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Is mass emigration affecting ireland?

  • 26-09-2011 07:51PM
    #1
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭


    I Read that our emigration has risen by 45% - 111 People leave ireland every every 24 hours.

    Since emigration has become a hit again since... in my opinion around early/middle 2009, Is this affecting local community's and sport teams?

    Is this affecting ireland in a big way? and will you be emigrating?

    http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/1500-flee-country-per-week-in-brain-drain-167687.html


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  • #2
    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    Affecting maybe, not effecting.


  • #3
    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    RobitTV wrote: »
    I Read that our emigration has risen by 45% - 111 People leave ireland every every 24 hours.

    Since emigration has become a hit again since... in my opinion around early/middle 2009, Is this affecting local community's and sport teams?

    Is this affecting ireland in a big way? and will you be emigrating?

    http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/1500-flee-country-per-week-in-brain-drain-167687.html

    That is a lot of people, did not think the figure was this high.
    It will have some impact on sports, I know some people who delayed going for these reasons.


  • #4
    Hercule Poirot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    A lot of people I know were more worried about earning a living than playing, sad but true...


  • #5
    mandrake04
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    Sure didnt Ronnie Drew once say that Irelands biggest export was people.


  • #6
    pragmatic1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭pragmatic1


    Give it a few years. The brain drain is already well under way.


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  • #7
    Orando Broom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,351 ✭✭✭Orando Broom


    RobitTV wrote: »
    I Read that our emigration has risen by 45% - 111 People leave ireland every every 24 hours.

    Since emigration has become a hit again since... in my opinion around early/middle 2009, Is this affecting local community's and sport teams?

    Is this affecting ireland in a big way? and will you be emigrating?

    http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/1500-flee-country-per-week-in-brain-drain-167687.html

    The lack of fighter jets is a greater concern.


  • #8
    Hasmunch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 946 ✭✭✭Hasmunch


    Is mass emigration affecting ireland?

    If i was leaving Ireland, it wouldnt be to go to mass!


  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Is emigration affecting Ireland?

    Do bears **** in the woods?

    Are Fianna Fail a bunch of corrupt crooks that bankrupt the country?


    For the answers to these and other questions to which the answer is "yes", tune in to boards.ie!


  • #10
    CoolHat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 569 ✭✭✭CoolHat


    RobitTV wrote: »
    I Read that our emigration has risen by 45% - 111 People leave ireland every every 24 hours.

    Since emigration has become a hit again since... in my opinion around early/middle 2009, Is this affecting local community's and sport teams?

    Is this affecting ireland in a big way? and will you be emigrating?

    http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/1500-flee-country-per-week-in-brain-drain-167687.html


    Op, while that article does use hard-line numbers it uses way more percentages. I can a spin tactic on that one.
    Sure, more and more people are immigrating. No one can say people are not... But feels like a spin story to me. One of these news stories to 'shock you' (akin to what tv3 like to do to with their usual monday night 9pm shock documentaries.. people know whats going on already but at the same time blow it out)


  • #11
    fat__tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭fat__tony


    Its having a huge affect particularly in rural areas.

    Bleak. :(


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  • #12
    Saila
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,751 ✭✭✭Saila


    how many are those that have fcuked back off to where they came from and how many were born here to irish parents


  • #13
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭x in the city


    Saila wrote: »
    how many are those that have fcuked back off to where they came from and how many were born here to irish parents

    many born to irish mammies would have left for grander jobs over seas i would imagine.


  • #14
    Saila
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,751 ✭✭✭Saila


    x in the city wrote: »
    many born to irish mammies would have left for grander jobs over seas i would imagine.

    was watching the frontline earlier the figure 45,000 was mentioned, dont know if that was for this year or since the boom ended? much better than the 300,000 polish people that have supposedly left to go back home!


  • #15
    markesmith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,752 ✭✭✭markesmith


    110 Irish people are leaving every day, apparently:

    Now what percentage of those are skilled, intelligent workers, and what percentage are going to Australia, I don't know.


  • #16
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw


  • #17
    Riamfada
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,246 ✭✭✭✭Riamfada


    I'm confused. Recent graduates were going to Austrailia to piss about after their degrees all through the boom years. For some reason there is the perception that this dosnt happen anymore and the best are leaving.

    From what I can see is the best get jobs and those that were going to piss off to Austrailia to work as grape pickers were going to go anyway.

    This country needs a bitof depopulation and IMO an arts graduate isn't skilled or smart labour and we pump out a few thousand of them a year.

    Smart economy my cock.


  • #18
    YeatsCounty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,474 ✭✭✭YeatsCounty


    Saila wrote: »
    how many are those that have fcuked back off to where they came from and how many were born here to irish parents

    ....well that was uncalled for.


