How Ireland is Secretly Becoming the Richest Country in the World

[@CasualScholar]

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[@yedder7628]

Show the proper map

[@GsCConcrete123]

interesting thanks.

[@leonbarry5403]

It sounds ridiculous but some evidence points to the area west of Ireland as being the area in which Atlantis was. North west from the pillers of Hercules (straights of Gibraltar) to the western most land (Ireland) from there journey west by boat to the island off the island. The island off the island was said to be twice as long as it is wide and it's length was said to be 3000 stadia ( 500ish miles) There's some more little tidbits but I can't remember them.

[@1bigjohnnyd]

It was genocide not a famine . We are not a rich country but a country in debt . Please stop making these shit videos ouf our country you dont know anything about .

[@carolofthethings]

@@leonbarry5403 who asked

[@davidyasss3484]

I'm Irish, live in Dublin City, we may be a rich country, but the cost of living and chronic lack of housing and affordable housing really has a major impact on our personal wealth. During the global crisis, for maybe 10 years, no properties were built, and it's been very sluggish since. I feel sorry for anyone who rents here.

[@daithimcnally8212]

Agree mate. I had to buy a place to move out, renting here is a sham. People get shafted over a lot, living in kips. Its an amazing country but we can do so much more, we should do more

[@dw620]

100% agreed. Younger people I talk with would have preferred to have been less well off but still be able to afford a house of their own like those of us in the 80s/90s. Cultural change/erosion seems to be overlooked, too, but it's difficult to complain about that.

[@averegeyoutuber9133]

This whole situation was done by design. There is plenty of land to build new houses in Ireland, but the whole discussion goes to how evil landlords are and not into actually building new houses. Which the government and its friends are quite happy with such useless arguing, since they profit from the crisis. I've never seen anywhere in the world like here where the government decides whether or not new houses will be built.

[@Dr.Kananga]

Here in Italy there are more properties than buyers, but that didn't bring prices down and both renting and mortgaging are too costly for our salaries. The housing market works on rules of its own otherwise it runs the risk of defaulting and losing chunky profits.

[@kingofcards9]

"live in Dublin city" I think I see your problem.

[@caezar55]

Irish guy with Masters in Economics here. Essentially what happened was a lot of company IP (intellectual property) moved to Ireland after a crackdown on places like Bermuda. This IP increases irelands GDP and it is taxable, which has led to a massive increase in corporation tax collected. It is this corporate tax take, running at around €20-25billion per year and rising rapidly, which is the pot of gold. The government at least is certainly rich, and runs a budget surplus every year. However, Ireland has always been poor at infrastructure development and also faces a labour shortage so even though the government and many people are flush with cash, it is not very obvious compared with a place like Dubai as there are major infrastructure deficits and prices for tradesmen like electricians, plumbers etc are sky-high. In some ways Ireland has been a victim of its own success, with young people now forced to emigrate as they can't afford to rent or buy a house, even if it's a relatively good place to have a career. There are plans to spend literally hundreds of billions of euro on infrastructure so who knows maybe in 30 years Ireland may look more obviously wealthy.

[@funveeable]

No it's not a victim of success, it's a victim of it's culture which doesn't emphasize prosperity or growth. The people are a caretaker society and they shun new development the same way California shuns the construction of new housing but for a different reason. Ireland has the ability to house the entire human population but the fact that housing is expensive is because you economy hasn't grown in comparison. Also, Masters degree doesn't help because those who have degrees are often the least intelligent, as AOC in America has an economics degree, but says that the government spending 1.7 trillion dollars will not cause inflation.

[@paddymcelligott5375]

Thanks, was getting worried about the propaganda in the comments until I saw yours. A lot of misled people here. Think you have the right take on it

[@paddymcelligott5375]

@Galagar Rocket no idea where you are but my Irish community welcomes development and growth. There are problems, just like every other country but we are bursting with potential. Think there's an interesting cultural trend here, older generations had nothing, emigrated and worked hard, younger generations are spoilt but still have the same complaints???

[@dorsetone8142]

In addition to economic wealth, 30 years from now, Irish demographics will also look unrecognisable from today through 'ethnic wealth'

[@eastcorkcheeses6448]

There's a bit of truth in lots of the comments , but only a bit , I'm not too interested in Ireland being a Dubai look a like .. The population is going up and fast - that straight into a disfunctional property market was/is a mess , added to our shite way of providing public housing ...

[@toiletpaper8484]

As a young Irish man I felt like I had to emigrate to make the most of my life. I think while Ireland is growing economically, it’s the large corporations whose HQ’s are based in Ireland that make up this wealth. This huge wealth will never actually touch Irish businesses but return back to the U.S and other countries. I may be incorrect, just a simple man’s view on things!

[@marianhunt8899]

You are correct

[@dadthelad]

Yep, it's a house of cards, false "wealth".

[@Tobi-ln9xr]

How do you think got Luxemburg or Liechtenstein its wealth? Because of companies from Luxemburg and Liechtenstein? No. It's also because of foreign companies from Germany, Switzerland and France.

[@Tobi-ln9xr]

And everyone in the world can name at least one Irish company.

[@farmerjimmy7453]

Correct 💯

[@belgiumda]

I’m a swiss, and i feel sorry for those irish struggling to survive. it’s just really expensive rent and much more. i respect you irish, and don’t give up.

[@gabykoynkuli5704]

You are swiss but your name is BelgianDude…. Hmmm okay

[@belgiumda]

@@gabykoynkuli5704 i change my name for fun ;-;

[@MHG796]

@@gabykoynkuli5704 well 1/3 of switzerland is french and 1/2 of Belgium is french sooo....... Have a nice day sir

[@benchoflemons398]

Pretty sure the Irish feel bad for you… wages are slightly lower in Ireland but the cost of living in Ireland is likewise lower. Y’all in the same situation, thats to say the best in Europe.

[@darius524]

@@MHG796 belgium is close to 30% french not half

[@prof.slump_]

I'm a young Irish man and pretty much all of my friends are discussing which country to move to in order to afford rent. It's a 2 speed economy where corporate interests took all the power the church lost and the average citizen is left to pay their taxes

[@bighands69]

It is a pity that you do not actually understand what is happening in Ireland. Hence why you are blaming corporations for the state of the Irish market economy. Lack of housing for example is the reason for high rents. You cannot expect a government to be building houses, regulating them and then regulating the debt market all at the same time. And then on top of that claiming that house building is bad for the environment.

[@warstorieseu]

@@bighands69 that is too nuanced delete your comment, lest we move the conversation to the point of one’s life choices

[@prof.slump_]

@@warstorieseu I'm all for personal responsibility, but I think it's a shame that people who work full time in the city they were raised in can't afford to live there

[@prof.slump_]

@@bighands69 I'm not blaming corporations, it's the government that refuses to tax them, and it's the low taxes that make Ireland an attractive place for business, which has overall been a boon to the state. That said, it is unfortunate that the tab is to be picked up by the working public and not the people profiting from it.

[@peterjones2917]

@@bighands69 It is always the greed of corporates that are to blame somewhere alone the line.

[@jontalbot1]

As a 67 year old Englishman l am delighted to see the transformation of Ireland in my lifetime, not just economically but socially and culturally. As recently as the 1980s it was still poor and dominated by the church. So good to see it emerge from British domination and assert its own identity. A real good news story

[@John-ol4eo]

Yea... shame is scotland doesn't do the same. I get the fact we are stronger together but only as equals and the ruling that we can't legally decide to have our own vote proves it.

[@Telcontar1962]

As a 67 year old you certainly didn't get wiser as you got older.

[@ACR909]

Maybe they don't want to set a precedent of multiple seccession referendums in a 10 year period. Personally I think it's about HMNB Clyde and secondarily the oil - Clyde issue would need to be talked out (so it probably won't happen), and the UK losing all domestic oil would trash our energy sector more than it is already trashed via the oligarchy and profiteering that has been permitted.

[@Lucas_Antar]

@@John-ol4eo Scotland isn’t equal tho that’s the problem. England keeps it afloat and has way more people. The only thing Scotland has left is the fact that it was once independent. The UK needs to federalize on the level of its historical counties. As the current arrangement is just completely antiquated

[@phz7107]

@@Telcontar1962 and I bet your just so old and wise that you know you know better 🤣

[@hindumuninc]

I just love how everyone bangs on about the potatoes as the cause of the famine in Ireland and either gloss over or never mention at all that the British were seizing and exporting pretty much any food that wasn't a potato. Ireland was still growing enough wheat and barley, etc... to feed itself, all those other crops were just being shipped to England. Oh, and the English continued to ship food from Ireland to England even after the reports of mass starvation reached London. But yeah, blame the potato blight, *rolls eyes*.

[@trabadoireacht6545]

Preach. The famine was caused by free market economics. The British actively scoffed at any intervention viewing the famine as an act of god and a punishment of Catholic Irishmen to be resolved itself by the market. As such millions died or were displaced with recovery not even happening over a century later.

[@johndoe-ss9bz]

@@trabadoireacht6545 ::The same potato blight ruined potato crops in Scotland, also as much dependent on potatoes as the main food staple. However, the London Parliament legislated relief foods, to avoid famine in Scotland. The United Kingdom was not United when it came to Irish Catholics starved to death by Government economic policy for Irish Famine, as compared to the Scottish Famine Relief.

