Yeah right, if anyone actually believes this then they are either semi literate or just have no grasp of history. The facts are that the vast majority of the population was totally dependent on the potato when the crop failed there wasn’t enough alternative food to feed the population even if there was none exported obviously the situation was exasperated by the export of food to the uk however it was not just that simple if the food which was exported to the uk was not exported then there would have been famine in the uk as well, like so much of history things were not simple and stupid revisionist history which simply misses the point is unhelpful at the time many large estates which produced much of the beef and horses for export were heavily borrowed and not even owned by Irish people they had to export to make their repayments and most so called strong farmers were tenant farmers and they needed to sell their grain to pay their rents, it was the subsistence farmers who were on very small holdings that suffered most, they often paid most of their rent by working for their landlords so had little cash income and no cash reserves so when the potato crop failed ( which accounted for 80 to 90 percent of their diet) they were totally dependent on charity because they had no possibility of getting a job as Ireland had been totally bypassed by the industrial revolution, you also need to be aware that famine was not uncommon in Europe in general at this time and although the British government could be described as inept and to a degree incompetent in how they handled the situation it is not accurate to say that they “confiscated “ the nutritious food that would have saved the population, I’m afraid that is just simplistic nonsense, if you want to actually understand the economics and politics that gave rise to the famine and the subsequent collapse of the Irish population there are many very good books on the subject dating back to those times, I have read many and they hold personal interest to me as my third great grandfather was a married man with six children in 1845 and by 1850 he was a widower with no surviving children, obviously he married again and had another family hence I am here .
Good Grief, this is full of rubbish. I am Irish, and we embrace everyone. We are just naturally friendly people and always willing to help each other. Yes, Dublin is expensive like most capital cities, but once you are outside of the city, it is very reasonable, and it is a beautiful country. As Irish, we do not take ourselves seriously and will take the piss out of each other, but we are not fighting. We are just having a laugh together. I have lived and worked across the Globe but Ireland always called me home and I love my country and have many friends across the Globe that will tell you they have many very good loyal friends
@@cocofresh6974 And it is about €1000 or evenmore for an apartment. You're lucky, if you find a room for €500 per month in any city. Maybe it's cheaper in the countryside far from cities.
Believe half of what you hear ,everywhere has become more expensive since Covid .fuel prices in Ireland are much the same as most of Europe ,the fuel price comparison with the UK is flawed as he neglected to take the difference in currency value ,I travel to Northern Ireland (UK) frequently the prices are almost identical..Dublin is expensive but everywhere else is cheaper .Irish people are considerate,the country is full of refugees and immigrants taking advantage of Irish generosity ,this is part of the problem with housing. it is NOT a country of drunks, yes they do like to drink but they work hard and like to enjoy life it has a very laid back lifestyle and laughter and craic is very evident. It does not rain all of the time, and we do get sunshine but its never too cold or too hot .The food is second to none and unbelievably fresh.
I hope to experience Ireland one day ( I was very close this year to make the trip, but outside forces stayed my hand...so close), but soon it will happen, I'm sure. TKS
Visited Ireland from Malta this year, as you said Dublin is expensive but supermarkets and pharmacies are cheaper than Malta. Rent is is up close but Ireland is way nicer an a lot less people. We had sun, rain cold and heat while on holiday which is good.
Don't blame refugees on the mistakes the governments we've elected in for decades policies on housing. No houses were built during the recession because let's face it nobody would ever need them,right?..big wrong fine fael and fine gael are the issue. There were 10000 homeless people before the war in Ukraine for at least a decade now there's 12000 almost 3 years later. That would've happened anyway. Vote better vote different. True on the temperate climate.
Totally disagree with the statement that you can only become friends with irish people on a superficial level. I am not irish but i have been friends with an irish family including now its third generation for 38 years. They are like a family to me. Each time i lived in Ireland i made good friends and I am always adked how long I am home for.
I was gonna say Irish people only talk to each other on a superficial level anyway😅 so no hard feelings😅.you're liked as much if not more than, family.
Ah some of us have enlightened and we can be deep and meaningful but the majority will steer clear of philosophical engagement or our feelings or anything that goes below the surface. We are so friendly weather deeper or shallow we do for the most part love making new friends and that is so lovely that you have made such great friends for life ✌️💚🌞
@@MENSA.lady2 well just to put you right .its nothing to do with rain it's limestone soil. That is why we breed the best racehorses in the world . Same weather in UK rains plenty soil is different more like ashes . Lived in both countries. Temperate climate and we didn't always have so much rain it's in latter years just the same as many countries.
The healthcare isn't good? There were only a hundred people sitting in the hallway at Limerick University Hospital this morning that couldn't get a room...
I’m Irish and I totally disagree with the comment “Ireland is a safe place”. Crime in Ireland has unfortunately increased in the past six months………………….
@@TR-ue7rtIt’s not now then immigrants have come. The media doesn’t show you the rapes, stabbing, robberies that goes on towards Irish women and children. Many of us don’t feel safe living in our wee island cause of these people. Now we are being called racist. Skin colour has nothing to do with what’s going on.
I,m Irish too and despite social problems crime isn't high. People often look at the past through rose tinted glasses. Country is more tolerant,and openminded today.
I agreed-its not a safe country anymore, especially Dublin. Although, I don't think most major cities are safe. I just can't understand why we accept crime as part and parcel of life in western countries. We normalise it and make excuses for it when we should be appalled and outraged by it.
