199 different nationalities now in Ireland

Slurryface

The number of foreign nationals living in Ireland jumped 30% between 2006 and 2011, official figures have revealed today.

Total numbers increased by 124,624 over the five years to April 2011.

The Central Statistics Office also revealed that 544,357 non-Irish nationals were living in Ireland at the time of the census in April of last year, from 199 different nations.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/number-of-foreign-nationals-living-in-ireland-up-30-in-last-five-years-569329.html

Wow, haven't we really become a melting pot!:)

Shenshen

Slurryface wrote: »

The number of foreign nationals living in Ireland jumped 30% between 2006 and 2011, official figures have revealed today.

Total numbers increased by 124,624 over the five years to April 2011.

The Central Statistics Office also revealed that 544,357 non-Irish nationals were living in Ireland at the time of the census in April of last year, from 199 different nations.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/number-of-foreign-nationals-living-in-ireland-up-30-in-last-five-years-569329.html

Wow, haven't we really become a melting pot!:)

199?
Surely we now need to find out which country we're missing, and get someone from there to come here, just to have a nice round number

Funglegunk

Finally, an excuse to post this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HHT_V294Co

Shenshen wrote: »

199?
Surely we now need to find out which country we're missing, and get someone from there to come here, just to have a nice round number

I believe we're missing St. Kitts and Nevis. I feel an abduction coming on.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

I propose a "non-Irish national tax".

Slurryface

benwavner wrote: »

I propose a "non-national tax".

whoi would pay it, almost everyone is a national of somewhere!

Gurgle

That's a pretty impressive spread, considering:

This is a list of sovereign states giving an overview of states around the world with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty.

The list contains 206 entries. The states are divided using two distinct methods:

The membership within the United Nations system column divides the states into two categories: 193 member states and one observer state in the United Nations,[1] and 12 other states.

The sovereignty disputes column divides the states into two categories: 16 states whose sovereignty is disputed and 190 other states

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states

Who's missing? Is there a prize for completing the set?

notnumber

Slurryface wrote: »

The number of foreign nationals living in Ireland jumped 30% between 2006 and 2011, official figures have revealed today.

Total numbers increased by 124,624 over the five years to April 2011.

The Central Statistics Office also revealed that 544,357 non-Irish nationals were living in Ireland at the time of the census in April of last year, from 199 different nations.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/number-of-foreign-nationals-living-in-ireland-up-30-in-last-five-years-569329.html

Wow, haven't we really become a melting pot!:)

A pissing pot more like!

stevedublin

Slurryface wrote: »

whoi would pay it, almost everyone is a national of somewhere!

Non-Irish national then.

admiralofthefleet

Shenshen wrote: »

199?
Surely we now need to find out which country we're missing, and get someone from there to come here, just to have a nice round number

Ireland

dodderangler

There is 200 they just forgot to count the Irish cuz there so few of us left

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Slurryface wrote: »

whoi would pay it, almost everyone is a national of somewhere!

You would Slurryface and you will like it, because you are from Swaziland. My gubberment will demand you pay it, they will send people to your door to collect it, make sure you are in, thats a good lad.

Duckworth_Luas

Calling David Trimble, come in Mr Trimble!

tallaghtmick

I got 199 foreign national problems but a eskimo aint 1

Crann na Beatha

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1ZRed

Gurgle wrote: »

Who's missing? Is there a prize for completing the set?

You unlock the final boss

Gurgle

dodderangler wrote: »

There is 200 they just forgot to count the Irish cuz there so few of us left

Yeah, shockingly few.
There's only 4 million Irish of the 4.5 million people in Ireland. We should form a minority support group.:rolleyes:

Skid

The figures show the number of Polish people living here soared by 93.7% in the previous five years, from 63,276 in 2006 to 122,585 in 2011, as they overtook UK nationals (112,259) as the largest non-Irish community in the country.

Surprised at that, I would have thought the number of Polish here had declined in recent years.

Maybe they didn't bother filling out the Census first time around.

RobbieTheRobber

Can we rename this thread to;
"The stupid racist comments thread"

RobbieTheRobber

Skid wrote: »

Surprised at that, I would have thought the number of Polish here had declined in recent years.

Maybe they didn't bother filling out the Census first time around.

Maybe they had children, maybe those who stayed brought over their families.

dodderangler

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

Can we rename this thread to;
"The stupid racist comments thread"

Can you grow a pair?

Higher

I predict a further influx of Poles following the Euros. I've never seen two nationalities get on so well.

Slurryface

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

Can we rename this thread to;
"The stupid racist comments thread"

Well said, I'm amazed by the number of snide, insulting, and racist comments.

GavRedKing

Needs more cowbell

RobbieTheRobber

dodderangler wrote: »

Can you grow a pair?

A pair of what?
:rolleyes::rolleyes:

im invisible

I predict we'll have the full set sometime next year, the government must have planning this 'gathering' for a while,

Agent Smith

Maybe Kim Jon Ill Was feeling ronery, and Is living among'st us, Faked his death so he could hang out in temple bar....