[@fernr9496]

You can’t keep blaming the British for your woes…how about you start taking responsibility for your own malfeasance and bad policies that caused the famine? Even if the British were, allegedly, taking the potatoes, it was free market capitalism. If you have a problem with that then you must love communism and fascism

[@johndoe-ss9bz]

@@fernr9496 :: Facts are, there was not a a famine in Ireland. There was a single crop failure that was all over the British Isles. Ireland produced enough food, besides potatoes, that would sustain 5-times its own population. With Gunpoint economic policies of the English Invaders it was shipped, under armed guard to England sold for profits, by the absentee Landlords, who wanted the Irish Tenant Farmer Population reduced. IT WAS GENOCIDE. There was Government relief in Scotland where the economic system was similar, but Scottish Protestants were protected by Penal Laws against Catholics too. In British Archives there is a statement by a British Government Official. The Irish in Ireland will become like the Indians in New England USA. No Longer Existing. Putin, has the same policy for the People of Ukraine, which he feels Russia has the right to annex, and be a permanent part of Mother Russia. If the Ukraine people keep up the good fight against Russian Imperialist Policy, he will settle for a "PARTITION" of Ukraine in parts that have 40% + loyalists. Same as Britain did in Ireland.

[@paddymcelligott5375]

@Fern R why do people who know nothing about a topic insist on vomiting their ignorance over the rest of us? Who do you think were in control of Ireland at the time genius? The british were responsible for millions of irish deaths of starvation, end of story.

[@gianfraara321]

'Its population is not minute as Luxembourg or Singapore' Ireland population: 5.1M Singapore population: 5.5M

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

To me Ireland and Northern Ireland are one country so a good 7 million in population.

[@Lostouille]

​@@dassolosyndikat5113 hum....not for the moment...

[@derekdempsey8506]

​@Das Solo Syndikat in that case you need to add the other islands 66million...give it a rest you couldn't even name the 6 counties up the north

[@iftyrehman157]

I wish Ireland all the best after their struggles in history their good and resilient people

[@toyotaprius79]

We're being throttled. Is a dire situation for Ireland right now, and it's being completely propagandised by the likes of Casual Scholar

[@iftyrehman157]

@@toyotaprius79 I hear the property market is going through the roof an all but we hope they start to get a grip of the situation

[@MiloManning05]

Modern Irishmen are Englishmen in denial

[@cigh7445]

@@MiloManning05 Basically yeah. Dublin was able to rapidly complete the anglicisation of Ireland after independence. Heading towards being culturally Anglo-American now, few generations.

[@seaghdhking9122]

@@cigh7445 speak for yourselves free staters

[@teapot6219]

Im Irish with an undergrad, HDip postgrad and a masters. I work but my job is insecure, zero hour contracts non renewal of contracts is massively common and my wages arent good. Im 34 but live with my parents because I cant afford to move out of home. We have a massive housing crisis here and so many qualified teachers & nurses are forced to emigrate because of the cost of living and low wages + insecurity of teaching jobs and 0 rights for sub teachers, our health and education systems are failing, we have one of the worst public transport systems in Europe and its cheaper to go on Holiday for a week in Paris than a weekend in our own country. our economy looks good on paper but in reality, people are educated but poor with very few oppertunities.

[@mitchelrathbone7185]

Mwhahahhahaah I am also in a similar position while I continue to sit my engineering degree I feel as if it will get me no where special

[@rjf9925]

TRUTH..!!!

[@DuderinoDeux]

Huxley forecasted a lot of this.

[@DuderinoDeux]

@@robertmoray988 I tell you THIS, Ireland not far behind with the constitution literally being SHREDDED. Cultural Marxism pushed morning noon and night with government and big business merging like Italy under Mussolini.

[@crowleywilliam1]

Work for yourself quit

[@aidangriffiths5075]

Most of us here don't feel rich at all, the cost of everything, especially here in Dublin is just insane

[@bighands69]

Let me guess you want government to help with the problem.

[@beauparc11]

Your not starving!!! Fed up of people complaining about this country,,,,. Its a great little country!!! It does its best but its impossible to satisfy everyone especially when far away hills are greener,,, I love this country!! I don't expect it to do everything for me,,,I've lived in a time when we didn't expect anything from anyone,, only from our own resources, we survived!!! Made us more independent and stronger not reliant on anyone....

[@zVampiirePlatypus]

@@beauparc11 shut up Maria the government are exploitating us for personal gain. Country is gone to shit.

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

@@bighands69the best help would be to call an election 🗳️

[@bighands69]

@@Kodakcompactdisc So you want politic action is that it?

[@Curbalnk]

Sadly with each passing day we can see the impact this awful policy has had on the UK. Tied up in red tape and tariffs with lower GDP than before the pandemic whilst the others in the G7, including Italy, are above. The lower GDP means we do not have the headroom to pay our way in the world and must resort to borrowing.Whilst there are rich people in the UK; a great many of us are poor and now we are poorer still. What steps can we take to generate more income during quantitative adjustment?I can't afford my hard-earned £600k savings to turn to dust

[@velayuthman]

Research suggests people who work with a financial advisor feel more at ease about their finances and could end up with about 15% more money to spend in retirement.

[@Pwwh0711]

@Dylan Shultz Looks like the scambot replies are not in the correct order. "Her?" No random name generated fake advisors have been mentioned yet. Does anyone really fall for these clunky moronic efforts?

[@jorgeeduardodussanvillanue46]

Bruh really believes £600k is being poor... I got two steps for you: 1. Buy a 300k£ property and rent it out. 2. Invest the remaining 300k£ on a long term portfolio composed of bonds, equity and real estate. Most portfolios can at least perform at a 7-8% effective yearly yield over a 10 year span. If you rent out your property at 1000£ a month (not unreslistic) and your portfolio generates a conservative 7% yearly, you'll be receiving something along 2750£ a month. It's not an amazing life but it should be more than enough to get you by. Anything you don't spend from the 2750£ you reinvest into your portfolio or you save it up to renew your real estate property. If you've amassed a 600k£ fortune you have nothing to worry about. Imagine people like us who barely have 8000€ saved up at 26, we're fucked.

[@StarFlatinum]

@@jorgeeduardodussanvillanue46 they're scammers mate.

[@12crenshaw]

Is this a meme? I'm poor, I only have 600k

[@aoifedaly8960]

Things are still difficult in Ireland, but I think sometimes we focus on that too much. Our country has its flaws like any other, but we've managed to come so far in such a short amount of time

[@user-ug8wx5er1w]

One day the EU will make Ireland increase Corporation Tax

[@whiteboieunich]

@@user-ug8wx5er1w and the people will take back their country from the mega wealthy

[@Elephant1976]

Who? are the we you are referring to and went where?in a short space of Time? Take off the blinkers people working 6 days a week to live one Sunday and rearing children it's a lovely country alright be 1.000s of broken hearted parents around the country watching their children leave after doing the right thing by going to college for a better living.and no houses here for them.priced out of the market..

[@TaniaThomas-tr5vw]

Yeah then we cursed wuth greedy Leo and Chums

[@Kraut_the_Parrot]

Always a pleasure when you upload :)

[@RK-cj4oc]

Alot less obvious Left wing bias in his vids compared to your vids. So yeah. Its a pleasure when he uploads.

[@marcosstylianou]

@@RK-cj4oc 🤡🤡🤡

[@daithimcnally8212]

Guten nacht Kraut, guten Raches!

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

@@RK-cj4oc What left wing bias you talkin about? Genuinly curious

[@kingofcards9]

@@marcosstylianou amazing argument, real mature.

[@zakyeeet5731]

Just finished the video really interesting, i always wondered why irelands GDP was so high. Keep up the good work! 👍🏻

[@CasualScholar]

Thank you so much! Glad you are still enjoying the content!

[@grahamfleming8139]

Uabhasach math nach eil

[@Oluinneachain]

@@marygreene4027 you must have missed the last segment where it was explained why there are going anywhere. Go back and listen carefully.

[@donfalcon1495]

@@marygreene4027 why would they go and where would they go?

[@enoch4619]

@@donfalcon1495 because we are on the verge of a global recession do you honestly think it will go unscathed

[@Akshobhoyo]

Another Irish person here with a masters degree and still struggling. Dublin is quickly become a waking nightmare and the other cities are following closely behind. It’s a complicated issue but our government basically planned things this way through NAMA. Economic recovery through property speculation, tax breaks for REITs, subsidies and loopholes for private interests, and we stopped building social housing years ago, whilst demand for housing increases and private investment funds outbid local government in property purchase. Also, anything our government does in relation to housing is done through private industry.

[@bighands69]

You are talking crap at best. NAMA did not cause problems to through speculation and tax breaks. It is the sort of thing that is spouted in left wing parties and college campuses. It was clearly understood at the time when NAMA was formed that it would cause a housing shortage because houses were not allowed to be sold for their real market value. Many of the ghost estates should have been sold for cents on the euro but instead were boarded up and allowed to rot away. Even today those ghost estates are just sitting their and nobody is allowed to buy them. People of Ireland cannot blame corporations and the market for their desires of a big welfare state that looks after them and tucks them into bed at night.

[@Akshobhoyo]

The loans that NAMA are selling are undervalued and underwritten in them is the collateral of the property. You say NAMA haven’t sold any houses and they can’t, but you’re dead wrong about that. I’ve linked you to multiple sources.

[@Akshobhoyo]

Also the fact that you’re attacking the “Left” when you don’t even know my political persuasion is hilarious. This is matter of fact stuff, whether the left adopt it as talking points or not, I don’t give a shit. A fact is a fact, even if it’s coming from someone you oppose. Do yourself a favour and try a bit of critical thinking and stop gulping down ideology.

[@derekdempsey8506]

A masters degree and still struggling....

[@reubenabugah2137]

​@@derekdempsey8506 lies when even international students making it

[@IMAN7THRYLOS]

I live in Ireland and definitely almost all Irish people are not rich at all. Most can't afford proper housing. Now the prices for groceries has skyrocketed. Sooner or later, there is going to be a big bubble burst in the real estate and there going to be big surprises.

