Why No One Wants To Live in Europe's Richest Country

[@ExplainedwithDom]

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[@donfalcon1495]

How many young people are actually leaving Ireland? The numbers are extremely low but go ahead and base a whole video on a poll instead of reality 😂 What a nonsense uneducated tabloid video. You really have no idea what is happening is Ireland. Where are you from by the way?

[@donfalcon1495]

The question is, who is going to explain to Dom😂

[@donfalcon1495]

I hope you make another follow up video in 5 years. Your doomsday predictions should have materialised by then. Will you have the balls!

[@aldozilli1293]

Celtic is pronounced 'Keltic' not 'Seltic' (unless you are referring to Glasgow Celtic football team)

[@Hrafnskald]

@@donfalcon1495 Plain Bagel did a great takedown of some of the many flaws in their business model. One of many options :)

[@destrozar]

I tried 3 times to settle in Ireland in 3 different cities and towns. I had good jobs, but simply could not afford to rent anywhere sensible. Ended up in house shares. Litterally I'd go to see somewhere and there would be 10 others looking at same room, in some grotty house. It's a scandal. I gave up, moved to France, now I have a lovely apartment in the middle of Lyon with large balcony, under ground garage, on a tree lined avenue, for half he price of a crap hole in Ireland.

[@magma2680]

lol what a story

[@paullynass4848]

Hmm France? You see the news about France?

[@destrozar]

@@paullynass4848 I lived through the riots in Lyon. My area was just fine thanks and only on the Friday did bus and tram services stop at 2000hrs. At least thr French do something unlike the British (I am British) who sit around, moan and wonder why Britain is the the shit hole it is today's where you only get 75 quid a week unemployment benefit and slum landlords exist etc etc.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

housing shortages are terrible in many countries. it's something that rich people and corporations are widely incentivised to lobby in favour of, since it inflates the prices they can demand for rent. and a lot of rich people are very invested in housing properties at any given time, and want to see prices rise in order to turn a profit. on the other hand, people who want to see property and rent prices fall have no lobbying power, as those are all the non-rich people.

[@mackan-kf4tg]

You are far, far from alone. Your experience is repeated everyday in ireland. I’ve heard so many stories of people not being able to settle there. And it’s not going to change anytime soon👎🏻👎🏻

[@peter2385]

I'm Irish and in my 70's. Back in the 80's and 90's, while we were not wealthy, people who had an average wage could at least afford a house and rear a family. That is no longer possible. I really feel for my children and grandchildren's futures.

[@vLegendz4]

It's the exact same in the UK.

[@seangorry]

I'm 28 and also from Ireland. A large portion of my friends have moved to Australia. The quality of life here is awful. You work hard but a house or even an apartment is just a dream and out of reach. Everything government wise just sems to be against us and makes everything more difficult. No future here.

[@tonyrichardson1140]

Ireland have almost the most billionaires per population than anywhere else in the world. Coupled with freemasonry makes it almost impossible for the average person to get a fair crack of the whip the odds are stacked against the people.

[@Sidewayzview]

​@@Robespierre-lIplaning permission and listed buildings prevent new developments he said that at the start of the video Dublin is the hardest county to build in and its where the majority of the jobs are so most have to commute to it or pay extortionate rents

[@Sidewayzview]

​@@vLegendz4Not sure about mainland England obviously London is known for crazy rents but I have a few friends who live up the North of Ireland in the UK and the house prices are a good 30-40% cheaper

[@antonioross9006]

A country is not rich/wealthy, if it's people are poor. Simple!

[@hedonaut]

Right, but Irish people are rich

[@donfalcon1495]

Take a tour through any city or town in Ireland today and you’ll see full restaurants and busy shops everywhere. Very surprising if everyone is poor!

[@vioreliachim5646]

When credit is easily available, people spend, when gets tight with the money, people plant gardens and eat at home.

[@donfalcon1495]

And the people have the highest savings rate in Europe, how does that work?

[@luisbarbosa8136]

irish people are not poor.. if you think they are poor, imagine the portuguese. Much worst. I garante you

[@nathan2799]

as an irish person this guy hit the nail on the head, regular irish people are really struggling, its near impossible to find somewhere to live even if you can afford the extortionate prices, i myself am a college student and there is a surprising amount of students that are homeless, sleeping on couches or living in emergency housing, all this happens while the government fail to build new houses but never forget to give themselves pay rises every couple years. Last year alone i think the housing committee failed to spend a million euro of their budget, how does that happen during a housing crisis?

[@jaymcd8577]

Don't forget flooding the place with fakeugees and spending millions in hotel contracts to house them, while and aid package of 4.4BILLION has been made for Ukrainians..un f*cking believable

[@mikeahern3999]

Hi Nathan,yes it is so difficult for you students ,only two weeks ago at 10am here in Cork, it was 4 Degrees, and there was a queue of 100 yards outside of a pub waiting to get in from the cold .Accommodation is so expensive but drink costs almost nothing !

[@briankelleher2156]

I agree with a lot of what you said but when it comes to student accommodation they have no one to blame but the minority of students that give the rest a bad name. I lived near UCC. The immaturity of the students and their antics upset a broad area around the college. I now have accommodation to rent in that are but will never rent to students under any circumstances. The college needs to police this problem themselves as it is the college that suffers the reputational damage. I don’t believe they care enough as they are raking in the money.

[@nathan2799]

@@mikeahern3999 i mean i don’t engage with that sort of stuff but student drinking habits have nothing to do with housing? like what they binge drink so they don’t deserve accommodation?

[@nathan2799]

@@briankelleher2156 i don’t really get what you’re trying to say, i know a lot of places won’t rent out to students in fear of parties but that’s not what is causing the student homelessness problem, just because students party a lot doesn’t mean they don’t deserve houses and also the vast majority of students don’t party all the time. i do think there should maybe be more student bars or somethin so that regular pubs don’t get mobbed by them

[@MalleusSolum]

I'm Irish and wasn't even aware the country is perceived as wealthy. I just know the reality where the majority of the people here are struggling and our government is only making it worse.

[@TheSubpremeState]

Leo varadkar tried selling us his usual lies and one did go so well a while back while making us out to be in love with the EU that brought us....phuqall good like any empire ever did...he made a mistake of including our multimillionaires and billionaires in the the average wage of the average Irish person for which he was ridiculed 😂🤭🤭. Unfortunately it's this kind of cherry picking which has given us a false image as a wealthy country with those blind enough to believe it.

[@AntoniaKMoore]

How do you not know ireland is a wealthy country? It’s very wealthy, always has been. People struggle in every country. I agree the government arnt doing a great job but there is ample opportunity.

[@MalleusSolum]

@@AntoniaKMoore Good one

[@TheSubpremeState]

@@AntoniaKMoore " Ireland has always been wealthy " that's hilarious. The craziest part is........how do you know ?? If you ask that question then you are not Irish and don't know what it's like to live amongst us. Tell me when was our wealthiest time period? Even a foreigner should know by driving tru our miserable towns where the only shops that consistently look like they're making money are the pharmacies that the government are footing the bill for. Drug companies selling drugs to make us sicker. Doctors getting paid a fortune to see hypochondriacs a lot of the time. Ireland is a country that someone somewhere doesn't want to succeed. When were we wealthy?

[@IosaJ]

Spot on pal

[@Pushing_Pixels]

A billionaire walks into a bar. The average income of everyone in the bar multiplies tenfold. No one is better off.

[@Gos1234567]

Unless he keep buying drinks for the house!!! Which the tech companies are not doing.

[@kevinomalley8149]

good analogy

[@tobysamir3395]

well said

[@Pushing_Pixels]

@@Gos1234567 More likely the owner of the bar thinks to himself, "This place is getting classy! I should put the prices up, they can afford it".

[@featherbound8099]

Just tenfold?

[@pedromaziluprata6712]

"Why No One Wants To Live in Europe's Richest Country", the answer is, people do want to live there but there are no houses. Not just affordable, but almost any houses. You can make a ton of money working for tech in Dublin but it doesn't really matter if housing takes it all away.

[@ImmortalTatewari]

i guess bringing *a lot* of feral migrants doesn't help also. lol

[@jmo8934]

And yet net migration keeps on going up despite the lack of housing. So what it should read is that a lot of people want to live in Ireland despite the fact it is very hard to do so.

[@ConsultColin-fv6rc]

Jmo it's a foolish strategy though and driving out young Irish adults

[@69Phuket]

Don't tell me all them Irish jokes were true?

[@vmoses1979]

​@@jmo8934What does migration have to do with Irish ability to build homes based on demand? Ireland is very sparsely populated - you have plenty of land and access to to construction labour from the rest of the EU. Stop blaming migration for the policy choices of your governments. More than a bit rich to hear Irish whinging about migration.

[@ReganSpor]

Left Ireland in 2017. Grew up there. But was spreading more than half my take home pay a month on rent. You couldn't really save toward anything. Felt trapped. Moved to the Netherlands. And had immediate improvement in quality of life. I earned less money than I did in Ireland. But I had more money to spend. In 2018 I moved to the UK and was amazed to find how much better off the UK was. How much cheaper every is. I never dreamt of owning a home in Ireland. But in the UK I can.

[@terrymckenzie8786]

Holy crap. I traveled to UK two years ago. Costs were twice of Canadas. Can’t imagine what Ireland was. Seems there’s a problem with capitalism all together. Needs to be readjusted.

[@Michael45007]

What about Londonderry or Belfast compared to other Irish cities?

[@Squ1rlte]

You are obviously not Irish so shut up

[@leodoingthings1706]

what do you do for a living?

[@D9ID9I]

What is the problem to pay 250k worth home mortgage for 20 years? It is totally doable. Dublin is not the only city.

[@bookdeannow]

I left when I was 28.... breaks my heart going home and seeing how expensive it is .... its shocking. The politicians do nothing and line their pockets. I love my people and they deserve better.

[@CouncilofOneElectronic]

Where did you go? Same thing is happening in every western country atm.

[@gavinlew8273]

Same thing happening with politicians everywhere. The world needs less politicians and more leaders.

[@Chris-dc1hc]

Sounds like usa 🇺🇸

[@_jonjo]

the irish are finally copping on to whats happening. They say ireland is full, the government disagrees. They say no to the referedum, the government disagrees. I hope some of will wake up and start to realise that the Indian fella is corrupt and me hole is corrupt

[@casteretpollux]

Come home and change it

[@TheRC78]

I'm Irish and the state of the country is infuriating. Lots of politicians are landlords so make a lot of money through property rentals, meaning there is no incentive for them to actually tackle the housing crisis.

[@DinkyDiTruBlu]

Same thing here in Australia

[@theloniuspunk383]

stop inviting the world here

[@Edis12121]

@@theloniuspunk383 irish are notorious for shitty work ethic, so if not for foreigners, or investment from the world, Ireland would be much poorer

[@HermanWillems]

So why did you vote on these politicians. Doesn't make that you guilty ?

[@TheRC78]

@@HermanWillems, did I say I had voted for politicians who are landlords? No, I didn't. Because I haven't.

[@gav240z]

I live in Dublin from 2007 to 2013 and through the 2008 financial crisis. I was working for Google at the time. We were definitely paid well, compared to many of the locals and you had a sense that you were doing better than most others at the time. I thoroughly enjoyed living there and the people. It was just the weather that I couldn't handle and the fact that the country in many ways still feels quite poor, the lack of infrastructure the sub-standard housing and certain ghettos with kids out of control etc.. I've never been a huge fan of the idea of running an economy as a massive tax shelter for large corporations. I think it hollows out the working class.

[@casteretpollux]

Balanced and fair

[@patrickkelly5609]

You got it in a nut shell! 100% correct. I returned to Ireland in 2003 .. housing was in high demand and over priced, rents were high. It’s not 2023 and housing is still in high demand, most people can’t afford a home and rents are astronomical!

[@xgtwb6473]

​​@@patrickkelly5609can you name a country on planet earth where that is not the case.

[@cjmllvv]

Whats balanced and fair about it. Its a single point of view. There's not juxtaposition being made. No complex argument.... your comment is not a relevant description of the original post

[@airhabairhab]

@@xgtwb6473Ukraine 😂😂

[@danielmurphy1034]

I left Ireland 18 years ago, I have friends earning similar money now to what I was earning then. My sister and her husband work full time and are raising two kids and have to budget every penny, a holiday is not always possible. Ireland is absolutely a difficult place to get ahead.

[@vinnysmith4748]

Great video. I am irish and live on the island. I run a small business here and it's tough to meet all the financial demands. It's tough when the government portrays a narrative that we are all doing well. 2 tier society. Multinationals corporations, government, civil servants, As the RULERS And then theirs the rest of us used against each other, to be divided and conquered. They rulers create a problem and then blame the citizens for it .

[@benlotus2703]

"We're all Doomed'' --private Frazer (Dads Army)

[@benlotus2703]

Eire is $inking!

[@MrAdriancooke]

Doesn't that happen in most countries? A small elite exploiting the common people?

[@gloin10]

@@benlotus2703 Surprisingly, Ireland, the island of, is actually NOT sinking....

