The latest news from the Irish economy might just convince you to pack the bags and head for England if only our neighbours weren’t in a similar position. And even if emigrating to the United States were an option for Irish people anymore the prospects are hardly any better in the land of the free.
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Since we’re used to reccession - every generation previous to the current one didn’t even know there could be a lesser form of depression called recession - it’s always been easy for Irish people to find scapegoats. When you wallow in self pity for many lifetimes there are plenty of reasons and people to find [...]
There’s a scene in the film Die Hard 3 when Bruce Willis’ character John McClane, he of the atomic hangovers and even more explosive crash scenes, is sent to Harlem wearing boxer shorts, a placard stating that he hates niggers and of course, an atomic hangover.
It brings him into contact with Zeus, who becomes his [...]
A friend, returned from London for the weekend, looked on bemused as we argued about the return of college fees and the problems of the Irish economy.
Conversations like this can only take place in a pub because to really get a handle on the importance of an issue to the Irish people you have to [...]