[@mollie3244]

Bring on the burst bubble cause this situation at the moment is ridiculous

[@IMAN7THRYLOS]

@@markdonnelly6921 Older houses should be redressed as well. In Dublin there are many houses that are 200+ years old. Some need major redress to be up to modern BER standards. Yet these are also rented at insulting rates.

[@bighands69]

@@IMAN7THRYLOS Let me guess you want the government to solve the housing crisis?

[@IMAN7THRYLOS]

@@bighands69 I want the government to come up with solutions. Whether this is licensing construction, supporting redressing of very old buildings or cutting down red tape and silencing nimbies.

[@tales2272]

@@IMAN7THRYLOS ignore this guy, he seems to be against people wanting the government to take action, might be one of their puppets and yes men. They do a terrible job by the way in every aspect of running the country.

[@3oddsocks47]

As an irish person myself it is amazing to see people like you go over our history

[@sean637]

Makes you feel important..the Irish have never gotten rid of that inferiority complex have they 😉

[@funveeable]

Yeah but you're never gonna get rich. Your culture doesn't emphasize prosperity, it emphasizes satisfaction and good living.

[@paddymcelligott5375]

@Sean do you know any real irish?Inferiority? Ah go on

[@kingkashi5151]

@@funveeable What are you talking about, Ireland has better standards of living than the UK.

[@jr3753]

ireland is loved around the world

[@ryancasey7577]

I moved to Ireland from England. I live in Cavan and work in the IT sector for a Dublin based company (Irish owned). The wages i earn here have made my life that much easier. Yes cost of living has gone through the roof yet again, but thankfully, doesn't affect me whatsoever. My quality of life is the best it has been since moving here in June last year. Ireland is now my home :) The only thing i would say is the governments lack of care in regards to the housing crisis. Lack of houses and if you find one, your normally behind another 50+ people trying to rent the property.... As i have found out, it is who you know here who is renting a property. If you don't know anyone, you have little chance to find somewhere

[@paulocentauro97]

I've been thinking about a move across the water myself from England when I finish my PhD, (molecular biology), how did you go about deciding where to live? Do you have family ties to Cavan?

[@Chris-un1ll]

No english thanks 👍

[@JizzyF83]

23 myself and my bro 27 still living with the parents, that’s how frustrating the housing here is

@@Chris-un1ll Quiet down subhuman, get back to your menial tasks.

[@ryancasey7577]

@@Chris-un1ll People have sung IRA songs to me, i have sang with them. People tell me to f*ck off, i laugh at them.... Small minds will never change 🤣

[@TheDominionOfElites]

watching this as an irish person who left the country 2 years ago lol. half of my friends have done the same. even the medical students mostly leave when they graduate as doctors - for my friend's year of medical students 80% are now in australia lol. its nice if you have a specific corporate job in a few specific places but for the average person things are at least as hard as anywhere else in europe. due to our fast economic development we honestly lack a lot of the good social services and organisation one would associate with similar countries. some details fell through the gaps. somewhere like the Netherlands or Norway has lots of good government housing for normal people. we don't.

[@bighands69]

Netherlands is screwed in the long term their high tax economy has made it impossible for young people to get married and have children now they are facing a demographic crisis. It is not the sort of place that Ireland wants to copy. Ireland needs a health service and the best models to copy are the US, Switzerland and Singapore.

[@mitchellhooper6234]

I lived in Australia all my life. Rent and cost of living ain't much better here. This world is completely fucked up. I still live at home with my dad and I even $60k per year. And still is to expensive for me to live out of home itz crazy... 5 years ago no probpem but since covid prices so fucked here

[@soupycask]

Those policies and government expenditures are actually part of the reason why a lot of europe is lacking behind economically and in standards of living compared to the US. Public housing especially is not the God people think it is. The problem may be traced elsewhere, such as government regulation or certain taxes, rather than the lack there off.

[@RickySmithNow]

thanks for sharing

[@ardfert1]

Australia is popular for new Irish doctors. The national income is higher in Ireland than in Australia. Sydney is a fine city and there are daily flights to Dublin.

[@urbanlatinnights428]

I’m happy for Ireland, their people make the difference!!! Hope Dominican Republic can learn something from them ❤️

[@Oluinneachain]

And Haiti. 😢

[@jirislavicek9954]

And more importantly Haiti!

[@CristianmrWuno]

@@jirislavicek9954 Why more importantly?, they have nothing special when it comes to be a nation based on a service economy. They were only wealthy because they were Frances first enclave in the Americans after wipping out all the natives and their economy was the typical colonialist enmienda system of agriculture.

[@padraigomadain6681]

Yeah build a metro from your main airport first and dont let corrupt idiots bag anything.

[@jirislavicek9954]

@@CristianmrWuno Because Haiti is completely dysfunctional state without any law enforcement, where criminal gangs can loot as they please. Haiti could be a tourist paradise as other Caribbean islands. It could become a low tax country and attract some international investment. It could develop agriculture. The potential is huge.

[@JP-gi2pr]

Visited Ireland recently, I was amazed at the quality of the food on offer in the shops.

[@herobo123456]

Ya in comparison to the UK after Brexit, food in England not so good now

[@ruthpower4892]

What did you like?

[@toyotaprius79]

That shouldn't be the be all end all of how a nation is doing...

[@nick.caffrey]

@@toyotaprius79 Who said it was? Have you nothing better to do?

[@footyball66]

potatoes.

[@itsnowjoke1381]

Everyone’s loves the Irish ☘️ their neutrality is also and important and unmentioned part of their success and their general friendliness and good nature some of the nicest people you will ever meet

[@fizziz_1035]

Irish neutrality is a lie

[@lionelhutz5137]

I *snow* what you mean 😉 ....i'll see myself out

[@bighands69]

Neutrality is nonsense.

[@Galexsy-b2z]

Thanks fella 👍

[@GSGTRFC]

If Britain didn’t shield Ireland from the rest of Europe they wouldn’t be able to be neutral

[@shrinecraft]

Ireland is awesome. Hope they go from strength to strength

[@Starstreak170]

GDP is overinflated by multinationals, it is not a fair reflection of the real Irish economy. It's a tax haven. GNI is a better measurement.

[@dazzathakilla6364]

As much as I agree, we can’t rely upon the wealth of oil and natural gas unlike other countries so we have to find a way around that.

[@IXEX18]

GNI is High too

[@CTP909]

GNI is still 74,000+

[@hissukka6619]

what does GNI stand for

[@colors6692]

So are Luxembourg/Holland/UK/Singapore and many others!!

[@blucheer8743]

Tim pat coogan had saying about Ireland being abused by its mother the queen it’s father the church. I love Ireland the culture the character. I was there many times in the ‘80s and 90s. Just before it began to boom. I always surprised how they got up everyday sent their kids of to school in the little plaid skirts and little wool jumpers. they went off to work with no expectation of going off to get rich. Seemed to me they have always kept their dignity. Their was no junk and garbage all over the place it was the opposite it was neat and scanty. I was from Silicon Valley at the time and company’s like Digital were investing there. If I could have invested in Ireland at the time I would have. She has weathered famine and war and has come out the other end stronger! Good on them!

[@dw620]

No expectation of going off to "get rich" but most could afford to purchase a roof over their heads. Not so easy for youngsters in 2020s. More money is little consolation if relative prices of key purchases increases even more rapidly.

[@mamayanga]

Your view

[@genghisthegreat2034]

I'd love a source for that Tim Pat quote. It'd help to give it a touch of truth, which it doesn't have prima facie.

[@stephenrobinson1648]

As someone who has emigrated to Ireland, it has its challenges. Expensive housing, low salaries, and poor transport. But I couldn't think of living anywhere else. The people make up for everything. I'm lucky and can afford a house, but I feel sorry for the next generation who will, again, have to leave to afford a lifestyle. I make a great salary, but still don't feel stable.

[@daniellee8162]

Ireland is also at risk of a huge crash when growth happens that fast.

[@bighands69]

Irish growth is happening at such high levels due to the fact the country is starting operate as a market economy.

[@ferguson20diesel49]

I think we are currently on the Downfall

[@user-ug8wx5er1w]

Depends which way the EU swings

[@SilentEire]

Our people are our greatest asset 🇮🇪 🍀

[@irishpatriotv2575]

Nice four leaf clover plastic boy

[@Eoin-B]

Or for hundreds of years, our greatest export XD

[@SilentEire]

@@irishpatriotv2575 Make the harp gold, the background blue, and then come at me with the corrections kiddo

[@SilentEire]

@@Eoin-B facts 😂

[@irishpatriotv2575]

@@SilentEire Black and red is an aesthetic choice Four leaf clovers (which have nothing to do with us) are a Yank choice

[@dsmonington]

Most countries don't have to worry about differences between GDP and GNI because they're often approximately the same, but Ireland and the Philippines are two examples of why it can matter. Irish GDP might be high but actual incomes (GNI) are significantly lower. Ireland is sill a rich country in GNI terms but GDP dramatically overexaggerates reality on the ground the Irish people experience, This is because of the number of foreign multinational corporations who put their headquarters in Ireland to access the EU market while paying low/zero Irish tax rates. In other words a significant portion of Ireland's GDP comes from foreign multinationals using Ireland for tax/regulatory arbitrage. As the video suggests this led to some "path dependence" and "agglomeration economies" as economists would call them, but in simpler terms think a self-perpetuating cycle. The opposite situation can happen too. The Philippines is poor but still "richer" than its GDP suggests due to remittances from many Filipinos working abroad; so the Philippines' incomes (GNI) are significantly higher than GDP in most years.

