Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.

https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Paypal go to Dundalk

Max Powers · 2012-02-21 13:37:56

Paypal go to Dundalk, so congrats to them i suppose. Its great to see some jobs being brought to the country. However, the reasons our political reps gave us for them not coming here were - lack of space - not enough language speakers in the area. The lack of space was completely discredited as there is numerous empty…

Comments

#122 31-10-2012 09:21PM

ex_infantry man

Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭

Join Date: December 2006

Posts: 1774

it all stems back to the dockers strikes lads, waterford could have and was the gateway for sea freight coming into ireland until greedy dockers wanted the the pay of colleagues who died and were never replaced and were'nt given it by the port of waterford so went on strike, to this day that strike still exists and as for them former dockers there are a few who drive taxi's apparently around town and its probably the same guys who shout "strike" if the gardai look at them cross eyed, personnally i can't stand the unions as i know from experience they will do fcuk for ya but happy to take there weekly rates from your pay!!!

0