Newton's Optic Regional Refugee Round-Up: Newton Emersontakes a brief look at some of the other infrastructure-related international incidents taking place around the country.
Galway:
Ukrainian orphans in tears beside the N17. Campaigners say they don't even have a hard shoulder to cry on.
Portlaoise M7 off-slip:
Bolivians planting coffee on the roast filter lane.
Athlone bypass:
Polynesians spreading steadily east across the traffic islands.
Kinnegad:
Bulgarians camped on the M4 demanding hotel accommodation. Supporters say they have a central reservation.
N5 Castlebar to Westport:
Telegraph poles replaced with actual Poles.
Knock airport:
Brazilians on the landing strip. Air traffic control reports several close shaves.
Kilkenny:
Indian swami sitting cross-legged on top of the traffic lights in Parliament Street. Authorities say he must either stop or go.
Longford:
Kenyans demanding traditional hunting rights on zebra crossings.
South Dublin:
Colombians seen snorting the white lines on roads around Donnybrook. Locals commend them for their efforts to fit in.
North Dublin:
Nigerian internet cafes blocking the information superhighway.
Limerick Junction:
Algerians passed out on the railway line. Gardaí suspect a sleeper cell.
Naas:
French-Canadians demand dual nationality by pouring maple syrup on the dual-carriageway. Officials describe their protest as "waffle".
Listowel:
Congolese pygmies seize the mini-roundabout.
Cork:
Hopelessly lost Moroccan asylum seekers refusing to leave the Jack Lynch Tunnel until somebody tells them which end is in Dover.
Cliffs of Moher:
Australians transported from Botany Bay to a parking bay.
Bray Station:
English stag party pointing at the Dart and shouting "One hundred and eighty!" Armed response in progress.
Tallaght:
Confused Russian prostitutes congregating at the Park & Ride.
Dún Laoghaire:
Bangladeshi families say Quality Bus Corridor is "not so quality" after living on it for a year.
Waterville:
Muslim women objecting to uncovered hair-pin bends on the N70.
N24 Cahir to Clonmel:
Iranian cleric demanding Persian cat's eyes.
Enniscorthy:
Fed-up Filipino cleaners with medical degrees threatening to give the N11 some "bypass surgery". But proctologists in the group say they'd prefer a ring road.
M8 at Fermoy:
A Nicaraguan Contra-flow is in operation.
N54 outside Monaghan:
Drivers are advised to check all potholes for Jamaicans. If in doubt, pull on to the grass verge.
Stillorgan:
There are concerns about the number of people from Laos on the Luas.
Cork Marina:
Chinese man claiming ownership of the river Lee. Witnesses say he barged in and changed the locks.
Hill of Tara:
Small group of unknown origin blocking M3 construction. Social workers deeply concerned by the squalor of their camp and the appalling state of their hygiene.
Dundalk:
One million British citizens lurking at the end of the M1 demanding money to paint over loyalist murals. Request granted.