Ireland is F**ked, what would you change

Donkathon

No jobs, rising debt and a government that has as much potential as an 85 year old that's forgotten to renew his viagra prescription hmmmmmmmmmm

I know, if we have a nation wide 3rd class essay contest, should definitely improve upon what we have at the moment anyway

What would you change?

An essay wouldn't be large enough to list all the changes needed.

Hande hoche!

The government in particular Cowen and yourself?

kwestfan08

Donkathon wrote: »

No jobs, rising debt and a government that has as much potential as an 85 year old that’s forgotten to renew his viagra prescription hmmmmmmmmmm

I know, if we have a nation wide 3rd class essay contest, should definitely improve upon what we have at the moment anyway

What would you change?

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

Xavi6

Donkathon wrote: »

No jobs, rising debt and a government that has as much potential as an 85 year old that’s forgotten to renew his viagra prescription hmmmmmmmmmm

I know, if we have a nation wide 3rd class essay contest, should definitely improve upon what we have at the moment anyway

What would you change?

That font.

Default ftw.

Donkathon

I think the place is dooomed lets all f*ck off to down under, the whole country

Donkathon

Donkathon wrote: »

I think the place is dooomed lets all f*ck off to down under

There's not much work there these days.

javaboy

Xavi6 wrote: »

That font.

Default ftw.

Would that I could grant Hande Hoche's wish so easily.

Hande hoche!

Cheers bud sadly not going to happen.

Duiske

Plenty* of jobs if ye would get off your lazy holes and look !!!!



*may not be quite true.

book smarts

You can't change a country. Those in power don't know what to do. They're insulated personally from any hardship, so they don't care. They also have no vision. They won't take on the unions, they're hoping that Europe will help sort everything, eventually, if they can just hold on till the next election. Even now they're thinking short term- 5 years, there's no long term plan.

Just leave. You know damn well nothing will be done to improve things. Lots of talk, that's all that'll happen.

portomar

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

he's not talking about quality of life. he's talking about the economy

hussey

I think Ireland needs more cowbell

magick

mysterion

lower prices

more sunshine

no skanger culture

then it would be perfect

dimejinky99

I'd change a Taoiseach we didn't elect(who was Minister for Finance during the whole Celtic tiger waffle and who got us to this point) and a chronic government we dont want, who work via the dynasty system and who do NOT belong there on any level at all..

scary thing is, those seats are filled by poxy little 200 people constituencies in the ****ing bog, while people in Dublin hafta deal with Paddy cousin X of Padraig cousin Y running the country.

Proportional representation my ****ing hole.

Kill them ALL now.

Zillah

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

Norway. Switzerland. Andorra. I could go on.

liah

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

The same, or better? Because I can think of quite a few that have better quality of life (no offense to Ireland, I do love it, just saying.)

Rented Mule

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

You might want to ask that question again on Tuesday once the new budget is announced,

Highsider

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

Outer Mongolia?
Opps forgot they actually have better roads

MagicMarker

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

You've never actually left Ireland have you?

zootroid

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

Is this a wind-up?

Australia has a far higher quality of life. I would imagine there are plenty of other countries, but I haven't lived anywhere else other than Ireland and Oz, so can't comment. Have heard good things about Canada though, as well as Norway and Denmark.

Ireland has been shown up for what it always was - a banana republic. Nothing ever gets done and the same shower are re-elected over and over again, despite their failings.

In response to the OP, I would get rid of the Seanad and reduce the number of TDs.

PurpleBerry

I vote we start again with a lick of paint and a new name. We could call ourselves "Moanerland" or "Whinesville" or maybe "We're All Getting Screwed Over - ia"

amacachi

The wastage in the health system is unreal. The only way to fix it would be to start from scratch. But of course that would mean standing up to the unions and trying to explain to the electorate that having a small hospital with one or two services in each and every town is NOT a good idea.

3qsmavrod5twfe

Paint Leinseter house Lime Green

and2

Sun, sun and more sun....





And proper snow in Winter!!!!!

muppetkiller

I think we need a dictator..












I vote me !!

Captain-America

Bill O' Herlihy for Prez.

the_dark_side

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

Canada, New Zealand

the_dark_side

PurpleBerry wrote: »

I vote we start again with a lick of paint and a new name. We could call ourselves "Moanerland" or "Whinesville" or maybe "We're All Getting Screwed Over - ia"

We should all stay indoors for the next 10 years and just veg... and re-name the country 'Hibernia', like the Romans did, all those years ago

dimejinky99

dimejinky99 wrote: »

I'd change a Taoiseach we didn't elect(who was Minister for Finance during the whole Celtic tiger waffle and who got us to this point) and a chronic government we dont want, who work via the dynasty system and who do NOT belong there on any level at all..

scary thing is, those seats are filled by poxy little 200 people constituencies in the ****ing bog, while people in Dublin hafta deal with Paddy cousin X of Padraig cousin Y running the country.

Proportional representation my ****ing hole.

Kill them ALL now.

Sure Dublin is full of skangers who wouldn't vote anyway. Us people outside Dublin couldnt give a s**t about the city especially with wankerish opinions like yours.

Sanjuro

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

Here's a bit of a cold shower for you, pal.

Quality of Life Index 2008

DrumSteve

ireland is a lie.

most of the people over here are only out for themselves.

maybe we should look at changing ourselves before looking to change ireland.

Mr.Lizard

Probably hand us back to Great Britain and say sorry for causing such a mess.

Kintarō Hattori

I'd get rid of all the moany feckers for a start.

Mr.Lizard

Sanjuro wrote: »

Here's a bit of a cold shower for you, pal.