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

Interesting but remmitances are not permanent. Relies on continual migration to occur. My 1st generation parents remit large sums to their home nation to cousins and grandparents but I definitely will not be doing this as a 2nd generation.

[@dsmonington]

@@Tribuneoftheplebs sure, but economic growth and development are generational things. It's not like they usually go in reverse unless you're Cuba or Venezuela.

[@bighands69]

Median income in Ireland is $50000 per year which is higher than most places in Europe. Cost of living is higher in Ireland but the income base is also higher. If Irish people want a better standard of living they need to shrink the size of the welfare state and lower income tax for workers and small business owners. And promote native manufacturing. Irish people cannot cry unless they are demanding these changes.

[@dsmonington]

@@bighands69 I basically agree with you. To what extent is "shrinking the welfare state" legal or possible or practical under EU law? Like the EU requires certain behaviors by member countries with respect to regulations, migration, etc., so I would suspect there's some welfare standards too. Do you know? Ireland in the EU is both the golden goose making firms want to locate in Ireland, but also perhaps a regulatory albatross constraining what the Irish want to do.

[@bighands69]

@@dsmonington Having a social net to ensure that people are not left on the streets is one thing but to actually form a whole state around the idea is a different task. EU law does not forbid a country from changing its government culture. I have not stated their should be no safety net or access to healthcare. Currently the Irish government spends €20 billion per year on health which is really a welfare budget program other countries of a similar size spend a lot less with most of that money being spent on actual medical procedures and direct health. Irelands challenges is how to provide care for an elderly population that simply has not contributed enough to a social care program because in their youth when they worked they did not have an economy that was capable of generating that capital. Singapore went through that exact same challenge and found a solution for a fraction of the cost of Ireland. I am sure for the money Ireland spend today it could easily find that solution.

[@davidmathews143]

I’m 25 and leaving Ireland in June. Honestly I don’t care where too. The cost of rent in Ireland is insane. There’s almost no one in there 20s left here.

[@jerryamsterdam1202]

The same in the Netherlands .Rent here is to high

[@colmgrimes2996]

There are plenty of people in their 20s here but your point is well made. cost of rent is exorbitant. Also, travel is one of the best educations you can get so if you are going I wish you well and can only advise you to look at it as an exciting new adventure as opposed to a forced move. it will serve you well. The other thing I would say is the grass is not always greener, it will depend on where you are in life and what you want out of it. I have been where you are and came back to Ireland after 8 years- I Must add that I am leaving Ireland again this June indefinitely but not for economic reasons. My partner's family have new nephews and nieces and her parents are getting older and just old-fashioned homesick. It's a privilege and a curse to call 2 countries home! the curse is that you are always missing someone if you are in one or the other. but you have two welcoming home countries one by birth and one adopted.

[@pamspencer5733]

Where is everyone moving? Portugal? Balkan countries are beautiful & affordable! I know Sardinian is beautiful as well!

[@niklassvensson1566]

As a swede i love Ireland.

[@zeez3139]

Why ?

[@roseanne9986]

@@toniderdon Maybe look that up. Ireland has raised its corporation tax.

[@roseanne9986]

@@toniderdon Hungary = 9% Bulgaria= 10% Ireland =12.5% Cyprus= 12.5%

[@RazorMouth]

@@toniderdon average in the EU is 21% you clown. We have different systems, Ireland has relatively high personal taxation. Ireland doesn't even have the lowest in the EU. Hungary and Bulgaria have 9% and 10% rates. Cyprus also has 12.5% Switzerland only has 15%. Lithuania only has 15% Romania 16% But yeah, Ireland is stealing. Shut up you clown and grow a brain. We're an island way out in the Atlantic, we don't have the luxury of the trade links on the continent.

[@RazorMouth]

@@toniderdon talk about things you know about. Now you're talking about effective tax paid rather than our corporation top rate. Which goal post do you want to use next? Have you also compared the effective tax rates for these companies across Europe? Of course you haven't. Per Capita, Ireland is the largest exporter in Europe and the 3rd biggest in the world only behind Hong Kong and Singapore. Thats the main reason for our wealth. Stop talking utter sh1t, you haven't a clue little boy.

[@bartconnolly6104]

Comprehensive fair and significantly encompassing analysis of Irish economic history.

[@rebelgordo2339]

I love how countries open up and become more free market then everything starts improving and the government sees a power vacuum and sucks it up until the country is poor again.

[@barrywalsh7926]

Ireland is a corporate tax haven, but personal taxation is very high. Leona Helmsley was right, “taxes are only for the little people”. Living on a $100,000 Salary in Ireland after taxes. Income Tax $29,337 PRSI $4,000 USC $4,864 Net Income $61,799 The total tax rate is 38.2% Which Ireland's corporate tax rate is 15%, with loopholes multinationals pay much less.

[@mollie3244]

Apples and oranges darling and at least you get something back for your taxes here. Assuming your comparing Irish taxes to the USA? Americans pay federal income tax, state tax, local tax, extra taxes every time they buy a coffee or turn around. I've been there, I felt like I was constantly being robbed blind lol. But, what do they get for it?????

[@colmgrimes2996]

does that account for credits rebates etc? or just flat tax rates based on generic calculator type thing?

[@owenmccullagh3462]

Very few but the toffs earn anything like this money . Perhaps more like 25-35.000 . Earn 100.000 in England and watch what they take out of you. A lot . Same all over the world . Wee man subsides the big man . Thief’s.

[@matthewbarry983]

Minimum wage in Ireland is 12 euro an hour Average rent price is 800/per month for a room in a shared house You have to work 120 hours to afford your rent alone at that rate(including tax) Before our crazy expensive groceries and meat 12 euro per hour A coffee is 3.50/4€ A crepe is 5/6€ 4 chicken fillets in "SuperValue" 5€ You have no chance in the rat race of Ireland constant uphill battle with rent and cost of living. 💯

[@sarahmc8309]

Glad someone speaking the truth ! I work social care and have decent job and been pushed out in rental market . Rents now 2,300 for 2 bed then basic bills food and tax saver bus ticket and prepaid phone I don’t earn enough to cover .

[@janwallace5005]

Surely there should be a rent cap unless the landlords are members of Parliament. They have rent caps in the rest of Europe, they have also linked the condition of the property to the rent that can be charged here in France. If its not properly insulated with an A, B, C or D energy rating then you cannot rent it out and even selling it is difficult. It is up to the government to sort out the housing problem, will it improve with Varadka in place? Or are Sinn Fein correct when they accuse the government of doing nothing to help the ordinary people? I don't know but they're going to have to do something soon before all the locals leave permanently.

[@derekdempsey8506]

Me and my partner get by n never complained

[@nicksurface3513]

Good video. Ireland is a fascinating economic story.

[@CaseyKCRichards]

I grew up in Limerick City, and move California at a very early age… Ireland had nothing to offer me. ❤❤

[@dermotcarroll3445]

I grew up in Ireland in the 1960's We were not poverty stricken. There is so many flaws in this video, I wouldn't know where to begin.

[@kbyrne2011]

I had to stop watching and find a like-minded reaction in the comments. Sometimes KZbin is not a reliable source of historical perspective.

[@heffo67]

Most of the shots were not of Ireland at all.

[@garry5753]

That's the trick.. say the 80s where poverty ridden the state is more likely to get Irish to follow the new Irish model. A nice trick. Besides most people rate their quality of life on how up to date their smartphone is and believe that's the mark.

[@peterfox5897]

Ah no in fairness Ireland was a shothole compares to most of western Europe until the 90s. Perhaps you have rose tinted glasses?

[@tribalque2232]

Ireland had net emigration up until the 1990's. Rural Ireland was particularly impoverished

[@kenzohkw]

I was in Dublin for a couple of days over new year. Saw a small mid terrace house for sale across the road from my hotel in Croke Park. Thought it would be around the 100k euro mark. Found the advert and it said SOLD with an asking price of 425k Euros! I was like wtf! The house was small and old with 3 tiny bedrooms, but it sold for nearly half a million euros! You could buy that type of house in Glasgow for just over £100k! How do folk over there afford it?! It wasn't even a nice house!

[@rusticpartyeditz]

Try closer to Dublin city centre. Add a zero to the price.

[@derekdempsey8506]

If you were selling it how much would you get the estate agent to put it on the market for?

[@kenzohkw]

@@derekdempsey8506 what u talking about? I don't live there, I was just estimating it with respect to the type of house, condition and surrounding area.

[@derekdempsey8506]

@kenzohkw 425k is a bargain for a house near Croker park I hope you enjoyed your stay

[@oscar_sheen]

If Ireland capped the number of houses bankrolling investors could buy, and provided incentives for building new housing stock (higher than the conversion of existing stock to rental stock) it may have avoided and avoid many of its weaknesses.

[@Descamisado]

Absolutely correct.

[@paddymcelligott5375]

More reliable public transport. We don't all need/want to live in cities

[@eastcorkcheeses6448]

That won't do much ,there's a genuine shortage of housing , Overhaul the public housing system , and build public housing , not government brickies ,contract a developer ,give him the specs ,provide the cash .. (and don't give it to councils) to run .that puts a floor on the market, there's a demand for houusing

[@jonnyd9351]

@@eastcorkcheeses6448Agreed, but sadly none of that is going to happen

[@zeez3139]

When you say Ireland do you mean Northern or southern ? Or doesn't it matter

[@carafeeley]

The countryside in particular was crazily far behind in the 50s and 60s. My granny grew up in that time in rural mayo, and she lived like it was the 1800s. Stone house with three rooms total, no electricity or plumbing, living off the land. That was pretty normal at the time, but it’s crazy to compare to large cities such as New York at the time, thriving and not too far from how most people live today.