[@benlotus2703]

@@gloin10 ''C'Mon Man'' J0e Biden

[@FromPanictoParis]

As an Irish man i can't believe what has happened our beautiful little nation. We were happier with less. Everything was better. Its extremely hard to believe that Ireland is the richest country in the EU. It makes absolutely no sense. The poverty , homelessness, housing crisis and many other problems. It doesn't take much for irish people to feel happy we live off helping eachother and our compassion for one abother not our wealth as none of us ever had it. We are happier with less. I think that goes for most of humanity.

[@stelladonnelly2832]

hi, my family is Irish and I grew up in Kells, Co Meath in 50s and 60s, the family were small farmers in Co Cavan, poor, but at least they owned the bit of land. I was back living there 1998 - 2011, now in Scotland. Luckily I inherited a very old decrepit house but was able to exchange for a new one in 2005 when there was a bit of a "boom" which then collapsed. So I was lucky really. But I agree, perhaps it was better in the past, so built up where I grew up. Pity - my heart is there although I love Scotland. Difficult to believe though that it is considered one of the wealthiest - I do go back regularly. Too much wealth seems to make people cynical.

[@OpeningSalvo]

Jesus enough with the wirra wirra wirra bollocks please.

[@SoccerinMN]

Ignorance was bliss, wasn't it? I grew up in Limerick in the 80's and it was far from perfect in some ways but it was amazing looking back. An estate full of 20-30 children playing together, no real focus on commercialism etc

[@nickstone3113]

It's called neo- liberalism. Wealth for the 1%.

[@MeehalMyers]

Well people for some reason keep voting absolute gobshites into government and they go on to make ridiculous deals and decisions that benefit literally no one but themselves and the private investors crippling the country. They continue to fail up and get pay rises have multiple advisors each on 6 figures and they still purposely make things worse. We have a childrens hospital being built that is the most expensive in the world and by the time its built (which was supposed to be already finished) it will have faimilies with kids who needed to be seen no longer able to go to the childrens hospital. Its already cost more than 2.2 Billion and they dont know when it will be done. You can imagine how bad the housing and hospitals are. Ireland is in a state of crisis across the board.

[@hercules6380]

I live in Ireland and the housing situation is horrible here. You can forget living alone or living comfortable. Saying that the houses are poorly made is an understatement. Also for the price of a room here you could rent a whole apartment in Germany!!! Not to mention cheaper countries. I am planning to move myself. The quality of life is extremely poor.

[@bramesque]

I am sorry to hear you have to leave your country to start a better life. hope you will find a nice place to live a happy life!

[@joelkaben]

Germany 🇩🇪 has its own problems but yes it way better than Ireland. Make that move ASAP. Good luck.

[@Lilly-hh9es]

Its so boring in here omg l can't wait to leave + the weather. Imagine having kids here

[@dairet1945]

@@Lilly-hh9es What are you waiting for? Ireland is a fantastic place to have kids. Where are you from?

[@bramesque]

@@Lilly-hh9es Boring to some Beautiful to others! If rain makes you sad it's not your country!

[@fionakiely3505]

I'm Irish, and I left there 6 years ago. I am glad every day that I did.

[@mohammadsaqlain2917]

Hey Man, really? I am planning to come Ireland?

[@dks13827]

@@mohammadsaqlain2917 stay out

[@Chris-un1ll]

Traitor

[@skylernoonan56]

If you don't mind me asking, where did you go?

[@mrhoppy_9724]

@@Chris-un1llrather be a traitor to a country that couldn’t care less about me than pretending to love it. Screw Ireland. Not worth the expense you have to pay to live in it, not that anyone would ever want to.

[@janmoyen]

I’m Irish and have lived here my whole life and your video hits the nail on the head. Housing, health and infrastructure are appallingly bad for a so called rich country.

[@rajagohar4319]

If I may ask you, why is that it is so expensive to live in Ireland? Like who are those people paying that high rent? I got a job offer in Limerick, and for an engineer, they were offering me 2900 euro per month, and the rent alone in Limerick starts from 2000 euro per month. I really don't understand this thing about Ireland.

[@julianevans9548]

Ireland's problem would appear to be that it's too like the UK when it comes to politics.

[@niamhbrunell]

Please don't forget our disgraceful healthcare system! Free GP visit cards should be mandatory to start with. We are building too many unwanted and surplus hotels instead of investing in and promoting the unique things about our culture that make us attractive to tourists and ourselves. We have a legacy of exporting our talent because we don't nurture it at home. Greed is another issue. There are some that exploit and bend the rules to their advantage, making financial profit out of moral bankruptcy. They're usually the folks in charge. By messing up our own policies, we recreated absentee landlordism. We have dreadful 'boom bust' approach to finances. The money we have does not go (by in large) to the right places. There is also chronic addiction, particularly in the city centre. We criminalise rather than rehabilitate. It seems you can commit a premeditated murder and get away with a manslaughter charge. We have soft gardai in comparison to other countries. A lack of sufficient funding of our gardai (amongst other needed but cut back services) has meant that there are not enough boots on the ground and teenagers are let terrorise and intimidate. To put it bluntly, the average Irish citizen is in a toxic relationship with its homeland.😂

[@GunnerRDS]

@@rajagohar4319 Immigrants get put in housing for free which decreases the supply while the demand increases, hence the high price

[@rajagohar4319]

@@GunnerRDS does Ireland offer free housing for immigrants? Where do I sign up? Can you please explain your answer. Nobody offered me free accomodation.

[@TFIrff]

Irish person here, 26 years old, can confirm most of my mates have left the country , mate was paying 1200 euro a month for a shared house in Dublin with a freezing property, emigrated to Melbourne to share with one of his other mates living out there working out to 1000 per month in Melbourne city centre in an apartment over AC Merriot hotel with cleaning and washing facilities included and a standard of care, Ireland may be rich, but it’s not a place for young people, it is just depressing

[@gummypuss69]

For a European country there seem to be a lot of young adult immigrants from there in Canada these days and it makes me wonder if there's a second potato famine or something. I guess this video answers my question.

[@Roger_Ramjet]

I left Dublin for Boston in 1987 at age 24. I'm still here and have a decent lifestyle. I loved growing up in Dublin (it was different then but still not a place to stay) and visit often. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[@TheSubpremeState]

@@gummypuss69 I live in Ireland and the powers that......made the potato famine worse have refined their tactics. I fought a British vulture fund from evicting me from my house. They bought it for a figure so low they weren't going to tell me because obviously they are there to make as much money as possible from a property that has been paid for by the Irish taxpayer, the taxpayer's who pay the wages of the government who are supposed to protect to people of Ireland. So on behalf of the government the bank asked me to pay them a second time as they had already been paid but I couldn't or wouldn't so instead of selling it to me for what they sold it to a British company who had bought an old Irish finance company so they could use the name and start kicking people. I told the durty qunce there was an issue with the right of way. Turns out there wasn't but at the time I thought there was 🤣. Still the traitors in Allied Irish Bank robbed me by basically using a British Bank as a debt collector who forced me to pay at least double what they bought the debt for. Approx 40k and made me pay 100k. House was valued by sympathetic valuers at 160k with right of way( non issue) fixed 🤭. Vultures were looking for 170k period. The court gave me one last adjournment after the vultures tried to sneak the repossession order through. Disgusting fockers. I got an insolvency practitioner to freeze the legal proceedings for a year. Some laws came in that allowed you a chance to get it frozen to arrange an insolvency...... something..I dunno what they call it but all my other debts were included ( not that I was going to pay them as they are covered by the criminals at the central bank.......past my bedtime. I'm not finished with you vultures tho. I'm waiting for my health to recover. Illegal refugees are first in line for a deportation to make way for a Ukrainian women and children. Send 95% of the money to Africa and Pakistan........

[@truthadvocacy]

"Why No One Wants To Live in Europe's Richest Country" Only massive US foreign investment made it so , otherwise hillbilly Ireland won't be the "richest", in macro economic terms, of course, and measured in $.😂😂

[@ajdoshka]

Bruh in bosnia you could live several years with this money 😂

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I read a statistic last year and I was amazed at how 'wealthy' Ireland was. I visit Eire on a regular basis, and I couldn't quite get my head around the wealth on paper vs. the wealth on the street. This video hits the nail on the head. Naturally the Irish Government will deny all this, as admitting failure would be like admitting mistakes in their economic manifesto.

[@zoso7889]

The Government no longer uses the GDP metric because the multi nationals skew the stats. They instead use a metric called GNI which more accurately reflects the relative wealth of the population, which while not as high as GDP suggests, still has a comfortably better standard of living than those in the neighbouring UK (outside London)

[@m.m.7514]

I happen to go to Europe every now and then for business, and I'll never forget the first time I went to Dublin. I went there from Madrid, it felt like going from a very wealthy european city as Madrid is, to... Eastern Europe, it didn't even make sense, Ireland is supposed to be way richer, but I looked deeper into that, and even salaries are higher in Madrid, and the cost of living is much lower.. Ireland is doing something VERY wrong.

[@donfalcon1495]

@@m.m.7514 Spain with youth employment of 28%! And every village destroyed with graffiti. High salaries, really!

[@donfalcon1495]

There are some that really hate the idea that Ireland is prosperous. So they choose to believe a Russian AI generated video instead trusting real facts. Where are you from and let's compare?

[@igorpupkinable]

Indeed, Ireland is relatively poor. You can see it on the streets of Dublin and job offerings. They have not renovated anything in city centre since financial crisis. Everything is so run down.

[@KT-tp7dk]

I live in Ireland and visited Dublin city recently. What a kip the approach to it is. I'd be highly embarrassed if I was in government or local authority there. On my previous visit with friends who are from another country, there were used needles, smashed beer bottles and lots of litter on streets. I waited 10 hours in A&E a couple of years ago. It takes weeks to get a GP appointment these days. €60 a visit. I live close to a county town and every single GP surgery has closed it's books to new patient registrations. Waiting for a driving test is taking far too long. It just goes on.

[@joeoconnor8791]

But the craic is great, best in world. You don't understand Dublin. Go somewhere else that is nice and quiet. Enjoy.

[@KT-tp7dk]

@@joeoconnor8791 The craic is great in the whole of Ireland, no doubts about that. But Dublin city does need a bit of a face lift.

[@diegocanale1124]

​@@joeoconnor8791🤣🤣🤣

[@s.jjoyce8018]

You should go home to your poorer more beautiful country and top of the fecking morning to ye

[@KonanTheBarbarian]

@@joeoconnor8791thats pure ignorance

[@joemahony4198]

As Fintan OToole would say, the incompetence of the Irish government is an old tradition.

[@LowerMiddleClassUselessEater]

They are not incompetent at all.They are winners.They are on big salaries.they are on the winning team.The Irish people can never seem to be able to get rid of them either.

[@jack-xz7px]

Fintan who?

[@peterincork3121]

@@jack-xz7px Fintan "Very well paid himself" O'Toole ;)

[@artawhirler]

Funny you should mention Fintan O'Toole! I just bought his new book about Ireland, "We Don't Know Ourselves". Haven't read it yet.

[@thomasbayer2832]

It's not incompetence! It's planned that way! NWO and Great Reset!

[@davidoh14]

I'm Irish. The "7 out of 10" quote isn't a once-off statistic: emigration has been expected, almost encouraged, for centuries. Out of 10 friends I've kept in contact with the longest, 6 live outside of Ireland and 3 left Dublin due to the cost of living/housing. Within my wider family, it would be around half have emigrated (some coming back after a while building a career elsewhere) Similar to the housing bubble crash in 2008( based on skimming slivers of profit off the top of a wider service industry), the current tax haven economic approach has little positive impact on Irish people, only clarifying sharp class distinction, enforcing further resistance to change (even if necessary, like attitude to housing and public transport). Without a doubt, it will inevitably lead to another crushing collapse.

[@jjbiggmann5576]

O, CHEER UP.

[@atix50]

Almost everyone I know including myself came back. The problem in Ireland is taxes. Ludicrous. The services a tax payers gets for their roughly 50% contribution is diabolical and entirely monopolised by those who will never work to contribute.

[@davidoh14]

@@atix50 unfortunately, that's "leprechaun economics" stated in the video. I didn't plan to come back, myself. My siblings will likely never return. One now feels more comfortable telling me to feck off in Portuguese. Passing the halls of James's Hospital Dublin was used as a visual example here (stock footage,). Tax the people staying here to enable monetary flow from opportunistic third parties: that'll definitely end well.

[@atix50]

@davidoh14 lol, my brothers Mrs is Brazilian. My niece and her colourful Portuguese language is EVERYTHING 🤣. How are you finding Oz? I seriously don't envy folks starting out now. The competition is insane. If you're skilled and willing to settle somewhere that hasn't already 'taken off' you've a chance. As an old fart (40s) I can impart some wisdom. My brother listened to me and he's thriving. (Nice house beside me. South Dublin city). Live lean. Save your ass off. Don't buy into the bullsh!t. IPhones, cars, designer crap. You don't need it - and get mortgage free. Buy small n cheap first, get rid of your mortgages, and by the time you're ready to settle down, you can breathe. Buy what you want. Go where you want. If you have children, there's less stress. Your 40s brain is also chill as f compared to your young noggin so even if you can buy the expensive crap guilt free - you won't want it.

[@siewheilou399]

I thought tax haven laws are changed? Like now Ireland must tax like Europe continent? Closing the loopholes?

[@rashikatasnim2335]

I live in Ireland and want to live in Ireland. But most of the things you mentioned here are true, the housing situation is unbelievable and pathetic, the imbalance of salary structure and always rainy.