@@gerardflynn7382 Also its not Gwale- ga either. the it's a similar sound to w but it not thats sound you prefer the sound with you tongue and no lips. There is also no false a in the word gaeilge so the 'e' part oaf gwale is also wrong. it Gae-il-ge. A false vowel in Gaeilge is denoted but a - mark like 'an-mhaith' where you pronounce a 'eh' or 'ah' sound in place of the '-' and and lastly the 'ga' part of your example is also wrong 'e' does not make a 'ah' sound... it's an 'eh' sound... the same a EVERY other word in Irish Gaelic ending in an 'e' like oraiste and fáilte etc all 'eh' sounds. Gaelic is not the language of all the Celts either... infact ONLY the Gaels spoken Gaelic. The Welsh spoke Cymraeg, The Cornish spoke Kernewerk, The Picts and Brigantes had their own language too, The Celts of Brittany (France) speak Briton which is yet another celtic group language spoken in ancient Britain. And they are all Brythonic category languages which is one of two categories of the "Celtic Languages" spoken in Britain and Ireland (because Celtic group live across the entirety of south Europe too as you know!...) the other category of the Ireland and Britain being Goidelic. And the ONLY LANAUGE in the Goidelic category is?... you guessed it... GAELIC/Gaelach! Mind you its not the only Goidelic classed language in the world... there are many... it's just the only goidelic language spoken by a celtic pagan ethnic group! And again... that group being the indigenous Gaels of Ireland, who also settled the west coast of Scotland
The World Peace Index ranked Ireland the 2nd most peaceful country in the world last year 2023. (Iceland was 1st and Denmark 3rd.) A very "difficult" place to live indeed.
Don’t make all Irish people out to be alcoholics, I rarely drink and I have friends and family that don’t drink at all. Also we are not as polite and friendly as this is making us out to be.
I agree with that I have been on the recieving end of rude Irish people. This friendliness of the Irish is BS. They are as rude as anybody else. I am sure there are friendly Irish too but you can get friendly generous kind people in most countries of the world if you look hard and often enough.
The English introduced the potato for the irish as a cheap source of food while other foods like meat, fish, chicken etc was imported to England, during the potato blight that destroyed the potatoes, the English gave no food aid to the starving Irish as official policy to reduce their number as part of their colonial plantation and replacement plan. Food was taken out of Ireland and imported to England while the Irish were starved to death, over 3 million Irish died of starvation and disease as a result. Many who could hardly afford it emigrated to the US , Canada, Australia and New Zealand, many as indentured servants/slaves to pay off their debts of the voyage.. There, I fixed it for you.
They did the same thing to India with Bengal famine where 6 million Indians died due to starvation coz Churchill deliberately transferred all the supplies to his world war 2 soldiers as a reserved stock pile
Totally inaccurate. The potato crop, the main food of so much of the population failed for several years. But 3 million people did NOT DIE. In the 1851 census , the population fell to some 6 million people. ONE MILLION people died, and ONE MILLION EMIGRATED mainly to the UK and the US. From 1850s onwards.Irish people continued to emigrate until.in 1961 the population was 2.9 million, the lowest it ever was. The current population 2024 is 5.2 million in the Republic.😊
@@marykelly7004 Incorrect, The population was near 6 million by conservative estimates in 1840, Yes a million emigrated but on long voyages to Canada and the US many died from sea sickness, typhoid and disease. There were multiple famines , one in 1845-1852 known as the Great famine, previous to that were multiple famines from the Tudor period devastating the Irish population as a matter of official policy to forward and expediate the colonisation of Ireland. The English did not keep it a secret that their motive was to reduce Ireland native population for easier colonisation., consecutively these famines killed 3 million Irish, the last Great Famine killed 1.3 million Irish and that was based on estimated surveys at that time. Many who died were not acknowledged. The total population murdered by the English colonisation of Ireland from thje Tudor period to the great famine was in excess of 3 million. A genocide and nothing less. To blame it on a failed potato crop forced onto the Irish in the first place is denying culpability to those who schemed and planned the demise of Ireland and her people. There is nothing more nauseating than an apologist for genocide.
Dont forget slee-thor but well caught from you. They are not the guardians of the peace anymore, more like an extension of the black and tans with their 8 pointed star of lucifer on their foreheads/hats.
Check out the video about the Irish Special Forces boarding a ship loaded with drugs. The AI couldn't even pronounce correctly the Brazilian city, Fortaleza (it said Fortaleeza) or the the country Guyana (Gu Yana). What a joke
@@gerardflynn7382 The Irish never got independence from the crown they only got home rule and still use the british form of governance, so An Garda are a form of the black and tans against their own people, they are mercenaries and luciferians knowingly or unknowingly of the british crown. Peace.
Ur missing the best county in Ireland which is Waterford of course. Give limerick and cork a miss and come to the county voted number 1 in Irelands best places to visit.
I live in Ireland 🇮🇪 I love this country dearly the weather is not the best living in the commuter area we have the best accessible roads to airport colleges central to almost every city towns in the country as regards the pups they are slowly dying out with the high rise in alcohol recently the government is giving to many liberties to foreigners entering our country causing the Irish people to loose respect for the people entering some genuine and not so genuine the government had better step up do their jobs properly before it gets out of hand they need to look after our citizens give Irish people their rights entitlements housing looking after the aging population 😢you only see the good side of this country as a tourist Irish people are generally warm hearted kind friendly people very good making you fit in like one of their own let us all pray it stays this way and government takes off the blinkers to what’s happening around them it won’t be the famine starving the poor it will be the government 😢with the rising cost of living we have the best educated doctors nurses and Garda all emigrated to other countries all because they are not appreciated theses people are the life line of care for our country stop insulting them with low wages poor living standers for other countries to benefit the best of our citizens no matter where you go in the world you will see Irish works running out of this beautiful country this country is under severe duress at the moment red flags are flying pay attention government fix it before it’s too late it’s not rocket science.
