Remember chief supt Aidan Minnock at the start of the year telling us “asylum seekers are not criminals who pose a threat to public safery” Aidan now tells us that 30% of the asylum seekers deported in 2025 have criminal convictions in Ireland. That won’t help perceptions, Ade!

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First image shows a news article screenshot from RTE News with headlines on sports entertainment business lifestyle culture player TV radio weather, detailing Detective Chief Superintendent Aidan Minnock rejecting claims by the far right that asylum seekers are criminals posing threats to public safety, stating most are economic migrants seeking better lives and those with criminal records are detained before removal, mentioning Romanian and Chinese organized crime groups involved in drugs car theft exploitation and people smuggling operating in Ireland. Second image displays a professional headshot of Aidan Minnock a bald middle-aged man with glasses wearing a dark suit white shirt and red tie against a blurred outdoor background with buildings visible, credited to Niall OConnor The Journal. Third image presents a news article screenshot discussing over 30 percent of convicts from Ireland having convictions including those coming to the country with convictions from other states, noting 23 Romanian offenders out of 68 convictions in a EU scheme, with Detective Superintendent David Kenny head of operations for Operation Frances mentioning incentives for voluntary returns, showing two men in yellow high-visibility vests at an airport setting one assisting another through security checks for boarding.

First image shows a news article screenshot from RTE News with headlines on sports entertainment business lifestyle culture player TV radio weather, detailing Detective Chief Superintendent Aidan Minnock rejecting claims by the far right that asylum seekers are criminals posing threats to public safety, stating most are economic migrants seeking better lives and those with criminal records are detained before removal, mentioning Romanian and Chinese organized crime groups involved in drugs car theft exploitation and people smuggling operating in Ireland. Second image displays a professional headshot of Aidan Minnock a bald middle-aged man with glasses wearing a dark suit white shirt and red tie against a blurred outdoor background with buildings visible, credited to Niall OConnor The Journal. Third image presents a news article screenshot discussing over 30 percent of convicts from Ireland having convictions including those coming to the country with convictions from other states, noting 23 Romanian offenders out of 68 convictions in a EU scheme, with Detective Superintendent David Kenny head of operations for Operation Frances mentioning incentives for voluntary returns, showing two men in yellow high-visibility vests at an airport setting one assisting another through security checks for boarding.

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