Do you feel safe in Ireland?

Augmerson · 15-12-2010 2:52am #1

Let me be short and to the point: do you feel safe living in this country?

Einhard · 15-12-2010 2:53am

Not with Larry Murphy living on every street.

Princess Peach · 15-12-2010 2:54am

No guns, no poisonous snakes or spiders, no bears, lions or any animal who could really kill you, no hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, no chance of war being declared.

Pretty safe country alright!

shrewdness · 15-12-2010 2:54am

Safer than this time last week anyway, there's no wee cnuts hurling balls of ice at me as i walk home.

ac08400 · 15-12-2010 2:54am

Yes

Goldenegg · 15-12-2010 2:55am

Princess Peach wrote: »

No guns, no poisonous snakes or spiders, no bears, lions or any animal who could really kill you, no hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, no chance of war being declared.

Pretty safe country alright!

No guns?!? Lol funny!!

Son Of A Vidic · 15-12-2010 2:56am

Totally.

Humans eh! · 15-12-2010 2:57am

Augmerson wrote: »

Let me be short and to the point: do you feel safe living in this country?

Short & to the point..
No.
I fear for my elderly relatives living in the country.

No this place is quite vicious and there is a real undercurrent of threat that you can feel in any public place.
People are simply hurrying through..

Einhard · 15-12-2010 3:02am

Princess Peach wrote: »

No guns, no poisonous snakes or spiders, no bears, lions or any animal who could really kill you, no hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, no chance of war being declared.

Pretty safe country alright!

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/shock-as-tornadoes-tear-through-villages-1774632.html Tornado

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/hurricane-closing-in-on-ireland-006787-1 Hurricane

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2004/02/jihad-in-ireland-and-the-philippines.html War

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/poisonous-spiders-hitch-a-ride-to-ulster-14003774.html Nasty spiders

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/poisonous-snake-found-in-box-of-grapes-2400076.html Snakes

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Giant-Iceland-volcanos-ash-closes-Ireland-airports-90948249.html Volcano

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0712/terrorism.html War

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3164771.stm Lions (kinda)

http://mag.diddlyi.com/2009/11/ireland-not-immune-from-tsunami/ Tsunami

Run For The Hills!!!!

Star Bingo · 15-12-2010 3:03am

too safe. nanny state! the very atmosphere is mollycoddlin the life outta me

financial worries? thug issues..

Princess Peach · 15-12-2010 3:05am

Einhard wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/shock-as-tornadoes-tear-through-villages-1774632.html

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/hurricane-closing-in-on-ireland-006787-1

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2004/02/jihad-in-ireland-and-the-philippines.html

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/poisonous-spiders-hitch-a-ride-to-ulster-14003774.html

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/poisonous-snake-found-in-box-of-grapes-2400076.html

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Giant-Iceland-volcanos-ash-closes-Ireland-airports-90948249.html

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0712/terrorism.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3164771.stm

http://mag.diddlyi.com/2009/11/ireland-not-immune-from-tsunami/

Run For The Hills!!!!

E-Gad! Where is safe??

tudlytops · 15-12-2010 3:07am

Totally, what's not to feel safe.... :rolleyes:

markesmith · 15-12-2010 3:09am

Yes, it's a very safe country. Everywhere has its trouble zones - we all know the obvious ones in Ireland - but this country is very safe compared to other parts of the world.

Killer Pigeon · 15-12-2010 3:11am

Augmerson wrote: »

Let me be short and to the point: do you feel safe living in this country?

Don't know to be honest. I only live half a mile away from where that guy was stabbed outside the Wright Venue in Airside Motorpark in Swords and on the same night, at the same time, and the same place there was a pipe bomb found under a car. The Wright Venue is a brand new building and the area in which it is situated isn't that old, its always been a relatively safe area until recently. Also a few years ago a woman was shot in her house in Holywell (Baiba Saulite) by an assassin which is only a quarter of a mile from the Wright Venue. Gangland violence is really getting out of hand in Ireland. Places that would have been considered safe are now becoming dangerous and peoples' lives are at stake.