[@mm669]

Better rain then the horrific wildfires seen in other parts of the world.

[@GunnerRDS]

Also way too many Africans now

[@magma2680]

​@@mm669what wildfires are hitting the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Norway? 😂

[@user-pf5xq3lq8i]

You knew it was rainy before you moved there for work. I call BS.

[@MrTubeYouTheif]

If you're not built for the rain you're not built for Ireland.

[@MTB_2311]

I live in Ireland. im only 12, but I was born and raised here, it's a beautiful nation, and its called the emerald isle for a reason. However, It is really dangerous. when its dark, you cant walk anywhere by yourself without the fear of getting jumped. Every time I hear the radio, there is almost always stories about people who got shot or stabbed or even beat to death. I'm not sure how it is in other counties, but I'm talking about dublin. Yes, I'm little compared to a lot of people, but I understand many things. The gas and electricity bills are rising insanely high. There have been many, MANY protests about the cost of living crisis, but the government does nothing. I'm genuinely scared for the future of this country.

[@erwinleen4321]

Here in Belgium its almost the same, a hellhole place.

[@s1.m511]

Outside of Dublin there’s not a place in Ireland where you’d be worried about being jumped.

[@NoOneToNoOne89]

I will share something with you that will make you smarter than 99% of adults. If you learn this lesson now, you can have a significantly different life experience - with hard work. Learn how the bell curve works and data sets. How the world works will be revealed to you. Ireland isn’t alone with this. All over the world in the intricacies of life you will find a normal distribution bell curve. It’s very rare to find a data set that doesn’t fit into a normal distribution bell curve. What happens when you look at the control of wealth in the world? There’s a reason that the middle class is so important. It represents where the bulk of wealth needs to be held to keep a civilization healthy. These days, all across the world you will find that all of the wealth is held by a very small group. This is only possible because of technology. By studying data and the use of the bell curve / six sigma, you can see things happen before the happen.

[@MTB_2311]

Thanks so much! @@NoOneToNoOne89

[@jamesclark6487]

OP you write well. Things do not sound good over there.

[@szymonpifczyk]

I'm Polish and I'm one of these people who moved to Ireland to work in big tech. Before accepting the job, I've never been to Ireland. You can imagine my surprise when I've arrived in Dublin and realized that the infrastructure of the capital of the wealthiest country in Europe is pretty subpar even compared to the regional city I studied in in Poland, not to mention Warsaw. I was particularly shocked at the quality of housing and public transportation. Housing is very expensive but even if it wasn't, it's also just really, really bad (cold, often moldy, with no insulation). Then comes public transportation. Dublin is definitely not made for cars (not even a single boulevard in a city of over 1 million people), yet the public transportation is also very lacking. At that time, the Luas lines were still disconnected and I was just amused to find out that the official guidance for transferring from one line to another is to just walk :D I loved the Irish people, though. Such a great bunch of folks, with their amazing songs and pub culture. And the landscapes in the west of the country are truly breathtaking. I've since moved to America but will always remember Irish people fondly.

[@OscarOSullivan]

The boulevards are the Georgian wide streets as fir scenery I think the Wicklow mountains are nicer

[@Th1sIsMyLegacy]

We miss you brother, I’ve lived in Ireland my entire life and love our Polish citizens. Come back to visit, do zobaczenia!

[@erroll5814]

@@Th1sIsMyLegacy the polish are some hard working bunch and have earned their keep in our lovely little country, no matter how fucked the government is 🤣

[@adamw7340]

Dublin is a kip

[@mikeahern3999]

No housing ?that was due in part to the 122,000 Poles and 100,000 Ukrainians who came here ,add to that all those from the eastern EU and Africa and you might get some idea of what has happened ,why did you come ? ,of course for the big money ,Ireland is a very small country ,Poland is the opposite.You guys piss me off ,you expect the best of what you have at home ,I have had Poles working in my house tell me that they get more free money here than they got for a working week at home ,think of the prices that the locals have to pay because of so many immigrants ,you might begin to understand the situation.If Poland is so great why are you living abroad, I'll bet Eastern Poland is experiencing exactly what we are due to the influx of Ukrainians.We welcomed the Poles and are doing our best for those displaced by war ,if everybody wants to come here please don't blame us or the pressure it puts on the system.

[@jeanbrown8295]

It is more than possible,just because a country is making lots of money does not mean that the people living there are sharing that money,quite the opposite.Victorian Britain was rich,but a very large part of the population was living in abject poverty,read some books on it

[@Hardfacts181]

Charles Dickens London 😂😂😂

[@jenniferjenkins1341]

Most British people have no knowledge of their own social history. Poor Laws, workhouses, children toiling in the mills etc. Mayhew's book on the lives of Londoners in the 1800s very informative. My father was born in 1916. His mother had given birth to ten children and at one time my dad didn't have any shoes. He was apprenticed to an iron foundry when he was 14 and lost an eye due to hot metal spark before he was 15. No compensation in those days.

[@stanleywoodison8699]

Just the usual dig about England. You never miss a chance ,pathetic.

[@flosset6070]

Crazy how most modern economies are struggling with housing problem

[@cormaccarroll]

By design

[@victormuckleston]

@@cormaccarroll not enough houses keeps the prices up.

[@flowerchild8450]

@@victormucklestonit’s more so the culture of everyone wanting to live in single/double-story bungalows or semi-detached housing which takes up a lot of space when you could easily build apartment style complexes like they have in Central Europe that accommodate hundreds of people. A big reason why these apartment style complexes aren’t being built more is because they have a bad reputation in Ireland for being associated with low-income crime ridden communities like in Ballymun.

[@mannyechaluce3814]

Regulation is causing that issue, not like there are no workers who wants to build homes :D

[@mannyechaluce3814]

The people wants homes built, the Governments are keeping them from being built :D no one listens to the citizens anymore, if the Government keep that up, Communism will take over.

[@Marta6347]

I moved in Ireland more than one year ago, attracted by job opportunities. The thing is that’s all they have and apart from that the quality of life is terrible, for more than one reason. If it’s true that you can have a very high salary working for multinational companies, this comes with a very high cost of living. Most of the time you won’t be able to live by yourself since rentals are insane, especially considering that houses here are awful. I pay 1600 euro to live in a small town 40 minutes by car from Cork, the same as Milan (I am italian). 300 less than a rent in Zurich, without getting a Swiss salary. Fortunately I live with my partner so we split expenses in two, but if I would have been alone I barely could afford to live alone. That’s why so many people share the apartment, which is not the best, especially when you pass 30s. Public services are terrible, so many time the bus doesn’t come and the next one is in one hour. They don’t even have shelters to protect yourself from rain when it’s the rainiest place in the world. Also you don’t have activities to do, because the weather doesn’t allow you to really plan anything outside and the only thing you can do here is going for a pint. Since we’re talking about an Island anytime you want to visite another country you must take a flight, when there are no many connections and every movement takes you an entire day. If it’s true that Irish people are very welcoming you will never be able to be their friend. They will never invite you out for a beer. To wrap up, I am grateful to Ireland for the job opportunities, but apart from that I have nothing. I didn’t even get the chance to choose my place to live, I got one interview in 3 months and I accepted. Fortunately my house is in good conditions, but my first one was the dirties thing I’ve ever seen in my whole life and it was rent for almost 2000 per month. Rental situation is criminal, once I saw a garage with a bed in it be rented for 1000. Insane.

[@Fan-zx1lz]

It is very awful we human beings are denied the basic survival necessities by the same humans.

[@NoOneToNoOne89]

Ireland isn’t alone with this. All over the world in the intricacies of life you will find a normal distribution bell curve. It’s very rare to find a data set that doesn’t fit into a normal distribution bell curve. What happens when you look at the control of wealth in the world? There’s a reason that the middle class is so important. It represents where the bulk of wealth needs to be held to keep a civilization healthy. These days, all across the world you will find that all of the wealth is held by a very small group. This is only possible because of technology.

[@alabamaal225]

In other words, Ireland is a corporate money launderer. A lot of money flows through the country, but not much stays. It is an illustration of the contrast between riches and wealth -- having a lot of money does not necessarily make you wealthy. It is a lesson all too many lottery winners have learned.

[@jjbiggmann5576]

AHEM....HAVING LOTS OF MONEY.....DOES MAKE YOU RICH..!!

[@atix50]

Nah, honestly. I will be honest, though. If you're not qualified and you're broke, you're going to be miserable here. Probably not as miserable in other major Western cities, though. The taxes are insane and there's a lot of foreign owned property pushing prices up

[@roryoneill9444]

Beats being a Russian Oligarch's money launderer, while the Uk Government war profiteers by dumping old weapons to be decommissioned in Ukraine. IDA Ireland confirmed in December 2022 that employment by foreign direct investment companies now exceeds 300,000, which equates to around 12% of Ireland's total workforce of more than 2.5m people, with Multinationals enterprises (MNE) paid 33% of Irish wages in 2021...

[@Cassp0nk]

It’s a tax arb hole ripping off the rest of Europe. (Like Luxembourg etc)

[@jjbiggmann5576]

@@Cassp0nk LIKE UK, HOLLAND, DENMARK, AND EVERY OTHER COUNTRY ON EARTH.

[@JM-wx4wi]

Went to Dublin a few months ago. Was fairly shocked by the lack of infrastructure - public transport a decade out of date, lots of cash changing hands, city centre seemed a bit rough around the edges compared to other major cities. Prices of housing and general cost of living was very high too, so not sure where the money goes?

[@lirazdemasure936]

I was in Dublin 2 months ago for a few days and I have to say that I didn't like the city. It was ok for a one time visit. But it was simnifically more dirty than other big cities, tones of drug-addicts in the streets, and the prices were high. A friend that lives there for a long time told me that the housing situation is horrendous. Because of tourism the actual residents can't afford to live in the city. People who work for the tourism industry are not able to live in the city. The people, on the other hand- were super lovely and kind!

[@Frankie._.164]

I visited Dublin must be about a year ago now and i noticed the exact same things especially with the public transport system infrastructure for a major "wealthy" capital city like Dublin the public transport system there was pretty bad for getting around the city compared to when i visited London a couple of months ago the public transport system there is honestly night and day when compared to Dublin

[@user-pf5xq3lq8i]

I went to Dublin and got raped by a pint of Guinness. ..and it rained.

[@Prodrive1]

Dublin is a dangerous kip

[@shrabster6633]

If you think the infrastructure is bad in Dublin wait until you see the rest of the country 😂. The roughness and drug addiction is much more native to areas in Dublin then the rest of the country. A lot of people who live outside of Dublin usually hate it, in my experience

[@kieran9349]

I work as a programmer and even my 55k a year salary would never allow me to live a deserved, comfotable life in Ireland. Renting is extortionate, buying a house is almost impossible, weekly living costs is through the roof. Ireland is badly managed country from a goverenment that has little care for the improvment of our beautiful island

[@alexdetrojan4534]

You've just described my country Canada.

[@PARK-sy3tf]

@@alexdetrojan4534I left for a reason lol. Wife did the same thing, but from Denmark. The US is much better in my humble opinion.

[@OscarOSullivan]

@@PARK-sy3tfIn what way?

[@rebeccakstrain3324]

@@OscarOSullivanThere are still some reasonable places to live and you really can make an excellent living here in some beautiful places. If you own your own business you will do much better and very likely to become wealthy.

[@OscarOSullivan]

@@rebeccakstrain3324 Except it is a real sink or swim society with Ireland at the least an air pocket of sorts is there

[@gerthebearbrady]

Reluctantly moved back to Ireland at the start of this year after living in Canada for 12 years to be with family and find it to be a deeply depressing place. Health care sucks. Although I love Irish people most are just miserable due to how life beats them down here.

[@Julina-yh6qs]

Is it worse than Canada? I haven't heard the best about Canada either.

[@williamcaldwell-smith3865]

Canada is so gross 😝 now with that evil woke "prime minister" gone down hill for the last 10 years

[@ClaireWhelan-s8l]

I have lived here all my life and I have never been miserable neither have friends or family. Love this place and the people. It's not perfect but then where is.

[@chriswilliams6568]

@@Julina-yh6qsan ex pat from the UK here, emigrated to Canada 47 years ago and thank goodness every day that we did. Canada is a huge country, 2 nd biggest in the world, so where one lives can be vastly different to another province. We live in the metro Vancouver area, and yes house prices are huge now, some of the highest in the world. We have a house as we bought it decades ago, but we have taken in millions of immigrants and refugees the last few years because we are compassionate but it has put a strain on demand for housing in cities. But smaller places the houses are still cheapest. We chose Vancouver because it is beautiful with mountains and the sea here. Plus the climate is great, temperate, similar to the south of England but with better summers. Every country is struggling now with post pandemic shortages of staff, products and housing. Our housing standard is better than Ireland as we have much newer housing that they do. Our houses are insulated and windows are always double thermopained. Good wishes.

[@freddyjisp3146]

Ok bud. I lived all through Canada and from Ireland.... Canada is an ideological freak show. Canada was a good country but Trudeau put his fingers all through it. As a Canadian now I can guess you miss it but Canadians are boring and so is their country. You should go back ..... I guess you can't but You're a Canadian whiner now and I'm sure all you did was talk about Ireland and now you're back: hahaha, sucked in. . Health care?????? It's all Canadians talk about is their stupid healthcare system.

