punisher5112 wrote: » Poorest and most neglected..... I do hope you are talking about the travellers animals because you must be sniffing glue if you think the travellers are anyway close neglected or poor.
Jasiah Hot Talker wrote: » Poorest and most neglected?! I’d be hard pressed to find a working family who could splash out 600 euro on an 8 year olds suit, or having a custom mini wedding dress made by an internationally recognized designer. They themselves receive thousands each year without ever being expected to contribute positively to society. What more do you expect us to do? Move out of our house and ask them to move in?
Gravelly wrote: » The poorest and most neglected who can go on a troublemaking tour of the antipodes. Get up the yard.
Mad_maxx wrote: » Anyone who regards travellers as amongst the poorest and most neglected people in the country is someone i am keen to do business with I have some extremely valuable beans just waiting for the right investor
sligojoek wrote: » Poor and neglected ??? Come to my local Aldi on the first Tuesday of any month. (Childrens allowance day). Hav a look at some of the machinery parked in the disabled spaces, not a blue badge between them. Then go to the off licence and watch people with an array of gold on display loading slabs of beer into the trollies. The only neglect on display is the parents neglecting to check their children for helping themselves to sweets and chocolate.
BattleCorp wrote: » Yiz are worse to be replying to the gobsh1te.
Gravelly wrote: » It's not only my local Aldi they park in the disabled spaces in then! For some reason they also park right outside (as in literally touching) the door of the local petrol station shop, and walk in, leaving the car door open. Like every single time - anyone know what that's about?
BattleCorp wrote: » It's probably their arrogance. They know that it will annoy people so they will go and do it.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » There seems to be a misunderstanding about the term "Irish Traveller". One does not need to be born in Ireland to an Irish Traveller. It is an ethnicity not a nationality.
Gravelly wrote: » I was sorely tempted recently to hop in, drive it up the road a mile or so, and abandon it there.
Matt Barrett wrote: » Yet you need be born in Ireland and remain here for at least 3 years to be a citizen. But be found drunk somewhere and all you need is an Irish leaf on the family tree? Traveler is an ethnicity recognised in Ireland. Irish Traveler would be an Irish Traveler as oppose to a French, Australian or Norwegian one.
I see sheep wrote: » What interest should Irish people have in English people causing trouble in NZ??
Gravelly wrote: » For some reason they also park right outside (as in literally touching) the door of the local petrol station shop, and walk in, leaving the car door open. Like every single time - anyone know what that's about?
Gravelly wrote: » For some reason you remind me of a poster that was banned from this very thread only yesterday. A coincidence I'm sure. Same culture, same behaviour, same thread.
I see sheep wrote: » what's a 'Yiz'? 99% people on this thread seem to love hearing people agree with them and are deaf to any other point of view. But not to worry, I am here to give a little bit of balance. Since people seem obsessed with posting stories where travellers have done something wrong I feel I should balance that with stories of settled people in the same vein. Boards won't let me post links yet though Anyway here's an extract, can you believe the 'arrogance' of this settled person- 'A judge has told a former Dublin civil servant, now retired to Spain, that he had never seen such utter gross exaggeration in his life arising from an injury in a local Mace store. Circuit Court President Mr Justice Raymond Groarke told 58-year-old Gerard Masterson it had been preposterous of him to claim that his whole life had been turned upside down as a result of knocking his ankle against the bottom shelf of a shop display. Mr Masterson told barrister Philip Fennell, counsel for Clearys Mace Store in St Gabriels Road, Clontarf, that he had injured his left ankle against the sharp edge of the display after having been “forced to side step” a speeding member of staff in an aisle. Mr Fennell, who appeared with Edel McDermott of Ambrose O’Sullivan Solicitors, said Mr Masterson had not even asked to sit down and had left the store without reporting the incident to anyone. Mr Fennell compared the injury with someone stubbing their toe. Nr Masterson, formerly of Sea Park, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin, claimed damages of €60,000 for his suffering.'
Ray Palmer wrote: » The councils promise to provide halting sites and then don't. There will always be disputes and bad planning like putting people with a long family feud in the same site. Difficult to manage so they don't bother but they are still obliged under council rules.
People living in cheap caravan at the side of the road with no stable income and no real assets is poor. You can say what you like about seeing them with a fancy 4X4 and buying beer but that does not mean the are wealthy.
Their life expectancy is much lower which is primarily down to poor diet and life style.
I see sheep wrote: » what's a 'Yiz'? 99% people on this thread seem to love hearing people agree with them and are deaf to any other point of view. But not to worry, I am here to give a little bit of balance. '
Ray Palmer wrote: » Like any group of people of any ethnic background some or wealth and some are poor. What ever way you look at it the councils have neglected their own obligations in providing services they are meant to. Whether you like it or not the councils have to provide halting sites and maintain them. The don't so that is neglect of the council's duty. The councils promise to provide halting sites and then don't. There will always be disputes and bad planning like putting people with a long family feud in the same site. Difficult to manage so they don't bother but they are still obliged under council rules. People living in cheap caravan at the side of the road with no stable income and no real assets is poor. You can say what you like about seeing them with a fancy 4X4 and buying beer but that does not mean the are wealthy. Their life expectancy is much lower which is primarily down to poor diet and life style. I am not under any illusions on their anti-social behaviour but they equally mistrust us as we them and have good reason to. Not every person you need to help is nice or thankful along with not every good intention is the correct thing to do.
tuxy wrote: » I'd actually like to hear more positive stories about travellers in this thread.
The story about the PHD graduate was nice.
there was a traveller woman in front of me at the shop a few weeks back who apologised for holding me up, so that was considerate of her.
tuxy wrote: » I'd actually like to hear more positive stories about travellers in this thread. The story about the PHD graduate was nice. I'll keep an eye out for other positive stories. I've been unfortunate that I have mostly seen negative actions by their community but there was a traveller woman in front of me at the shop a few weeks back who apologised for holding me up, so that was considerate of her.
BattleCorp wrote: » Not exactly a stellar example of a positive story.
I see sheep wrote: » What a load of nonsense, what Irish paper or media outlet do you think is better?
Jasiah Hot Talker wrote: » The travellers girlfriend told me her boyfriends name when he raided my salon? That was nice of her. Too bad she lied about his surname.
tuxy wrote: » It's all I have, I just wanted to get the ball rolling!
Deebles McBeebles wrote: » A lad once asked me to fight him for my golf clubs. We didn't end up fighting, I guess that's positive. Have always wondered what I would have gotten for winning though. A nice statue of Mary or something.
LollipopJimmy wrote: » I have no problem fighting, in fact preparing for my first MMA fight coming up shortly but there isn’t a hope in hell I’d fight a traveller. I could beat him with an iron bar and he’d still get up and knock the piss out of me, they seem to be made from some sort of titanium/carbon fibre mix
