Things you thought you'd never see!

Queen-Mise · 31-01-2009 11:34PM

i never thought i would see a collapse on a world wide economic scale as quickly as it happened with such catastrophic effects.

tommmy1979 · 31-01-2009 11:40PM

It actually snowing on christmas day... happened in cork a few years back:O

Firetrap · 01-02-2009 03:50AM

Cars with the bonnet or doors a different colour to the rest of it.

+1 on the recession.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 01-02-2009 03:55AM

phasers wrote: »

Ever notice that foreign workers don't strike and just get on with their work?

Probably why they are hired, less hassle.

S.I.R · 01-02-2009 09:18AM

the immergrants leave with our money

robby^5 · 01-02-2009 02:41PM

free and easily accessible porn on computers.

Mr. Frost · 01-02-2009 02:44PM

Blue Belle wrote: »

The irony of the guy in the pic with the Manchester United hat on. How many of his beloved players are non British nationals?! :rolleyes:

yeah beacuse I'm sure the likes of Berbatov and Ronaldo are keeping these clowns out of the team. :rolleyes:

Ally Dick · 01-02-2009 03:52PM

MIN2511 wrote:

When you say race what exactly do you mean, non Irish(ie EU citizens) or non white people??

I mean non EU nationals who came in by the truckload over the last ten years. Kick them all out. The country cannot support them

MIN2511 wrote:

What do you propose the Goverment should do to this non nationals? Send them home?

Yeah. Time to get rid of them.

MIN2511 wrote:

Never forget that most of the companies in Ireland are American, so with the companies comes their people. If you think sending the foreigners home is going to solve the problem then my friend you are in for a shocker. The way this foreign companies came thats the same way they would leave, then what?

I know what you are getting at. Are you saying that foreign money is keeping this country afloat ? You're probably right. However, I don't consider all foreign involvement with Ireland to be good. Yanks investing in this country is great. Nigerian and other non-EU leeches coming in and playing the system is not what we need. We need to be like Australia and only take in people with skills who have something to offer us.

MIN2511 · 01-02-2009 04:08PM

Ally Dick wrote: »

I mean non EU nationals who came in by the truckload over the last ten years. Kick them all out. The country cannot support them

Yeah. Time to get rid of them.

I know what you are getting at. Are you saying that foreign money is keeping this country afloat ? You're probably right. However, I don't consider all foreign involvement with Ireland to be good. Yanks investing in this country is great. Nigerian and other non-EU leeches coming in and playing the system is not what we need. We need to be like Australia and only take in people with skills who have something to offer us.

Ha....

I am a Nigerian student, I came in to Ireland 9/11(Yes the day of the bomb attacks) i did the leaving cert and ****ed off to college.
We are not entitled to social benefits or benefits of any kind, if unemployed we have to live on savings or money from friends and families.
Having lived in Ireland for nearly 8yrs i consider myself as part of the system. I was 16 when i came over, i grew up here. Now most of my Nigerian friends are the same as me, with your suggestion you are saying all of us should go back home.
That my friend is easier said than done.

Everyday people try to blame the recession on the Government, banks, companies and now immigrants.
The world is in RECESSION.

Biggins · 01-02-2009 04:10PM

Ally Dick wrote: »

We need to be like Australia and only take in people with skills who have something to offer us.

What we need, is a points system like America, Canada, Australia where those with proper skills can take advantage of our resources in return for their training and high experience.
Thats what this country is crying out for at its entry gates!

MIN2511 · 01-02-2009 04:13PM

Biggins wrote: »

What we need, is a points system like America, Canada, Australia where those with proper skills can take advantage of our resources in return for their training and high experience.
Thats what this country is crying out for at its entry gates!

That is already in place, work permits/green cards are only issued to SKILLED WORKERS...

Ally Dick · 01-02-2009 04:27PM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Everyday people try to blame the recession on the Government, banks, companies and now immigrants.
The world is in RECESSION.

It's not the recession that is the problem that I am talking about. I'm talking about petty crime, forged passports and ATM frauds.

Biggins · 01-02-2009 04:30PM

MIN2511 wrote: »

That is already in place, work permits/green cards are only issued to SKILLED WORKERS...

True but its not working very well when everyone else is claiming to a refugee and says their life is in danger!
There's currently 1,500 alone in Mosney at the moment. The latest batch just waiting for their documents to come thru.

galwayrush · 01-02-2009 04:32PM

Biggins wrote: »

. The latest batch just waiting for their documents to come thru.

Documents tend to get severely damaged after being tossed overboard before the ferry arrives here.:rolleyes:

Biggins · 01-02-2009 04:35PM

galwayrush wrote: »

Documents tend to get severely damaged after being tossed overboard before the ferry arrives here.:rolleyes:

Yea - strange that!

Mc Love · 01-02-2009 04:40PM

topper75 wrote: »

Paisley on the Late Late - on tonight!

:eek:

I know!! Fecking Prick!