[@phenomenonautumn9367]

Ireland is a country where the cost of living is similar to Norway but the wages and living standards are on par with Spain and Italy.

[@mynameisnobody3931]

​@Paddy234 the data says otherwise 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@mynameisnobody3931]

@Paddy234 the data mentioned in the video

[@mynameisnobody3931]

@Paddy234 no it doesn't make

[@mynameisnobody3931]

@Paddy234 people feel bad

[@mynameisnobody3931]

@Paddy234 but many many people say

[@DougieBegg]

Very true, I live in Ireland and have been trying to explain this for years to deaf ears, I'm fortunate to have bought my home before the Celtic Tiger, and although my professional adult children all have better-paid jobs than I do, they see no future here because of the high cost of living and two out of four are already living abroad with another one following. I will also be retiring to Northern Spain later this year where my pension portfolio will go a lot further.

[@CarlosEduardo-rz5ww]

Why not southeast Spain? Valencia, Cataluña...

[@Hello-yn2dx]

It’s sad that Irish people are leaving and have to leave their country as they can’t afford to live there - whilst the government are bringing in migrants and housing them in a short space of time. How can anyone expect to be able to afford to live there?

[@user-pf5xq3lq8i]

You are subscribed to the BBC. 🤔🤔🤔

[@joaquincastello6174]

well... That´s s good decition... Even some parts in Northern Spain have a celtic culture like Galicia and Asturias , but the weather is similar to Ireland so if you like the rain you will be great here.

[@theloniuspunk383]

good for you man but uhh do you think you could advocate for your countrymen a bit? it's fine you're doing well but we are being replaced by foreigners I dont see how you can just make your little bit and jog on and leave your kin to rot and go extinct

[@DrPangloss]

The miracle of the Irish economic boon is that people actually believed it.

[@ILikeVideos62]

This needs to be on signs and banners and posters everywhere!

[@stiofain88]

Still, at least we're not swimming in our own shite like you lot.

[@RedKnight-fn6jr]

I'm glad it's being called out - it's about time! The reality on the ground is quite different to the narrative!

[@intruder313]

Who believes it though? I remember the start of the *boom* and it clearly being about tax dodging. I remember the ‘Double Irish Dutch Sandwhich’ tax scam (or similar) and I remember all the companies with HQs there. Never believed it for a minute.

[@Prodrive1]

Fake

[@Doom_VVitch]

I've lived in Ireland since 1997. I love this country and growing up in the countryside was a really safe and wholesome experience. The experience for my own children is a world away from my experience. The cost of living is utter hell. There isn't an area of life that isn't impacted. High rents, car insurance, fuel prices, extortionate childcare prices with too few available placements which results in unregulated private childcare, food prices are high, housing is non-existent and those that are available have queues for miles to view them. Our transport infrastructure is terrible. Ireland is mainly rural but we have few reliable buses and affordable transport options. School costs are crazy, getting kids back to school in September is pure heartache. The health care system is practically non-existent. Running on the bare minimum staff levels, A&E can have you waiting in triage for days, waiting lists are crazy and trying to book a GP visit can take weeks. Our elderly are forgotten and people with disabilities are not supported in any way, not to mention the lack of funding for community day care services and special needs assistants. Pair all this with low wages and it makes for quite the miserable living experience. I hope Ireland recovers at some stage. We've all worked hard for our country with nothing in return.

[@agnesbowecampion780]

Our country??????

[@Doom_VVitch]

Yes, our country. Believe it or not i am a naturalised citizen, ive been here since 1997, i'm married to an irish man, with 4 irish children. Irish nationals can call their country 'ours' when talking about the country they grew up and take part in. Ireland belongs to whoever loves her, lives as an active and contributing citizen and treats her land and people with respect.@@agnesbowecampion780

[@TheAngrychipmunk96]

I am one of those young people who has recently left the country. 4 friends, my twin brother and myself all now live and work in Berlin. My gross salary in Berlin is 25% higher for essentially the same work - however after taxes come out to roughly the same net. However, the cost of living in Ireland is the real crux. Going out eating and drinking is half the price here, as it rent. Public transport is abundant and 49euro per month for the entire country at the moment. I lived in my family home in Bray, and could have theoretically rented a room in a houseshare - though to the detriment of everything else. Ireland minimum wage is less than Germanys €12 an hour. Its just far too unappealing to live in Ireland at the moment. That said, I do see myself moving back in the Future as I don't think there's anywhere else I'd rather live the rest of my life.

[@MrTangolizard]

Home is always home

[@WGK90]

What sort of visa did you get? was it difficult to move?

[@TheAngrychipmunk96]

@WGK90 Being from the EU you don't need a visa to live in any other EU country. It can be difficult enough but perfectly manageable - the big issue people have is getting their 'Anmeldung' (registration) sorted out in order to work. That and the copious amounts of paperwork make Germany a little more awkward to move to than say Italy where I also lived for a year!

[@josephdebri8941]

I said I'd go home too more than thirty years ago. I was only going to England for a few years. Now I'll never be going back. You'll meet a nice fraulein in Berlin and that will be the end of it. That's how it goes.

[@layalk.7782]

so interesting! I am German and I really dislike living in Germany currently and thought of moving to Ireland!

[@DeepWater-rm8vo]

I moved to Ireland in my teens. I’m from a wealthy family which is in the property business. One of the reasons we moved to Ireland was because the yield on rent here is much higher than elsewhere. For example in Germany, in a big city you can expect to pay around €300.000 for a small apartment and get 7-900€ rent every month. In Ireland on the other hand, you can buy a house for around €150.000 (not in Dublin of course) and rent it out for €1000-1200 monthly. So investing €300.000 in Ireland will get you a monthly rent income of up to €2400 as opposed to less than half for example in Germany. The reality of it is that the people who have to pay these rents are seriously hard done by. Irelands housing concept is ridiculous. It is extremely difficult to get the permission to build apartment buildings, that is true, while you find sprawling suburb estates with endless rows of identical looking houses, literally mazes, all of which could have been condensed into apartment buildings. Of course, these houses are far more expensive than apartments, and people even with a decent income cannot afford to buy or rent them. So as explained in the video, working professionals are often forced to move into terrible shared houses, which usually have a disgusting standard (I’ve seen houses with no heating, black mould, and furniture literally from the dump) when everywhere else in Europe they could afford a nice decent apartment. When I started managing my first property, I decided to make it a shared accommodation primarily for students. This was in a mid sized Irish university town on the west coast. Nice house, we had spend a good amount of money renovating it. I had three rooms to rent out, and in the first 24 hours we had over 90 enquiries. There were dozens of people at the viewings, and only about half of them students, the rest working professionals. I had people crying at the viewing, telling me they will be homeless if they don’t get this place, one came in a car he clearly lived in. It was a heartbreaking disaster. Ireland has failed its people miserably

[@HimWitDaHair98]

Couldn't you make the first move to knock even €50 off the rent per month?

[@DeepWater-rm8vo]

@@HimWitDaHair98 Believe me I did not ask for shark prices and stayed 30% below the average price of comparable shared accommodations in that area despite the house being newly refurbished which none of the other shared properties was. I‘ve also never evicted a tenant who had a genuine reason why they couldn’t pay yet, despite some having been over 3 months late with their rent. I try my best to be that one drop on the hot stone to make a difference.

[@q1q1q1q1q1q1q1q11]

Parasite.

[@seancooney7139]

Quite interesting to hear this side of the story - like you've explained, one of the biggest problems in Ireland is property being used by investors on a large scale. Many investors hoover up whatever property is available and rent it out for massive money. Also, the planning system and numerous objections to every development are a real issue. Anyway, you at least seem honest and decent and was interesting to see it from another perspective.

[@handle433]

@@HimWitDaHair98the reason no one will lower rent is because there is really no reason or incentive to bother. Galway is full of students who will live in any conditions, many of them receiving (governmental) grants to pay for their accomodation (SUSI, FAFSA, etc.) The OP doesn’t need to lower rent by €50 because someone will be there to pay it, likely a student who has ‘parental assistance’. The student who can’t pay simply disappears. Why would she shoot herself in the foot when someone will cough up? She could raise the rent by €100 and people will fill the space. There are many reasons why this has been a ‘crisis’ for years, yet nothing has happened. It is not a crisis if there are many people in the country who don’t even see it before them. The poorest have never had a voice in ireland because of our constant one upmanship of each other, just look at Sean Quinn. One of the greatest in our country, brought down by other Irish people. We have no national unity, no will to see the others succeed. You know exactly what I’m talking about, just mention Bono in any conversation. People immediately recoil and spout crap about him, despite being one of the most renowned and successful Irish people we have. If the citizens of our country truly wanted to fix this problem, we could address it in two years. Yet they make too much money off the back of competitive property rental pricing indexes. If you really wanted help, just get a passport from that Eastern European country. Then the government will help you.

[@DaGleese]

I left Ireland and moved to Germany in 2020. I almost doubled my wage in just the move alone, and since then I have climbed the ladder and earn almost 3X what my wage was in Ireland in 2019. I must also admit, work here is way more laid back than it was in Ireland, and I have way more rights. - I don't have limited sick days (in Ireland you get 3, after that they stop paying you... so try not to get too sick). - I get 30 paid days off a year (in Ireland that was 20, and 4 of them HAD to be allocated to Christmas time at the companies choice). - There are also more bank holidays here. In Ireland, if things got quiet at work, the company could send us home without pay, starting from the very first hour we were not able to clock on to a "job" (yeah, we had to log and clock every hour of everything we did). Here in Germany, we don't clock anything, just turn up for a bit and do approximately 8 hours work each day, give or take. Go for a coffee break when we fancy, do a bit, tip away... Oh! Time for another coffee break again! No need to be a soldier! If the company can't afford to pay us, they shouldn't have employed us. They have an agreement with the government to keep full-time employees in gainful employment, and to suddenly stop paying people just because they have an unorganized workflow would be completely illegal. But that's not all. Things are cheaper in Germany. Rent is cheaper, food and drink is cheaper. To recap: In Ireland wages are low, work is hard, goods cost more. The high GDP is a complete and utter scam, If you want to see how a countries wealth really might reflect on your quality of life, look into GNI instead. Ireland benefits greatly from basically having one city reflect the majority of the population. It's pretty easy to make a house look tidy if you only ever show your guests one room. Basically, Ireland is a big sock puppet for the politicians to stick their hand in the arse of and come out smelling like roses at the expense of the population. And the most annoying thing? Irish people will read this, and instead of realizing they are getting screwed, they'll instead leave resentful smart comments like "good riddance". The people allow this type of thing to happen to themselves through their own ignorance, stubbornness and "ah shar" attitude, unfortunately.

[@wynbrown5985]

Totally agree with you. I'm Irish by the way. Most of the problems are caused by the unelected musical chairs corrupt government in Ireland 🇮🇪.

[@drunkfood3275]

I was born in Germany and I am thanking you for comparising those two countries but as a native I want to say to all the people reading this comment: Germany has its own problems and germany is far beyond from being perfect

[@DaGleese]

@@drunkfood3275 I also agree with you. Economically it's better for sure. But socially Ireland is way better.

[@Chatboy_GPT]

Really think you destroyed your own argument with the extremely petty last paragraph. Additionally you paint a pretty picture of Germany but I wonder what the German people themselves would say about you coming over "drinking coffee and tipping away a bit" likely not speaking or learning their language whilst meanwhile cities like Berlin become increasingly expensive as people continue to flood in.

[@DaGleese]

@@Chatboy_GPT I'm seeing a lot of assumptions and very little substance in this comment.

[@LucaInsanguine]

This video is spot on, only thing I would like to address, it says building permission are difficult, that's only applicable to the city centre because is very old but outside of Dublin they are building new proprieties everywhere. I have lived in many countries (US, Italy, Brazil, England, Slovakia); now I am in Ireland and is the least developed of them all; I am shocked how behind it is from the rest of Europe. Nature and coastline is incredible but that's all, otherwise is old and late.

[@DeirdreMcNamara]

The properties that they are building are specifically for moslem invaders. Covert armies of single aggressive men.

[@ivormectin515]

In addition to those issues mentioned in the video, one of the problems that the two-tier economy has produced is an inability for the government to provide basic infrastructure for communities like leisure centres, etc. some numbers to highlight this…a single leisure centre was built during the Celtic Tiger era at a cost of €36m. Construction costs currently exceed those when the centre was built, and yet the government budget in 2019 for capital expenditure on such facilities across the country was only €5m. The number of communities without any leisure infrastructure is frightening, that in a country which does not have a particularly outdoor-friendly climate.

[@noelpucarua2843]

"basic infrastructure for communities like LEISURE CENTRES" Did you really mean BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE?

[@adriankal]

Not outdoor friendly climate? Are you insane? When exactly Ireland Har temperatures below zero, over 30C etc? You only have wind and rain from time to time. Nothing major. Netherlands have similar climate and they're outside all the time.

[@dojocho1894]

Infrastructure is for the regular people the elite dont need it and thus you see no govt wanting to put money into it......the issues are pretty simple but the govts are being told what to do by the elite which is nothing for the regular people...its going back to a feudal system.

[@neilmccabe172]

​@@adriankalwind and rain from time to time 🤣🤣

[@josephodoherty7864]

@@adriankal1) a lot of the time 2) SO MUCH WIND/RAIN

[@thelovertunisia]

it is like here in Tunisia. Officially we have 40 percent of our GDP from industry but in reality most of it is just big corps producing low added values stuff here and not local companies.