Great health care my ass, I am waiting over 4 months to see a specialist for my painful ear problems, and I have expensive private health insurance, so god help anyone without private health insurance that has to rely on the public health system in Ireland, as my local Doctor explained to me, some patients of his were put on a public waiting list of up to seven years for hip replacements, but died before that and that death, cording to him, was speeded up because of all the medication thay had to take for pain etc, he had other examples of serious conditions that people had to wait for years, but didn't make it, I have heard myself many other cases alone those lines, , so a good health system my ass, cannot for the life of me understand how that health rating was made for Ireland, a totle joke!
Health system is under stress not broken. Irish health care is better than lots of other countries. System is under severe stress due to lack of facilities
History is history. I dont understand why you tubers making videos about my home country always harp back to the bad old days. Today there are many Irish and English people who are related and there are many English people living in Ireland without any serious conflicts. My personal belief about any country's history is that only a native can explain it. I live in Spain and I would never refer to spanish history in a video because I have not being connected to it.❤
Where are the one bedroomed apartments in Ireland? The Greens got them banned in 2005. It s not so common to go to the "pub" unless you re a college student..or a trending alcoholic.
Yeah he might have needed to check the pronunciation of Irish words like an Garda Síochána too (definitely not shy oh can ah). Apart from that mostly accurate description of the country.
During the Famine years (the first modern genocide), English landlords were still exporting food from Ireland. Queen Victoria and the British Parliament knew it and ignored it. One parliamentary leader thought starvation was “character” building. The Irish in the Republic bear no animosity.
1 bedroom apartment €1950/€2250 imagine if you have a kid,how much money you have to pay for 2 bedroom apartment,also if you wanna save some money forget about ireland,go to the Uk.
I live in Cork and I'm annoyed by the lack of a train connection to Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford and Wexford. In Dublin, if you want to travel to these places, you only need to hop on a convenient train from one of two Dublin train stations. Dublin also has an excellent tram system called the Luas, which is so convenient. If only Cork had a Luas going from Kent Station to Bishopstown !
Any problems Ireland has now is rooted in the destruction of the construction/ property sector by the global financial crisis of 2008 to 2012 thats the reason for the Irish backlog in supplying social and affordable housing and related infrastructure.
I was 29 then my first love is 57 Irish😊. I met him in Facebook he came to my hometown in Philippines we had the most happiest memories. Till he came back and LDR for 4 years. We wait until 3 years more cz he said he will be finally divorced after 7 years. Im patiently waiting for him with out knowing he is married with his Vietnamese old friend. 😢
Health system was excellent when I lived there . I got XRays as soon as te Doctor gave me the form same day. 7th November 2006 I Woke up with terrible lower gum pain a swollen jaw . Went to accident and emergency at James's Hospital I was operated on that afternoon Jaw perfect and gums perfect since.
@@gerarddeegan1164 "In 2023, the population of County Dublin was approximately 1.5 million, compared with 1.26 million in 2011." Figures from Statista via the CSO (Central Statistics Office, fyi). "The current metro area population of Dublin in 2024 is 1,285,000, a 1.18% increase from 2023" from Macrotrends, data via the CSO. Please go back to school, kid. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Connecting with Irish people is challenging??? Whoever told you that nonsense. An Garda Chichana lol.. You really need to get your bot to speak the Irish language properly. You have the medical card issue wrong,, You can't buy it.. Fights in Templebar.. I practically lived in it for years... I never saw anything. It's a good video statistically but I think you are being more downbeat than you should be.
I lived in Dublin for 10 years my living standards were excellent by English standards .Dont be fooled by Australia either lots of poverty hidden well in backward country towns. Drugs were been sold galore in my area and funerals many of youngsters that accidentally overdosed. One funeral I went to before returning to Australia was of a boy that just turned 16 by 3 days.
Please please please stop killing the Irish words. You have pronounced them all terrible wrongly. And our official language is Irish not English. There was never a famine either... During those terrible times all crops were fully harvested and wrongly taken to the UK by British Landlords who already came on Irish soil and stole the land from the actual owner of the land and then made them work their own farms and pay rent... (The British called Ireland "The British Garden) except for the potato crops that failed and the British left the Irish this root crop as their only food.
@patriciaroche4054 English is co--official surely ? Otherwise how do you explain the fact that the majority of us grow up listening to and speaking English from childhood ? I would have thought that the Irish language plays a super-minuscule role in the life of most Irish people.
The reality is that not everyone lives with peace and good intentions, and in many situations, firearms serve as a necessary means of protection for oneself and one's family. Ideally, a society where no one needs to carry firearms would be the best scenario, and countries like Ireland have demonstrated that such an approach can work effectively. However, in the context of the United States, the right to bear arms, enshrined in the Second Amendment, was established with a deeper purpose. It was designed to ensure that the common people have the means to protect themselves, not just from individual threats but also as a safeguard against the potential rise of a tyrannical government. This principle reflects the core belief in the power and autonomy of the citizenry, ensuring that they maintain the ability to defend their freedoms and resist oppression, should the need ever arise.
@@Hhd-z1u It's very expensive, you can barely find anything below 1000 euros and unless you're driving, beside dublin, you gonna struggle to commute, unless you work remotely to avoid city rentals, people are leaving the country sadly.
