Comments by Verona Murphy on migrants have caused controversy this week.

Those comments, as well protests outside direct provision centres, and historical tweets surfacing from Lorraine Clifford-Lee have brought discussions around migration to the fore.

Is an anti-immigration stance becoming more mainstream?

Campaigner Ailbhe Smyth, and Brendan Ogle, who is the Unite Trade Union’s Senior Officer in the Republic of Ireland joined Ivan to express their concerns.