[@carrisasteveinnes1596]

Great weather in Tunisia, though...

[@thelovertunisia]

@@carrisasteveinnes1596 Hi at the moment it is 45C and humidity around 60 percent this is hell unless you are at the beach but at work lol

[@vimalandrew2008]

Rent for one bed room apartment is 1600. Monthly income for a restaurant worker is 2300.

[@jameskilmeen]

Salary for a person who went to college for a degree isn't much more per month!

[@pedrovasconcelos3204]

Well in Portugal/Lisbon an apartment is about 600 euros and a restaurant worker earns about 730, so, it's still better

[@donfalcon1495]

@@jameskilmeen really!

[@jameskilmeen]

@@donfalcon1495 a tech degree too!

[@donfalcon1495]

@@jameskilmeen you really are doing something wrong!

[@bill90405]

A. Ireland is not the richest country in Europe, the numbers are propped up by a few multinational companies that park their IP here(Apple) and B. If no-one wants to live here why is there a housing shortage?

[@HB-lo8dj]

We stayed in Ireland in 2001 til 2003 during the Celtic Tiger era. We rented an apartment from an Irish man who was a bank manager. He lived in a big house and had two apartments he rented out. He told us he was able to buy repossessed properties at a reduced price. I was quite shocked at his greediness on the back of other people's misfortune.

[@corkboy4523]

Capitalism IS greed at the expense of others misfortune!

[@jameslee5237]

Sure, you yourself would never jump at a chance to own a cheap house out of principle. Eye-roll. He who is prepared gets the opportunity

[@HB-lo8dj]

@@jameslee5237 Does your comment apply to the residents of Lahaina in Maui too who is getting calls from people offering to buy their (burnt down) property at reduced rates. Can always suggest to him (and you it seems) there is a quick buck to be made.

[@rickmorty5215]

@@corkboy4523 Not always. Geez what an unfortunate oversimplification. Ireland has the potential to be a great place to live if people can just vote differently. The same cannot be said for a lot of developing countries. Quit the whining, and just vote out the inept sociopaths. Simple.

[@1Jason]

@@corkboy4523No other system has lifted so many people out of poverty as capitalism.

[@Jacky9071]

I live in Ireland and I can confirm you are spot on! The inept government is responsible for most of the problems

[@carrisasteveinnes1596]

Socialist lunatics who love illegals "refugees" blacks, gypsies and insane religious types more than the Irish themselves. Yet, the Irish themselves are the only one most likely to be able to do something positive or productive in their own land. I was astounded by the number of beggars, Roma and pickpockets roaming in and around Dublin. That was in 2021, so not sure if it is the same now.

[@anthonybowers7571]

the UNVOTED " government " that is ..treasonous criminals

[@robertbrowne1084]

Hi Jacky, I see you have 2 replies excluding mine but I cannot see any replies?

[@Wolf_3125]

At least they aren't as bad as the US government. Consider yourself lucky.

[@martin-d4h]

Ireland has no functioning government which works for the good of the Irish people. They take their orders from the EU. The present influx of migrants into the country proves this. We have a serious housing problem, how do we fix it ? we will import thousands of people from who knows where, madness, and it will end in tears for the normal people, unlike the so called " leaders " who will have been well rewarded for their treachery.

[@lc86_65]

I moved to Ireland in 2012. I'm from Portugal and we were going through a crisis then. I had just qualified as a nurse and had no job prospects in my country. I moved here because the salary seemed good and I wanted to start a new life. Life has only gotten worse, because the cost of living have increased a lot while our salaries haven't... I am always surprised when I hear that Ireland is "rich". I don't see it. Quite the opposite actually! There is no investment in infrastructure, public services, health, education... it's all a farse, really! And I fear it will only get worse until it collapses.

[@V1kToo]

That is just not true. Portugal is far poorer than Ireland in almost every aspect. I love Portugal, but it is comparable to Spain: good weather, good food, cheap prices and high degree of enjoyment. When it comes to jobs it's a different story. Jobs are miserable in Spain and Portugal. Has it gone worse since 2012? No, not really, Ireland has become one of the richest countries in Europe, and that is evident in that getting a decently paid job is easier than ever. That allows you to cover well your basics and save money. Try that in Portugal, you have to be lucky.

[@Fan-zx1lz]

@lc86_65 : It is very Sad to go through this horrible situation in Ireland, I would suggest you to move to Australia, the place where nurses are paid well.

[@anthonyvasquezactor]

Ireland is now turning into America. 😑

[@justinianthegreat154]

@@V1kToothe fact is that she isn‘t comparing Portugal to Ireland. She‘s talking about the situation in Ireland my friend

[@V1kToo]

​@@justinianthegreat154 I am making that comparison, and it's a fair one to do, when you don't know how to make constructive criticism of the country that has welcomed you into opportunity. I arrived in 2018, I try to make criticism by stating what can get better and how I think it could get better, but trying to understand why it is the way it is. It will not do to speak ill of things that are far worse where I come from. Hopefully that makes sense now.

[@robotbob1860]

As an Irishman, this is a very accurate video. Currently I am 20 and I don't know a single person in my entire family or social circle who is staying, and why would we? Currently, we have about a third as many train lines as we had under the British Empire (the Irish government decided to rip most of them up to build motorways and as such Ireland is almost as car-dependant as the US), moreover, we have the highest cost of cars in europe along with the most expensive car insurance on Earth. Also, currently, to afford the absolute cheapest houses in Ireland, someone has to earn at least €150,000, which puts them in the top 1% of earners. Ireland is a highly corrupt country and the general consensus is that it is still highly undeveloped. I could mention a lot more (such as our failed judicial, medical, social, educational, governmental, banking, retail, industrial, residential, municipal, cultural, etc institutions), but sufficed to say, Ireland is by far the least developed country in the OECD and is the least developed country in western Europe, frankly, many more impoverished countries are in a significantly better state than Ireland. Do not believe the lie that we are in any way a first world country.

[@bodonova6]

Perfect explanation of the dire situation. Couldn't have said it better my self.

[@PixelsInMySoup]

What a unsubstantiated, exaggerated rant. Every country ripped out a portion of their rail network with the arrival of cars and building motorways was a positive to Ireland, despite want you say. And Ireland is not a highly corrupt country and there is not general consensus that it's 'highly undeveloped', in fact that's a ludicrous thing to say. It's nothing but your skewed and bitter opinion. And to somehow imply that Ireland was better whilst in the British Empire just highlights how twisted your thinking is.

[@carmenl163]

@@PixelsInMySoup Not every country ripped out a portion of its rail network with the arrival of cars. For instance, Switzerland, Japan, and the Netherlands have only added to their rail network. Compared to the majority of other European countries, public transport is a nightmare in Ireland.

[@tonyhart97]

I'm 25 years old, have a physics degree and work full time. Renting a shitty little studio apartment isn't even on the cards for me, never mind saving for a mortgage and starting a family. My entire life is focused on building up enough money so I can leave to a real country that actually cares about its people, where a highly educated and hard working guy could make a life for himself. I'm in the exact same situation as friends I have from Lebanon and Turkey...

[@TheSapphire51]

I would imagine you would be better off looking for a job elsewhere. It sounds just like it was in the 70's and 80's when I was young and the most annoying part is the deceit about the reality for those not working for multinationals, the civil service, etc.

[@stevewapner9061]

I wonder if Ireland is the way it is bc Irish people are too quick to abandon it rather then stay and change it. I mean the number of young doctors who leave Ireland right after getting their degree is scandalous.

[@aedolahd3810]

Seeing the 25yo with a physics degree, I questioned if I knew the account holder. I do, from DIT science soc! Hope you're doing well Tony😁

[@KarlsLabReport]

When you find that “real country” I would like to hear from you.

[@tonyhart97]

@@aedolahd3810 likewise mate! Good to hear from you

[@Jackalaa101]

I live in the West of Ireland - and I work in tech. I make just enough to keep a roof over my head but crushed with exhorbidant rent, cost of living etc. I have no chance of ever owning my own home, and most of us are at the whim of greedy Landlords who charge ridiculous sums for little in return (I haven't had a working shower since 2020 and took a complaint to Residential Tenancies Board which were slow and incompetent and the issue is till unresolved.). I can't even afford to leave the country, as much as I want to. Problem here is given our history, we have the exact same class system as our former British ovelords with stupendously rich tax dodgers, and poorest of the poor. Our Government is inept, corrupt and we have nobody to replace them with. Even our own National Broadcasting service recently got caught up in a corruption scandal where they had been abusing Millions in taxpayer money, only for it to be swept under the rug.

[@blueodum]

If you work in tech, there are plenty of places in the EU you could live; you might even find a job that lets you do the digital nomad thing if you want. I don't quite get the idea of not being able to afford to leave Ireland, unless you are talking about non-financial issues.

[@GunnerRDS]

You should all stop paying taxes before the country is utterly destroyed.You'll have a bunch of Africans moving into your house before long

[@user-pf5xq3lq8i]

You work from home and can live anywhere, yet you cry about Dublin house prices. I call BS. A propaganda rant to deflect for the absolute financial mess in the UK. Liar.

[@camionerodebasura]

What’s this got to do with the UK?

[@PaulColclough47]

I don't buy it. I know plenty of people in tech who've bought a home by themselves in Dublin. Houses in the West are absolutely affordable. Either you're lying about something or you're terrible with your finances. That having been said, I work in tech too and I know many very well paid colleagues who bitch and moan about the cost of living as if they were on minimum wage.

[@StickBugger]

its nice to finally see someone who actually points out the problems with Ireland.

[@Prodrive1]

Gone to the dogs here. Nothing works here. No health care. No cops ever seen. Awful leniant judiciary. Crap councils. Poor transport. Mass immigration final nail in the coffin. Dead now here. Sad.

[@Mooke_Maykr]

Preach lad, preach.

[@ContrarianExpatriate]

Thank you for shedding light on this issue. I visited Dublin two years ago and I was shocked! I barely saw any Irish people; it was mostly Brazilians and east Africans milling about. No one appeared affluent or comfortable and it was but a few tears above some 3rd world capitals. Moreover there was a dearth of affordable/suitable lodging. One local Irishman remarked that Dublin is the only Capital in the world where are you will pay Ritz Carlton prices for a rundown studio apartment. If Ireland is truly a wealthy country, it is not at all apparent in the capital city.

[@stevewapner9061]

Ireland has replaced its dependence on the old absentee landlords from England with dependence on foreign multinationals. This is how Irish politicians counterfeited a genuine Irish economy. Instead of having a people economy, they have a paper economy.

[@johnpatrick5307]

Dependence? - they were shifting the money out. Its like saying that the slaves were dependent on their masters. Poverty was shocking. It would be interesting to discover where all this money went in Britain - all the fine estates, etc.

[@HalfLatinaJoy86]

As soon as you mentioned tech companies such as Microsoft invading Ireland, I immediately knew the next thing you were talking about was going to be something to do with a housing crisis. I live in Seattle, where Microsoft is from. Also, when Amazon came to Seattle, rents began skyrocketing and crime increased, and homelessness increased. I have a theory that many of the apartments and housing are being given to the tech employees and the building owners are probably getting a huge payday out of it to make sure that the tech workers have homes -- at the expense of the country folk.

[@kbezier7484]

I'd guess you only moved to Seattle recently. Amazon is a Seattle company. HQ in Seattle since the 1990's. And MS are over on the Eastside. Always an Eastside company. What destroyed Seattle was the huge South Lake Union and related developments in the last 15 years. And the extra 200K people it brought into the city. Who then voted for politicians like Sawant, Ed Murray etc who utterly destroyed the city with their insane politics. You would n't believe what a fanatic city Seattle was to live in 20/30 years ago. Not full of street people and street criminals. Best city of its size in the US. With reasonable property prices and rentals and a fantastic quality of life. Although around 2'nd / Pike was just as sketchy back then. All gone in the last ten years. Seattle is now a crime ridden cess pit just like Portland and San Francisco. And ruined by exactly the same people. Who moved to the city from elsewhere and then voted for the type of politicians who destroyed the place within a decade. Got nothing to do with "big business" or "greedy landlords".

[@Scriobh]

That is exactly what happened in Dublin when Microsoft, Google etc. showed up - real estate agents went straight to landlords and offered them 3x the normal rent if they'd evict their current tenant. This was done at the rest of the HR teams at those same Big Tech companies. Then a big tech employee would move in, and another family became homeless. So for all the bleating about "tax revenues" thousands of Irish families were made homeless to placate these companies. And this was done with the FULL knowledge of sitting Irish politicians, many of whom are landlords.

[@cocobean7519]

Most of the tech companies bought huge amounts of vacant apartments at knock-down prices during the recession in 2008-2011, got them really cheap! Then they rented those Apts out to their employees!!!! So the big tech companies were effectively getting their own money back that they paid out in salaries & also got their investment apartments paid off by the employees!

[@Scriobh]

@@cocobean7519 I didn't know that but it doesn't surprise me. So when they ran out of their own apartments they basically bribed landlords with 3x - 4x the rent, while also using Ireland as tax haven. And 95% of the politicians in this country were part of that entire scam.