2nd best health system? Is that a joke? Anyone who lived in Spain or UK knows this is not true. Majority of people who work and pay taxes can't use it. Too many people abusing of the social welfare system, you can get more being a parasite of the system than working as a waiter, staff or barista. Additionally, Ireland tax system is so abusive that anyone who is excelent in a critical area such as IT or health goes to US or another country with less taxes over income. My sensation from the time I lived there was a country with European taxes and United States public services.
Very accurate. In Dublin the rent is high, and cost of living is high but that's because it's a honey pot for jobs and culture. Cork is a lively place. Pubs are part of the culture. Alcohol is ingrained into the culture but people who choose not to drink are respected. The cost of booze needs to come down in my opinion for what that's worth.
Yep, it's really bad to see. St. Patricks day this year was 95% Palestinian flags. We're all in on promoting other nations hardships rather than our own. You might say, Virtue Signaling.
You don't seem to mind foreign UK road signage in Ireland though, namely "British", and British electrical receptacles and plugs whereas formally Ireland had mainland European standards. You forget that Palesrtians supported Ireland about the occuped north-east of our country.
No, false, drinking is not a factor. A report from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) shows that 2,054 pubs have closed down within the past 20 years. The report shows an average of 114 pubs closing annually, with the trend rising to 144 between 2019-2023. In 2005, there was 8,617 pubs in Ireland with that number now standing at 6,563.
More like she rhrhona (the rhrh being like in German or a Scottish loch). The o is silent because of the fada (accent) on the i and the first a sounds more like a soft o (as in gold).
This video makes it sound like all of us irish are alcoholics 😂 Yes we have a drink culture but definitely no worse then the likes of england etc. If you want to go for a night out and not drink, then you can and not have anyone looking at you like you have 2 heads 😂
Drugs became their new choice I lived there for 10 years funerals of youngsters that accidentally overdosed never mentioned on T.V. I also remember the suicides in January and February 2006 in Tipperary. Rough old place Ireland. Children very bad mannered and cheeky.
Ireland has a public drinking culture that is not apparent in other countries. Many other countries drink at home and in private and do not drink to excess in public. They consider this a wrong thing to do. Many Irish have a casual approach to public drunkeness often seeing it as a source of comic fun rather than a source of shame or public scandal as would be the case in other European countries. In many cases a double standard exists where public rowdiness and behaviour is more tolerated in young men but frowned upon in young women.
Cultural events are becoming more popular. I quit drinking 7 years ago and at first people looked at me like I've 10 heads, however since COVID I've noticed a significant change in attitude 🙏💚
It was a great country to live in many years ago but its not the ireland of old Drugs has a big part to play in that cocaine capital of europe a lot of people shot dead because of it i love geting out of it for a nice sunny holiday twice a year
Hire an electric car. Charge in hotel for free or a home charger at 25c per kw or 52 c per kw on expensive public chargers about 60c in USmdollaes. You get 100km for about 16.6 kw less than $10 us. A low consumption car does aboutm7 liters per 100km or about $15 per 100km.
The south of Ireland is a European country many years ago the Berlin Wall came down, , in Germany I am surprised the European Union other countries have not put pressure on England in taking the,, barriers down ie north of Ireland must be reunited as one country and the Western world must support this..,,,
The majority (slight) of people in Northern Ireland want to remain in the UK. When the majority of the population want to become a member of Ireland and the EU they have a right under the Good Friday agreement to rejoin Ireland - once they vote to do so. VThis is about a generation away from happening, I believe. Meanwhile democracy is very important for us in Ireland (rep of) and the EU. In fairness it’s usually important to Westminster too.
@@Cailleachsona-yg4jv Although the nationalists ie catholic community in Northern Ireland fervently support a united Ireland most of them secretly dread it happening as they know their UK benefits and pensions will will be severely curtailed under such a union. Also the cost of living will be higher. I hear this a lot from my friends and relatives still living in Northern Ireland and in the republic..
@godfearingheathen in which case people will vote to remain with the UK. Or Ireland (ROI) may vote not to accept Northern Ireland as it is tax drain etc. Etc. Most importantly is that the people decide for themselves and we don't need Brussels and Westminster to start threatening each other for us. Though looking at recent news its not Catholic traditions or Protestant traditions that need to be most worried in Belfast or Dublin.
is it accidental that instead of the Irish flag I steadily see another flag in this 'documentary' that has nothing to do with Ireland and the actual spoken conent of this video? It's a bit too obvious what you are doing here
The healthcare system in Ireland is falling apart. Move here and see if you can get a doctor. You won't be long finding out the ugky truth. Go into hospital and you will be on a trolley in a corridor along with a hundred others. Our healthcare system is notorious amongst us who have only too much experience of it unfortunately.
I'm afraid this video is way way off the mark, Ireland, and Dublin in particular isn't safe to live in many places, rising migrant crime in addition to the already spiralling crime rates is bad, the Garda are the worst police force in Europe, they better innocent people, it's very expensive for everything, the only thing affordable is public transport, the biggest issue in Ireland is the government are flooding the country with undocumented men from Africa and the Middle East and social cohesion has broken down, sorry to be a prophet of doom and gloom but this is the actual reality of what Ireland is like in July 2024 from a born and bred Dub.
The Garda are one of the best police forces in the World, on an international scale ....Ireland has a very low crime rate. It's the fools who have never travelled who do not understand that. have you been to Sweden and England lately.
