“I feel we’re being pushed to leave Ireland. My friends have all gone and are doing way better than me” – RTE News interviews young Irish people on the streets of Dublin
“I feel we’re being pushed to leave Ireland. My friends have all gone and are doing way better than me” – RTE News interviews young Irish people on the streets of Dublin
Really sad that the next generation are feeling a sense of hopelessness in Ireland today considering we’re such a wealthy country.
mrlinkwii on
isnt this no different than the past where the younger generation emigrated
jhanley on
As usual the Irish eat the young when they stay about and force the rest to take the boat.
SignalEven1537 on
Massive failure of the government to be so well economically successful yet policy health housing education departments are a fucking disaster.
ImpovingTaylorist on
Kind of strange that we think we are unique in this.
I went back to where I am from in Canada, and almost everyone I knew was gone. They all moved on to other places around the world.
Only a few were left and only because they had no option or ambition to leave.
People I went to college with here are now living in the part of Canada I am from.
Is this just modern life now that we are more mobile in our lives? I have certainly moved many times to improve my lot.
JoyousDiversion2 on
Is it 2011 already?
External-Chemical-71 on
The poster child of European economics: Annual growth through the roof etc. And we can’t hold onto our young people. The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Not to worry, Mustafa and Ojinawe will replace them and pay all our pensions.
violetcazador on
FFFG are loving this. Get those vocal annoying young people who either don’t vote FFFG or worse might vote for SF to fuck off abroad. A problem on a plane out of Ireland is a problem solved, right.
Sure, it might even solve the housing crisis ~ Simon Harris, probably.
Wompish66 on
How much of this is “grass is greener” thinking? All the countries we emigrate to have the exact same problems as here.
Dublindope on
It’s bleak that successive governments have failed young people and the rest of the country. Current regime continue to do nothing and none of the opposition parties seem to have any actual policies on how they would change things (aside from populist bullshit to try grab votes).
IzzyBella95 on
Ironically Ireland is not for the Irish.
the_sneaky_one123 on
Unfortunately this will be the way that the housing crisis / healthcare crisis / crisis with all infrastructure will eventually be solved. Our population will fall until the supply of all that is adequate again.
Same as what has happened all throughout the 20th century.
It’s very sad.
daly_o96 on
Don’t most young Irish people leave for a couple of years and end up coming back again?
Pearl1506 on
Best did I have done is leave Ireland for the second time. Do I miss friends and family? Yes. However, I wouldn’t be making as much at the top of my career in ireland as I am atm. Plus there is a genuine social scene and better weather.
davesr25 on
Exports and imports.
Not much of it makes sense at this rate.
The folk running the show just see percentages and profit.
dubguy37 on
Australia is having a housing crisis. Canada is having a housing crisis. American is just a toxic kip . So be careful about thinking the grass is greener on the other side . Its not greener it’s in trouble to. We are all trigger happy slagging of Ireland when in reality it’s pretty much the same shit show all over the world.
vidic17 on
Nothing will be done about it simple as
Unlucky-Ad2515 on
Blaming the government for Irish people exploiting each other through illegal use of the housing market. This comment section is probably full of the people pushing these young ones out.
das_punter on
They _are_ being pushed. Politics is completely broken and we’re willfully we exporting the brains that could mobilise and challenge it.
Its mental to think that the majority of their parents will still be voting for FG before/after they’re gone.
“_We’re doing OK, best not to rock the boat_.”
AmsterPup on
A young person like him saying “you have to have hope, you cant live without hope” is just depressing, he should be living life to the fullest… instead he’s stuck at home with mammy & daddy
TehIrishSoap on
Remember this video the next time you make a bollocks claim that RTÉ are in the government’s pocket.
ElegantLifeguard4221 on
I feel this so hard, Australia looks really nice right about now.
qwjmioqjsRandomkeys on
They are being replaced with people who will share a bedroom/dorm with someone else. But we cant mention that because its part of a far right conspiracy
Red_Knight7 on
Ireland is only wealthy because we’re a tax haven for giant corporations and we let landlords run wild. *They* have the wealth that puts us so high on the country’s wealth graphs. The average Joe is FUCKED
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Really sad that the next generation are feeling a sense of hopelessness in Ireland today considering we’re such a wealthy country.
isnt this no different than the past where the younger generation emigrated
As usual the Irish eat the young when they stay about and force the rest to take the boat.
Massive failure of the government to be so well economically successful yet policy health housing education departments are a fucking disaster.
Kind of strange that we think we are unique in this.
I went back to where I am from in Canada, and almost everyone I knew was gone. They all moved on to other places around the world.
Only a few were left and only because they had no option or ambition to leave.
People I went to college with here are now living in the part of Canada I am from.
Is this just modern life now that we are more mobile in our lives? I have certainly moved many times to improve my lot.
Is it 2011 already?
The poster child of European economics: Annual growth through the roof etc. And we can’t hold onto our young people. The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Not to worry, Mustafa and Ojinawe will replace them and pay all our pensions.
FFFG are loving this. Get those vocal annoying young people who either don’t vote FFFG or worse might vote for SF to fuck off abroad. A problem on a plane out of Ireland is a problem solved, right.
Sure, it might even solve the housing crisis ~ Simon Harris, probably.
How much of this is “grass is greener” thinking? All the countries we emigrate to have the exact same problems as here.
It’s bleak that successive governments have failed young people and the rest of the country. Current regime continue to do nothing and none of the opposition parties seem to have any actual policies on how they would change things (aside from populist bullshit to try grab votes).
Ironically Ireland is not for the Irish.
Unfortunately this will be the way that the housing crisis / healthcare crisis / crisis with all infrastructure will eventually be solved. Our population will fall until the supply of all that is adequate again.
Same as what has happened all throughout the 20th century.
It’s very sad.
Don’t most young Irish people leave for a couple of years and end up coming back again?
Best did I have done is leave Ireland for the second time. Do I miss friends and family? Yes. However, I wouldn’t be making as much at the top of my career in ireland as I am atm. Plus there is a genuine social scene and better weather.
Exports and imports.
Not much of it makes sense at this rate.
The folk running the show just see percentages and profit.
Australia is having a housing crisis. Canada is having a housing crisis. American is just a toxic kip . So be careful about thinking the grass is greener on the other side . Its not greener it’s in trouble to. We are all trigger happy slagging of Ireland when in reality it’s pretty much the same shit show all over the world.
Nothing will be done about it simple as
Blaming the government for Irish people exploiting each other through illegal use of the housing market. This comment section is probably full of the people pushing these young ones out.
They _are_ being pushed. Politics is completely broken and we’re willfully we exporting the brains that could mobilise and challenge it.
Its mental to think that the majority of their parents will still be voting for FG before/after they’re gone.
“_We’re doing OK, best not to rock the boat_.”
A young person like him saying “you have to have hope, you cant live without hope” is just depressing, he should be living life to the fullest… instead he’s stuck at home with mammy & daddy
Remember this video the next time you make a bollocks claim that RTÉ are in the government’s pocket.
I feel this so hard, Australia looks really nice right about now.
They are being replaced with people who will share a bedroom/dorm with someone else. But we cant mention that because its part of a far right conspiracy
Ireland is only wealthy because we’re a tax haven for giant corporations and we let landlords run wild. *They* have the wealth that puts us so high on the country’s wealth graphs. The average Joe is FUCKED