[@owenmccullagh3462]

I grew up in a house like that and remember life then but it was a million times better than it is now - how do I know- well I’m not dead and was lucky enough to grow up with nothing so as to appericate life now - poorer but I feel sad for the young ones growing up now as they don’t even know the difference.

[@conormcg8702]

One of the biggest things you left out was Chuck Feeneys philanthropy work in forcing the governments hand in investing in education and university development in Ireland. Without him, I think Ireland would still be a decade behind.

[@johnsmith-ik6uz]

The No 1 reason I would say

[@johnsmith-ik6uz]

In fact if he had been listened to by the politicians we would have had far less corruption and maybe never have had to betaken over by the IMF.They laughed at his audacity.Imagine he wanted to give billions away and the only stipulation was a panel to stop public corruption...Michael Mcdowell scoffed at his efforts but was happy enough to take the money🙄🙄

[@eisirt55]

I agree. I saw, at first hand, the transformative benefits of his philanthropy in Ballymun .

[@Gtweet85]

Well said

[@bealtainecottage]

A truly great man!

[@JC-ov1kc]

Unfortunately foreign direct investment is pricing out Irish people from their homes as immigrants on higher wages come to work for MNC’s. This is causing mass emigration among young people as rent and property prices skyrocket making it unaffordable.

[@Monkeybomb0]

Ngl Ireland is slowly becoming a blend of non Irish who don't care about the culture or the history.. Some of them work and I can respect that but some just live on welfare.. They need to change how welfare works.. It should be if your perfectly healthy mentally and physically.. You have six months to find a job and if you don't your put in prison or the army , Irish or not.. Or sent back to your country if your an migrant..

[@wafercrackerjack880]

Why can't the Irish compete with immigrants? If they can't compete at home what makes them think thy can compete outside the world?

[@Monkeybomb0]

@@wafercrackerjack880 It's not like they get a choice.. These migrants are already trained and brought over from their home country.. Why would they fire all their staff just to hire just as good Irish for no reason..

[@cybercat2025]

@@Monkeybomb0 That's bulshit, I'm an imigrant myself and started as a cleaner with no English, in 4 years I was working in Cybersecurity for a Multinational. It's all about persistence, the rest is excuses!

[@markk3453]

many g20 places are in the same shoes cause gov is afraid to stop the money follow hence the market house bubble gets out of control.

[@TheVoiceOfReason93]

Ireland don't actually have many pots of gold at the end of their rainbows in the past, but they are certainly making that a reality now.

[@HaiLsKuNkY]

Nope, because of brexit 2 trillion worth of non taxable assets have moved from London to Dublin, these assets are a burden and bring in no benefit to Ireland but as soon as the economy fucks up and these assets become toxic Ireland will be left holding them like a hot potato, this is not real economic prosperity

[@marygreene4027]

Not true

[@rangerrilles5572]

@@marygreene4027 Yep. We've always HAD pots of gold at the end of them, we just never used them. Now that we are, we are fuckin rich mate!

[@Monkeybomb0]

Hey.. Stay the fuck away from our gold..

[@tanthaman]

@@rangerrilles5572 🤡🤡

[@WesleyRademan]

I left South Africa 4 years ago and moved to Dublin to take on my degree and create a better life. I knew that living expenses and rent were a problem but little did I know that I was about to throw myself in one of the deepest parts of the ocean. I still don't really know how I managed to make it this far and finish college with the finances that I had. Now to pay off all the student debt and keep my head above water.

[@t.s5806]

I left South Africa as well to attend college in California, USA. The living costs are outrageous but the opportunities are outrageous too. Fortunately I got need based financial aid so I didn't pay a dime for college.

[@MrHav1k]

This is fascinating and a great video. I'd honestly had no idea Ireland transformed in this manner so quickly.

[@hmu05366]

Really? Where are you from?

[@alanleahy2047]

It's simple....we didn't elect a government who sold us out...for "de classic 30 pieces of silver '....a coalition of prostitutes....they shame and destroyed our country..alas Irish people are so divided they'd rather argue with among ourselves....

[@sandradunne2733]

It has'nt, it's all lies LIARLAND.. to ic bonds. Mass plantation of illegal immigrants, calling them refugees .

[@gerrymcglynn7390]

Lies 😢

[@FennessyMusic]

Speaking as a hiring manager for one such multinationals it is important to point out that the high cost of living added to the high cost of hiring is now making multinationals think differently about expanding their footprint in Ireland. Meta who have been building out their new HQ in Dublin with room for 7000 employee have just announced that they have scraped plans to move into the building and will now instead lease it to other companies. I fear what the next 10 years are going to look like.

[@tales2272]

Havoc and chaos

[@ga1actic.mu5ic]

Meta has also been fined €400 million by Ireland recently so they're probably apprehensive of moving in. Since they invested so many billions in Metaverse expansion and a new HQ during a recession. They laid off so many employees, I'm sure they don't need 7000 more in Ireland right now. They'll probably ramp up and hire when expansion starts again next cycle.

[@RajOhYeah]

The worst part is how I see really qualified non EU people working survival jobs due to their study visa restrictions, I mean there is a really huge labor shortage for specialised positions, the solution is right there 😌

[@bogbay]

You should know then that the same issues ae being repeated in every major global city. Rents too high, housing unaffodable for even two good salaries. Have you seen the tent cities in America? This is not exclusive to Ireland. Nor was the property crash. Homelessness has exploded across the world. Open your eyes. You should also know that there is a global squeeze on IT acoss the world and all big corps are letting people go. Lucky Ireland is diverse enough not to rely on META and a bonkers decision to throw everything at VR, which nobody cares about yet. Note the decision by Astra Zeneca to locate a manufacturing hub in Dublin since you posted this. Popular to talk Ireland down at the moment. Relentless dirge at this stage. Everything is shit, apparently. It's not. Great people across the island getting on with it, despite all the shysters, money gougers and fuckwits we've always had.

[@Hocduk]

I mean the tech bubble also burst so that plays a big reason to why meta aren't moving in. There are huge job cuts globally in meta, Microsoft etc

[@cyborgblowfish4875]

Regarding the housing shortage in Ireland we have the same problem in the US. This was achieved by private equity firms like Blackrock Blackstone, Berkshire Hathaway owning real estate companies and buying up millions of houses for rental use and creating a shortage thereby inflating prices and gouging consumers throughout the US. 72% of recent homebuyers have regrets about their home purchase. The median amount paid over the listing price was $65,000. Realtors live in and buy up some of the best properties for themselves their LLC's and their company owners, Evidence shows that these securitized rental homes have the lowest maintenance costs and highest eviction rates to maximize profit for their landlords. The four largest residential landlords here in the US illegally evicted hundreds of non-paying tenants during the Covid-19 CDC housing moratorium using illegal methods, i.e. locking out tenants, shutting off utilities etc. and actually made large profits in that period. Evection filings remain on renters' public records. This can make it more difficult for renters to access future housing, since most landlords will not rent to a tenant with a history of eviction. This Reminds me of how cold and calculating English landlords were during the Great Hunger Irish genocide of 1845 also named as the Irish Famine by English Political elites. No Irish protestants died of starvation, during this period, millions of Catholics did in ditches, workhouses coffin ships and US and Canada. Average lifespan for the one million immigrants was two to four years. The Catholic Irish lost the potato crop as a food, income and subsequently their rental small hovel farm / home. It was demolished by removing the roof the same day as the eviction to prevent the renter from protection from the elements and made their demise that much quicker. All Catholic homes and farms were rental property with strictly enforced leases that prevented relatives and neighbors from taking in starving homeless disease ridden evicted fellow Catholics.

[@mollie3244]

I believe you, its obvious. Problem in this country is we have always had the same government. Slightly different names, but the same, and last election, they ganged up together to prevent change. We need to keep moving to the left politically, we don't have your problems with guns and gawd and absolute loons in power and we don't have the obvious grifting greedy powerful donors money in politics. But we do need a change in government soon or the corporations are going to own us too.

[@alonahilbert9959]

Always wanted to visit Ireland and see its beautiful nature💚. Best wishes from Ukraine

[@ainekearney9041]

Glory to Ukraine. Stay strong, you will endure and you will win.❤ from Ireland.

[@alonahilbert9959]

@@ainekearney9041 thank you so much🙂 🇮🇪🤝🇺🇦

[@paulcunnane4]

No. Go away.

[@ainekearney9041]

@@paulcunnane4 hows the weather in moscow.

[@unelectedbureaucrat2003]

Stay and fight for your Jew overlord

[@connormclernon26]

The question I have is how is the living situation in Ireland? I’ve heard rent is getting untenable

[@daithimcnally8212]

It is mate, my friends pay about 40% > of wages on rent

[@_Dublin_Girl_]

Homeless people everywhere, in all cities and market towns. This situation didn't exist twenty years ago.

[@RedDeadRobot]

When I went to college 10 years ago my rent was 125e a week. Now its 300e for the same kind of house (4 bedrooms) 1 bedroom costs about 150e a week now. Their housing quality is quite poor as well. Coal price has increased about 8 times since 2 or 3 years ago. Ireland being rich is mostly a lie. Its citizens see none of it.

[@_Dublin_Girl_]

@@RedDeadRobot The citizens who are well off (there are many) believe the country is wealthy. Nothing and no one else exists for them. It is a truly divided nation.

