Anyone here of Irish descent, how do you explain the Republic of Ireland allowing in Barack Obama to the country and all the people happy to see him there? I would please love an explanation...
I am of Irish descent on my mother's side of the family.
The answer to your question is within your question itself...
Q. "How do you explain the Republic of Ireland..."
A. Because the Republic of Ireland is not a Catholic Government.
There are some faithful left in Ireland, but it is no longer the great Catholic Country that it once was. St. Patrick, pray for us!
The same is common throughout the whole world though... France, which is considered the eldest daughter of the Church is filled with Muslims. As long as un-Catholic governments rule the countries throughout the world, immorality will prevail. This is why we need to pray for the coming of the Great Monarch and Holy Pope to restore the Faith throughout the face of the earth.