Irish Examiner View: Silence haters - Refugee numbers up 30%

The news that the number of people applying for asylum in Ireland last year rose by 30% to 4,740 — an increase of almost 1,100 — will no doubt provoke another bout of face-twitching among those who stood on an anti-immigrant ticket in our February election.

Their social media interactions will speak of invasions and of being swamped.