[@matthewkeegan272]

1 major city in Ireland and it costs minimum €1000 per month to rent one bedroom there. This video is so flawed

[@Sabhail_ar_Alba]

There's major downsides to high growth countries, one of which is expensive housing due to high demand from imported workers needed to sustain growth. I've seen that in Ireland first hand ( and other countries) and the other common issue is the stress on public services and transport systems along with the population churn which isn't good for social cohesion.

[@kingartifex]

I believe there is an easy workaround to that: allow work from home. But corporations don't want to cus they are dicks, there is literally no other reason why this is suddenly not ok anymore after 3 years of covid

[@oreganoregan5947]

There's major downsides to negative growth countries as well which is something we have often experienced in our history.

[@TheseStreetsReports]

Its the same here in New Zealand. Rent and House prices in small towns are through the roof, which exceeds local salaries!

[@irestar6]

You mean the non existent public transport outside of capital cities in north and southern ireland. I grew up in a town in Northern Ireland and as soon as you hit 17 you need to learn to drive otherwise you won't be able to go anywhere. As public transport in Northern Ireland woeful. To the point that the railway nominated themselves for worst rail network in the UK.

[@irestar6]

@@TheseStreetsReports my friend moved to Auckland and picked a nice area Ponsonby, famous for it's pies, which are lovely, but his home was very expensive too. But then he earns well. They've moved onto Coromandel Peninsula and have built a home now but yes other friends tried to move out there and had to come back to the UK as they couldn't get a job earning enough to stay. I loved |New Zealand but my husband was too old to go over when we married so we stopped in London. And both lived a great life and had our child. And now that husband doesn't have to be in the office, we've moved back to Northern Ireland and it's been great. As our gas prices have gone up by 15% not 450%, same for electricity and we grow nearly all our own food and dairy so food prices haven't gone up, and products which cannot be gotten due to supply issues we just buy those things in the Republic of Ireland. Like we all drive over the border to buy petrol for our cars as it's so much cheaper. Although mostly it's more expensive as they have higher taxes than us. And the quality of food grown here is great, including the meat, as you know which farmer has grown the veg or brought up the steak you're eating so quality is very important.

[@alexlents4689]

On that poll a couple days ago, most people seemed to think the video would be about Chad, but I knew it would be Ireland. It’s story has to be one of the most fascinating in economics, and I don’t think most understand how much it is. Even still, I expected this video to be mainly about the Celtic Tiger and the Great Recession, but I seriously had NO idea about the other rises and falls in the 20th century! Ireland is a unique place, and wherever their road leads from here, I wish them the best! (Also, kinda random, but can anyone tell me how you pronounce Taoiseach?)

[@colmodwyer2789]

Its pronounced "Tea (like the hot drink) Shock (like the emotion)" 😅

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

Tee (like the little cups golfers use to tee off) and shuck (like the American expression 'aw, shucks!). But pronounced as a single word (Teeshuck, not Tee Shuck). BTW, the plural isn't Taoiseachs but Taoisigh (pronounced, roughly, 'Teeshee') There you have it.

[@thomastully5940]

Thee Shock.

[@Descamisado]

Pronounced Tee - shuk

[@niallcurran7894]

Taoiseach = Tee-shookh

[@ryanmurphy7534]

That was incredibly engaging and full of knowledge I had never learned. I will say one thing, which it seems the comments agree with, a strong economy never seems to lead to a wealthy population, whereas a weak one always leads to a poorer people. Economic 101. It aint for us.

[@justdan9802]

Amazing video as always. I hope you keep this up even the new year.

[@wobby1516]

I lived in the west of Ireland through the boom and bust times running my own service company. Whilst the boom times “Celtic tiger” as it was known was great the bust times were hard and we paid for it through a special tax. It should be noted that Ireland was the first country in Europe to pay back all of the European loans and is now A thriving economy. As for the high price of living, I don’t believe it’s any higher that France or the U.K. in fact quite a lot of consumables are cheaper that those in the U.K. and our pensions are way better than the U.K. Ireland is a great place to live in.

[@themadfarmer5207]

Shhh. Not so loud. The lads are arriving from the four corners of the globe to get in on the money tree act. Those guys have their mobile phone and know about twitter

[@bighands69]

Ireland is more expensive than France and the UK even though they are also expensive countries in their own right. Ireland needs to embrace a proper market economy which means lowering income tax, capital games, reducing regulations on business especially at the start up level and offering citizens the ability to invest their earnings into special national accounts that have lower taxation liabilities. Offering 25% of pension contributions for the first $100,000 is not going to cut it. Starting up a national healthcare savings account would also allow workers to start getting access both private and public healthcare that is both easy to access and rapid. Ireland is not that far of being a good high quality economy to live in. VAT is not the only thing that makes products more expensive.

[@MichaelHarrisIreland]

It's people changed remarkably. We stopped thinking it was good enough to take part, we wanted to win. That mentality changed everything. And sport reflected that attitude. We began to win medals and compete on a world stage in many sports, that was the same in business, it was an attitude change. We no longer looked for an excuse for failure, we completely changed our attitude. ....from Ireland.

[@Jack-russell103]

Dont bet carried away. The rugby team is good. But that's about it

[@margaretmcguire8952]

​@@Jack-russell103 Golfers, Actors, Writers, Directors, Poets

[@tashikoweinstein435]

I just found out my great grandmother was from Ireland! Apparently she abandoned the family, and my grandmother, but knowing that I am Irish on both sides is still pretty cool!

[@Zumpage]

What part was she from

[@tashikoweinstein435]

@apkill3370 honestly, I have no idea

[@thomasaddis51]

But there’s still a housing problem, chronic homelessness in the capital and I happened to get a much better job abroad.

[@noname-qk2ut]

Housing crisis is everywhere in the world

[@zeez3139]

@@noname-qk2ut no it isn't

[@thomasaddis51]

@@noname-qk2ut It’s a low population country comparing to e.g. Netherlands and, supposedly so rich with a worse housing problem than EU equivalent/counterparts

[@margaretmcguire8952]

Maybe the education you got here was something to do with you getting a great job abroad. If that's the case the very best of luck to you.

[@thomasaddis51]

@@margaretmcguire8952 never said great just better than what’s on offer there

[@mollie3244]

I agree with the comments here about problems ordinary people are having with housing and everything else. My kids are in their early 30's and will never be able to buy their own home and rent is massive. They and most of their friends have decided against ever having children, mostly because of the lack of financial security. I really think its about FF and FG swapping power for generations. Our government has never been under pressure to do anything right, until now, hopefully.

[@bighands69]

if you want those changes you have to have less welfare state with less government interference. The shortage of housing is down to the government trying to manage the market with organisations like National Asset Management Agency. That organisation and strict property regulations has created a shortage of property. It has nothing to do with FF/FG and has more to do with Irish people being dependent on government controlled economic and welfare programs.

[@patcoakley7980]

Our government has never done anything right? ? Ireland is a great country and economy but we are victims of our own success , we are growing too fast and the house building cant keep up

[@stephendoherty8291]

@@bighands69 True but if NAMA had not been made, we'd have one bank (with no competition), property assets bought by foreign VCs at an even higher discount. The issue is land value(and its competition with farm land value), poor utility planning (plans but no actual investment in advance), land hoarding over decades and weak planning laws but weak laws to enforce change. By rights 40% of the population should be living in campervans/pre-fabs/ultra high rise tenements with most of the inward money coming from those living abroad sending back remittances. Oh and its the council/dept of environment/voter/ABP who set the housing policy not NAMA. Nama sold nearly all its assets abroad first as there was no local demand here. Even now its the planning delays holding it up from closing down on the local assets left unsold.

[@jamiegrant5955]

The Irish Central Bank use a metric called Modified Domestic Demand (MDD) instead of GDP to gauge how the economy is doing. It removes distortion caused by multinational companies and MDD is typically 15-25% lower than GDP figures for the same period. The tax loopholes were closed in 2015 and companies were given until 2019 to restructure. This led to companies onshoring their IP into Ireland which is why the GDP growth figure in 2015 was so farcical (MDD was ~5% for the same period). Ireland is a rich country, but needs time for generational wealth to be accrued and for infrastructure to be developed to service its intense rate of growth.

[@nickisashkir]

I know quite a few people in Ireland who are struggling. There's a huge income disparity.

[@Top5Aircraft]

Dubliner here. Very well researched. Well done.

[@freeideas]

I moved from the USA to Ireland 6 years ago. I am very happy here, but I have no idea where all this wealth is. I can guarantee it is not in the hands of regular people. People are a bit on the poor side compared to the USA and Scandinavia and Germany, at least according to my eyes.

[@okami425]

From reading comments and listening to others from Ireland and who've moved there. Sounds about right to me.

[@tales2272]

The video may tell you that it's some economic superpower, but it isn't. Everyday people (majority) are just surviving, not striving.

[@freeideas]

On the bright side, everyone seems to have enough. While living in the USA I saw quite a bit more wealth, but also quite a bit more financial turmoil and financial catastrophe. Here people leave the office at 5pm, they have friends and hobbies, and they don't need to worry much about being financially destroyed by illness. Layoffs and evictions are famous here, but they are actually both rare compared to the USA. And one of the best parts: I don't fear the police here. In the USA they are bitter and angry and frightened (for good reason, no doubt), and the system forces them to work like a business -- in other words, they need to keep their ticket and arrest and conviction numbers high. Here, the police are relaxed, unarmed, and they would rather not arrest people if they can avoid it. I love living in Republic of Ireland.

[@tales2272]

@@freeideas I got pulled over twice for walking in the evening by Irish police, for no reason. In both cases they wanted to know who I was, where I was going and what I was doing. The police system is a joke, and more times than none they are just harassing civilians. No offense, but I'm born and bred, maybe the foreigners just get away with stuff more....

