In the following generation, this tendency has been reversed. You frequently hear people espouse liberal attitudes and preach the gospel of inclusiveness. But far too seldom is this sentiment followed through on a practical level. There isn't the time, the level of personal interface or the compassion to make this possible. Charities can't find volunteers to give time to work with the poor or the homeless.
Time is money, after all.
Ireland will go on changing, but at least you'll change with it. As for Sean Zvirgzdins, that turned out to be a misprint. Some things never change. Paul Cullen's pamphlet, Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Ireland, was published this year.