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moving to waterford
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25-09-2011 6:30am#1
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LimerickSports wrote: »ive lived in waterford b4
Jeesus, if you like the place, have good friends, etc. here, and have no ties elsewhere, then just go ahead and move here! Things are very bad with the economy of course, but you've mentioned voluntary work? Are you financially independent? (or on the scratch
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Waterford needs its public representatives and the government to step up now and do something for the place, but so do the rest of us. If the OP wants to come here and spend his trust fund/inheritance/dole money locally, thereby keeping some landlord out of NAMA, or some small shop from closing, then we should be welcoming him/her with open arms! Maybe we need to rely on homegrown industry than the likes of WalkWalk!
We've just had the Tall Ships, a wonderful Spraoi and Harvest Festival. We've seen 50 Cent, Bryan Ferry, the Sawdoctors, the Stunning, Faithless and the Waterboys playing in the city this summer. We've even got Jedward coming up... and still we get people warning people off the place as if there was a famine here, with people unable to bury their dead and Al-Shabaab roaming the streets. For God's sake, can we get a sense of perspective?0 -
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dark_shadow wrote: »Go on then tell me what's here in Waterford for someone wanting to move here?? And more importantly why should they move here and not somewhere else?
Your entitled to your opinion like I'm entitled to mine and that's what im giving.
Compact small city with a bit of medieval and georgian charm. More or less everything you need. Always something going on, particularly in the summer. Some good pubs. Great surrounding amenities: mountains, walks, beaches, etc. Right beside the sea. A good solid employment rate of 80% or so, for those who think there are no jobs at all. (And with a good half of the unemployed not even looking for jobs, it's not so bad really!) Cost of living very reasonable indeed. Great place to be unemployed for a while. Good public transport and civic areas like the park. I could go on... (Enthusiastic, optimistic and proud people...? Hmm... maybe not so much...
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I'm only giving my opinion too. Never known a population of people to have such a dire outlook as Waterford people do (although maybe some depopulated East German towns ravaged -- literally -- by the Russians after WW2 might be comparable). Thankfully, though, Waterford people are a lot happier than they like to make out, and know how to enjoy themselves!0 -
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Compact small city with a bit of medieval and georgian charm. More or less everything you need. Always something going on, particularly in the summer. Some good pubs. Great surrounding amenities: mountains, walks, beaches, etc. Right beside the sea. A good solid employment rate of 80% or so, for those who think there are no jobs at all. (And with a good half of the unemployed not even looking for jobs, it's not so bad really!) Cost of living very reasonable indeed. Great place to be unemployed for a while. Good public transport and civic areas like the park. I could go on... (Enthusiastic, optimistic and proud people...? Hmm... maybe not so much... )
I'm only giving my opinion too. Never known a population of people to have such a dire outlook as Waterford people do (although maybe some depopulated East German towns ravaged -- literally -- by the Russians after WW2 might be comparable). Thankfully, though, Waterford people are a lot happier than they like to make out, and know how to enjoy themselves!
The way I was looking at it, and not just from LimerickSports point of view was that anyone leaving their current life to come Waterford should seriously think twice about it. There's no new companies opening up unlike cork or Dublin where you might have 20 jobs every now and then opening up. With the loss of Waterford crystal, aventis etc and now talk talk closing there's very little opportunity for jobs here and there's nothing coming in to replace them.
I understand what your saying about all the attractions that are here and there all good, but if you have no money to enjoy them you'll get bored and depressed fairly easily! We all know how badly the south east has been hit and I'm just saying that anyone willing to come for work will have a challenge on their hands.0 -
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Born and raised in waterford but have worked in limerick, cork, london (although very briefly), kilkenny and am currently living in dublin, but i know for a fact i wouldnt settle anywhere else than Waterford. Beautiful friendly city, and sure, it's going through a rough patch but just give it some time to pick itself up.
The only people who complain about Waterford are people who are living monotonous lives and that is in no way the city's fault. When things pick up in Waterford again, when people have more money, the vibrance will return (not that its really gone, its just taking a breather
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Born and raised in waterford but have worked in limerick, cork, london (although very briefly), kilkenny and am currently living in dublin, but i know for a fact i wouldnt settle anywhere else than Waterford. Beautiful friendly city, and sure, it's going through a rough patch but just give it some time to pick itself up.
The only people who complain about Waterford are people who are living monotonous lives and that is in no way the city's fault. When things pick up in Waterford again, when people have more money, the vibrance will return (not that its really gone, its just taking a breather )
Too right. I'll complain with the best of them, but Waterford - all things considered - has to be one of the best places to live. All amenities practically at your doorstep.0 -
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Compact small city with a bit of medieval and georgian charm. More or less everything you need. Always something going on, particularly in the summer. Some good pubs. Great surrounding amenities: mountains, walks, beaches, etc. Right beside the sea. A good solid employment rate of 80% or so, for those who think there are no jobs at all. (And with a good half of the unemployed not even looking for jobs, it's not so bad really!) Cost of living very reasonable indeed. Great place to be unemployed for a while. Good public transport and civic areas like the park. I could go on... (Enthusiastic, optimistic and proud people...? Hmm... maybe not so much... )
I'm only giving my opinion too. Never known a population of people to have such a dire outlook as Waterford people do (although maybe some depopulated East German towns ravaged -- literally -- by the Russians after WW2 might be comparable). Thankfully, though, Waterford people are a lot happier than they like to make out, and know how to enjoy themselves!
I have to say I disagree with your analysis of a "good, solid employment rate". Waterford is haemmorrhaging jobs like there's no tomorrow, have you not seen the job losses in Waterford crystal, Teva, Talk Talk, other factories? There is absolutely no indication of anyone investing in Waterford at any point in the future to replace these jobs. I'm sure someone can research figures but as far as I know, we have a higher rate of unemployment per capita then the vast majority of cities and big towns throughout the country.
I had to leave Waterford because I couldn't find a job, like a lot of people I know.
Public transport is not good, that is a fact. Allow me to take a stab in the dark but are you from the Dunmore road and you think public transport is good because you have the regular Bus Eireann bus and the private one by Kenneally's? The Hillview - city centre service is not great. We also have an "international airport" that has literally no public transport to it.
Not being negative, just realistic.0 -
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