Mr Benevolent · 15-12-2010 3:15am

Princess Peach wrote: »

no chance of war being declared

War were declared.

landsleaving · 15-12-2010 3:15am

No, I've been brainwashed by the media into a state of such fear that I despise my fellow man.

Einhard · 15-12-2010 3:15am

Princess Peach wrote: »

E-Gad! Where is safe??

boards.ie

ciano1 · 15-12-2010 3:18am

Just walked the 20 minute walk home from Galway City centre...

I wasn't stabbed, raped, trampled, bombed..
Safe country

Tar.Aldarion · 15-12-2010 3:19am

yep, it's a fairly safe aul job

Princess Peach · 15-12-2010 3:21am

Einhard wrote: »

boards.ie

But where should my laptop be situated?

I don't think I can sleep now.

Star Bingo · 15-12-2010 3:22am

augmerson i just don't see where the danger is coming from. unless i were.. timid as tin-tin. specify?

sure yer probably tucked up n safe in bed by now

Zemuppet · 15-12-2010 3:26am

Yes i do feel safe. There is crime where I live but thankfully i've not fallen afoot of any dangers. I'm just lucky i don't live in a country where mother nature makes you her b*tch, trying to kill you with hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and volcanoes. This combined with a high rate of crime makes me feel very safe on this little island

FouxDaFaFa · 15-12-2010 3:30am

Depends on different parts of the country. I feel very safe in Galway (not complacently safe though) but would be on higher alert in parts of Dublin late at night. On a whole though, yes I feel safe in Ireland. There not being a lot of guns around helps.

Elevator · 15-12-2010 3:35am

I feel a lot safer in Galway since the garda took the last batch of dodgy fcukers off the streets with the new anti gang laws so I suppose i do feel safe enough

in saying that 7 of us (3 girls included) ended up in a row with 2 nacks 3 weeks ago after going to a club. to cut a long story short it began with 2 nacks starting on our mate Syed as he waited on us to regroup to grab a taxi. he didnt back down so me and another one of the lads proceeded to beat some sense into the 2 lads (tough enough ****ers too I might add!!) in full view of about 30/40 people. we all felt it the next day though and we can only be safe in the knowledge the nacks didn't see it coming so feic it!! that is the first time in the 5 years we know each other that we got such hassle.

here's hoping for another 5 years of safer clubbing

Mrmoe · 15-12-2010 3:54am

Princess Peach wrote: »

But where should my laptop be situated?

I don't think I can sleep now.

You can join me in my DungeonBasementBunkerSurvival Dome, just the two of us.:p

Star Bingo · 15-12-2010 3:58am

Mrmoe wrote: »

You can join me in my DungeonBasementBunkerSurvival Dome, just the two of us.:p

only if she makes it beyond my thunderdome

Jazzy · 15-12-2010 4:14am

whats that phrase? safe as the housing market or something?

oh wait

Star Bingo · 15-12-2010 4:19am

if he dies of a heart attack in his sleep, we'll never know just what it was he wasn't afraid of

Napper Hawkins · 15-12-2010 4:34am

Ireland's safe enough, we're hardly Caracas.

That said there's a fair amount of little thugs in Dublin who'll stick a knife in you without hesitation.

CorkMan · 15-12-2010 4:42am

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

Ireland's safe enough, we're hardly Caracas.

That said there's a fair amount of little thugs in Dublin who'll stick a knife in you without hesitation.

Plenty in Cork too. and Limerick.

What's the world coming too when you can't walk through town at 4 in the morning, walk past 5 knackers and not get stabbed?

en.r4cart · 15-12-2010 4:47am

markesmith wrote: »

Yes, it's a very safe country. Everywhere has its trouble zones - we all know the obvious ones in Ireland - but this country is very safe compared to other parts of the world.

I agree with you. Ireland is much safe and all EU countries.

Do you feel safe in Ireland?

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