You need to up date your info. Ireland is no longer the safe country that it used to be. We now have one of the most corrupt governments in the world, a crap health service, and our educated professionals are forced to emigrate, due to the lack of good wages. The cost of living rises continuously while wages remain in the almost dark ages, and our country is being fliided by unvetted migrants, causing unrest in many areas of Ireland. And we dont have water tax because we fought the government when they tried to introduce them.
Jack. I agreed with you to an extended. Then you mentioned migrants. That's call it what it is. Racism. We've become Irish racists however if you consider our migration who the feck are we with our migration history to be racists. now.
@@naomhferminwhat ate you talking about? You think that suddenly 3 million people became racists overnight? Stop listening to lies. 56% of our population think we have a migrant problem. You saying they're all racist? Think before you bleat
A lot of what the A.I. man said was true - but the bit about 'non-Irish' not really being accepted by Irish people is ABSOLUTE BULL$HIT. My friends are Irish, Polish, Scottish, Srilankan, Brazillian & Spanish.....& a few yanks & Brits 😉 If you're a decent person, you'll fit in just fine.
Don't like it don't go. But if you do state fact not fiction. Having some bad experience in any country don't make them a bad place. Show me one country that don't have problems.
You are way out of date with Your Gas prices and Diesel it’s much cheaper than you think, a lot of people use dual fuel ,we don’t have long distance to travel normally
Well, Ireland is not that bad, the wheather is not good , the extremely narrow roads in the country side are not good , and a long etc , some people are nice, but they are not open minded people , I don´t blame them , that´s the way it is
You're very friendly and easy to get along with. I hear ya because it's way easier to philosophically connect with other nations. Hanging around with the MAJORITY of Irish , like the regular local type and grass roots GAA type is not conducive to waxing lyrical about the meaning of life 🤷
Hard to downsize in Ireland one person could be living in a way to big but nothing to help... maybe put a family in there and you never said anything about politicians wages compared to the US and other nations
I am not Irish but I love Ireland. Because it is a unique country and unique people.❤❤❤
It wasn’t the potato blight but rather the confiscation and exporting of other nutritious food by the British that caused the famine.
Exactly!
So true the richest empire in the world let one million starve to death and one million emigrate to survive.
😢😮sad days
No livestock and they couldn't fish or eat a salad?
Yeah right, if anyone actually believes this then they are either semi literate or just have no grasp of history. The facts are that the vast majority of the population was totally dependent on the potato when the crop failed there wasn’t enough alternative food to feed the population even if there was none exported obviously the situation was exasperated by the export of food to the uk however it was not just that simple if the food which was exported to the uk was not exported then there would have been famine in the uk as well, like so much of history things were not simple and stupid revisionist history which simply misses the point is unhelpful at the time many large estates which produced much of the beef and horses for export were heavily borrowed and not even owned by Irish people they had to export to make their repayments and most so called strong farmers were tenant farmers and they needed to sell their grain to pay their rents, it was the subsistence farmers who were on very small holdings that suffered most, they often paid most of their rent by working for their landlords so had little cash income and no cash reserves so when the potato crop failed ( which accounted for 80 to 90 percent of their diet) they were totally dependent on charity because they had no possibility of getting a job as Ireland had been totally bypassed by the industrial revolution, you also need to be aware that famine was not uncommon in Europe in general at this time and although the British government could be described as inept and to a degree incompetent in how they handled the situation it is not accurate to say that they “confiscated “ the nutritious food that would have saved the population, I’m afraid that is just simplistic nonsense, if you want to actually understand the economics and politics that gave rise to the famine and the subsequent collapse of the Irish population there are many very good books on the subject dating back to those times, I have read many and they hold personal interest to me as my third great grandfather was a married man with six children in 1845 and by 1850 he was a widower with no surviving children, obviously he married again and had another family hence I am here .
Good Grief, this is full of rubbish. I am Irish, and we embrace everyone. We are just naturally friendly people and always willing to help each other. Yes, Dublin is expensive like most capital cities, but once you are outside of the city, it is very reasonable, and it is a beautiful country. As Irish, we do not take ourselves seriously and will take the piss out of each other, but we are not fighting. We are just having a laugh together. I have lived and worked across the Globe but Ireland always called me home and I love my country and have many friends across the Globe that will tell you they have many very good loyal friends
It is nightmarish anywhere in Ireland. !,500 a month for a 2 bed apartment outside Dublin...if you can find one to rent, that is.
@@Kitiwake 500?? That's not bad. I was told 1000 euros on reddit.
1 bedroom in London 1400-1600
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You mean €500 for an apartment or a room? If it's an apartment, tell me where in Ireland you can find it that cheap.
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And it is about €1000 or evenmore for an apartment. You're lucky, if you find a room for €500 per month in any city. Maybe it's cheaper in the countryside far from cities.
Great overview! I once got lost in Dublin and ended up at a pub with live music-best accidental detour ever!
Believe half of what you hear ,everywhere has become more expensive since Covid .fuel prices in Ireland are much the same as most of Europe ,the fuel price comparison with the UK is flawed as he neglected to take the difference in currency value ,I travel to Northern Ireland (UK) frequently the prices are almost identical..Dublin is expensive but everywhere else is cheaper .Irish people are considerate,the country is full of refugees and immigrants taking advantage of Irish generosity ,this is part of the problem with housing. it is NOT a country of drunks, yes they do like to drink but they work hard and like to enjoy life it has a very laid back lifestyle and laughter and craic is very evident. It does not rain all of the time, and we do get sunshine but its never too cold or too hot .The food is second to none and unbelievably fresh.