[@freeideas]

@@tales2272 Oh yeah, that actually happened to me once in Ireland, several times in the USA. Difference was, I wasn't afraid when it happened in Ireland. But I don't mean to say you are wrong. The policing priorities here seem to be mixed-up. If the garda here see someone fail to use their turn signal, they will almost run over 4 people stealing bikes to pull over that car. And people defending themselves here seem to get into more trouble than the criminals they are defending against. And teenagers here are LITERALLY untouchable! I once witnessed a hilarious scene in which two teenagers were fist fighting, and the police were trying to use harsh language to break them up. Yes, the police here are often a comedy, but this is SO MUCH BETTER than living in fear of them.

[@AboveBoardBeyondControl]

Fantastic Video! Keep up the great work!

[@damienlyncheconomics2238]

I'm Irish and live outside Cork City. The problem is that we all want the three bedroom semi in the 'burbs. Ireland's population will continue to increase ... so we need a Dutch style solution to our housing problems. 18 million people live in a country the size of Munster.

[@jackmason7823]

What you're missing is the governmental wealth has only trickled down to those in and around Dublin. Around the border there is a lot of health tourism to Northern Ireland due to the free healthcare in the UK. People are paying €10 for Ibuprofen in rural areas, where in the UK it's £2. Not to forget Donegal, as Ireland seems to have with no railways or significant connections between Donegal and the rest of the country.

[@mollie3244]

We need a change of government here and fast but we're still better off than most.

[@bighands69]

Ireland is a welfare state and people seem to want the government to manage the economy.

[@beauparc11]

Such a load of bullshit!!!!!!!!

[@beauparc11]

@@mollie3244 be careful of what you wish for Molly!!!!!

[@rusticpartyeditz]

Leave our subsidised medicine alone in Northern Ireland!

[@JamesDOConnor1916]

Hello from Ireland Thank you casual scholar a great informative piece sir respect 🙏

[@NedNew]

Jamie, did you buy that trailer off DoneDeal after?

[@tales2272]

@@NedNew he robbed it

[@umu8934]

Being under the umbrella of US corporate and banks are a double edge if you don't have backup plans

[@johndevoy5211]

Irish here also. Not living in Ireland though. Like many I couldn’t afford to live there. Miss home immensely. It’ll be years before I can go home properly again.

[@baze30]

I'm Irish. I was expecting to see another video of 'the luck of the Irish' or a 'click ad bait'. However, I actually learned a few new perspectives from your video that I didn't know existed. Thank you for that. Your content was researched really well and, perhaps if you put in a year (visually) during the content so the viewer progresses through till your epilogue in a fulfilling way. Top class work.

[@jobistapleton1420]

Great video as you mentioned unless you are in a high paid job you have little hope of moving from home alot of people in Ireland are living at home till 25 -30 housing crisis here is ridiculous and the government wont fix it as many are themselves landlords.

[@mitchelrathbone7185]

This is too true and the cost of living and commodities is insane here

[@Jimmyjimb123]

Definitely a rich country but the Irish see none of it struggling to pay for shopping atm let alone leaving Irish people to freeze to death on the streets

[@leeobreisleain6492]

Well made sir! 👏 Amazing how far we've come since the dark days but current figures are mostly hype 👍🏻

[@sean637]

36, born and bred in Ireland on the west coast...I used to love my country when we had nothing....it's not the same country anymore, our culture has been destroyed by the corporate wealth game along with uncapped inward migration.

[@stevebradley8862]

Your age suggests you have only enjoyed the prosperous period in Ireland. I don’t think you know what life is like “having nothing” or poverty as your ancestors faced. Growth and prosperity has its own pains as we are feeling in Texas, but it’s a better problem by far.

[@bosco292]

Spot on excellent 👌

[@mollie3244]

Your nothing must not have been the same as other people's nothing lol. Also, we need inward migration. Every country that wants to prosper needs inward migration. I feel like we need to look after our migrants a lot better. I'm 55, I actually remember having nothing.

[@matthewbarry376]

@@mollie3244 paper prosperity, your age explains a lot of your ignorance. Would ya sell your children down the river for a few pound, sounds like it

[@NedNew]

@Sean, you may well say that but you fail to mention the €20 that you owe me from the pub that night in Sligo at the end of August 2018. Was it corporate wealth which gobbled that up too?

[@anon8774]

There is an important distinction between wealth and income. GDP per capita is a measure of average income not wealth. Wealth is measured by assets minus liabilities. The Irish are the 15th wealthiest in the world

[@northamericanintercontinen3207]

The country that helped us in 1847 deserves every bit of prosperity and happiness they can get and more From a grateful Mexican who may have some Irish blood in him ERIN GO BRAGH

[@genghisthegreat2034]

Viva Churubusco, John Reilly, Los Patricios e Mexico 🇲🇽 !

[@paulkelly8456]

Yes indeed, but if I recall correctly, the Yanks were none too happy about us changing sides at half time.

[@thelaffingllama]

I'm 23 and I had to leave Ireland immediately after graduating university because I wanted to move out and had no prospects of affording rent

[@timlinator]

I'm Irish tech professional working for an Irish company but based in Silicon Valley, California. I see it as tech companies coming in and yes they pay high wages but they also drive up the costs of everything especially housing. I saw this happen in Both San Francisco/San Jose and Dublin/Cork.

[@derekdempsey8506]

And behind closed doors there ruthless

[@ricksanchez2005]

There is a very very small percentage of people in Dublin who are rich/live well, the majority of us struggle, even just having the house heated costs an arm and leg nowadays, the prices of everything keeps going up but wages don't.

[@stephendoherty8291]

Most of this was before the inflation spike. We also have queues waiting at airports every summer to leave, concerts that sell out in seconds, weddings that cost an arm+leg, kids no matter your income to pay for them and a pressure on the state to fill in all the gaps. Wages have also been falling in the UK and US. Its a bit easier there with 66-333M to collect taxes (and both borrow heavily) and stronger price competition. We;re even more risk adverse than most and we are an island stuck out west like Iceland/Malta/Sardinia pretending we should have the same facilities as France-Germany-UK etc.

[@claudiosrocha89]

As Brazilian I love Ireland and I think there are plenty of opportunities in the country.

[@googane7755]

If you can afford the rent, the housing crisis is making it unbearable to find work right now

[@Chris-un1ll]

Yeah like you heading back home to Brazil 🙄

[@carolinamoonbeam]

@Claudio Rocha Desculpe. Existem pessoas ignorantes na Ilha dos Santos e Estudiosos as vezes. Ignore-os. Provavelmente estão com inveja dos brasileiros bonitinhos 😉

@@Chris-un1ll That's not for your kind to say you minimum wage parasite.

[@scarletred8888]

Can you afford to live in Dublin ?

[@AGS363]

Correction: Historically, Switzerland was not that rich or well-developed. Its economic growth to be modern day splendor was in big part only achieved in the 20th century.

[@lawbringer9857]

Largely thanks to their cowardness in WW2

[@fnsshehrbvfgyssbvvsmmmdjjd4611]

@@lawbringer9857 *competence

[@lawbringer9857]

@@fnsshehrbvfgyssbvvsmmmdjjd4611 Working with the Nazis out of self interest is nothing but immoral cowardness.

[@fnsshehrbvfgyssbvvsmmmdjjd4611]

@@lawbringer9857 so when exactly should’ve the Swiss declared war on an enemy that Surrounded them on all sides Massively outnumbered them Had more industry It would’ve been stupid of them to declare war. The only time it would’ve made any sense to declare war is to do something like turkey did and declare on them when they were basically already beaten, and say “Look at me guys! I’m a good guy too!”

[@danhobart4009]

@@lawbringer9857 And stolen jewish gold

[@RequiemBae]

Im Polish and I went to see my friend living in Dublin and I full on cried when I saw all the drug addicts, it was scary AF.

[@TheIrishBosnian]

Scary that thr government isn't helping them enough.

[@arthas640]

Ireland is quite a bit less wealthy than they appear on paper. The average income of Ireland is around €38.5k even though the GDP per capita is €95k, which is still higher than the UK's average income which is about €31k but isnt a huge difference especially since the average cost of living in Ireland is nearly 20% higher which brings the average incomes to almost the exact same amount. The UK was also wealthier for longer and their numbers dropped due to Brexit so their real average income only dropped below Ireland's very recently. They also spent most of the 20th century poor and a haven for organized crime and terrorist groups, a bit like the Mexico-US dynamic

[@richardcray2919]

@@arthas640 I take it your a fan of ireland. Lol

[@arthas640]

@@richardcray2919 I dont hate Ireland or anything, it just bugs me a bit how people tend to conflate per capita income with average wages. The same happens all over the globe and it can be misleading: for example a major city near me has a per capita income of about $110k but the real average wage is almost exactly half at $56k and those numbers are skewed due to some international companies being based there which also makes the cost of living insane so few can afford to live there.

[@derekdempsey8506]

​@@TheIrishBosnian ah would ya stop they have provided all sorts of help

[@Lee-mo1qf]

Irelands issue is that its people look wealthy on paper but its a huge difference from what is reality. Irelands average salary of around €53,000 yet its median salary(the middle worker) is around €37,000. This means the average worker really struggles to afford to live in and around Dublin, on top of this the prices for everything in Ireland is expensive even home grown products are cheaper abroad.

[@bighands69]

Median income in Ireland is about €50,000.

[@colmgrimes2996]

I would also say again. the cost of living outside of Dublin is significantly less. I realise it will be a case of how to get work or move away from family. but hopefully remote working will ease this somewhat for some. it obviously depends on your line of work too.