  • #19
    astonaidan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭astonaidan


    Going heading to Australia for a couple of years, If its still like it is now when I come back, Ill either stay out there or go to New Zealand


  • #20
    previous user
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,024 ✭✭✭previous user


    Dya think they'll increase some the dole payment for us If the rest leave their
    dole payments behind. (licks lips greedily).


  • #21
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,352 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    its certainly giving the media plenty more to chat/write about, that's for sure.


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  • #22
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    markesmith wrote: »
    Now what percentage of those are skilled, intelligent workers, and what percentage are going to Australia, I don't know.

    I lolled.

    I'm not going to Australia. Getting my skilled and intelligent ass into the US.

    Shame about all the unskilled, dumb feckers going to Oz.


  • #23
    padrepio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76 ✭✭padrepio


    Riamfada wrote: »
    I'm confused. Recent graduates were going to Austrailia to piss about after their degrees all through the boom years. For some reason there is the perception that this dosnt happen anymore and the best are leaving.

    From what I can see is the best get jobs and those that were going to piss off to Austrailia to work as grape pickers were going to go anyway.

    This country needs a bitof depopulation and IMO an arts graduate isn't skilled or smart labour and we pump out a few thousand of them a year.

    Smart economy my cock.

    Brian Lenihan Sr had the same view and Mary Coughlan. You wouldnt be a FF supporter by any chance

    The backpacking days are over for Irish people here, it is all about getting a visa to stay in the country now. That is the reality for the vast majority of Irish people here. The days of getting loans from the banks, parents etc to piss about in Aus for a year to head back to a crap job in the IFSC are over. That is what has me thinking that the numbers quoted are far too low and dont take into account a lot of people who headed over to Aus for a year or two in the midst of the pyramid scheme in Ireland collapsing and havent been back since.

    Companies can only sponsor those with skills that match the skilled occupation list. That is why those with little experience in most occupations (engineering aside) will find it difficult to get a company to sponsor them. So much for the dumb unskilled feckers in Aus.


  • #24
    OneArt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭OneArt


    Riamfada wrote: »
    I'm confused. Recent graduates were going to Austrailia to piss about after their degrees all through the boom years. For some reason there is the perception that this dosnt happen anymore and the best are leaving.

    From what I can see is the best get jobs and those that were going to piss off to Austrailia to work as grape pickers were going to go anyway.

    This country needs a bitof depopulation and IMO an arts graduate isn't skilled or smart labour and we pump out a few thousand of them a year.

    Smart economy my cock.

    An island of approximately four million needs depopulation!?


  • #25
    mandrake04
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    markesmith wrote: »
    110 Irish people are leaving every day, apparently:

    Now what percentage of those are skilled, intelligent workers, and what percentage are going to Australia, I don't know.

    Loads probably going on holiday.

    FACT only total 3700 Irish people emigrated to Australia last fiscal year.


  • #26
    fat__tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭fat__tony


    Riamfada wrote: »
    I'm confused. Recent graduates were going to Austrailia to piss about after their degrees all through the boom years. For some reason there is the perception that this dosnt happen anymore and the best are leaving.

    From what I can see is the best get jobs and those that were going to piss off to Austrailia to work as grape pickers were going to go anyway.

    This country needs a bitof depopulation and IMO an arts graduate isn't skilled or smart labour and we pump out a few thousand of them a year.

    Smart economy my cock.

    I've never read such utter garbage in all my life.

    Think before you engage your brain.


  • #27
    mandrake04
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    MadsL wrote: »
    I lolled.
    I'm not going to Australia. Getting my skilled and intelligent ass into the US.

    LOL. That what I love about the threads in AH... very entertaining. :D:D

    MadsL wrote: »
    Shame about all the unskilled, dumb feckers going to Oz.
    They go but unless they are skilled unlikely can stay.
    Aus Holidays, wages & lifestyle trump USA imo


  • #28
    Jimmy Garlic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,331 ✭✭✭Jimmy Garlic


    I would say mass emigration and mass immigration is effecting Ireland.


  • #29
    Jimmy Garlic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,331 ✭✭✭Jimmy Garlic


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    They go but unless they are skilled unlikely can stay.
    Aus Holidays, wages & lifestyle trump USA imo

    Australia is going down the pisshole. When the property bubble bursts there it will be like Ireland circa 2007/08.


  • #30
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Saila wrote: »
    how many are those that have fcuked back off to where they came from and how many were born here to irish parents

    Lovely.


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  • #31
    Jimmy Garlic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,331 ✭✭✭Jimmy Garlic


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSLR963JB-8


    Polyester jerseys, daddys money and bubble jobs in Oz won't last forever.


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