I hope to experience Ireland one day ( I was very close this year to make the trip, but outside forces stayed my hand...so close), but soon it will happen, I'm sure. TKS
Visited Ireland from Malta this year, as you said Dublin is expensive but supermarkets and pharmacies are cheaper than Malta. Rent is is up close but Ireland is way nicer an a lot less people. We had sun, rain cold and heat while on holiday which is good.
We were those immigrants and refugees once- what short memories people have and how mean spirited such comments are
Don't blame refugees on the mistakes the governments we've elected in for decades policies on housing. No houses were built during the recession because let's face it nobody would ever need them,right?..big wrong fine fael and fine gael are the issue.
There were 10000 homeless people before the war in Ukraine for at least a decade now there's 12000 almost 3 years later. That would've happened anyway. Vote better vote different.
True on the temperate climate.
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Its not difficult to mix in 100% with Irish people
In fact they totally embrace you like part of the family.
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@@steadystephan1578Not fake actually.
We are like that.
@@steadystephan1578 Stick to playing computer games, kid. 🤣🤣
Totally disagree with the statement that you can only become friends with irish people on a superficial level. I am not irish but i have been friends with an irish family including now its third generation for 38 years. They are like a family to me. Each time i lived in Ireland i made good friends and I am always adked how long I am home for.
I was gonna say Irish people only talk to each other on a superficial level anyway😅 so no hard feelings😅.you're liked as much if not more than, family.
Ahan I am coming to Ireland after 1 or 2 months 😊will u be my freind there ??🤥🤥
Thank you.,💚we are not superficial,video has so much misinformation.
Ah some of us have enlightened and we can be deep and meaningful but the majority will steer clear of philosophical engagement or our feelings or anything that goes below the surface. We are so friendly weather deeper or shallow we do for the most part love making new friends and that is so lovely that you have made such great friends for life ✌️💚🌞
It's greener because it rarely stops raining.
You know it's summer Ireland because rain is that bit warmer 😅
Was 25°c in Galway last Tuesday and no rain the entire day
Booked cheap flights for the special occasion and went😂
It's limestone soil not rain . It rains plenty in UK but the soil is like sand.
@@MENSA.lady2 well just to put you right .its nothing to do with rain it's limestone soil. That is why we breed the best racehorses in the world . Same weather in UK rains plenty soil is different more like ashes . Lived in both countries. Temperate climate and we didn't always have so much rain it's in latter years just the same as many countries.
Bullshit. It rains less than Paris or London
The statements about healthcare are BS. In addition, the currency in Ireland is the euro, not USD.
@@ewanduffy Thanks for sharing.
The healthcare isn't good? There were only a hundred people sitting in the hallway at Limerick University Hospital this morning that couldn't get a room...
@ewanduffy The statements about healthcare are absolutely correct NOT bs.
I’m Irish and I totally disagree with the comment “Ireland is a safe place”. Crime in Ireland has unfortunately increased in the past six months………………….
its all relative...compared to somewhere like London or Naples, Italy, Ireland is very safe.
@@TR-ue7rtIt’s not now then immigrants have come. The media doesn’t show you the rapes, stabbing, robberies that goes on towards Irish women and children. Many of us don’t feel safe living in our wee island cause of these people. Now we are being called racist. Skin colour has nothing to do with what’s going on.
I,m Irish too and despite social problems crime isn't high. People often look at the past through rose tinted glasses. Country is more tolerant,and openminded today.
I agreed-its not a safe country anymore, especially Dublin. Although, I don't think most major cities are safe. I just can't understand why we accept crime as part and parcel of life in western countries. We normalise it and make excuses for it when we should be appalled and outraged by it.
Why?
I don't agree that healthcare is excellent. He should get his facts right.
AI trying to pronounce Irish Gaelic. Christ almighty! I choked on my coffee!
Me too!!! 😂😂😂😂
Same 😂
Our language is called Gaeilge.
Not Gaelic.
Gaelic is the language of the Celts.
Gaeilge (pronounced Gwale-ga) is the Irish word for Irish.
@@gerardflynn7382 Also its not Gwale- ga either. the it's a similar sound to w but it not thats sound you prefer the sound with you tongue and no lips. There is also no false a in the word gaeilge so the 'e' part oaf gwale is also wrong. it Gae-il-ge. A false vowel in Gaeilge is denoted but a - mark like 'an-mhaith' where you pronounce a 'eh' or 'ah' sound in place of the '-' and and lastly the 'ga' part of your example is also wrong 'e' does not make a 'ah' sound... it's an 'eh' sound... the same a EVERY other word in Irish Gaelic ending in an 'e' like oraiste and fáilte etc all 'eh' sounds.
Gaelic is not the language of all the Celts either... infact ONLY the Gaels spoken Gaelic. The Welsh spoke Cymraeg, The Cornish spoke Kernewerk, The Picts and Brigantes had their own language too, The Celts of Brittany (France) speak Briton which is yet another celtic group language spoken in ancient Britain. And they are all Brythonic category languages which is one of two categories of the "Celtic Languages" spoken in Britain and Ireland (because Celtic group live across the entirety of south Europe too as you know!...) the other category of the Ireland and Britain being Goidelic. And the ONLY LANAUGE in the Goidelic category is?... you guessed it... GAELIC/Gaelach! Mind you its not the only Goidelic classed language in the world... there are many... it's just the only goidelic language spoken by a celtic pagan ethnic group! And again... that group being the indigenous Gaels of Ireland, who also settled the west coast of Scotland
Absolutely correct!😂@@gerardflynn7382
The World Peace Index ranked Ireland the 2nd most peaceful country in the world last year 2023.
