{"id":2580961,"date":"2026-03-17T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irish-president-roasted-for-demoralising-st-patricks-day-message-that-replaces-christ-with-wokeness\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:14:49","slug":"irish-president-roasted-for-demoralising-st-patricks-day-message-that-replaces-christ-with-wokeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irish-president-roasted-for-demoralising-st-patricks-day-message-that-replaces-christ-with-wokeness\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish President Roasted for &#8216;Demoralising&#8217; St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Message That Replaces Christ with Wokeness"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firish-president-roasted-for-demoralising-st-patricks-day-message-that-replaces-christ-with-wokeness%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580961&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article argues that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >modern leftism exists largely<\/a> to undermine Christianity, using a recent St. Patrick\u2019s Day controversy in Ireland as a case study. Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Core claim: Leftist ideology is framed as de-Christianizing Europe, a trend said to date back to the French Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Case study: Irish President Catherine Connolly\u2019s st.Patrick\u2019s Day message praised mass migration and was criticized by some as demoralizing, with supporters arguing patrick\u2019s life embodies resilience and the contributions of migrants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Criticisms cited: Critics on social media, including Tommy Robinson and others, argued Connolly hijacked St. Patrick\u2019s legacy to push a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-narrowly-confirms-becerra-after-confirmation-fight\/\" title=\"Senate Narrowly Confirms Becerra After Confirmation Fight\">woke agenda<\/a> and to obscure Ireland\u2019s Catholic heritage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Patrick\u2019s true legacy: The piece emphasizes Patrick\u2019s historical role as a Christian missionary who converted Ireland, built monasteries, and helped preserve Christianity in Europe, contrasting this with the portrayed migrant-focused narrative.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Broader interpretation: It contends that reducing Patrick\u2019s story to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-expanding-prebunking-campaign-in-germany\/\" title=\"Google Expanding \u201cPrebunking\u201d Campaign in Germany\">migrant narrative<\/a> is a deliberate attempt by leftists to challenge Christianity, which the article frames as essential and true.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Supporting elements: The article references quotes, tweets, a YouTube video of Patrick\u2019s message, and mentions Connolly\u2019s reputation as a radical or outspoken left-wing figure, illustrating the debate around religion, heritage, and immigration in contemporary discourse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If we reduce modern leftism to its core components, we find that the ideology exists primarily to undermine Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, at least since the French Revolution, Europeans have spearheaded Western leftists&rsquo; de-Christianization crusade.<\/p>\n<p>The latest example occurred Tuesday, when Irish President Catherine Connolly posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/irelands-prime-minister-deliver-6-1-billion-gift-trumps-economy-st-patricks-day-visit-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Patrick&rsquo;s Day<\/a> message that, in a shameless ode to wokeness, celebrated mass migration, prompting one British user on the social media platform X to denounce the message as &ldquo;demoralising.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The story of Patrick&rsquo;s life serves as a reminder of the resilience and courage of migrants, the invaluable contributions that they have made, and continue to make, to the countries they now call home, sometimes even in the face of great adversity,&rdquo; Connolly said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-what-biden-is-doing-to-help-small-businesses-he-nominated-a-woman-to-lead-the-sba\/\" title=\"Psaki On What Biden Is Doing To Help Small Businesses: \u2018He Nominated A Woman To Lead\u2019 The SBA\">clip posted<\/a> to X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Patrick&rsquo;s story speaks not only to the Ireland of the fifth century, but to the millions still subjected to trafficking, forced labor, and displacement today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Then came perhaps the worst part of all: a woke-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/self-described-lesbian-marxist-ala-president-aims-pack-kids-libraries-porn-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marxist<\/a> paean to a world without borders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we recall the life of Patrick, we invoke his spirit and acknowledge our d responsibilities as global citizens,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We stand in solidarity with those who find themselves in vulnerable and dangerous circumstances. Patrick&rsquo;s story invites us to respond with hospitality and kindness to those suffering the consequences of war and displacement, those fleeing their countries because of persecution or violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One X user, U.K. conservative activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tommy-robinson-freed-judge-hammers-unfairness-of-original-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tommy Robinson<\/a>, called the speech deliberately &ldquo;demoralising.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, St Patrick&rsquo;s Day speech;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The story of Patrick&rsquo;s life serves as a reminder of the courage of migrants&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;re demoralising every aspect of the lives of white people in their own countries.