offered a room in my house just to get them started why am I been ignored the system is definitely corrupt

[@Lou-vw6bo]

Don't some are good some are bad fugitives remember a lot of people are fleeing

[@daffymuck295]

Yea right your just looking for a bang 🤢🤢