marno21 wrote: » Most of the problems Ireland has are self inflicted. There are reasonably straight forward solutions yet there seems to be no will to implement them. The "housing crisis" is actually a multi faceted issue that can't be simplified down into one single "crisis", nor is there one solution to all the elements of it Rural Ireland is also suffering from self inflicted problems. Villages and towns are going to have issues if most of the residents are living in isolated houses or ribbon developments on approach roads and being totally dependent on cars. Towns especially in this regard then have little to attract these people in their centres and instead people are driving to out of town retail parks and Lidl/Aldi etc You are seeing the changes as problems, rather than as developments and changes. Rural folk have always been dependent on eg cars. Comes with a scattered population. And have always tended to isolation as we see it now. Change is inevitable and it is how we adapt to it. I live deep rural . in fact on a small island, and the nearest mainland village has lost its post office, through lack of use. Has a thriving school and a wonderfully active Community Centre some here use a smaller shop locally, some a village at some distance that thrives as it serves a vast rural area. I prefer Aldi and LIDL , for price and range. You need to see it from a different angle. People here seek the isolation and quietude we have. Not big roads coming in, not becoming like any other town. Few villages or towns have the social activities they had 50 years ago for many reasosn. That time has passed
kneemos wrote: » Is there a housing crisis in rural Ireland?
GoneHome wrote: » One of the local pubs to me in a rural village is run by a couple in their 50s and their son of about 25, I was there a few times over Christmas and the place was packed every night, why? because while the wife and son serve the bar the husband is on hand to drive people home at whatever time they so wish. They do the same every night of the week and that's why they're getting the people in, no such thing as a taxi in the area, if more rural pubs were to offer the same service I'm sure they too would reep the benefits. Granted they only open at 5 p.m. during week and then all day Saturday and Sunday but that too makes sense as why would they bother opening at 10.30 a.m. on a weekday to have maybe one alcoholic old lad as their only customer for the day!
Tell me how wrote: » I would suggest that the 'Why' has much more to do with the time of year than an onsite taxi service. Don't know if you yourself were only home for Christmas. If so, ask a friend or family what is it like in a few weeks. January is quiet to be fair, but after that. Also, suggesting other pubs should offer the same service is not entirely unreasonable. Nor is it straightforward. It needs a vehicle, and essentially another staff resource.
Graces7 wrote: » I live deep rural . in fact on a small island, and the nearest mainland village has lost its post office, through lack of use. Has a thriving school and a wonderfully active Community Centre some here use a smaller shop locally, some a village at some distance that thrives as it serves a vast rural area. I prefer Aldi and LIDL , for price and range. You need to see it from a different angle. People here seek the isolation and quietude we have. Not big roads coming in, not becoming like any other town. Few villages or towns have the social activities they had 50 years ago for many reasosn. That time has passed
JupiterKid wrote: » The Church is all but dead.
JupiterKid wrote: » Pub culture is dying out.
JupiterKid wrote: » The GAA is holding up, thankfully.
JupiterKid wrote: » But IMO the current shower in Government simply don’t care about rural Ireland or the disadvantaged or by those trapped by the housing nightmare. They have no vision, no strategy. They are the ultimate career politicians. Utterly selfish.
El_Bee wrote: » Honestly that sounds like heaven to me, what are the employment options like in areas like these?
JupiterKid wrote: » Ireland is changing beyond all recognition. Rural Ireland is slowly dying - this country is rapidly urbanising, particularly in and around Dublin - our City State (I have co-authored a number of papers on regional and urban trends in Ireland with another due out in May next). Outside of the commuter belts of Dublin and Cork and the regional cities of Galway, Limerick and Waterford, rural Ireland is now in serious trouble. Analysis of census figures of smaller rural towns makes for unsettling reading. Some coastal towns and a couple of tourist spots are holding up but so much of rural Ireland is in a very sad state of irreversible decline. The Church is all but dead. Local services are being closed down. Pub culture is dying out. The GAA is holding up, thankfully. But IMO the current shower in Government simply don’t care about rural Ireland or the disadvantaged or by those trapped by the housing nightmare. They have no vision, no strategy. They are the ultimate career politicians. Utterly selfish.
Berserker wrote: » Why thankfully? If they GAA did die and rugby, a far more inclusive organisation and sport, took over, what loss would that be?
awec wrote: » You can’t just buy a car and then start giving people lifts.
lawred2 wrote: » and? things change
Uncharted wrote: » Not true. So long as no payment changes hands,it's legit.
Del.Monte wrote: » You're obviously not looking for somewhere to buy or rent?
JupiterKid wrote: » The Church is all but dead. Pub culture is dying out.
Tell me how wrote: » Of course things change. But change isn't always naturally for the betterment of society. One of the roles of government is to develop strategy so that the change which will come in the future is the most advantageous for as many as possible.
Tell me how wrote: » Please explain.
Berserker wrote: » A child from any religious or political background can play rugby. The same cannot be said for GAA. A child who wants to play GAA, rugby and hockey, is still not allowed to do so by the GAA in 2018/19. The GAA club members will make attending training sessions and games for others sports as difficult as possible for the youngster. I thought this nonsense died out years ago but it's still going on.
JupiterKid wrote: » Rural Ireland is slowly dying - this country is rapidly urbanising, particularly in and around Dublin - our City State (I have co-authored a number of papers on regional and urban trends in Ireland with another due out in May next). But IMO the current shower in Government simply don’t care about rural Ireland or the disadvantaged or by those trapped by the housing nightmare. They have no vision, no strategy. They are the ultimate career politicians. Utterly selfish.
lawred2 wrote: » I can tell you with absolute certainty that this is NOT the case where I live
3DataModem wrote: » Good to see there are upsides.
lawred2 wrote: » grand - what do you propose? particularly with regards to the pub and the church especially given that the majority of society welcomes such changes
OldRio wrote: » You obviously have an agenda.
Berserker wrote: » I do. I want children to be active and play whatever sport they like, when they like. Talented youngsters, a twelve year old in this case, shouldn't be forced to chose to play GAA over another sport.
GAA Beo wrote: » My current situation is unemployed University graduate in my home county. No opportunities locally and I have tried. Can't afford to go to Dublin now due to housing crisis /rental market and cost of living. It's looking like I will try Belfast in the next few months. It's no Dublin job wise but the alternative is sit on the dole or emigrate.
Berserker wrote: » Which church are you talking about? Certain churches are growing in Ireland. 78% of people in Ireland categorised themselves are RC in the last census. I would say that the position of the RCC in Ireland has changed but I wouldn't say that it's dead. 78% is still a very healthy majority. In rural Ireland that may be the case. Not so much in the rest of the country. It has changed over the decade or so, with people drinking more at home and less when they go to the pub but people still frequent pubs. On the flips side, people are far more likely to go to a pub for food now than they did twenty years ago. Why thankfully? If they GAA did die and rugby, a far more inclusive sport, took over, what loss would that be? They do care about the disadvantaged. Our welfare system is one of the most generous in the world, for starters. As for career politicians, rural Ireland provides us with the creme de la creme on the front. If rural Ireland wants a change in attitude on the political front, I think rural Ireland needs to change the way it behaves first. As for government, we have a horrible imbalance to the left. You can have centre left FF/FG or hard left, who have been shown to be even worse than the centre left.
