‘Longford was the town of my dreams. In Ukraine, I lived in a big city and it was terrible’

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2024/10/08/longford-is-the-town-of-my-dreams-in-ukraine-i-lived-in-a-big-city-and-it-was-terrible/

Posted by That_Technician_439

22 Comments

  1. Environmental-Net286 on

    Having lived in ukraine for a while, some of the cities are very grim, just concrete high-rises in a grid

  2. WellWellWell2021 on

    Build all social houses in Longford. You will build 2 for each one you would have built in Dublin.

  3. Additional_Olive3318 on

    Lots of people like small to medium sized towns, I’m intending to end up in one eventually. Albeit in Spain 

  4. As a ‘dub’ they’re absolutely correct, Dublin is a out and out shit hole…. But Longford?? Christ…

  5. God, it really hammers home the hardship some people have to face. Puts your own problems in real perspective.

  6. ShowmasterQMTHH on

    I met a Ukrainian man who was living in edenderry, I asked him about his experiences and he said the devestation, burned out buildings and cars, the loss of hope in the eyes of the children and elderly, the animals roaming the streets, the fear, the lack of resources and basic respect for their fellow humans, meant that at least returning to Ukraine would be better.