When called on, we always deliver

walshb

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhcweyaueygb/

I find it amazing how quiickly we Irish can send aid and money and tents and water to countries all over the globe, but here we still have people having to boil water because it's unfit to drink. I am certainly not begrudging the Peruvians and I hope it helps them, but it goes to show that we can do it when called upon. Why NOT do it right here too???

mike65

I suspect the put upon folk of Galway would be rather pissed of if the government sent them tents. Thats the easy bit, which is why they do it.

If, on the other hand the government of Peru asked the OPW to supervise the rebuilding of crushed vilages they'd surely fail.

Mike.

Venom

walshb wrote:

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhcweyaueygb/

I find it amazing how quiickly we Irish can send aid and money and tents and water to countries all over the globe, but here we still have people having to boil water because it's unfit to drink. I am certainly not begrudging the Peruvians and I hope it helps them, but it goes to show that we can do it when called upon. Why NOT do it right here too???

Because its good PR and much easier to send tents and a cheque rather than fix problems in Ireland.

Sonnenblumen

walshb wrote:

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhcweyaueygb/

I find it amazing how quiickly we Irish can send aid and money and tents and water to countries all over the globe, but here we still have people having to boil water because it's unfit to drink. I am certainly not begrudging the Peruvians and I hope it helps them, but it goes to show that we can do it when called upon. Why NOT do it right here too???

JFK " ask not what the gov can do for you, but what you can do for your gov" (or people of Galway)

Mick86

With the amount of money they reportedly have, these charities could buy Peru.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/top-charities-defend-fat-cat-ceo-salaries-1062042.html