Where were you when our citizens were slain in the streets?
You did that yourself. Ireland was already independent before the EU existed. Civil war? You also sent your condolences to the German ambassador to the death of Adolf Hitler in 1945. Maybe DeValera was more of a hindrance than a blessing for Ireland?
You pulled us out of phuc all, you acquired the rights to all our natural resources and foisted upon us vast throngs of cheap docile foreign workers.
First of all, Ire joined the EU in 1973 - long before the majority of foreign workers entered. Your natural resources? What natural resources? Is there loads of gas or oil to be found here? Not that I've heard of and I do follow the news.
The EU are not our friends.
Without your "enemies" you perhaps would be on the same level as in the 1970's and early 1980's - a 3rd world level. And maybe the biggest problem Ireland has is that they've let go of all its bright souls.
Try living as a single mother in a drug riddled working class area. Then get back to me.
There are hopeless cases in every country, not just in Ireland. Cases who will never succeed, no matter how much money you pump in it. It's a myth to think that an organisation like the EU can solve ALL your problems.
I suspect he feels a wee bit embarrassed having to come to this "bogland" to earn a wedge, especially considering he comes from one of the founding EU nations.
How dare them potato eating paddys get ideas above themselves, eh?
How dare them potato eating paddys get ideas above themselves, eh?
I don't feel embarrassed at all. For your information, I was transferred here, not because I desperately wanted to work here and my salary is not that much higher than what I got in NL, considering that everything here is considerably more expensive than in NL. And that last part goes on your own account. I have plenty of Irish friends.
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M-G (tiens)