--- I do not want what I haven't got
Posted on 01/21/2007 5:41:34 PM PST by blam
Ireland, which had been dominated and poor for centuries, while Great Britain is falling apart.
The Irish would be wise to keep immigration at a minimum.
Tax Cuts are a wonderful thing....
The "luck" of the Irish is our birth-given angel. Everyone who is Irish gets one. At least that is what keeps me on the strait and narrow.
Ping!
--- I do not want what I haven't got
Totally irrelevant. Ireland was a dirt poor laughing stock of Europe without immigration.
It is tax cuts and US outsourcing that caused the turn around.
Oh? Then which countries provided this great flood of immigrants to the verdant isle which permitted their economy to expand?
You may wish to update yourself on the population of the ROI and then make one of those pie charts that show percent of Irish and percent of others that make up the country.
The ROI's econ expansion came first, any burgeoning immigration was/is the result of that former.
"The Irish would be wise to keep immigration at a minimum"
Too late. Been to Dublin lately?
They have their own magazine? Talk about a niche market.
How about this one: Ireland keeps the Muzzies out, continues its smart economic policies and just over 100 years from now, it's the Irish Army liberating England from Dhimmitude.
Could it happen? ;-)
There are people everywhere, but especially Ireland, that are not happy unless they're miserable.
The soaring prices were the main issue for Nicola Byrne, 20, a student living at home. "Everything is so expensive. I work in a shop to make ends meet, but I still find it quite difficult to afford a social life," she said.
So tough! My well educated wife came over to America nearly 20 years ago at just a few years older than you and got immigrant wages. Her friend came over at the same time to clean people's houses. To be 20 and a whinger requires dedication.
The rustic, laid-back charm so long associated with Ireland was in danger of being superseded by a "greed is good" mentality.
Get to Ireland while the Irish are still there!
Ireland seems to be going down the American route of consumerism. It has changed so much."
When I finally saw a TGIF restaurant open at the Blanchardstown Mall, I knew America had finally returned the favor of Irish culture coming to America!
Alas, Islam is the fastest growing religion in Ireland. There's a mosque in every county.
bttt
A quick search got me this article:
http://www.workpermit.com/news/2005_11_11/uk/new_immigrants_to_ireland_buying_homes.htm
The number of non-nationals living in the State is estimated to be 350,000, accounting for 8-9 percent of the population of 4.13 million currently living here, according to CSO estimates.
The property market is now reaping the rewards of this wave of immigration which has delivered a new and eager market of hard-working househunters.
Polish, Czech, Filipino, Indian, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Lithuanian people working in Ireland are no longer content to pay rent and are making moves to acquire their own front door.
I should also add that many of the illegal Irish in the USA returned to Ireland in the past 10 years to inflate the population as well.
There was recently a thread about all the Polish immigrants asking for priests from Poland to come to Ireland. Now isn't that a kicker? Not enough priests in Ireland to meet the demand.
...maybe the Poles just prefer Polish priests.
Ireland does not allow abortion thanks to the Catholic Church,
While success has had unintended consequences, success is the best revenge for the Old Sod.
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