In the Irish Examiner last week, Mick Clifford wrote about the origin of the term “Military Age Males” and its creeping use in Irish society in the context of immigration. The phrase is often used by restrictionist protestors about international protection applicants in Ireland. Much like the flying of the tricolour, its adoption by this group has caused a lot of distress in the mainstream, which often seeks to de-emphasise the proportion of single males in new arrivals.
