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Old 31-12-2016, 16:51
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The survey reveals 62% of the Irish public believe the country is heading in the right direction. Thee next most optimistic country is Iceland at 57%.
However for most in Europe, the view is that their countries are heading in the wrong direction - most noticeably in Greece (89%), France (82%) and Italy (79%).
http://www.newstalk.com/Ireland-rema...s-survey-shows

Dan O'Brien Irish Independent
Among 15 European countries, just 1 in 3 people on average believe their country is headed in the right direction. Irish are upbeat outliers
https://t.co/FtDdFGmvok

The link in the tweet above also shows that less than half the people in the UK feel their country is heading in the right direction.
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Old 31-12-2016, 17:01
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Having lived and worked in the Irish republic 1999 - 2006 I was constantly told by my Irish friends how much EU membership had transformed the country and that I would not have recognised the place from a few years earlier, I must admit that the mood was very up beat and the country seemed to be thriving, perhaps it's an indication of what a difference being an enthusiastic and committed team player makes, when compared to being a reluctant member who seem to think they are a 'special' case which should be allowed to cherry pick the good parts while being allowed to ignore the parts it doesn't like?
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Old 31-12-2016, 17:13
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Having lived and worked in the Irish republic 1999 - 2006 I was constantly told by my Irish friends how much EU membership had transformed the country and that I would not have recognised the place from a few years earlier, I must admit that the mood was very up beat and the country seemed to be thriving, perhaps it's an indication of what a difference being an enthusiastic and committed team player makes, when compared to being a reluctant member who seem to think they are a 'special' case which should be allowed to cherry pick the good parts while being allowed to ignore the parts it doesn't like?
Alot of sense in this post.
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Old 31-12-2016, 17:14
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I guess the Irish press isn't full of constant negative stories about the EU, planted by newspaper barons with their own agendas.
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Old 31-12-2016, 17:37
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Having lived and worked in the Irish republic 1999 - 2006 I was constantly told by my Irish friends how much EU membership had transformed the country and that I would not have recognised the place from a few years earlier, I must admit that the mood was very up beat and the country seemed to be thriving, perhaps it's an indication of what a difference being an enthusiastic and committed team player makes, when compared to being a reluctant member who seem to think they are a 'special' case which should be allowed to cherry pick the good parts while being allowed to ignore the parts it doesn't like?
Also in Ireland during our financial crisis the attitude was to knuckle down, take the hard medicine and not protest like the Greeks and get the country back in shape again.
As a result, Ireland ends 2016 as Europe's fastest growing economy three years running.
Car sales up.
Foreign holidays up.
Shops , resturants and pubs packed.
Unemployment more than halved.
Exited the bailout.

We're on the right path and this survey shows the majority of Irish people think this way.
Upwards and onwards.
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Old 31-12-2016, 17:46
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Well, I hope they're right.

In case we're the ones who need to borrow some money next time....
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Old 31-12-2016, 17:47
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So do I. I must be one of the less optimistic Irish people, because I'm afraid I see a lot of uncertainty for Ireland in the near future.
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Old 31-12-2016, 17:49
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Alot of sense in this post.
Nice of the Irish to pat themselves on the back
The Irish have had a lot of funds from the EU paid in by bigger nations.
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:02
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So do I. I must be one of the less optimistic Irish people, because I'm afraid I see a lot of uncertainty for Ireland in the near future.
I daresay the Irish were optimistic in the days of the Celtic Tiger, too.

Remind me how that ended......
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:05
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Nice of the Irish to pat themselves on the back
The Irish have had a lot of funds from the EU paid in by bigger nations.
Exactly. The EU is great when you are a net recipient as Ireland has been for over 40 years rather than a net contributor like the UK.

The EU has essentially funded Ireland's much improved road network with motorways and dual carriageways and pristine roads everywhere - despite there being little traffic outside Dublin and Cork. Let alone the massive farming and other subsidies.

No wonder they love the EU - well the British, German and Dutch money that pays for it.

But they are about to become a net contributor soon - enjoy!

And of its so great how come so many Irish young people are leaving?

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/iri...e-left-ireland
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:06
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I daresay the Irish were optimistic in the days of the Celtic Tiger, too.