Internet Hero

this makes me happy. love that we have loads of diferent people here. more chance for personal growht

ejmaztec

Slurryface wrote: »

Well said, I'm amazed by the number of snide, insulting, and racist comments.

I'm amazed at the lack of them.

dodderangler

Agent Smith wrote: »

Maybe Kim Jon Ill Was feeling ronery, and Is living among'st us, Faked his death so he could hang out in temple bar....

I knew that was him servin me last week

RobbieTheRobber

ejmaztec wrote: »

I'm amazed at the lack of them.

Im preempting them, to be fair.
There have been a few already and I know this thread will only bring out the idiots.

Skid

Slurryface wrote: »

Well said, I'm amazed by the number of snide, insulting, and racist comments.

You must be new here.

Where To

Tuvalu.

ejmaztec

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

Im preempting them, to be fair.
There have been a few already and I know this thread will only bring out the idiots.

Which ones do you think are racist, because I can only see one at a stretch?

jester77

hmm, have we invented a few new countries?

pmurphy00

something tells me we considered scotland and wales
countries. despite them not being on the list of countries

Einhard

Had an Indian dinner Monday night, Chinese last night, and am thinking of getting a burrito from the new Mexican restaurant opened nearby tonight. So thank you foreign people for adding a bit of variety to irish life.



All I need now is to find a good ethnic gym to work off all the lbs I've added since Monday!! :pac:

Slurryface

ejmaztec wrote: »

Which ones do you think are racist, because I can only see one at a stretch?

benwavner wrote: »

I propose a "non-Irish national tax".

notnumber wrote: »

A pissing pot more like!

benwavner wrote: »

You would Slurryface and you will like it, because you are from Swaziland. My gubberment will demand you pay it, they will send people to your door to collect it, make sure you are in, thats a good lad.

these could do for a start

ejmaztec

Slurryface wrote: »

these could do for a start

The "pissing pot" one seems borderline to me but I don't see any racism in the other comments.

El Weirdo

Slurryface wrote: »

these could do for a start

They really aren't racist comments.

karma_

Slurryface wrote: »

Well said, I'm amazed by the number of snide, insulting, and racist comments.

That's rich, coming from a lad who thinks Enoch Powell was a 'visionary'.

Duckworth_Luas

pmurphy00 wrote: »

something tells me we considered scotland and wales
countries. despite them not being on the list of countries

They didn't, the full list is on a document at the bottom of the OPs link.

They did however include Gibraltar which is a British overseas territory, Chechnya which is a Russian federal republic and Martinque which is a French overseas department

davet82

still going after 3 pages, i'm proud of you AHs

ejmaztec

davet82 wrote: »

still going after 3 pages, i'm proud of you AHs

Just onto the second page for me.:p

Slurryface

El Weirdo wrote: »

They really aren't racist comments.

describing Irland as a pissing pot as oppossed to a m,elting pot because of the 199 nationalities isn't racist? really?
Good to see that in AH piss is now a compliment.

ejmaztec

Slurryface wrote: »

describing Irland as a pissing pot as oppossed to a m,elting pot because of the 199 nationalities isn't racist? really?
Good to see that in AH piss is now a compliment.

The poster didn't give a reason for referring to Ireland as a "pissing pot", and made no mention of anything else in the post. Only he knows what he meant by it.

Clareboy

Now that we have opened the flood gates to foreign immigrants, the Irish will have to emigrate to find jobs. Talk about a distorted labour market. We have have screwed up big time! I really pity the young Irish people of today as they will have to compete with all those non-Irish immigrants in an ever shrinking labour market. Talk about committing national economic suicide!

karma_

Clareboy wrote: »

the Irish will have to emigrate to find jobs.

That's never happened before.

OldNotWIse

Einhard wrote: »

Had an Indian dinner Monday night, Chinese last night, and am thinking of getting a burrito from the new Mexican restaurant opened nearby tonight. So thank you foreign people for adding a bit of variety to irish life.



All I need now is to find a good ethnic gym to work off all the lbs I've added since Monday!! :pac:

Exactly, anyway it improves the scenery somewhat. Us Irish are meant to be one of the ugliest lots - freckly, fat, beer bellies, no dress sense etc :P

Clareboy

karma_ wrote: »

That's never happened before.

Oh yes, the Irish have immigrated in the past but now they have to leave because the most of the jobs have been given to the non-Irish. We did not have that situation in the 80s or in the 50s.

AnonoBoy

Clareboy wrote: »

Now that we have opened the flood gates to foreign immigrants, the Irish will have to emigrate to find jobs.

Floodgates implies there's no need for visas or the like in Ireland.

There is.

But EU citizens are free to travel. That's the whole EU idea thing there in operation.

We needed immigration to keep the country running during the boom years but now it's "all de immigrants fault".

Let's not point the blame where it really belongs that people have to emigrate - let's blame the foreigners. It's a nice easy target.

Typical, lazy, doesn't-understand-how-an-economy-work attitude.

*ding*

NEXT!

Pherekydes

Clareboy wrote: »

Oh yes, the Irish have immigrated in the past but now they have to leave because the most of the jobs have been given to the non-Irish. We did not have that situation in the 80s or in the 50s.

The Irish will hardly immigrate, now, will they?