Newstalk Megathread Nov 2022

Andrea Gilligan with a travel expert on advertising bargain staycation deals. Highly irresponsible promoting a hotel in Mayo as a great location for families. For those unaware the the Breaffy resort has been used to house refugees and economic migrants. Not where you would like to relax for the Easter break.

Anyway the cat is out of the bag, loads of availability in Ireland over Easter but very little abroad. Basically majority of people have little interest in holidaying in Ireland anymore. Go abroad, at least you have a chance with the weather and not getting ripped off either.. This is only the beginning for Irish hospitality, reap what you sew.

Anyone who uses the international obligations line should think very carefully what they are actually saying.

Saying we HAVE to accept everyone is essentially saying we no longer have control over our borders. This is going to lead to anti EU sentiment.

They are cushy.

I have family members in them and they're always telling me they do nothing. Promotions every 2nd year or sooner too it seems. 'the higher you go, the less you do' is what they say.

Another pal of mine joined the civil service. First thing he was told is if you want to ask questions, go to the persons desk. Don't send it through emails. I assume this is to do with freedom of information. Flexitime on top of I think their 30 days holidays.

'Free to apply' is a weak line. I could join the civil service, though the quality of worker is generally poor. Anyone not good enough to progress in private sector is desperate to get in the public service. Another lad I know, pricking about with horses for years, not sure how he was trying to make money. Joins the guards and is on the pigs back, no pun intended.

I'd 100% be a teacher if I knew back then what I know now.

Teachers are put on a pedestal. All we hear is "teachers have it so hard". Should have listened to my teacher relation talking to a family friend who wanted to move into teaching.

Friend: 'Yeah I plan on taking lessons in irish and doing the exams. Is teaching as bad as they say it is, all evening correcting homework and doing up plans?"

Teacher: 'No, you put in as much work as you want. If you want, you can leave school at 3. It's up to you if you want to spend your evenings doing it. All your plans are done once and then you're just taking them from that each year'

The same teacher then is saying how tough and long hours teaching is whenever unions or teachers get criticised.

'Without the EU, Ireland would be in serious trouble'

You're acting like there's not tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people already living horrible lives. They are already in 'serious trouble'

The ones who talk of this 'serious trouble' are lads working for MNCs on big money in their own houses. Ireland is a great country if you work for a MNC and own a house. Otherwise, it's ****.

Yeah, that's it buddy. :)