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squonk · 23-04-2026 02:02PM

So basically gimme a free house. I’m not hearing much self agency or responsibility here.

Dublin Calling · 23-04-2026 02:02PM

Winning the lottery. Yes dear it is like winning 500k on the lottery. 800k if inside the M50.

BPKS · 23-04-2026 02:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416134#Comment_124416134

Not just the producers…

zell12 · 23-04-2026 02:04PM

This is a good topic to cover, but it ain't no Liveline. How are people supposed to call in?

BPKS · 23-04-2026 02:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416195#Comment_124416195

And remember you need to earn €1.6m to buy the 800k house

Deeec · 23-04-2026 02:05PM

Some kids would be better off if they were adopted at birth. I looked at the rte programme on care last night and honestly there are some people should never be allowed raise kids. There are many good couples out there who cannot adopt in Ireland and yet we have kids living in poor circumstances due to bad parents. These kids end up homeless or having to go through the care system. It really annoys me. These kids deserve better but will never do well because of waster parents.

KaneToad · 23-04-2026 02:10PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416207#Comment_124416207

"Waster parents" can be a bit simplistic.

Most of us posting here have had huge advantages in life purely through the luck of being born into relatively stable households.

We all like to think our achievements, financially, educationally, career wise are all down to our innate intelligence or hard work. In reality, the biggest factor is luck. Some of the most intelligent & hard working people end up in desperate situations.

That said, state agencies need to do an awful lot more about errant/absent fathers. The people ending up in dire situations are disproportionately women & children.

Dublin Calling · 23-04-2026 02:10PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416195#Comment_124416195

The scary thing is, it probably cheaper to provide them with a 800k house than pay for a few years in NGO provided accommodation.

BPKS · 23-04-2026 02:10PM

Why is it becoming much more difficult to move people on from the homeless hostel compared to say 10 years ago Kieran?

pc7 · 23-04-2026 02:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416221#Comment_124416221

You can't say that!!!

Dublin Calling · 23-04-2026 02:13PM

This lad is talking too much sense for Kieran.

Deeec · 23-04-2026 02:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416219#Comment_124416219

Thats exactly my point. These kids have no chance - they are going to grow up like their parents. I know it may seem harsh but if they were adopted by a good family their life would be completely different.

Kids raised by chaotic unresponsible parents rarely works out well.

ElBastardo1 · 23-04-2026 02:15PM

drving home to listening to the radio about 6 years ago and there was a woman giving he sob story about not having a home, they were living in rented accommodation and the landlord was selling. As the story went on I realised I knew the woman as her son was in school with my own. Nearly all of her story was lies, she clamied her husband was unable to work due to a dissability (of course was complete bullshit, as he regularly was seen in his work clothes) She helself had a side hussle and worked for cash. She would also tell us not to pay for school trips for the kids as the school would feel bad and cover for them to ensure they went. There is a whole way to cheat the system, these people are professionals. Anyway, low and behold she ended up in a house which I couldn't dream of buying. She would have no issue bragging about it either. My own story of how we ended up getting a house was a 10 year sacrifice, and we fell over the line.

pc7 · 23-04-2026 02:17PM

There is an element that are 'entitled' in society, I don't know how you fix or stop that, its only going to get worse. I really feel a bad recession is coming, the money tree will run out, what happens then?

zell12 · 23-04-2026 02:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416236#Comment_124416236

Thank You For Your Service

Dublin Calling · 23-04-2026 02:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416242#Comment_124416242

Their 'Entitlements' will be in short supply. It is a term I first heard several years ago when in meetings with a couple of government departments. Entitlements this, Entitlements that, but no Endorsements for those who work for a living.

zell12 · 23-04-2026 02:22PM

OMG, they found a man, a man!

zell12 · 23-04-2026 02:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416257#Comment_124416257

Joe: but you are entitled to it

Dublin Calling · 23-04-2026 02:25PM

No time for yourself. But nothing to do.

zell12 · 23-04-2026 02:26PM

"with the way the country has gone"

What could he possibly mean?

BPKS · 23-04-2026 02:27PM

You cant leave your kids out the way the country is going says this fella....

Kieran cant just hang up on him, what will he do?

Dublin Calling · 23-04-2026 02:27PM

Hand hovering over the big red button.

De Bhál · 23-04-2026 02:28PM

played football all day, every day, did nothing else…

now homeless

Deeec · 23-04-2026 02:29PM

Ah has these no family at all. Surely some family member could give 1 bedroom in their home to them. As long as Im alive none of my kids will ever be homeless or living in a homeless hub or hotel. They can be squeezed in somewhere.

BPKS · 23-04-2026 02:31PM

LOL - Kieran squirming in the chair!

Dublin Calling · 23-04-2026 02:31PM

RED Alert

zell12 · 23-04-2026 02:32PM

I thought it was supposed to be a noisy place? These is silence in the background

BPKS · 23-04-2026 02:32PM

The big red siren just went off at Donneybrook but the Liveline team weren't there

pc7 · 23-04-2026 02:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124416285#Comment_124416285

they wont get a place if they don't go into the hub.

I'm very surprised LL touching this topic at all, LL to be shut down by 3pm

Dublin Calling · 23-04-2026 02:33PM

"The way the country has gone."

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