Immigration Policy in Ireland

Did he tear up his passport after landing, claim asylum and get a free gaf or a 4 Star hotel room and all expenses paid for the 11 years? Was the hotel he used the only hotel left in his city or town? I doubt it. I'd say he entered legally and had to pass strict criteria as a legal economic migrant. This isn't the gotcha you think it is. And when you realise that you'll realise why legal economic migrants in Ireland are also pissed off with what's happening.

Claiming asylum is legal also. 

Anybody who is granted asylum has to past strict criteria.

So this also isn't the gotcha you think it is. 

It's not being enforced. It's also a criminal offence to arrive in Dublin airport without your documents. 2 lads recently got jail but it was token gestures. Let's not mention the waves of "refugees" who've been in European countries for months or year's and have now decided to travel to Ireland to claim asylum. Basically jumping on the gravy train and making a mockery of the system. 

 I was talking about the 27th amendment you turnip 

That was passed by a fairly high margin. The government  can always go back to the old rules if they want.

it was passed overwhelmingly no doubt about that, I don't really have an issue with the idea of discussing access to citizenship and having it enshrined in the constitution to reflect that. But I don't think anyone looking back on it now fairly could deny the disgraceful campaigning done by McDowell specifically at the time. fear mongering at it's finest. He claimed at first that the Master's of the Coombe and Rotunda asked him to do something about the law because of the numbers of non-EU nationals coming to Ireland to supposedly have anchor babies - "citizenship tourism" was the catchphrase. The Master's came out and denied that within a couple of days but the idea stuck and McDowell stoked it throughout the campaign. 

They talked about closing a loophole from the Good Friday Agreement but it went too far for me, people born on the island of Ireland should have a right to citizenship in my view regardless of whether their parents are Irish citizens or not.

You are right that the amendment says "unless provided for by law" which allows for legislation instead of another referendum which is a good thing generally - I think we have too many referendums for things that can be managed via the legislature. there was talk of legislation a few years ago when some kids were facing deportation in spite of living here for their whole lives, but I'm not sure if anything came of it 

I admire your persistence & your perspective but I think you’re chasing a lost cause. It’s always the loudest in the room with the quietest mind