Spend £3607 to help our Uk neighbours.

Paddy Samurai

I know you lot probably knew this ,but i did'nt realise how much we mean to our Uk Neighbours .

What are the potential impacts for the UK?
While the UK is not part of the eurozone, its taxpayers could end up footing some of the bill for any bail-outs.
For example, the UK contributes 12% (more than 6bn euros) to the EFSM.
Also, if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was asked to step in, the UK would fund 4.5% of any aid.
On the other side of the coin, tough times in the Republic of Ireland means less demand for UK goods and services.
This is potentially damaging given that the Republic is among the UK's largest trading partners. According to UK government figures, trade with the country exceeds total UK trade with Brazil, Russia, India and China. And every man, woman and child in the Republic spends an average of £3,607 per year on British goods, it added.

Come on spend,spend,spend our neighbours need us,and its nice to feel wanted.:D



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11766346

Absurdum

Rosie Webster makes it all worthwhile.

flyton5

:rolleyes:


That is all.

Duggy747

Fùck the brits!!

*Goes back to watching Premiership Football on Sky Sports, wearing my Man Utd. top, humming a Led Zepplin tune, waiting for my microwaveable curry from Tesco to be ready.............all the while contemplating heading up North to buy cheap booze for Xmas.*

Seifer

The constant reference to Ireland as "the Republic" in that article is really grating.

admiralofthefleet

Seifer wrote: »

The constant reference to Ireland as "the Republic" in that article is really grating.

agreed. under the terms of the good friday agreement the term 'republic' isnt recognised as applying to Ireland

me, i just had a hanley corned beef sandwich on a brennans batch with lakeshore irish mustard

msg11

If we go down , the Brits are coming with us.

Sykk

Seifer wrote: »

The constant reference to Ireland as "the Republic" in that article is really grating.

How's that... "Ireland" refers to 32 counties.. 6 of which belong to the UK's economy. Being called "Northern Ireland". That's why it's the "Republic of Ireland's" debt.

Herp Derp

prinz

Seifer wrote: »

The constant reference to Ireland as "the Republic" in that article is really grating.

Can't decide if this is serious nonsense or satirical genius.

Seifer

Sykk wrote: »

How's that... "Ireland" refers to 32 counties.. 6 of which belong to the UK's economy. Being called "Northern Ireland". That's why it's the "Republic of Ireland's" debt.

Herp Derp

The country is called Ireland; look at your passport.
It would be fine if they refered to it as the Republic of Ireland throughout the article but the obvious abbreviation would be to Ireland, not this made up, British term.

DrumSteve

Seifer wrote: »

The constant reference to Ireland as "the Republic" in that article is really grating.

You know... after 800 years or so its nice for them to recognise it.

cypharius

Seifer wrote: »

The constant reference to Ireland as "the Republic" in that article is really grating.

Well if we rejoined the UK and Ireland was united we wouldn't have that problem.

Sisko

Sykk wrote: »

How's that... "Ireland" refers to 32 counties.. 6 of which belong to the UK's economy. Being called "Northern Ireland". That's why it's the "Republic of Ireland's" debt.

Herp Derp

The name of my country is Ireland , not southern Ireland or 'the republic'.

Herp the derp, but don't derp the herp back at yea.

prinz

We better stop referring to the UK so. :rolleyes: Serious nonsense it is.

Sisko

Not at all :rolleyes:

prinz

Sisko wrote: »

Not at all :rolleyes:

Check their passport it says the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, so don't ever refer to just the U.K. ever again, you know it could be the U.K. of anywhere, unless the context is clear... like you know, in the article in the OP.

Sykk

Seifer wrote: »

The country is called Ireland; look at your passport.
It would be fine if they refered to it as the Republic of Ireland throughout the article but the obvious abbreviation would be to Ireland, not this made up, British term.

Yes the country is called Ireland. But Ireland doesn't need a bailout. The "Republic of Ireland" needs a bailout. Hence why they're referring to it as "The Republic".

Fúcking sherp the nerp derp!

Sisko

The republic is a description while Ireland is the name. Don't hate yourself cause your irish, derp.

ejmaztec

I wish someone tuk our derps.

ScumLord

Initiate the make the Brits feel guilty so they'll give us lots of money initiative! Loading potato famine sob storey.

minidazzler

Sisko wrote: »

The republic is a description while Ireland is the name. Don't hate yourself cause your irish, derp.

I like Wikipedia too

Mike 1972

Has it not occured to anyone that Ireland also exports a lot to the UK ?

Seifer wrote: »

The constant reference to Ireland as "the Republic" in that article is really grating.

Wheras the references to "the Brits are a OK ?

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

agreed. under the terms of the good friday agreement the term 'republic' isnt recognised as applying to Ireland

So is it a dictatorship or a consitutional monarchy ?

Oh and since were all in ultra pedantic mood tonight its called the Belfast agreement

zuroph

Jesus H Christ you people make my head hurt.

ballsymchugh

zuroph wrote: »

Jesus H Christ you people make my head hurt.

imagine if they were talking about the republic of france, there were 5 of those!!

Paddy Samurai

I like this bit in the article.

Why does the Republic not just take the money?
Like many EU nations the Republic of Ireland is seeing high unemployment and lower tax revenues
The Republic is proud of its independence, and on the streets of Dublin the BBC found many Irish people reluctant to take an EU handout.
Such a move would mean a big loss of face for the country - essentially meaning that its survival and solvency was reliant on Brussels.

I'll take a handout if I don't have to pay it back.
Is A handout the same as a loan?, or is that a digout?.

CrazyRabbit

If everyone in the country bought Irish goods, we probably wouldn't be in this economic situation.

ejmaztec

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

If everyone in the country bought Irish goods, we probably wouldn't be in this economic situation.

If that happened, Ireland wouldn't be bankrupt, but the consumers would.:(

laugh

It seems a bit stupid for UK companies to buy Irish produce, sell it to Irish people and then export the profit.

The_B_Man

DEY TURK ERRR SPUUDS!!!

HxGH

'It has gone better than we expected, Lord
Trevelyan, sedition, idleness, cured
in one; from parish to parish, field to field;
the wretches work till they are quite worn.
then fester by their work; we march the corn
to the ships in peace. This Tuesday I saw bones
our of my carriage window. Your servant Jones.'



Eavan Boland
(From - The Famine Road)




Screw them.

Mike 1972

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

If everyone in the country bought Irish goods, we probably wouldn't be in this economic situation.

Ah yes protectionism. The economic model which served us so well for many decades. Our only export was people :rolleyes:

Seifer

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Wheras the references to "the Brits are a OK ?

I'm not rereading the article but I'm pretty sure they don't refer to "the Brits" in it.
If you are talking about people using the term Brits in this thread or elsewhere it is irrelevant as my problem is with a supposedly professional and internationally renowned press agency letting one of their mouthpieces troll an entire nation.

kowloon

Loved calling Ireland 'The Free State' and the North 'The Occupied Counties' when I was in England. It winds some of them up, but the majority just go quiet. Great fun to be had talking about potatoes too.