wicklowstevo wrote: » you do understand that prior to partition the north west of Ireland was not a nice place either don't you ? the consequences of unification for several generations at least would destroy both country's
FrancieBrady wrote: » Brilliant workforce and a blank canvas for investment. Huge opportunities. Not everyone is a negative 'I'm alright Jack' about their country and fellow country men and women.
FrancieBrady wrote: » That's your opinion, there are many others who wouldn't agree.
FrancieBrady wrote: » It isn't a 'cost'. NI will be a contributing region just like Connacht or Munster. If you 'invest' in either of those regions you get a 'return'.
wicklowstevo wrote: » o I don't know the poll seems to be going against you in the other thread so far
jh79 wrote: » You might get a return. Would you invest in an area that has a peace wall to separate people based on religion? How do you recruit in that situation. Look at what is happening in Cavan with Quinn. Completely lawless were locals decide who is allowed do business in their area. It would be even worse in NI.
James Brown wrote: » The cost doesn't matter to me one bit TBH. We've been rode ragged for decades by political parties looking after 'their own', High time we looked after ours IMO.
FrancieBrady wrote: » 111 want a UI v 85 who don't? Remind me to ignore anything you have to offer on costs.
wicklowstevo wrote: » :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac: I knew you were going to say that somehow , sure with sf winning all those recent elections its actually 40 for UI right now 88 leave as is and 72 at some time in the future is circumstances change
jh79 wrote: » Republicans are well able to look after "their own" too. Both Gerry's i believe have holiday homes while only having the average industrial wage. I believe Kelly's is in Spain. Only the best private American health care is good enough for "Socialist" Adams.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Have you ever been to the north jh? Have you ever been to deprived areas in any country? How ridiculous. A tiny group are behind the Quinn affair, hundreds and hundreds are happily working to make Mannock a successful company. I know many of them and am related to quite a few. You are as usual exaggerating.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Two of my family have second homes in Spain and Portugal...far from unusual these days.
jh79 wrote: » Are they on the average induatrial wage? Do they claim like Adams to be socialist and then seek the best medical care in the country where quality of medical care is completely dependent on ability to pay?
jh79 wrote: » Only up North a handful of times. Enniskillen in around 95 was an eye opener. Painted kerbs and lads on crutches with missing limbs.
jh79 wrote: » Only up North a handful of times. Enniskillen in around 95 was an eye opener. Painted kerbs and lads on crutches with missing limbs. Did have an interview with Almac once. Didn't get it but i honestly couldn't say if i would of taken the job. I felt uneasy while having a look around. Francie, with the Quinn thing, this handful of people are any linked to the IRA? Just curious, I don't think SF are involved. They can't control every former member.
Fionn1952 wrote: » ....I think not. If you're going to spoof, you could've picked a better spot. I might have an idea or two about Enniskillen in '95.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Where are there kerbs painted in Enniskillen? I have been in Enniskillen almst every week of my life, don't ever remember seeing painted kerbs...what part where you in? I don't know of any connections to the IRA in the Quinn debacle.
Fionn1952 wrote: » Two spots in the town you might've found painted kerbs.....neither a spot someone just dropping up is likely to come across. Both are housing estates outside the actual town that you wouldn't even travel through if you had any sort of normal reason to visit the town (or even travelling through the town). Claims to have seen painted kerbs of any sort, 'between the bridges' in the actual townland itself I have no qualms calling out as an outright lie, let alone the absolute nonsense about lads walking about missing limbs.
wicklowstevo wrote: » said with all the conviction of a bar stool republican shouting up the ra knowing full well that he wont have to contribute a cent as ever
jh79 wrote: » Depends on whether the Good Republicans and Unionist see an opportunity to extort all around them. Look at what is happening with the likes of Quinn. Doubt you'll see much investment in the border regions never mind the North
FrancieBrady wrote: » Think he's mixing it up with some zombie film. Fermanagh can be like that. On a serious note, southern Irish people are corn fed on the bandit country/lawless clichés of lazy journalists they think if they spoof that they'll get away with it. The comment about investing and peacewalls was suspect as well. Somebody who doesn't know the place they think they are experts on.
blanch152 wrote: » Got lost in Belfast last summer when a road that was open during the day was closed in the evening, not something you see down here.
FrancieBrady wrote: » There's as many No-Go areas in Dublin as there are in Belfast. There are very few if any in Enniskillen. Citing that those areas would stymie investment in a northern Ireland in a UI scenario is a nonsense. Deprived, troublesome areas of any city don't stymie investment in any country including ours.
FrancieBrady wrote: » They are certainly not wealthy. There is nothing unusual in people have second homes. I was amazed at how easily it can be done if you are frugal. Thinking about it as well, another family member picked up a secluded cottage in Mayo for 19,000 a decade or more ago. Has done it up into a lovely little place, and he has been in and out of work for health reasons for years.
blanch152 wrote: » This was more than a no-go area situation. Never seen anything like it in Dublin.
jh79 wrote: » Never said wealthy. The lads are on the average industrial wage and claim to be Socialists! What about Gerry and getting the best private health care in the US?
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