Ally Dick · 01-02-2009 04:50PM

galwayrush wrote: »

Documents tend to get severely damaged after being tossed overboard before the ferry arrives here.:rolleyes:

True. Not forgetting the memory loss either. There are no direct flights from Lagos to Dublin. They are flying to the UK (they are supposed to claim asylum in the EU country that they land in), they know that we are soft touches over here so they get the ferry over. When they are stopped by customs, they claim that they "don't know" where they came from. They should be put back on the ferry at that point. We should have armed officers at our ports to stop them sneaking in.

javaboy · 01-02-2009 04:52PM

Ally Dick wrote: »

True. Not forgetting the memory loss either. There are no direct flights from Lagos to Dublin. They are flying to the UK (they are supposed to claim asylum in the EU country that they land in), they know that we are soft touches over here so they get the ferry over. When they are stopped by customs, they claim that they "don't know" where they came from. They should be put back on the ferry at that point. We should have armed officers at our ports to stop them sneaking in.

Incorrect. Try reading up on the Dublin Regulation.

galwayrush · 01-02-2009 04:54PM

Ally Dick wrote: »

True. Not forgetting the memory loss either. There are no direct flights from Lagos to Dublin. They are flying to the UK (they are supposed to claim asylum in the EU country that they land in), they know that we are soft touches over here so they get the ferry over. When they are stopped by customs, they claim that they "don't know" where they came from. They should be put back on the ferry at that point. We should have armed officers at our ports to stop them sneaking in.

We are not obliged to accept any asylum seeker who arrives here via another EU country, we are suppost to send them back to that country , but the Frence let it be the UK's problem, and the UK lets it be our problem .

MIN2511 · 01-02-2009 04:54PM

Ally Dick wrote: »

It's not the recession that is the problem that I am talking about. I'm talking about petty crime, forged passports and ATM frauds.

Fair enough, i agree with you that it is out of hand and i would be the first to clean up this mess. But the problem is how do we go about tackling this crimes?

Biggins wrote: »

True but its not working very well when everyone else is claiming to a refugee and says their life is in danger!
There's currently 1,500 alone in Mosney at the moment. The latest batch just waiting for their documents to come thru.

True, asylum seekers have made things difficult for those who are genuine. Yes Nigeria is the 419 country, bribery and corruption is rife, our Government steals right under our nose and there is nothing we can do about it.
I believe with time things would change-i live in hope :pac:

javaboy · 01-02-2009 04:56PM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Yes Nigeria is the 419 country, bribery and corruption is rife, our Government steals right under our nose and there is nothing we can do about it.

Thank God we don't have any of that carry on here in Ireland.

galwayrush · 01-02-2009 04:57PM

javaboy wrote: »

Thank God we don't have any of that carry on here in Ireland.

Indeed, imagine if anyone here actually fell for it............hahaha impossible.:D

MIN2511 · 01-02-2009 05:16PM

javaboy wrote: »

Thank God we don't have any of that carry on here in Ireland.

In Ireland it's called "brown envelope"

Biggins · 01-02-2009 08:15PM

Never thought I'd see Ireland going from top of European countries to be envied - to the bottom one!
What a humongous screw up!

Outkast_IRE · 01-02-2009 08:20PM

Someone from nigeria running for a irish political position .
Im not saying hes corrupt im just saying hes from nigeria corruption is practically cultural over there

galwayrush · 01-02-2009 08:21PM

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Someone from nigeria running for a irish political position .
Im not saying hes corrupt im just saying hes from nigeria corruption is practically genetic over there

They could learn a hell of a lot about corruption from our lot as well.:rolleyes:

MIN2511 · 01-02-2009 08:22PM

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Someone from nigeria running for a irish political position .
Im not saying hes corrupt im just saying hes from nigeria corruption is practically genetic over there

Like it is here too

Not as bad but the bad all the same....

EastWallGirl · 01-02-2009 08:49PM

Ehmm the Irish made alot of money in Nigeria. My god children have a Nigerian father and he said in Nigeria the Irish were great people and yes he is legal and yes he hates the few bad apples that have ended up here in Ireland, just like you Irish hate your bad apples.

I would also like to add that Australia has a very strong record of immigration including refugees and asylum seekers and family re-unification programmes. The extremes the Howard government went to and the lies they told about asylum seekers, were one of the resaons they were booted out of power.

I owuld think someone that risks their life to get in a leaky boat and use their life earnings and take that risk have the sort of work ethic I would be looking for if I was an employer.

And if you are thinking of going to Australia to investigate your options, please take an immigrant work ethic you and not the Irish work, the locals will wipe the floor with you if come with the attitude I see everyday.

MIN2511 · 01-02-2009 08:54PM

EastWallGirl wrote: »

Ehmm the Irish made alot of money in Nigeria. My god children have a Nigerian father and he said in Nigeria the Irish were great people and yes he is legal and yes he hates the few bad apples that have ended up here in Ireland, just like you Irish hate your bad apples.

I would also like to add that Australia has a very strong record of immigration including refugees and asylum seekers and family re-unification programmes. The extremes the Howard government went to and the lies they told about asylum seekers, were one of the resaons they were booted out of power.

I owuld think someone that risks their life to get in a leaky boat and use their life earnings and take that risk have the sort of work ethic I would be looking for if I was an employer.

And if you are thinking of going to Australia to investigate your options, please take an immigrant work ethic you and not the Irish work, the locals will wipe the floor with you if come with the attitude I see everyday.

Erm.... what money did the Irish make from Nigeria......

They sent loads of priests down there though(no comments on that). I should ask my dad if they were abused.... Even if they were the Arch bishops would cover it all...

EastWallGirl · 01-02-2009 08:59PM

Oil wells there were quite a few working down there (thousands I have been told).

Things you thought you'd never see!

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