[@viktorijabeatriceradzevici8342]

I love Ireland! People are fantastic! Nature is wonderful and life is great here

[@Top5Aircraft]

Good to hear.

[@derekdempsey8506]

Lovely woodland walk by the liffey this morning

[@beeniemen]

I used to live in cork and Ireland is chosen by many companies because they speak English and the way they do business is similar to the uk without being in the uk. And the Anglo Saxon approach is common ground for us companies. It is obvious apple and Amazon and many others chose Ireland for eu base . Make sense

[@LeMerch]

What is the ‘Anglo Saxon’ approach?

[@k.j.hulander2204]

@@LeMerch deregulation, corporatism, poor job security and clear hierarchies of power within organisations with little interaction between upper and lower level rungs.

[@zeez3139]

@@k.j.hulander2204 low wages

[@bighands69]

Apple is not in Ireland for EU access that is a myth. They are there because Ireland is an English speaking nation, has a young available workforce and is a much cheaper place to set up due to all the space.

[@k.j.hulander2204]

@@bighands69 Fake news. Apple wouldn’t be in Ireland if Ireland wasn’t in the EU, but you’re right that it probably isn’t the deciding factor. The deciding factor for these American companies is very favourable tax laws. That it is an English-speaking country probably also helps, but it’s also to do with many Irish-Americans being in high positions and having a closer bond with the old country than most other European descendants in the US. In terms of just work force, Germany would be the natural choice but the business culture there is, indeed, different from the Anglosphere norm and could be difficult to integrate into an American corporation.

[@thomassenbart]

I'm somewhat amazed at all the comments below, which lament the current situation. Perhaps a review of Irish history and appreciation of going from abject poverty and starvation to overall prosperity, ought to be given its due and all within breakneck speed at that.

[@grahambuckley4308]

The Irish lack of housing is primarily due to overregulation of zoning in preference of large contractors. Regular people will find it almost impossible to build their own house (yes to standard) due to the difficulty of security planning permission.

[@mairedaly4926]

'in preference of large contractors' is key as many of them are also property hoarding entire streets into dereliction in our cities, towns & villages

[@jonnyd9351]

@@mairedaly4926Aka, Ireland is giving these large companies a monopoly on housing.

[@mairedaly4926]

@@jonnyd9351 Won't argue with you there... I personally know plenty of politicians who swoon in the presence of millionaires & forget their electorate They used not, but I see it more & more now

[@stuartkelly3106]

It's not over regulation....do you not remember wild west regulation pre 2007

[@mollie3244]

The lack of housing is because of greed. Bad government yes but mostly just greed, corruption and more greed. The problem could be sorted out in a year or two if the government would build council properties instead of giving away billions to property companies so they can make more billions out of the average person. Also, these private companies are building tiny units instead of proper apartments and houses people want to live in. There is no excuse for any of it.

[@Zelosis_]

Another fantastic video! I had no idea Ireland was growing at this scale already being developed.

[@ccahill2322]

Caleb, My name is "Sam the Bankman" would you be interested in an investment? I have several famous bridges I could offer you at very reasonable prices. If you are Irish or not may I say may your god help you. As they say in the home of the scam don't take any wooden nickels. Could I ask do you have a "diploma" or even an MBA?

[@tonyhart97]

25 year old, university educated Dubliner here. The death of Ireland's success story will be housing. If you look at the images of this video you'll see Dublin, a city of almost 1.5m, filled with nothing but single story Georgian style houses. If you now Google Vienna, Austria, which is of a similar size, but in a country whose government cares about housing, you'll see how modern Dublin could be and how much the Irish government is failing. My entire generation just has to accept that we'll never have a place of our own and everybody I know is just saving up the money to leave.

[@pamspencer5733]

But where is everyone going to relocate? Portugal? Estonia? Latvia is beautiful & cheap!

[@tonyhart97]

@@pamspencer5733 Most Irish people are eyeing up Australia, New Zealand or Canada. I personally agree with you, that Europe is a much better option. But I can say from experience, having lived in Portugal for a year, the language barrier becomes an issue. Cities like Vienna, Berlin and Amsterdam, however, do have decent levels of English where you can get by perfectly fine without the local language.

[@derekdempsey8506]

University degree Tony n you say you'll never own a house?

[@joshoneill6790]

Ireland as a nation may be rich but myself and my wife had to leave to live a life we could never afford in Ireland. Hoping the people will see it one day 🇮🇪

[@gerrymcglynn7390]

Sorry it had too come to this,good luck ❤😢

[@colors6692]

The Irish economy grew by 26.3% in 2015, compared with the expected rate of 7.8%, after foreign companies that switched their base to Ireland were included in the value of its corporate sector, pushing up the value of the state’s balance sheet. Several US companies, including drugs maker Allergan, security systems provider Tyco and medical technology specialist Medtronic have domiciled in Ireland by buying a smaller Irish-registered rival and “inverting” into an Irish corporate structure. It's all an accounting sham! Not real growth at all!!

[@gothicgolem2947]

Do u have a source for this?

[@Monkeybomb0]

Here comes another economic fuck up.. And no it won't affect the guys up top or the ones who don't work.. Just the regular Irish..

[@johndoe-ss9bz]

@@gothicgolem2947 ::It is easily verifiable, for those not to lazy to do their own search.

[@RazorMouth]

Yes and after that we started using modified GNI which strips out the capital flows of multinationals. You think you're smart but....... No Irelands economy did not grow by 26% in 2015, the calculation method of nominal GDP for Ireland in 2015 grew by 26%

[@toyotaprius79]

You'll never see Casual Scholar ❤️ this

[@Solaris_Paradox]

Hope a united Ireland will come very soon, love from Syria. 🇸🇾❤🇮🇪

[@themadfarmer5207]

Please stay there

[@margaretmcguire8952]

​@@themadfarmer5207 That's just an ignorant comment

[@AnabolicSaagAloo]

Multinationals laundering money through our financial system artificially inflates our GDP. The situation on the ground is grim for anyone who doesn't have a six figure salary. We have an entire generation essentially locked out of homeownership and it's by design.

[@BehindTheFacade]

Great video. As someone who has lived through the last 50 years of this history i can confirm its accuracy. Keep up the good work 👏🏼

[@josoapification]

They say the true numbers lost are supposed to be 5.2 million. Mainly gaelic speakers. There was a potato blight but 70 ship loads of the other plentiful food produced in Ireland then was shipped daily to English shores for profit. Whilst 5.2 million were evicted and starved to death in Ireland. There supposed to be many mass graves. These facts were picked up on from records that are no longer kept on view since they were published. The records came from a military museum in kew London.

[@bloodspartan300]

Famine, blight, so many words are used to describe what happened in ireland... why not just call it what it was a GENOCIDE! hope the tides keep turning for ireland now that the queen is dead...hopefully scotland gets its independence... and the queen is burning in hell

[@bighands69]

You are whining about things that happened hundreds of years ago. Move on and live in the present and future.

[@themadfarmer5207]

@@bighands69 yes. Agree with that. Dr Theida Herima, the Dutch industrialist caused a furore some years ago when he described the Irish as. Having Their Backs To The Future, Singing About The Past. This was also a view of a few continentals that I was aquatinted with, Ireland upon joining the EEC was regarded unsympathetically as the beggers of Europe. True. One of the German magazines, in the 80s ran an article about giving money to Ireland. Saying that they were likely to spend it on cars😃☹️

[@margaretmcguire8952]

​@@bighands69 Is that your attitude to slavery also? The past shapes the future.

[@bighands69]

@@margaretmcguire8952 You or I did not do the slavery so stop pretending you can shape the current world through those events.

[@jeffgilligan2004]

Greetings from the western US. My direct male ancestor left Galway during the famine, and the line gradually made its way to the Pacific. The problems of over 150 years ago were good for me, because I wouldn't be alive had the line not combined with German, English, Scottish, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Croatian ancestors. That written, I am Gilligan, - Irish, and I have friends there, so I am particularly happy for Irish success. As we say in Croatian - zilvile!

[@marriedkiwi]

Success in what? Im a son of a Galway immigrant in New Zealand. What does it gain a nation that it gain all the corruption taxes yet loses its soul?

[@koto-g9k]

my Croatian brother just a little correction - it is "živili", anyways, which part of Croatia are you from? Not gonna lie I wished I had Irish ancestry as well

[@MiloManning05]

Modern Irish are Englishmen in denial

[@conqo]

@@MiloManning05 haha is ea cinnte! In Ireland the Dubliners are known as west brits, the rest of the country are known for bombing Brits!

[@beauparc11]

@@MiloManning05 Nooo Fjvvc,,,, absolute insult!!

[@iamagiantslayer]

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[@philbob_d9254]

I just had a visit to Ireland not long ago and absolutely love the place the people. I looked seriously into moving there, but they don't make it easy for older people and people without a lot of money to do it. I decided on Portugal. And I can travel there easily and cheaply at any time

[@WillKlein]

I appreciate hearing this. Coming from the US, we're looking at Ireland or Portugal as a couple options for a possible move. I wonder what you think I should know, we have three young kids, I work in tech and have money saved, and we care most about access to healthcare and safety for our family.

[@philbob_d9254]

Hi will.

[@philbob_d9254]

@@WillKlein I think you can have all of those things here. I live on about one-third of what it cost me in the US and I live well. You could be in luck depending on what you do Portugal makes it easier for digital nomads. You may be able to work from here and get benefits

[@philbob_d9254]

I think the first thing you should do is visit both places. With three kids I will bet that can be pretty expensive, but then you can get a feel for each one and then decide where you want to be. When you decide you can come to the country and stay for 6 months to a year. That would be my recommendation