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What has Ireland achieved as a nation since gaining independence in 1922?

  • 25-06-2012 9:17am
    #1
    Lord Bafford
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 77 ✭✭


    I honestly can't think of a single thing -- not one.

    I'd even argue that it has gone backwards in many areas -- certainly in terms of infrastructure.

    All in all Ireland has been a pretty miserable failure.


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  • #2
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Lord Bafford wrote: »
    All in all Ireland has been a pretty miserable failure.

    No.

    No it hasn't.

    You need to watch something like Reeling In The years or read about the past 90 years.


  • #3
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    How could we have gone backwards in terms of infastructre over the last 90 years?

    Did we have fibre lined throughout the country back then?

    What about the road network we've got in place now as well?

    Gas for central heating that has been brought throught out the country over the last 16 / 20 years too?


  • #4
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    How could we have gone backwards in terms of infastructre over the last 90 years?

    We had a fine tram system, long gone now


  • #5
    Dr.Strange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 181 ✭✭Dr.Strange


    We won the Eurovision a few times and we give millons to Africa for God sake.


  • #6
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Lord Bafford wrote: »
    I honestly can't think of a single thing -- not one.

    I'd even argue that it has gone backwards in many areas -- certainly in terms of infrastructure.

    All in all Ireland has been a pretty miserable failure.

    Its one thing that's quite clearly improved - (thanks to German, British, and Dutch taxpayers money), Ireland had no industrial base to speak of now it has a "post-industrial" base.


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  • #7
    RobbieTheRobber
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,861 ✭✭✭RobbieTheRobber


    OP really you cant think of one thing that has improved since 1922, well then can I suggest instead of looking at porn on your computer all day you read up on some of the changes that have happened in this country since 1922.
    :rolleyes:


  • #8
    craggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 664 ✭✭✭craggles


    mikemac1 wrote: »
    Dravokivich wrote: »
    How could we have gone backwards in terms of infastructre over the last 90 years?

    We had a fine tram system, long gone now

    You're all crazy people.


  • #9
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Troll banned.


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