PatGuide
2 Jan 2009
UK, Ireland / No Irish Need Apply - Polish Builders get their own back [42]
I was born in Cork, Ireland and lived in there until I was 24 when I emigrated to England.
I moved back to Cork a few years agao after reading about all the work that was there.
It was the biggest mistake of my life. Because my accent had changed and became a little British sounding - I couldn't get work and when I did it was on very low and even then it was a struggle to get paid.
I eventually left and vowed never to return to Ireland.
The whole experience gave me a whole new perspective on Ireland and my fellow countrymen and women.
I can understand and appreciate what some of the Poles went through in Ireland and their position to refuse to hire Irish people.
To the Irish people I say - you reap what you sow.
I was born in Cork, Ireland and lived in there until I was 24 when I emigrated to England.
I moved back to Cork a few years agao after reading about all the work that was there.
It was the biggest mistake of my life. Because my accent had changed and became a little British sounding - I couldn't get work and when I did it was on very low and even then it was a struggle to get paid.
I eventually left and vowed never to return to Ireland.
The whole experience gave me a whole new perspective on Ireland and my fellow countrymen and women.
I can understand and appreciate what some of the Poles went through in Ireland and their position to refuse to hire Irish people.
To the Irish people I say - you reap what you sow.