(Iceland was 1st and Denmark 3rd.)
A very "difficult" place to live indeed.
They should have visit Limerick.
75% of teenagers wants to leave the country
@@doguscor1484 Source of this information, bot? None? Thought not. 😂😂😂😂
Well played...Haha
Don’t make all Irish people out to be alcoholics, I rarely drink and I have friends and family that don’t drink at all. Also we are not as polite and friendly as this is making us out to be.
Why?
Exactly. I don’t drink either
I agree with that I have been on the recieving end of rude Irish people. This friendliness of the Irish is BS. They are as rude as anybody else. I am sure there are friendly Irish too but you can get friendly generous kind people in most countries of the world if you look hard and often enough.
@@atikuolayinka8333 because we are still a tribal nation and very clannish
I'm 33 stop drinking alcohol when I was 21
The English introduced the potato for the irish as a cheap source of food while other foods like meat, fish, chicken etc was imported to England, during the potato blight that destroyed the potatoes, the English gave no food aid to the starving Irish as official policy to reduce their number as part of their colonial plantation and replacement plan. Food was taken out of Ireland and imported to England while the Irish were starved to death, over 3 million Irish died of starvation and disease as a result. Many who could hardly afford it emigrated to the US , Canada, Australia and New Zealand, many as indentured servants/slaves to pay off their debts of the voyage..
There, I fixed it for you.
@@tristanuaceithearnaigh7660 Thanks for sharing.
They did the same thing to India with Bengal famine where 6 million Indians died due to starvation coz Churchill deliberately transferred all the supplies to his world war 2 soldiers as a reserved stock pile
Totally inaccurate.
The potato crop, the main food of so much of the population failed for several years.
But 3 million people did NOT DIE.
In the 1851 census , the population fell to some 6 million people.
ONE MILLION people died, and ONE MILLION EMIGRATED mainly to the UK and the US.
From 1850s onwards.Irish people continued to emigrate until.in 1961 the population was 2.9 million, the lowest it ever was.
The current population 2024 is 5.2 million in the Republic.😊
@@marykelly7004 Incorrect, The population was near 6 million by conservative estimates in 1840, Yes a million emigrated but on long voyages to Canada and the US many died from sea sickness, typhoid and disease. There were multiple famines , one in 1845-1852 known as the Great famine, previous to that were multiple famines from the Tudor period devastating the Irish population as a matter of official policy to forward and expediate the colonisation of Ireland. The English did not keep it a secret that their motive was to reduce Ireland native population for easier colonisation., consecutively these famines killed 3 million Irish, the last Great Famine killed 1.3 million Irish and that was based on estimated surveys at that time. Many who died were not acknowledged. The total population murdered by the English colonisation of Ireland from thje Tudor period to the great famine was in excess of 3 million. A genocide and nothing less. To blame it on a failed potato crop forced onto the Irish in the first place is denying culpability to those who schemed and planned the demise of Ireland and her people. There is nothing more nauseating than an apologist for genocide.
Annoying AI voice. Police force: an garda see-O-chana. LOL!
Dont forget slee-thor but well caught from you. They are not the guardians of the peace anymore, more like an extension of the black and tans with their 8 pointed star of lucifer on their foreheads/hats.
Get a life 😂 @@tonybenayahu5250
@@tonybenayahu5250They are nothing like the Black and Tans (thankfully).
Incidentally the Black and Tans were mercenaries from the British Army.
Check out the video about the Irish Special Forces boarding a ship loaded with drugs. The AI couldn't even pronounce correctly the Brazilian city, Fortaleza (it said Fortaleeza) or the the country Guyana (Gu Yana). What a joke
@@gerardflynn7382 The Irish never got independence from the crown they only got home rule and still use the british form of governance, so An Garda are a form of the black and tans against their own people, they are mercenaries and luciferians knowingly or unknowingly of the british crown. Peace.
Ten of us are traveling to ireland soon.were going to see dublin limerick cork galway and sligo😊☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
I hope u enjoy. Dismiss the negative comments etc. This channel seems to be very pessimistic.
Ur missing the best county in Ireland which is Waterford of course. Give limerick and cork a miss and come to the county voted number 1 in Irelands best places to visit.
@@Ray-pk9tu we will fit it in 👍🙂
@@gerarddeegan1164 ah nothing wrong with cork and limerick that's just tongue in cheek🤣🤣
Don’t forget the beautiful County Kerry
I live in Ireland 🇮🇪 I love this country dearly the weather is not the best living in the commuter area we have the best accessible roads to airport colleges central to almost every city towns in the country as regards the pups they are slowly dying out with the high rise in alcohol recently the government is giving to many liberties to foreigners entering our country causing the Irish people to loose respect for the people entering some genuine and not so genuine the government had better step up do their jobs properly before it gets out of hand they need to look after our citizens give Irish people their rights entitlements housing looking after the aging population 😢you only see the good side of this country as a tourist Irish people are generally warm hearted kind friendly people very good making you fit in like one of their own let us all pray it stays this way and government takes off the blinkers to what’s happening around them it won’t be the famine starving the poor it will be the government 😢with the rising cost of living we have the best educated doctors nurses and Garda all emigrated to other countries all because they are not appreciated theses people are the life line of care for our country stop insulting them with low wages poor living standers for other countries to benefit the best of our citizens no matter where you go in the world you will see Irish works running out of this beautiful country this country is under severe duress at the moment red flags are flying pay attention government fix it before it’s too late it’s not rocket science.