[@Johnnymahon218]

Actually, Ireland took in a lot of people needing help the past few years and this caused a housing shortage , which the landlords saw as an opportunity to greatly increase rent, so everyone did it. Only partly true about tech companies.

[@helveticaification]

Ireland needs a new generation of politicians - fast !

[@TheIrishBosnian]

I'll be voting for change. 100%

[@DanielRumbacher]

@@TheIrishBosnian if you believe in voting you are very trusting lol. i am not from ireland but from what i have heard ireland is the greatest tax haven in the eu. so everything is being done to keep things as they are now. the companies basically rule ireland.

[@Whateverxo56]

Ireland is turning into America 2.0 very fast!

[@PARK-sy3tf]

@@DanielRumbacherIreland is probably the closest thing to a corporate ruled nation in the modern world.

[@FestinaFirefly]

I visited Ireland in 2006 and you could see society transforming at light speed. Even middle-aged people were gobsmacked as young Irish drove BMW SUVs to their hi-tech jobs. The entire service sector was made up of young Polish immigrants.

[@edward6438]

What exactly do you mean by service sector

[@weeeeehhhhh]

One of the contributors to the housing crisis is that Poland and eastern Europe have advanced rapidly in the past decade. There's a lot less eastern Europeans coming to Ireland to work and build houses, a fraction of what built the housing bubble in 2006-2008

[@edwardbrady5843]

Great Britian is the richest country in the world, that's why we are so Great and everyone wants to live here 🎉

[@gloin10]

@@edwardbrady5843 Your claims are deluded nonsense.

[@edwardbrady5843]

@@gloin10 your just jealous.

[@RachLuvsParamore]

Thank you so much for raising this issue! From an Irish person who is losing many close friends to Emigration

[@geoffpoole483]

Emigration has been a fact of life for Irish people for a very long time. The last time I was in Ireland the papers were full of articles examining the phenomenon of people migrating to Ireland to work. In a short space of time Ireland transformed from an agrarian economy to a combination of high-tech and a tax haven.

[@Prodrive1]

All the while we are importing 1 million foreigners. Suicide.

[@cbucks95]

@@geoffpoole483agree. It doesn’t matter how Great Ireland becomes, emigration is just part of the culture. My parents always wanted me to travel and live abroad

[@thebzo]

​@@cbucks95I'd say it is less culture, and more the only option to the point it has become extremely common

[@cbucks95]

@@thebzo it's clearly not the only option. I know of loads of people who were doing extremely well here in Ireland. I have a friend who just moved to Oz from Dublin and his salary has gone from 80k to 60k and to add the rent in Sydney is more than it was in Dublin. His reasoning was he wanted a change in weather and to experience some travel....... Just because some leave for economic reasons does not mean we all do! Anyone working in private services in Dublin is doing well from what i have seen

[@Nicebitoffishing]

As an Irish’s person I can confirm everything in this video is unfortunately very true.we are not rich ,we are not prosperous we are on our knees with no future no chance of buying a house or moving out of our parents houses .no wonder everyone young wants to leave 😏

[@theloniuspunk383]

the problem is everyone being invited here, the Irish have no sense of themselves they are easy prey for internationalist interests

[@DarraghM1]

I left 5 years ago and haven't looked back once

[@Withcare111]

You mustn’t know your own country . 851 properties were available for rent in the whole year of 2022 ? Really ?

[@bigbangwillycasey]

@@DarraghM1to where

[@Cofarl]

Speak for yourself.

[@MatthewGonzalesTech]

Having lived in Ireland for the past decade, I can confidently say that it may not be the best place for everyone. The cost of living can be quite high, and the weather can leave something to be desired. Additionally, there may be concerns surrounding border control. However, it's worth noting that everyone has their own unique experiences and opinions. While Ireland may not be the ideal location for some, others may find it to be a wonderful place to call home. Ultimately, it's important to weigh the pros and cons and make a decision that's best for you.

[@mikeahern3999]

What concerns surrounding border control ? get out of Dublin ,it will solve half of your problems.

[@agnesbowecampion780]

It cannot be really 'home', home is the country were ur parents, granparents, etc. Were born and reared in, paper work, or passports given to foreign nationals, inc colour, makes no difference, ur either fully irish, or ur not, irish 4 irish

[@rosalacroix6447]

I came to ireland for my partner who is irish, and started to work at a big tech company. All the revenue i bring in is not for ireland but for other european countries like France, Italy, Netherlands & Belgium. i thought moving from here to ireland would be not this expensive but renting is insane, there are no rules or regulations on what the rent prices are. i got very lucky with finding an apartment in a very nice area for not that much money (dublin terms) . What maybe frustrates me the most is the horrible road systems, and public transport, and not only that but all the jobs are located in big cities, so even when u live further outside of the city u have to travel which is horrible. I really hope that stuff changes because its a huge mess.

[@rosalacroix6447]

@@johnnybee69 Oh yeah i bet alot has changed. Personally if things wont change or get better i will go back to my own country. And if my boyfriend wants to stay in ireland i can also understand that, but it would mean the end of our relationship, just because ireland cant get his shit right. :/

[@s1.m511]

There’s loads of jobs outside Dublin. We’re not in the 1980s anymore. Dubs just live in their own bubble.

[@s1.m511]

@@johnnybee69 I wasn’t replying to you. And you should really travel a bit more and get out of Dublin for a while if you actually think that nonsense.

[@s1.m511]

@@johnnybee69 sure buddy.

[@mariebrady7491]

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[@beatenbytheclown]

I left Ireland in 2004 after graduating from university and now only go back for weddings and funerals. Of my college friends, the difference between those that stayed and those that went abroad with respect to where they are in life is pretty startling. A few who emigrated eventually moved back but only once they had earned enough to be able to live comfortably back in Ireland. From the sounds of this video nothing has changed.

[@liadhnifhalluin7665]

I'm 26, this makes me worried that maybe I should move. Could you tell me more about the difference between your college friends that stayed and went abroad?

[@Danny.r1]

@@liadhnifhalluin7665 I left 5 years ago so can probably give you some sort of an answer as well. A lot of my friends who stayed are basically just ‘getting by’. The salaries relative to living costs are low unless you’re in a few types of jobs (even then you could do better elsewhere). They pay high taxes and give the remainder over to rent, groceries, and going out. I often remember people’s card bouncing when trying to pay. Only a few have been able to buy a house. Most wait to receive their parent’s place when they pass. The ones who did buy managed to scrape together enough for some overpriced hovel. The jobs themselves are often very menial and, I believe, will be under threat in the coming AI/automation boom. Tons of back office and admin jobs there but this is low pay, low skill stuff. The place is essentially a back office to London/US. The ones who left did much better - better job opportunities, better pay, better ability to save. Although everyone misses home in a way. The government is seriously letting people down. There’s so much they can do to fix this but they don’t know how/won’t. Don’t get me wrong, Ireland has done well given where we came from but we have a relatively short window to capitalize on this tax haven boom by diversifying. However, we are quickly running out of time.

[@Chatboy_GPT]

But hang on - in 2004 the economy was *actually* booming? That was peak Celtic Tiger (hard c by the way guys). That was before the crash and also before we shifted our economy entirely to tailor to american corporations, especially tech companies. I knew people babysitting making 30 euro an hour then.

[@JeanMcMahon-Irish]

I'm Irish and have lived abroad and appreciate my country much better. Salaries here are good but the cost of living in Dublin is high. It is almost impossible for people to buy a house unless you move outside of the city. Rents are also high. I know quite a few people who moved here from other countries and some have left and have come back to live here because you can live more comfortably here and earn a higher salary.

[@LS-fe4ob]

I want to leave too, to where is the question

[@JuksMaluks]

There is also a massive drug problem in Dublin and the government has been unable to handle it in the 10 years I've been living here, it's quite depressing to walk in some parts of the city

[@killakilla1038]

I wouldn't say unable and its not just Dublin. Unable makes it sound like they are making an effort. Id say incapable of handling it. They are incapable of handling anything

[@neilwaldron2464]

instead of "leprechaun economics" they should really term it "cocaine economics"- the amount of small hairdressers, beauticians, breakfast roll shops in prime retail rental areas in Dublin (with few clients) is how money is laundered . Drugs not so much a problem as the principal industry

[@scottbuckley823]

They don't care about Drug users. there was drugs for decades in working class areas and no one cared until Veronica Guerin was shot then there was a minor backlash.

[@SatumainenOlento]

It is a symptom of non-functional society, not the main target to tackle. The system needs a huge upgrade!

[@lorcster6694]

Yeah, people smoking crack in public.

[@ImplodingSubmarine]

The worst part? The Irish consistently vote for the same parties expecting things to change and have done so for nearly a century. Vote Sinn Féin

[@naiyomotion]

This video brings up valid points, and every country should always be able to recognise where it needs to improve. However, to counter balance it a little - as someone who left in the mid 80's, there is no comparison to what Ireland was then - the economic situation has improved immeasurably. Strive to improve, and don't take for granted the progress already made.

[@gplunk]

And wayyy feckin' better than the 18farties!

[@stumac869]

Same for England but now people can't afford to buy a home or rent. What does that tell you?

[@Interlocutor67]

‘Progress.’

[@matthewbarry376]

Did you come back ??, The economic progress and development that was made between the 80s and the late 90s early 2000s was destroyed by the 2007/2008 financial crisis. Indigenous industry has been on the decline for decades now.

[@donfalcon1495]

@@matthewbarry376 Total nonsense! Ireland has progressed at an incredible pace since the financial crisis!

[@jeungyoo871]

The same problems are happening in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, NY, LA. The house/rent is too expensive to afford to average middle class workers, unless being high tech engineer, successful business man, or professions in medical field.

[@Testacabeza]

I've been in Ireland 23 years now. My salaray has not matched the inflation for at least 10 years. My rent has been increased again without getting nothing in return for the same property, because there is nowhere else to go. I have to consider myself lucky to pay the amount I pay. The public transport is a mess, infrastructure lacking everywhere, heatlh could be so much better. It is all for the rich and the greedy.

[@Prodrive1]

True. Failed State.

[@Testacabeza]

@@Prodrive1 In many ways, yes. In others is still much better than in other really failed states. But I do not see anybody trying to steer this ship.

[@1Jason]

@@Prodrive1Ireland is very far from perfect. When you say failed state though, countries like South Africa come to mind. Insane homicide rate. No security. Electricity cutting out every day. Infrastructure falling apart. No hope for future because of all the corruption. It’s hard to live in Ireland, but it is better than the vast amount of other countries.

[@OscarOSullivan]

It might be shit for a developed country but by god compared to most countries in the world it is paradise

[@andrejmihelic8526]

Living in Ireland for the last 10 years and this video is spot on! I'm lucky to rent an apartment alone but the vast majority of people need to share (sometimes up to 10+ people in a single property)! Seriously thinking about leaving, as 80m² property starts at 400k, not to mention that its 50 years old if not more.

[@secretHerbs-kf3bn]

how are the situations now?

[@andrejmihelic8526]

@@secretHerbs-kf3bn worse every day...

[@mick1406]

I have three children, late teens to young adults. All are now looking to leave Ireland to go to the UK for work and to buy a property. It is simply impossible for them to build a meaningful future here in Ireland as the housing situation is a disaster and the overall quality of life is poor! On average prices here - for everything- are around 48% higher than anywhere else in the EU!! The education system simply pushes everyone into the Universities - that's why drop out rates are enormous - and the apprenticeship system is still not properly functioning meaning a life for many of dull, low paid jobs and temporary contracts. Politicians can crow all day about GDP or GNI. It's all smoke and mirrors. For the ordinary person, life in Ireland is pretty dire and no chance of it getting better anytime soon!

[@samdavid9237]

Hate to burst your bubble but the grass is not always greener. Are you aware of housing in the UK at the moment?. Absolutley no different to Ireland mabey even worse in comparison - Interest rates have gone up again and landlords leaving the markets in their droves.

[@mick1406]

@@samdavid9237 Nope, totally wrong! My lad's already put in an offer on a 3 bed semi for £110k. Near to where he will work and good transport snd local services. Ireland simply can't match the UK for opportunities like this! Ireland now rapidly becoming a no go area for most young people who can't afford to rent, can't afford to buy so get 'stuck' at home with parents!! According to a new Euro study, Ireland has more young people still living at home thsn any other european country! Its an absolute disaster (not my words, but Irish President Michael D. Higgins') and will only mean, yet again, our young are being forced to leave Ireland for a better quality of life in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada etc! All the fault of incompetent Irish politicians and greedy (mainly) Irish landlords and land-owners! Disgraceful.

[@WaveRider1989]

​@@mick1406whats a semi? But that's cheap. In Miswest US I bought a house last year it was $400k 😅

[@mick1406]

@@WaveRider1989 'Semi' = semi detached house. Basically, two houses in one building 'joined' together by a shared joining wall. Thus keeping build costs low! Maybe its a uniquely UK concept? Whatever, nice house and great price!✌️

[@WaveRider1989]

@mick1406 oh I see. In US these type of houses are called townhouses. Those houses have an association who will do the lawn care and roof work maintenance.

[@badrinair]

Been here fifteen years. Mismanagement is an understatement. There's so much potential but incompetent politicians ruined it all. They say Ireland is least corrupt, but that's not true.

[@Fan-zx1lz]

Good to see a Malayali commentor.