<\/p>\n<p>All by design.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EDEWlHLFOY\">pic.twitter.com\/EDEWlHLFOY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tommy Robinson &#127468;&#127463; (@TRobinsonNewEra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TRobinsonNewEra\/status\/2033697336317071485?\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  He wasn&rsquo;t the only critic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;The story of Patrick&rsquo;s life serves as a reminder of the courage of migrants&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Woke President Catherine Connolly uses the story of St Patrick to argue in favour of migrants coming to Ireland <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYQIJ1FOKG\">pic.twitter.com\/EYQIJ1FOKG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Irishman (@IrishmanIRL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishmanIRL\/status\/2033481778690666844?\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exactly. And she didn&rsquo;t just use his story for migrants. She replaced it entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick&rsquo;s actual courage was converting Ireland to Christianity. Building monasteries. Creating Irish civilization.<\/p>\n<p>She took that legacy and made it about migrants courage instead.<\/p>\n<p>Not just a&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BanksyCat (@Banksycat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Banksycat\/status\/2033842208558698863?\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The full message (delivered partially in Ireland&rsquo;s native Gaelic) appears in the YouTube video below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teachtaireacht na F&eacute;ile P&aacute;draig  - St Patrick&rsquo;s Day Message 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JqP29E2kTJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Connolly, 68, is a politician so radical that she&rsquo;s been called an &ldquo;outspoken left-winger&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/11\/11\/nx-s1-5588647\/what-to-know-about-catherine-connolly-irelands-new-outspokenly-left-wing-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even on NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And her purpose, clearly, was to hijack St. Patrick&rsquo;s legacy for wokeness and thereby obscure Ireland&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-no-catholic-missionaries-didnt-put-200-canadian-natives-mass-graves-near-school-entire-slaughter-fraud-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic<\/a> heritage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.ligonier.org\/articles\/patrick-missionary-ireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Patrick<\/a>, of course, went to Ireland in the fifth century not as a migrant but as a slave. Eventually escaping after six years of suffering, he later returned to Ireland where, using the language he had learned as a slave, he preached the gospel and helped convert the island&rsquo;s Celtic peoples to Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Those Irish Christians in turn became missionaries that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stunning-story-irish-christianity-saved-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kept Christianity alive<\/a> in Europe amid the fall of the Roman Empire.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, one cannot tell St. Patrick&rsquo;s story without highlighting his Christian missionary purpose. But Connolly did exactly that. And she did it on purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, when we reduce it to its essentials, we find that leftist ideology exists for no other reason. Christianity offends woke leftists because Christianity is true.<\/p>\n<p>Deep down, even the most ardent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-hate-christianity-kryptonite-marxism-filmmakers-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marxists<\/a> know as much.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Since the French Revolution, Europeans have led Western leftists\u2019 push to de-Christianize the West. A recent example cited is Irish President Catherine Connolly\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day message, which praised mass migration and drew criticism from a British X user who called it demoralizing. Connolly framed Patrick\u2019s life as proof of migrants\u2019 resilience and the valuable contributions they make to their new countries, linking his story to today\u2019s issues of trafficking, forced labor, and displacement.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes a technical overlay: an embedded video widget and related JavaScript, but the substantive point is the reaction to Connolly\u2019s message. It describes a woke-Marxist celebration of a borderless world, with Connolly urging global citizenship and hospitality toward those in danger due to war and persecution. One UK commenter, Tommy Robinson, described the speech as demoralizing, and others argued that Connolly used Patrick\u2019s story to promote migrants rather than celebrate Patrick\u2019s own Christian legacy.<\/p>\n<p>The contention is that Connolly, a radical left-wing figure, hijacked Patrick\u2019s legacy for woke politics and obscured Ireland\u2019s Catholic heritage. Historically, Patrick came to Ireland as a slave, escaped, returned to evangelize the Irish, and helped convert the island to Christianity, laying groundwork that preserved European Christianity during the fall of the Roman Empire. The piece contends that Patrick\u2019s true story is inseparable from his Christian missionary work, and reducing it to a narrative about migrants is a deliberate rewriting.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the author argues that leftism exists, at bottom, to oppose Christianity, which they claim is true. 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