Aaaaannnd Don't forget your shovel if you want to go to work

uch

Have we managed to get beyond the need to emigrate yet

Insect Overlord

Have you?

wazky

Sure aren't they all emigrating for the "craic" and not for a better life?

uch

I did it in the 80/90's

The Backwards Man

Shure the young bucks today wouldn't know one wnd of a shovel from the other, it's all mini-diggers and robots these days. They're all soft, soft I tells ya.

Rho b

Ye might have to pay extra for to get your shovel on the plane!

greedygoblin

Certainly if it's Ryanair!

DEFTLEFTHAND

There's a thing out there where we're made to believe that Irish graduates are sought after internationally. Ruairi Quinn (Ed minister) drove a horse and carriage through this theory recently when he presented facts such as the low rankings of our third level institutions on the global ladder. As Goebbels said if you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.

Don't get me wrong our third level system offers many opportunities to those who avail of it but don't buy all the bluster and pomp. Graham Norton a UCC dropout used to say he was a graduate of the college as none of his potential employers abroad had ever heard of UCC.

the_syco

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

There's a thing out there where we're made to believe that Irish graduates are sought after internationally. Ruairi Quinn (Ed minister) drove a horse and carriage through this theory recently when he presented facts such as the low rankings of our third level institutions on the global ladder. As Goebbels said if you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.

TBH, they need more industry input. Teaching something that is used, and teaching something that the majority of companies use seem to be two different things.

greedygoblin

That is definitely true. They seem to have stopped that lately alright. Do you also notice how the "knowledge economy" talk has completely disappeared too? The ludicrousness of what they were saying finally struck home. Though that was probably more a catchphrase belonging to the last government!

Sgt. Al Powell

..and the way she might look at ya.

greedygoblin

Sgt. Al Powell wrote: »

..and the way she might look at ya.

And the pint of Harp

somefeen

and when you get there make sure you keep it tipping

Esel

The Isle of Man.

MadsL

uch wrote: »

I did it in the 80/90's

Hipster!!!!

Ted_YNWA

I work in an office, don't think they would appreciate random holes been dug everywhere.

mikemac1

If it's for the council then we need one man working and another two leaning on their shovels chatting and watching

Love2love

Song stuck in my head now....:(

Savoir.Faire

I get very tired hearing the emigration 'sob story'.

The vast majority of people choose to emigrate so they can head off to bondi beach, throw on the GAA jersey and drink a big bag of cans.

I had the misfortune of visiting Oz on some company business a few weeks back. The amount of beetroot-faced, overweight, paddies in GAA jersies wandering around in a drunken stupor was disturbing. I ended up saying I was British on nights out in order to avoid being associated with the level of sham you have over there.

Bog Standard User

mikemac1 wrote: »

If it's for the council then we need one polish man working and another two irish leaning on their shovels chatting and watching

fyp

BabyMonkeyy

wazky wrote: »

Sure aren't they all emigrating for the "craic" and not for a better life?

It is a better life for some people who want to get away from the depression that is back home. And ya were having "the craic" as well. are we not able to travel and have a bit of fun along the way?