Will the good times ever return?

Not all homeowners care about other people being housed...but some do, house prices and supply are an issue for homeowner's if they need/want to sell. I also pointed out the large disparity between under 40s and over 40s I am not sure how most average people on average wages purchase a home especially in Dublin. There are clear issues with supply.

Ok so you acknowledge there are serious and systemic issues with Ireland healthcare..so why are you saying it is "world class" then?

The money spent on the new children's hospital is genuinely bonkers, I am not sure I trust this government to fix anything.

Outside of housing and health I would argue there are serious issues around law and order (especially in urban areas) gardai overstretched, not enough prison spaces and a judiciary who seem allergic to sentencing anyone.

Statistically there are more single people now than in OPs golden era. More people who have never been kissed, more people still adult virgins. More people reporting suffering from loneliness, many many more people suffering from anxiety (way beyond what could be explained by increased diagnosing alone)

You are right that its a completely different world for young people today, but it is not for the better. Statistically things are worse in many many ways. But sure you met a bird in tinder so its all good eh?

I think its true to say popular opinion is reflected in those polls re: NIMBYISM. When you look at the planning process of whats approved and which objections are upheld I don't think it holds water. Very little gets blocked for very long. The vast majority are not blocked. Where stuff is blocked they usually change it slightly and then re submitted, eventually it gets approved and often has circumventing the spirit of the planning in some shape or form.

Where is the evidence Ireland is world class for "clinical outcomes"? Where is your proof Ireland is "world class"?

Any of the reports I can find would suggest the opposite huge payouts for negligence/malpractice.

People in hospitals who are on trolleys for days do not have access to the "best medical care". Do you think spending days on a busy noisy corridor with a line of other people is conducive to recovery?

Have you honestly had any experience at all on a trolley recently? I spent most of the night fetching water for other patients as there were so few staff, and the few that were available were utterly frazzled.

Housing still seems to be one of the main issues people are concerned with in polls along with health. Like I said homeowners can still be concerned about issues that don't always affect them directly.

The hypocrisy is complaining about homeowners while, desperately trying to start their own "Property Empire" while at the same time voting in the politicians not doing anything about the crisis.

My partner grew up in a very deprived part of rural Ireland and now in his mid lforties is one of the only ones of his childhood friends who hasn't succumbed to alcoholism or suicide. He himself was drinking and sniffing glue from aged nine. The drinking had turned into alcoholism by 14 and it's been a life long struggle to remain sober and the legacy issues on his brain function from the effects of alcohol while his brain was still forming are extremely difficult to deal with

He was beaten by his family and teachers, watched his friends beaten by their families and teachers. His female cousins were abused and sexualised from a young age by the boys and young men around them.

Everyone's story is different.

Hmm, if you measure healthcare on how long you're waiting then yeah, Ireland is poor, and I acknowledged this in my original post.

Personally I would measure healthcare on whether my medical issues was treated effectively. Ireland is well above the EU average.

But hey whatever is important to you. Maybe you measure the performance of an airline based on how comfy your seat is...

It doesn't matter what it is. Its a very successful city and state.

If you look and read up on the founding father of Singapore , Lee Kuan Yew , he had a fantastic concept from the mid 1960's to make Singapore today one of the most popular places to live in the world.

Ive visited Singapore and was well impressed with it. No drug addicts carrying sleeping bags around, no homeless, public realm streetscape is maintained to a very high level, no litter , visible Police presence, excellent public transport systems.

Everything works. Thats just my 2 cents worth.

I already said that housing was the number one issue that needs to be tackled. It's very difficult for people starting out to get on the property ladder, but this problem is not unique to Ireland. When I read stories about people saying " I have to go to London or even Australia", well they have the same problem and good luck trying to get a place in those locations.

Even cities like Lisbon, Portugal are facing huge issues with property. It's a not a uniquely Irish problem.

This does not change the fact that outside of housing all the other issues have improved vastly.

Finally, your comments about changes to demographics and violence on the streets are just xenophobic sensationalist nonsense that does not stand up to scruitiny.

Any violence on the streets lately that have gotten media attention have involved young white Irish people.

Where in my post have I mentioned health care?

I respectfully disagree with you with regard to your last two paragraphs. And many others will likewise disagree with you.

Of course you can disagree but it doesn't make you right.

I would argue that much more would agree with me.

Blaming foreigners for a country's problems is an age old trope that is lazy and nearly always wrong.