Quality of Life Index 2008

On the plus side at least the cost of living here is '0'. I must say I do enjoy living here with my free accomodation, free utilities, free travel, free food and free everything else.

Agamemnon

DrumSteve wrote: »

ireland is a lie.

most of the people over here are only out for themselves.

maybe we should look at changing ourselves before looking to change ireland.

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
Eee-heeee! Chamon! Jesus juice!

Mr.Lizard

Agamemnon wrote: »

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
Eee-heeee! Chamon! Jesus juice!

That's ignorant! You're ignorant! Chamon!

DrumSteve

funny thing is i was listening to Bad earlier( great album). this idea stuck in my head.

I think its michael jackson who has the answer to all of our problems. we have the massive debt! we the child abuse allegations! we have a ****ty funfair and a zoo! and we used to be quite good back in the day before we changed our image.

Lets just rename Ireland... Neverland.

amacachi

Sanjuro wrote: »

Here's a bit of a cold shower for you, pal.

Quality of Life Index 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_life_index

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index

Boskowski

amacachi wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_life_index

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index

111 countries and territories were included in the 2005 Quality of Life Index.[1]

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RealEstateKing

is a crock, it's based on bull**** like acess to Golf Clubs and fancy restaraunts. Its doesnt take into account weather, the culture of the country and all the other things which make life worthwhile.

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

The answer to which is quite simple. Um, ALL FIRST-WORLD ONES.

We live in a dreary rain-soaked, repressed, drunk, boring country, where the sun shines 2.5 days a year, the last time you spent a day at the beach was in the 80's, the food is easily the worst in the world, but expensive to boot, where people pay 500,000 quid to live in former council houses.

And we dont even have the attitude that used to get us through all this. In the old days, we we're at least charming, well-read, witty, independant, and ugly as sin - but we knew it, and were comfortable with ourselves.

Snowie

way I see it is

Fat fcuks have made to many mistakes they've shown weekness.
They can keep on re doing the budget in a hope of, doing something right but due to the fact where lead buy a man whos not worthy to run mac Donald and lacks the gonads to make the dessions that he has to....

What id do is drop the minuim wadge force a nation wide price drop drop the dole. (grante dunions would be up in arms but it has to be done the countrys in this togetaher weather we like it dont beleave or not) eather we stand togeather as nation or we give up and make the country worse...

Concintrate on retraining the unemployed in employable sectors Id create buisness through are ecological play ground we have the most stunning veiw's we need to concintrate on what we have to offer and not what we can try scrounge it make the country cheep. to live cheep for tourists to comeback ...

I'd also reopen night clubs till 5 in the morning there maybe a ression but people still need to party...

I'd also take a look at all current county councill acounts expesise etc, and tell them no morte compnay cars no more exspence's you are payed to work not have luxerey life style protest abpout it id fire them and im shore id find more willing perople who would get the job done..

then id look to the polition's id drop every single one of the junior ministers, like a hot stone, then id reduce the pay ment of every politision, to 50 k a year including the thisocks wadge to fare 60.000 euros a year no free cars or private jets, cloths or 500 euro hair cut's, no expencies what so ever also tax them

I contact richard branson or the likes and ask him does he want to buy the a bus service or puble transport of the country and run it him self...
Public transport would becoem privateised with a clause that must be tightly obayed with 10% of it still belonging to the givernement..

then Id ask another country to reserch berties case of fraud... and get him on tv answering the questioons about, things that are widely known...

Marty harney would get the sack .... immdatley ... Id allso have her investigated...

id also have the banks deelt with again with a fraud team from another country, then ID look at the developer and have that mess looked again buy people who arnt from this country I declare marshell law over the garda and sease every document etc about the above people

then Id give brain cowin a medal for trying so hard...

Savman

I'd change Snow Monkey's spelling, baby jesus is not pleased.

DanGerMus

Sanjuro wrote: »

Here's a bit of a cold shower for you, pal.

Quality of Life Index 2008

We're the only people to Score a big fat 0 ZERO for cost of living and next up from us is the UK and things cost half as much there.

javaboy

Savman wrote: »

I'd change Snow Monkey's spelling, baby jesus is not pleased.

Have you nothing better to do?

karen3212

The address,


obviously after borrowing to the max

Seaneh

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Not a damn thing. Name me an other country that offers the quality of life Ireland does.

Heeeeere we gooooooooooo!

Sweden, Cananda, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Finland, Most of the united states, Luxemburg, Spain.

The standard of living in Ireland is equaled or surpased by all of the places I've just listed. Could probably throw in a few Major Asian cities like KL, Tokyo etc too.

meditraitor

I wouldnt change a thing......

live2thewire

end democracy and allow only a select few to vote. ireland(and i presume other small nations in europe and elsewhere) are too insular and narrow-minded(don't mean this as a jibe) how in the world can ff still have a large share of the vote? nobody except for maby 5 per cent should be going for them but i see what my mums attitude is ''if your grandfather heard u were voting for them he'd turn in his grave'

*by the way all nations are like this but its emphasises further when country is smal*

live2thewire

Seaneh wrote: »

Heeeeere we gooooooooooo!

Sweden, Cananda, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Finland, Most of the united states, Luxemburg, Spain.

The standard of living in Ireland is equaled or surpased by all of the places I've just listed. Could probably throw in a few Major Asian cities like KL, Tokyo etc too.

why because 'oz gets zomg hot weather at xmas like zomg' **** australia and the usa.

Seaneh

live2thewire wrote: »

why because 'oz gets zomg hot weather at xmas like zomg' **** australia and the usa.

No because Oz still has a market in which people can gain employment and achive a standard of living comparable to Ireland.