Immigration saturation point.

Naimless · 05-09-2014 09:21PM #1

Has this country hit it's saturation point with immigration?
I ask this, as before I had my child I rarely ventured out into my neighbourhood, it was always work, home, socialising in town, parents house.

Now with my 3year old kid I'm out more especially in my area, and today it really made me question my post.

It's a simple observation, we were in a playground and I counted 24 people, us 2 are Irish every other person (22) in there was foreign, 4 different nationalitys I counted excluding ours.

Is this a normal ratio in other parts of dublin/Ireland, I'm looking for other peoples views of their area, as I think we have reached saturation point.

MODS if you want to remove parts feel free, but I feel I asked this with sensitivity in mind.

Cheer.

ongarboy · 05-09-2014 09:23PM

Hello Ongar neighbour!

T-Maxx · 05-09-2014 09:24PM

So by doing a simple observation you noticed 22 people of 4 different nationalities. Impressive.

wazky · 05-09-2014 09:25PM

T-Maxx wrote: »

So by doing a simple observation you noticed 22 people of 4 different nationalities. Impressive.

Must of been during the World Cup and they were wearing their respective countries jersey.

P_1 · 05-09-2014 09:26PM

Not really to be honest. It just sounds to me that you find yourself living in a particularly cosmopolitan part of Dublin

Birneybau · 05-09-2014 09:26PM

Did they have badges on saying where they were from? FFS.

Birneybau · 05-09-2014 09:27PM

Naimless wrote: »

Has this country hit it's saturation point with immigration?
I ask this, as before I had my child I rarely ventured out into my neighbourhood, it was always work, home, socialising in town, parents house.

Now with my 3year old kid I'm out more especially in my area, and today it really made me question my post.

It's a simple observation, we were in a playground and I counted 24 people, us 2 are Irish every other person (22) in there was foreign, 4 different nationalitys I counted excluding ours.

Is this a normal ratio in other parts of dublin/Ireland, I'm looking for other peoples views of their area, as I think we have reached saturation point.

MODS if you want to remove parts feel free, but I feel I asked this with sensitivity in mind.

Cheer.

I don't feel like cheering, thanks

Naimless · 05-09-2014 09:29PM

Birneybau wrote: »

Did they have badges on saying where they were from? FFS.

No, why would they need that?

dd972 · 05-09-2014 09:29PM

Are you sure your're not meant to be on boards.co.uk OP ?

Birneybau · 05-09-2014 09:30PM

Naimless wrote: »

No, why would they need that?

Explain to us how you knew there were 4 different nationalities?

Gatling · 05-09-2014 09:30PM

560,000 legal immigrants lliving and working her ( CSO figures)

8000 + asylum seekers (government figures )

And anything from 10-50,000 illegally here ,

Personally i dont think we're at saturation ,but when you hear social housing lists where in some cases there made of 70% non nationals it doesnt sound right

Hotfail.com · 05-09-2014 09:31PM

I don't notice a lot tbh, maybe one in ten down here. Don't care much either tbh.

Naimless · 05-09-2014 09:31PM

Birneybau wrote: »

Explain to us how you knew there were 4 different nationalities?

Phoebas · 05-09-2014 09:33PM

Did you have to queue to get into this playground?
If not then the answer must be no.

The Peanut · 05-09-2014 09:38PM

Naimless wrote: »

Has this country hit it's saturation point with immigration?
I ask this, as before I had my child I rarely ventured out into my neighbourhood, it was always work, home, socialising in town, parents house.

Now with my 3year old kid I'm out more especially in my area, and today it really made me question my post.

It's a simple observation, we were in a playground and I counted 24 people, us 2 are Irish every other person (22) in there was foreign, 4 different nationalitys I counted excluding ours.

Is this a normal ratio in other parts of dublin/Ireland, I'm looking for other peoples views of their area, as I think we have reached saturation point.

MODS if you want to remove parts feel free, but I feel I asked this with sensitivity in mind.

Cheer.

Based upon a poll of 24 individuals in a playground? :rolleyes:

I've noticed that a lot of non-Irish nationals tend to frequent playgrounds in relatively higher numbers than their overall % in Ireland; primarily I feel because they are good meeting points for other families from their home countries. The kids get to play together and the adults can chat.

The Diabolical Monocle · 05-09-2014 09:38PM

Ireland - because Britain and Germany were full.

Annasopra · 05-09-2014 09:57PM

Naimless wrote: »

No, why would they need that?

How can you tell a person is non Irish by looking at them?

Annasopra · 05-09-2014 09:59PM

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Ireland - because Britain and Germany were full.

Must been those billions of Bulgarians that invaded the UK

The Diabolical Monocle · 05-09-2014 10:08PM

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Must been those billions of Bulgarians that invaded the UK

I just mean that if emigration options were the cao - we're Galway Mayo IT.

Nodin · 05-09-2014 10:14PM

Naimless wrote: »

Has this country hit it's saturation point with immigration?
I ask this, as before I had my child I rarely ventured out into my neighbourhood, it was always work, home, socialising in town, parents house.