Remind me how that ended......
What, so because FF took a sound economy and reduced it to a smoking wreck, the Irish are never allowed to be optimistic again? I don't think so, I think the Celtic Tiger crash would be a far better cautionary tale not to ever vote for FF again.
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:08
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I guess the Irish press isn't full of constant negative stories about the EU, planted by newspaper barons with their own agendas.
Interestingly, there is an Irish homeless crisis and a shortage of housing (which is very unfortunate and should not be happening) but absolutely no-one has made a connection with either immigrants or the EU.
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:13
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Interestingly, there is an Irish homeless crisis and a shortage of housing (which is very unfortunate and should not be happening) but absolutely no-one has made a connection with either immigrants or the EU.
No, people are blaming the government and NAMA. And rightly so too.
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:17
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and soon the Irish will help themselves to UK businesses. grounds for optimism I must say. well done Ireland! enjoy the stupidity of Brexiters.
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:25
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[quote=Eurostar;85012188]Interestingly, there is an Irish homeless crisis and a shortage of housing (which is very unfortunate and should not be happening) but absolutely no-one has made a connection with either immigrants or the EU.[/QUOTE

The problem will be exacerbated by increasing numbers obviously.

Lets hope the Irish build like the clappers to meet current and future demand, whatever that may be.
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:28
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[quote=OLD HIPPY GUY;85011461]Having lived and worked in the Irish republic 1999 - 2006 I was constantly told by my Irish friends how much EU membership had transformed the country and that I would not have recognised the place from a few years earlier, I must admit that the mood was very up beat and the country seemed to be thriving, perhaps it's an indication of what a difference being an enthusiastic and committed team player makes, when compared to being a reluctant member who seem to think they are a 'special' case which should be allowed to cherry pick the good parts while being allowed to ignore the parts it doesn't like?[/QUOTE

Absolutely right. Why don't we just secede from the UK and join the Irish Republic?
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:40
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The problem will be exacerbated by increasing numbers obviously.

Lets hope the Irish build like the clappers to meet current and future demand, whatever that may be.
The Irish republic has 298,000 vacant homes (excluding holiday homes). Despite lots of mass demolitions of ghost estates.
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:43
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I think we Irish need to reinforce this positivity and optimism by doing exactly what Michael O'Leary recently said at a conference in Brussels, exploit, exploit Brexit.
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:57
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The problem will be exacerbated by increasing numbers obviously.

Lets hope the Irish build like the clappers to meet current and future demand, whatever that may be.
Most people know it would be a total cop out to say that immigrants and not the Irish government are responsible for the homeless / housing crisis (even though the immigrant population of Dublin is heading for 20%).
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Old 31-12-2016, 19:01
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The Irish republic has 298,000 vacant homes (excluding holiday homes). Despite lots of mass demolitions of ghost estates.
That is correct but many of them would be ghost housing estates in the middle of nowhere with no facilities such as schools or shops or anything else nearby......without those facilities, a lot of those houses are virtually useless to anyone.
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Old 31-12-2016, 19:05
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It's a pity that their government is increasingly pessimistic with Brexit and the harm it will do to the country.
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Old 31-12-2016, 19:07
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It's a pity that their government is increasingly pessimistic with Brexit and the harm it will do to the country.
No it isn't a pity at all. I want our government to be as pessimistic as possible and look at all the worst case scenarios for Ireland so they can make contingency plans to deal with it.
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Old 31-12-2016, 19:10
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No it isn't a pity at all. I want our government to be as pessimistic as possible and look at all the worst case scenarios for Ireland so they can make contingency plans to deal with it.
Being realistic over pessimism. The Irish government seem to be thinking armageddon on Brexit.

Is it really going to be that bad?
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Old 31-12-2016, 19:11
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Exactly. The EU is great when you are a net recipient as Ireland has been for over 40 years rather than a net contributor like the UK.

The EU has essentially funded Ireland's much improved road network with motorways and dual carriageways and pristine roads everywhere - despite there being little traffic outside Dublin and Cork. Let alone the massive farming and other subsidies.

No wonder they love the EU - well the British, German and Dutch money that pays for it.

But they are about to become a net contributor soon - enjoy!

And of its so great how come so many Irish young people are leaving?

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/iri...e-left-ireland
Unemployment has been reduced to 8%, and emigration reached its height while austerity was at its height - the Government has now launched a campaign to attract emigrants back to Ireland. Also, we're now a net contributor:

http://www.independent.ie/business/i...-34815450.html
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Old 31-12-2016, 19:13
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Being realistic over pessimism. The Irish government seem to be thinking armageddon on Brexit.

Is it really going to be that bad?
We're the country directly in the firing line, between the Border and 1m Irish in Britain uncertain of the residency situation, not to mention the CTA.
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