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Cork hits depression but theres a silver lining!!!

Aye Matey! · 2009-01-15 03:14:54

The Evening Echo today front paged with the headline stating 11,000 join dole queues across Cork What made me laugh was the headline beneath it: ...But there is some good news as 100 new jobs are announced for city And that was over a three year period. 100/11,000 and rising. Not bad, eh? An interesting statistic was that…

15-01-2009 3:14am

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The Evening Echo today front paged with the headline stating 11,000 join dole queues across Cork

What made me laugh was the headline beneath it:

...But there is some good news as 100 new jobs are announced for city

And that was over a three year period. 100/11,000 and rising. Not bad, eh?

An interesting statistic was that 1/5 availing of the dole are foreign nationals.

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#2 15-01-2009 3:16am

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Aye Matey! wrote: »

The Evening Echo today front paged with the headline stating 11,000 join dole queues across Cork

What made me laugh was the headline beneath it:

...But there is some good news as 100 new jobs are announced for city

And that was over a three year period. 100/11,000 and rising. Not bad, eh?

An interesting statistic was that 1/5 availing of the dole are foreign nationals.

Am I right in thinking they'd be Social Welfare officers?

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#3 15-01-2009 3:20am

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IvySlayer wrote: »

Am I right in thinking they'd be Social Welfare officers?

Most likley. :pac:

A bloke rang into Cork's 96fm during the week saying he came across an advert the implied an abundance of available work in Poland but also stated "Irish need not apply". I don't know how true this is but it certainly didn't sound very freindly now that the tables are turned.

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#4 15-01-2009 3:26am

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Aye Matey! wrote: »

Most likley. :pac:

A bloke rang into Cork's 96fm during the week saying he came across an advert the implied an abundance of available work in Poland but also stated "Irish need not apply". I don't know how true this is but it certainly didn't sound very freindly now that the tables are turned.

I don't believe it. Surely they'd be in some breach of EU laws and they'd get in trouble.

Although Polish people are probably sitting at home 'Feckin Irish taking our jobs and eating our swans'

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#5 15-01-2009 3:29am

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I wonder how bad this is all going to get. I keep on hearing that we are about to enter a deep depression. Its the 'about to' part that worries me considering how much things have declined already.

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#6 15-01-2009 3:30am

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cark forum is that way
>:pac:

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#7 15-01-2009 3:31am

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admiralofthefleet wrote: »

cark forum is that way
>:pac:

I was hoping to keep the thread open for others discussing their respective counties.

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#8 15-01-2009 3:32am

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O' bugger. I was looking for that story and I found out Number 6 has died.
Darn ye Cork!

Source: http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/80025/Prisoner-star-McGoohan-dies

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#9 15-01-2009 3:35am

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Biggins wrote: »

O' bugger. I was looking for that story and I found out Number 6 has died.
Darn ye Cork!

Source: http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/80025/Prisoner-star-McGoohan-dies

Noooooooo! He really was more than a number.

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#10 15-01-2009 10:03am

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IvySlayer wrote: »

I don't believe it. Surely they'd be in some breach of EU laws and they'd get in trouble.

Although Polish people are probably sitting at home 'Feckin Irish taking our jobs and eating our swans'

Whats the Polish version of Boards.ie? If anyone knows polish we can find out pretty quick what they think of our swan eating habits the lack of jobs in Ireland and the Irish lads trying to get jobs over in Poland.

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www.onet.pl is the most popular forum in poland. Just WHERE exactly the forum is on the site I dunno.

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#12 15-01-2009 10:13am

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Quick, everyone grab the nearest Pole and make friends... they might put a good word in for us??

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#13 15-01-2009 10:22am

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D'ya think if many Irish went to try work in Poland we would get a big friendly welcome and some welfare benefits.....im going hazard a guess as to say we would'nt. :pac:

Although scrap that, the Irish dont even give any friendly welcomes now because were all worried about foreginers taking our jobs. The Backstards

*looks over shoulder for foreginers

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#14 15-01-2009 10:48am

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Shouldn't it be "Depression hits Cork"?
Afaik Cork is stationary.

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#15 15-01-2009 4:54pm

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IvySlayer wrote: »

Surely they'd be in some breach of EU laws and they'd get in trouble.

You know what's in breach of EU law?
Forcing the unemployed to get their money in a post office.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/new-crackdown-on-welfare-fraud-may-violate-eu-law-1451312.html

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#16 19-01-2009 9:54pm

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You are ALL so funny Who told you that we're eating swans??? :D:D
I can't believe it !!! Swans !!! Sorry but i prefer chicken and duck

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#17 19-01-2009 9:58pm

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biko wrote: »

Shouldn't it be "Depression hits Cork"?
Afaik Cork is stationary.

Yes but Cork people like to be different you see.

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