[@sandrashane677]

The bankers pull all the strings here. They are deliberately destroying our country.

[@stanthebamafan]

I work in medical devices. At both of the companies I’ve worked at, they did the final manufacturing step in Ireland for tax reasons. We would build the subcomponents in the US then ship them to Ireland. However, I also knew several Irish engineers at those plants who were attempting to move to the US because of high cost of living.

[@CSilva-zj6ko]

I have been living in Ireland for the past 5 years and half and it is absolutely outrageous how things are getting more expensive here everyday and the system for everything such as Transport, Hospitals, Education is just getting worse . People still think it is normal to pay a ridiculous amount of time for rent to share a house sometimes with other 6 people. Let’s not even mention crime and drugs which gets worse day by day. Ireland is always trying to transmit a good impression of the country to the rest of the world but just who lives here knows the reality .

[@getsmart3701]

Irish and living overseas. About half of all my friends emigrated and about half of my family. Cost of living, housing prices and low life quality (due to permanent congestion everywhere you go) all being the causes. As a people we are conditioned to emigrate and so it continues.

[@donfalcon1495]

You left because of the traffic 😂😂 Ireland is really famous for heavy traffic 😂😂

[@donfalcon1495]

Where do live now that has less traffic and higher quality of life?😂

[@DeathDoesNotScareMe]

​@@donfalcon1495u from Ireland ? Why don't u guys use bicycle like Dutch people

[@donfalcon1495]

@@DeathDoesNotScareMe good question! That's something that would make a big improvement but we need better cycle lanes to make it safer.

[@fitzstv8506]

I finished school in the early 1980's when Ireland was a deeply depressed place with little opportunity or future for anyone rich or poor and also in a massive decade long recession, out of a class of 25 ten went on to further education and 12 went to London and beyond....2 have since died, all of those from my class including myself who left Ireland at this time slowly returned with the exception of 1 who has made a life in Australia. Most Irish people return to Ireland to settle down and raise families, Ireland is a good place to live and grow old in, often you have to leave a place to appreciate what value that place holds. The cost of living and house prices in Ireland compare favourably with those of similar sized and developed countries. Ireland does not suffer from congestion!..... I do not know where you got that impression from if anything Ireland is underpopulated and short of workers. The grass is rarely greener at the other side of the hill!.

[@laurensnieuwland4657]

I'm Dutch, yet I want to move to Ireland, ever since the first time I visited. The nature is beautiful, the people are the nicest and most fun folk I've ever come across, God, they know how to have a good craic. I know there's hope yet as long as the Irish people keep the Irish spirit alive. I just wish there was a way to help from overseas. Can't do much about Irish politics from here...

[@danwebb4418]

You can help us, send us dutch pancakes..send us lots of dutch clogs, we need dutch E bikes, some dutch cheese, and some of the stuff ye smoke in the cafes in Amsterdam, in exchange we will send you our political leaders, then we will be very very happy and smiley... Slainte ..

[@laurensnieuwland4657]

@@danwebb4418 I don't think you'll want our e-bikes, our most well known brand just went tits up. Can get you everything else though, but I'd rather ship your politicians off to let's say, Russia, as we've got our fair share of eejit politicians here as well.

[@1Jason]

Kind of funny. I am from Ireland but live in Australia now. I have been to the Netherlands twice. There is something about the place I love. I think it’s all the people passing through. Amsterdam is just such a busy vibrant place.

[@laurensnieuwland4657]

@@1Jason That's exactly the reason I want to move 😁 I love how peaceful the Irish countryside can be.

[@brianoshea1178]

Itsnot about our Irish spirit, we're being priced out of our own country cause we're a tax haven, a shit room in a shared house, that's falling apart and you'll have to commute for hours is about a 3rd or more of the average workers wage, on an ok wage, not to mention the cost of living, food/utilities.... one pint will cost you 7:50 euro, a n8ce bottle of wine costs 9/10 euro in the shops for context. This video nails it, our doctors leave, cantvget health care, education has gone to shite. We're not rich, our government is stealing everything, bunch of landlords, who have no interst in building new homes or reducing rents

[@Leerill]

I've visited Dublin a few times and the amount of dereliction / brownfield land in the city centre is a scandal given how acute the crisis is / how apparently wealthy the country is.

[@alanlawlor3134]

The country isnt wealthy! It's all propped up on fake data. A wealthy country is top heavy with natural resources. Ireland is the opposite of that

[@waqasahmad8015]

I was in one of the hospitals in greater Manchester and i met a wonderful kind young irish nurse who told me how difficult it was living in ireland and how uk provided her more choice in her nursing career

[@ac1455]

A more accurate reflection would be instead of gdp per capita, take the median discretionary salary, then adjust for purchase power. A lot harder to measure and account all factors, but imo the most accurate way to see true wealth.

[@gh0s1wav]

Yeah by alot of those charts he showed youd never guess that half of us citizens live check to check 😅

[@roryoneill9444]

In Ireland, the CSO and ERSI use modified Gross National Income, which strips out the effect of FDI, to understand Irish economic performance. The MNE effect on the Irish Economy is huge, IDA Ireland confirmed in December 2022 that employment by foreign direct investment companies now exceeds 300,000, which equates to around 12% of Ireland's total workforce of more than 2.5m people, with Multinationals enterprises (MNE) paid 33% of Irish wages in 2021...

[@fatboyRAY24]

From what I gather the disposable income stat was adjusted for purchasing power. And the median table I looked up from the same source, also adjusted for purchasing power, was a mirror image of the first table’s rankings, with only slight differences.

[@RazorMouth]

We don't use GDP. We use modified GNI which doesn't include the capital and asset flows of multinational corporations. Using that calculation were still about 6th richest and it's proven with the amount of taxation collected by our revenue.

[@joesod]

@@RazorMouth but nobody else uses GNI so its no good for comparing to other countries , you would need everyone else to use GNI . Also taxation is inflon revenue ated by the multinational corporation tax receipts which was 24 billion that is the tax from their global operations, so you would also need to strip that out

[@j377yb33n]

There's another dimension to the story, and the population density of Dublin vs other areas is a better indicator. There's a huge swathe of poorly developed cities, that may still be in a recession, or were barely touched by the growth during the Celtic tiger and property boom, aside from poorly made and planned homes that dot the landscape and debt trap people. Infrastructure in many places is 1970's-tier, and this drives further movement to Dublin, feeding further false statistics about the economic growth of the area. If you're living in a town in Offally or donegal, and the only place you can get a job that isn't part time is in another city, you're probably moving there since commuting isn't going to be feasible. further draining smaller regions of educated workforces, and affecting local economies. We're in the weird midpoint between the UK and Japan due to decades of thatcher-like economic policies, and like many countries in eastern europe or africa due to development starting from a back foot, either due to imperialist wealth extraction, or due to decades of recession before the turnaround in the 90's.

[@isoldedoyle3483]

A ‘huge swathe of poorly developed cities’ ?! Where are they - the only other cities besides Dublin are Cork, Limerick and Galway. There are large towns, county towns or market towns like Waterford, Wexford, Tralee, Kilkenny etc etc but they are not cities. The infrastructure throughout the country is reasonably well developed thanks to EU funds - sure lots of things could be better but every country has it’s issues. It really annoys me when people make sweeping negative statements about Ireland.Some years ago I was in The Hague and I took a train from there to Schipol airport in Amsterdam to get a flight to Dublin. It had been snowing - the train had problems - we were chucked off the train and had to wait in an open station in the freezing cold - the warm dry areas were underground but we could not wait there because the announcements were in Dutch which only the Dutch understood and the notice board was erratic. We were rushed into another train by staff only to be told to get off a few minutes later - that happened a second time. I was chatting with a Japanese family who were really worried because they couldn’t get any information from the staff and they had to catch a flight - theirs was earlier than mine. I’ve had plenty of experiences abroad in developed countries where things go wrong or are inefficient. So please stop generalising and making sweeping statements about Ireland. We live in a country where no-one should starve, go without education or medical care. We are usually somewhere between the 6th and 8th in the most democratic countries list. We are high up in the Human Development Index. No reasonable thinking person would ever claim that their country is perfect - every country has room for improvement to a greater or lesser extent. Instead of griping about problems be part of the change/improvement.

[@j377yb33n]

@@isoldedoyle3483 Alright, where are you from in the country?

[@donfalcon1495]

What nonsense are you talking? Are you even from Ireland?

[@j377yb33n]

@@donfalcon1495 yeah, I grew up in sligo.

[@donfalcon1495]

@@j377yb33n Sligo, the place with an ambundance of jobs today?

[@tombrunila2695]

The problem with foreign investment is that it can leave the country very quickly! The key to success is and has always been endogenous growth, that is domestic growth! This was identified by Paul Romer. (edited corrected endogenous)

[@ianandrews6890]

Don't you mean endogenous , not exogenous ?

[@tombrunila2695]

@@ianandrews6890 yes, of course. I removed a sentence that was about why exogenous does not work. It was Paul Romer that identifies endogenous growth as the real reason to success. Thanks for noting, I'll edit it.

[@patcom1013]

indigenous, is what you mean, yes?

[@MickAngelhere]

That’s so true, unfortunately the Federal Australian Government is only interested in bringing in immigrants instead of investing in Australia. Thus we now have a few problems with a lot of our wealth going offshore as most of our assets have been sold off and education as well.

[@weeeeehhhhh]

One of the benefits of MNCs and large exports is that Ireland benefits from economic growth in other countries.

[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

My fiancée left Ireland for the US about 6 years ago when she was 20. She is now a naturalized citizen, and her younger sister just moved here as well.

[@kalayne6713]

Ireland is my spiritual home. I had planned to move there from hot, dry, burnt Australia, then my daughter got cancer, so that dream is in limbo, like every aspect of our lives. The housing shortage worries me. A worldwide social problem, having been homeless and traumatised by the experience, I don't know how to ensure my family, in whatever form it exists, when our rental here finishes, will be able to find a home on the West Coast of Ireland.I have never really made a dream come true but am hanging onto this one, for dear life. It's why I named my daughter Erin.

[@gdok6088]

Yes, hot, dry, burnt Australia - basically a dust-bowl with slivers of habitable land on a few slivers of the coast.

[@1Jason]

I am from the West coast of Ireland. I live in Australia now. Recently an English man in his 70s bought a field near my old family home. He lives there on his own in a caravan with a cheap car. He says he loves it. The locals worry for him a bit, but help him out as much as they can. He seems to like his own space, so he is mostly left in peace.

[@myz-]

I live in the west of Ireland at the minute, here i pay 750 a month to live in a 2 bedroom bungalow and it is crazy. The landlord wont pay for anything not even house paint or a broken window when we moved in. gets very damp every winter and fuck all insulation. a price to pay for living here in the west

[@LS-fe4ob]

@@myz-very cheap compared to Dublin at least 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@erroll5814]

one thing i would recommend doing is avoiding moving anywhere near the GDA, especially on the west coast. It's horribly expensive and the local councils wont do anything about the greediness of landlords, and dont give to fucks about the actual everyday working class people who are just trying to make a living and have a nice little life. One thing I will say though, I was raised in the south-east of Ireland and it's so much nicer there. We do still have a lot of issues with housing crisis's etc, but the cost of living down here is significantly less than what you'd be paying on the west or near dublin. Waterford or Wexford have a high enough housing prices, but compared to what people in dublin are facing, we count ourselves lucky in a way.

[@batyushki]

I moved to Ireland in 2012 from the US with a family, working for a tech company. The salaries are a bit better in tech, but the cost of living anywhere near Dublin is also really high, and lots of Irish people have a similar standard of living to us working in domestic companies. Housing is a huge problem: the tiny number of homes for rent or for sale at any given time means there is a lot of competition for them, and it pushes people on lower incomes out of the market. And the homes you can buy are relatively small and poorly built by European or North American middle-class standards. Amongst other immigrants in my line of work, housing is absolutely the main obstacle to staying here; you just feel poorer because of how you are forced to live. And if you're coming from a low tax state, there is no competition; people will move to the US in a heartbeat to avoid the 48% tax rate. That said there are a lot of positives that don't have to do with money. Ireland has a good social safety net, health care while crowded in the public system is at least available for critical procedures to those who need it (in the US you could be bankrupted by a single accident). The country has generally clean air and friendly people. It has thriving small and medium sized towns that are very livable. There are social problems, but they pale in comparison to those in more densely populated cities around the world. It has a fascinating history and a complex mix of cultures that I still find interesting after living here for a decade. It's not perfect, but we like it, despite feeling poorer here I think we have a better quality of life overall. Oh and we like the weather, never been fans of hot summers. I guess that puts us among the outliers.

[@donfalcon1495]

People should skip the video and read your summary to get a picture of what Ireland is really like!

[@jenkinses8121]

Public healthcare in Ireland may be good compared to US, but definitely not compared to other EU countries

[@batyushki]

Certainly possible, though any public system structurally is usually under a lot of strain (otherwise it wouldn't need to be public, since everyone could pay for private care). I don't have personal experience of other EU countries but I know the UK system is under similar strains as in Ireland, at least by many accounts of those who live there.

[@dublinsfaircity]

I think this is a good summary. You are the first post i've read saying lots of Irish towns are thriving. I agree. Plenty other posts say outside Dublin is basically like the dark ages. Also i dont like really hot weather and enjoy our mild non extreme weather.