Now with my 3year old kid I'm out more especially in my area, and today it really made me question my post.

It's a simple observation, we were in a playground and I counted 24 people, us 2 are Irish every other person (22) in there was foreign, 4 different nationalitys I counted excluding ours.

Is this a normal ratio in other parts of dublin/Ireland, I'm looking for other peoples views of their area, as I think we have reached saturation point.

MODS if you want to remove parts feel free, but I feel I asked this with sensitivity in mind.

Cheer.

Did you ascertain this by measuring the bumps on their head?

moxin · 05-09-2014 10:17PM

Naimless wrote: »

Is this a normal ratio in other parts of dublin/Ireland, I'm looking for other peoples views of their area, as I think we have reached saturation point

No, it is not a normal representation of most areas. Specific areas which tend to have newer(boom) housing tend to have a higher proportion of foreigners(non-nationals for the PC brigade). Contrary to this norm is the north inner city of Dublin.

Anywhoo, where I am in a suburb of North Dublin, the foreign contingent is definitely less than 10%. You'd be lucky to bump into a cosmopolitan as one poster called it. In reality, yes parts of Dublin are majority foreign nationals and others not. Preferably I would prefer that the mix was everywhere instead of specific districts where our newcomers would call home.

Karl Stein · 05-09-2014 10:18PM

Let's just be thankful none of them were gay.

Gatling · 05-09-2014 10:20PM

Karl Stein wrote: »

Let's just be thankful none of them were gay.

Or Russian

Nodin · 05-09-2014 10:22PM

He was only testing for Foriegness, not gayness or what place they came from. He'd need his special lumps on the head map to find that out.

Annasopra · 05-09-2014 10:23PM

Karl Stein wrote: »

Let's just be thankful none of them were gay.

Or gay unemployed travellers

anewme · 05-09-2014 10:25PM

When I lived in Lucan, there ended up being only two Irish people on my road (out of 18 houses) What happened was, people bought just on the the boom, boom happened so their kept their first house, rented it out, but moved on themselves. Many of the houses ended up being rented out to rent allowance tenants. People were getting great rents, which were guaranteed by the Eastern Health Board.

I would say 70-80% of the people living there were non nationals. When I moved out of my house, a guy bought it to rent out and another family of non nationals moved in. As far as I know the last Irish family are still living there.

Karl Stein · 05-09-2014 10:26PM

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Or gay unemployed travellers

Or gay, unemployed, Muslim, single Mother, Travellers leaving buggies at bus stops.

They're the worst them'uns are; I heard they barbecue puppies.

Iwasfrozen · 05-09-2014 10:29PM

At least they're not capitalist Brits

Stheno · 05-09-2014 10:29PM

Naimless wrote: »

Has this country hit it's saturation point with immigration?
I ask this, as before I had my child I rarely ventured out into my neighbourhood, it was always work, home, socialising in town, parents house.

Now with my 3year old kid I'm out more especially in my area, and today it really made me question my post.

It's a simple observation, we were in a playground and I counted 24 people, us 2 are Irish every other person (22) in there was foreign, 4 different nationalitys I counted excluding ours.

Is this a normal ratio in other parts of dublin/Ireland, I'm looking for other peoples views of their area, as I think we have reached saturation point.

MODS if you want to remove parts feel free, but I feel I asked this with sensitivity in mind.

Cheer.

I assume you are talking of people who are not what we call white?

I was working from home today, and while taking a break, timed it badly to coincide with the local schools lunch break, fully six of the eight customers in front of me were non caucasian

Normally I take lunch earlier at about twelve, and everyone is caucasian

So it appears to me your observation is flawed

Gatling wrote: »

560,000 legal immigrants lliving and working her ( CSO figures)

Have you a link for that? I work with a fair few non Irish guys, all here legitimately and all fairly highly qualified, and all here legitimately

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Or gay unemployed travellers

Ah now there's no such thing as a gay traveller, shure it's against their ethos

Annasopra · 05-09-2014 10:29PM

anewme wrote: »

When I lived in Lucan, there ended up being only two Irish people on my road (out of 18 houses) What happened was, people bought just on the the boom, boom happened so their kept their first house, rented it out, but moved on themselves. Many of the houses ended up being rented out to rent allowance tenants. People were getting great rents, which were guaranteed by the Eastern Health Board.

I would say 70-80% of the people living there were non nationals. When I moved out of my house, a guy bought it to rent out and another family of non nationals moved in. As far as I know the last Irish family are still living there.

Its shockin Joe shockin. Deyre living on our roads.

Brian? · 05-09-2014 10:30PM

anewme wrote: »

When I lived in Lucan, there ended up being only two Irish people on my road (out of 18 houses) What happened was, people bought just on the the boom, boom happened so their kept their first house, rented it out, but moved on themselves. Many of the houses ended up being rented out to rent allowance tenants. People were getting great rents, which were guaranteed by the Eastern Health Board.

I would say 70-80% of the people living there were non nationals. When I moved out of my house, a guy bought it to rent out and another family of non nationals moved in. As far as I know the last Irish family are still living there.

The point?

Immigration saturation point.

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