[@batyushki]

That may be true but inflation is inflation everywhere, including Ireland. At a normal rate of inflation, the purchasing power of money drops by half every 20 years or so. So in a decade I'd expect a lot of costs to go up very significantly. Housing in most areas has increased faster than inflation; the house we owned in the US is now worth twice what it was 11 years ago. I wouldn't be able to buy it today, even though my income has gone up over time too.

[@ScorpionMinds]

I moved to Ireland in 2007 and lived through the financial crisis with a well paid job. My wife and myself acquired a 3 bed house and a 1 bedroom apartment to rent out around 2013 when there was no interest and banks were tight on handing out mortgages to people without substantial savings. We have sold the 3 bed and doubled our money and moved further away from Dublin to Wicklow which is great especially with hybrid work. It was the best move we made. The new home is paid off and the 1 bed is generating a little side income. Anyway, the house crisis is bad and I couldn't imagine paying 2 grand a month for the house we life in. That's awful. The cost of living also plays a huge part on this, especially childcare and utilities. I think Ireland is by far the most corrupted country in Europe I believe and TD wages are way too inflated in compare to other countries and the spending on council projects is terrible also. I mean, how can the refurbishment of a small little main street in a small little town be priced over 5 million Euros? Some things in this country dont make sense but the problem with the Irish is they dont care much. The only time they got to the streets was when the government attempted to implement water charges, that's it. Any other increases throughout the year were taken for granted. So yeah, people have the power but you know, carrot and stick.

[@amlaaaa479]

" I think Ireland is by far the most corrupted country in Europe I believe " - YES! THIS!

[@scarletred8888]

You are one of the lucky ones, your housing situation is good. You said you 'acquired' a house, does that mean you inherited it or just managed to buy it yourselves? I am asking because it seems to me that the majority of people who bought in the last 15 years or so relied on financial help from within their families'. It is almost impossible for young people to leave home due to the high cost of living here, I have two kids already living abroad and are unlikely to come back here, it's so infuriating, this country only suits the wealthy.

[@brazil8426]

I am glad non Irish see this hole for what it is.

[@ScorpionMinds]

@@scarletred8888 Thanks man. We managed to buy it with 60% of our own capital saved up through high interest saving accounts, mutual funds etc. We consistently overpaid our mortgage throughout the first few years and we put our yearly bonus payments towards the mortgage as well. The apartment is still outstanding and pays for itself.

[@ScorpionMinds]

@@brazil8426 I am German and my wife is Polish. The crap that is going on in our countries shows similarities and other extremes that are smaller scale here. I tend to say its the EU Union and their cronies that ruined a lot of the easy life in Europe over the last 20 years. So many different cultures and gdps under one umbrella all with the same regulations doesn't work. Soviet Union broke eventually, EU will be the same.

[@VicodinElmo]

It’s also a complete dump. I spent a few weeks working in Dublin and thought it was an absolute shitehole. Pathetic excuse for a capital city

[@mssglimited623]

Can you continue with the Dark Side series regarding Australia & New Zealand please?

[@ninaya841]

Also please dark side of Malaysia

[@FictionHubZA]

Are there any?😂

[@itsjonathanbitch]

@@FictionHubZAAUZ and NZ suffer for many of the same problems as Ireland.

[@donfalcon1495]

Amazing how these negative videos are so popular!

[@thelolguy007]

Thank you for making this video. I’m Irish and I’m sick to the teeth of videos telling the world how rich Ireland is. It’s not the truth. This video is way more accurate than any other I’ve seen. House prices re sooo high and rental prices are also sooo high. They re the biggest outgoings most people have no Ireland suffers from both of these catastrophically

[@twotanks6427]

You hit the nail on the head. The lack of affordable housing is a big concern. Your final shot in the video is of Belfast which is in Northern Ireland and part of the UK. Wages are lower there but so is the cost of living.

[@ruthirwin8222]

And its was great place to live until uk forced us to be economical u ited to south with the Protocol and windsor agreement

[@ClaireSweets]

And Ireland paying for our infrastructure up in the North too. No money comes from UK at all.

[@twotanks6427]

@@ClaireSweets I don't think so. ROI contributes on some joint projects but the UK bankrolls Northern Ireland

[@ClaireSweets]

@@twotanks6427 UK sends NI back 13bn of the 44bn we create in wealth. UK have shelved all their infrastructure projects here citing the fact we have no Govt here to sign anything off. The only investments now are private, or from the south.

[@MVK123]

The country has alternately been governed by two main parties since the state's formation. Then in the last election, both performed poorly and astonishingly decided to go into power...together. No one talks about this. Can you imagine the Labour Party and the tories doing this in the UK, or the Democrats and the Republican Party in the US, or in Spain PP and PSOE?...it would NEVER happen. It effectively means that these two parties will now be in power forever. It's like China. It's also an admission that there is no difference between them. The Irish people and media need to think about how serious this is!!!

[@gstlb]

It’s a good lesson to remind us to not depend on one statistic to determine wealth or standard of living. Multiple views improve vision and context matters.

[@gloriahoulihan8717]

The average life expectancy is well into the the eighties for both men and women in Ireland. The weather is unpredictable and rainy. It is an island and quite a quiet place to live, stunning scenery in many places.Not perfect but many who leave it return in time.

[@smellystinkyify]

The long life expectancy is a poor selling point for Ireland 😂😂

[@josephodoherty7864]

Where did you get this statistic? It contradicts everything I've seen but there is some evidence for genetic longevity that is still the major factor rather than economics- it won't help anyone else moving there of course.

[@BatTaz19]

I seriously doubt you ever set foot in Ireland. Your description is unrecognisable.

[@donfalcon1495]

@@josephodoherty7864 everything thing is a negative for you! I’d say you’re great craic!🤣

[@donfalcon1495]

@@josephodoherty7864 and you can’t figure out how to get a life expectancy statistic!

[@dharam1718]

In most countries about 60% of the people want to migrate to other nations

[@dusanninic5372]

No one likes their own destiny.

[@lessons4life275]

Most countries don't have a gdp of 80,000

[@harryf1ashman]

The grass always seems greener and in Ireland, it is very green due to the incessant rain

[@AlexCat92]

I have lived 2 and half years in Dublin during which I did a Master's degree and worked for a tech giant. My partner worked for the same tech giant. Among our colleagues, we were considered fortunate because we had a studio apartment. It was overpriced, damp, only 16m2 and a literal mushroom grew in the corridor at one time. However, most of my colleagues shared their flats, and sometimes their bedrooms with strangers. Not having your own bedroom as a working adult is unacceptable. One had to deal with a cockroach infestation and the landlord tried to have him pay for the extermination. When I left, I had fairly severe asthma, I was constantly coughing. 5 years later, I exhibit no sign of asthma. It doesn't matter if some people in Killiney live in mansions when most people live in condition you expect from much poorer countries.

[@wbzyczek5653]

This actually sums up pretty good. I live in Ireland for over 23 years now, and have to say it changed a lot. Ireland has become much more expensive to live a specially for families. I pretty much will be leaving Ireland for good too.

[@paulcolin-fj9ns]

Understandable

[@sionnach.1374]

Great...it's mass migration that has the country the way it is. No country can handle it. The natives loose out big time and even those that migrate end up living worse off the more that come. If only more would follow your example. But I fear it is only europeans that look to move away not 3rd worlders. Have a prosperous life

[@BritishRail60062]

As an Irishman myself. It's very sad to see that the people are struggling to make ends meet and are fleeing to other countries to have a decent life. I really hope this changes and the people will demand and get better living standards. I for one am going to the United States to start over as I can thrive there. Arizona seems appealing to me. Don't feel bad about putting yourself and your dreams first!

[@TheRoane]

Do your research before you move here-the US is a mess, with our own housing crisis and runaway inflation. Best of luck to you wherever you go!

[@wplants9793]

Arizona is terrible - it’s ungodly hot and dry, running out of water, terrible housing situation, full of Qanon election deniers and is mostly retired and elderly people. It’s so hot you can’t do anything in the summer and if your power goes out you could die. Plus poisonous animals. The desert is beautiful to visit in Jan-Mar but that’s about it. I’d suggest moving to Minnesota if you are up for snow and cold, they are quite progressive having strong Scandinavian worker rights history (most Minnesotans are Swedish, Norwegian or Finnish, some German and Irish) and decent wages, a good economy and jobs, and good housing prices. If public transport is important to you, I’d look at Pittsburg and Philadelphia. I live in Oregon and the entire west coast has terribly high housing prices. The climate is fantastic (like ireland they say, green all winter with a fine mist from Oct -June) and the environment is stunning, I’m a sucker for mountains and year round gardening so I keep living here, but I grew up in Minnesota and Wisconsin and every time I go back to visit I cry over the cheap housing

[@susanarowe3931]

Personally, I do not recommend Arizona. Visiting phoenix is fun but I wouldn’t settle down there. Do your research on any state you feel remotely interested in so you can get a good picture of the pros and cons. I see so many people who have this vision of what living in a state will be like and they set themselves up for disappointment. Be realistic and be honest with yourself. Besides the pros, can you put up with the cons? I will get off my soap box now lol

[@BritishRail60062]

@@susanarowe3931 I have also been researching other parts of the US as well as Mexico, Chile and Brazil.

[@PARK-sy3tf]

We’re happy to have you here. Media shits on America a lot but I’ve made a very comfortable life for myself here as an Anesthesiologist. I’m in Utah but I moved here from Canada and my wife from Denmark. Finally have citizenship. 🇺🇸 I wish you luck on your journey here my friend.

[@briankelly85]

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know that it is...

[@anthonydowling3356]

Its not ,but if that is how you have led your life ,you must be as miserable as fuxk .

[@afihaileywibowo1095]

😂😂😂😂

[@borisantolovic2721]

No it isn't at all. You clearly haven't lived your life as you should have and neither found the love of your life. These are the only things worth living for. Money is only as important as it is. I pity you. To die and not experienced it is like never been living at all.

[@anthonydowling3356]

@@borisantolovic2721 What are you on about .Brian the OP was saying money is everything .I was contradicting him saying life experiences and some of the things you mentioned were more important .I have travelled the World and experienced what life had to offer .When i did come into substantial money it did help me fulfil some dreams but it was not everything .

[@briankelly85]

@@borisantolovic2721 You don't know satire when you read it!

[@kean4073]

As someone in their early 20s living in Ireland, what I tend to see with people I know is them taking advantage of the good job opportunities in the country but still living with their parents since the housing prices prevents young people living on their own, especially with college (I would know, I'm doing the same 😂)

[@sineadohickey6596]

I feel like this is one of the main reasons young people want to move away. I’m 20, and although I’m beyond grateful to have a roof over my head, I can’t see myself living at home much longer if I can help it. I believe that the chance to live away from your childhood home is really important for general growth and independence. We’re being stripped of this opportunity.

[@kean4073]

@@sineadohickey6596 Completely agree, I'm thinking of moving abroad once I'm done with college and have more experience in the field I work in but I think the option should be there for people who want to stay in Ireland to gain independence by living on their own without having to sell their kidneys

[@sineadohickey6596]

You’re dead right, I’m doing the exact same 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@danieloreilly8550]

Where is your source that the distortionate effect of multinational companies on Irish GDP is "vigoriously denied by the Irish government"? Ireland's distortionate GDP figures are well-known and acknowledged, which is why we typically use gross national income (GNI) as a marker of our economic success.

[@stephenhargreaves9324]

Jezz what are you defending here? lamo.

[@Peleski]

Thank you for clarifying this. One thing we all know about tax-haven corporations is how quickly they can clear out for a country offering better perks. If Ireland does not give them everything they want, the govt could quickly find the national GDP halved overnight. Not to mention, the knock-on effects from having a tiny portion of the country stupendously rich while everyone else struggles for the same goods and services.

[@cehaem2]

Ireland will be fine. All the multinationals need a foothold in the EU and after the UK left Dublin is still their choice number 1.

[@paulhayles6947]

I’m Irish and have been living in the UK for years. Sometimes I get a yearning to comeback but then the property prices/rents are enough to stop the yearning dead in its tracks. €2.3k rent for a terraced house in Tallaght, where I’m from. That’s close to 30k a year rent-No thanks. Pay that and you’ll have some landlord laughing up his sleeve at you. Health services are abysmal. Such low level of service. It would be funny if it wasn’t so serious. The property obsession in Ireland has benefited some but the majority No. Stuck paying sky high mortgages in places where the Dominos pizza and Amazon delivery guy are their only visitors. I’ll stay where I am. I’m nearly 50. Free healthcare and super affordable rent with very strong tenant laws. This video is super spot on. Eye-opener.

[@jamesoriordan1742]

Super affordable rent in the UK? Where are you living?

[@paulhayles6947]

@@jamesoriordan1742 living in South Wales. Paying just over £600pm for a house no more than 100 meters from the sea. I think that’s very affordable.

[@jamesoriordan1742]

@@paulhayles6947 that is good. Wales has always been cheap. It's because it has the highest unemployment rate in the UK. Not much work competition for houses as very little work. . I'm from England and living in Ireland and the rental costs are equally insane in both places. However, there are pockets of areas in Ireland with cheap rent because there are no employment opportunities.

[@rory2112]

I moved to Australia then Canada because I struggled to make a decent life for myself in Ireland. I don’t see myself ever returning home