Great health care my ass, I am waiting over 4 months to see a specialist for my painful ear problems, and I have expensive private health insurance, so god help anyone without private health insurance that has to rely on the public health system in Ireland, as my local Doctor explained to me, some patients of his were put on a public waiting list of up to seven years for hip replacements, but died before that and that death, cording to him, was speeded up because of all the medication thay had to take for pain etc, he had other examples of serious conditions that people had to wait for years, but didn't make it, I have heard myself many other cases alone those lines, , so a good health system my ass, cannot for the life of me understand how that health rating was made for Ireland, a totle joke!
Health system is under stress not broken. Irish health care is better than lots of other countries. System is under severe stress due to lack of facilities
Don't worry. Greek doctors who adore Ireland are coming to help ❤❤❤
What health system????
@@ledzeppelin708The one that doesn't cost you an arm and a leg unlike the US system.
Can you suggest me how to create CV and cover letter to get a job in Customer services
@@Sapphire_saif I am not qualified to advise you
History is history. I dont understand why you tubers making videos about my home country always harp back to the bad old days. Today there are many Irish and English people who are related and there are many English people living in Ireland without any serious conflicts. My personal belief about any country's history is that only a native can explain it. I live in Spain and I would never refer to spanish history in a video because I have not being connected to it.❤
"THE UNITED MISTAKES OF AMERICA"
This is the fakest AI video I have ever seen. Most of the St. Patrick's Day footage is of America. Do better.
The poor schmucks coming from the US must be over the moon when they see this video, prices in dollars.
Even though we use the Euro.
@@gerardflynn7382"THE UNITED MISTAKES OF AMERICA"
Where are the one bedroomed apartments in Ireland? The Greens got them banned in 2005.
It s not so common to go to the "pub" unless you re a college student..or a trending alcoholic.
Pronunciation of sliotar is horrendous. Also, not a famine but a genocide!
Yeah he might have needed to check the pronunciation of Irish words like an Garda Síochána too (definitely not shy oh can ah). Apart from that mostly accurate description of the country.
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Pronunciate Schlit tor, that will work.
again "THE UNITED MISTAKES OF AMERICA"
Health system and housing accommodations as it worst
Food same too
During the Famine years (the first modern genocide), English landlords were still exporting food from Ireland. Queen Victoria and the British Parliament knew it and ignored it. One parliamentary leader thought starvation was “character” building.
The Irish in the Republic bear no animosity.
No animosity? The Irish who were forced to leave Ireland and move to America, have long, long memories.
They need to Find a way to Retain their physicians .
@@classicrocker889 Should be top priority.
Give them free Guinness for life
They tend to return axfter a few years these days. Cheap College fees are a big draw for a parent .
@@discoverventures 44% increase in the number of doctors leaving for better salaries in Australia since 2018.
I luv luv❤ ireland❤❤
1 bedroom apartment €1950/€2250 imagine if you have a kid,how much money you have to pay for 2 bedroom apartment,also if you wanna save some money forget about ireland,go to the Uk.
I agree I'm Irish I wish all foreigners go they uk 🇬🇧 👍
@@Irish780 the irish community is massive in the Uk 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 ☺️
@Alan54366 yes Offcourse we similar people
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I live in Cork and I'm annoyed by the lack of a train connection to Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford and Wexford. In Dublin, if you want to travel to these places, you only need to hop on a convenient train from one of two Dublin train stations. Dublin also has an excellent tram system called the Luas, which is so convenient. If only Cork had a Luas going from Kent Station to Bishopstown !
This is because they are located Farther away than other civized countries. It will get worse soon as more poor people are allowed in
But the Americans have been travelling here for decades.
Any problems Ireland has now is rooted in the destruction of the construction/ property sector by the global financial crisis of 2008 to 2012 thats the reason for the Irish backlog in supplying social and affordable housing and related infrastructure.
@@classactsexpertiseandinspi4815You’re quite right.
Yes and like lemmings keep voting the same 2 political parties in that caused the recession and then the other that stupidly did that. Vote better.
The richest empire in the world let one million starve to death and one million emigrate to survive.
The Famine was in the 1840’s. Were you not listening ?
I was 29 then my first love is 57 Irish😊. I met him in Facebook he came to my hometown in Philippines we had the most happiest memories. Till he came back and LDR for 4 years. We wait until 3 years more cz he said he will be finally divorced after 7 years. Im patiently waiting for him with out knowing he is married with his Vietnamese old friend. 😢
Sad naman.. better luck next time po..mas may better pa
Irish health system is poor, long waiting for appointments… approximately 1-2 years to see a doctor or a scan to be done.
Health system was excellent when I lived there . I got XRays as soon as te Doctor gave me the form same day.
7th November 2006 I Woke up with terrible lower gum pain a swollen jaw . Went to accident and emergency at James's Hospital I was operated on that afternoon Jaw perfect and gums perfect since.
No I have heart problems and they health service is good to me I actually don't understand why u said that
Ohhhh, I understand now you're not irish
You forgot about corrupt politicians.
Its absolutely unbelievable they cost of living here
Thank you for this interesting sharing about Ireland🇮🇪🌿
holy cow...Dublin is home to 1.2 million people my dude
@@patmurphy8952 the county population of dublin is over one million thats the entire county of dublin not just the city🙂
@@gerarddeegan1164 No the population of Dublin City and suburbs is 1.2 million approx. Dublin County population is 1.35 million approx.
@@washerdryer3466 ahh just ask google mic the population of dublin county🙄
@@washerdryer3466 one million 285 thousand thats the count for dublin county in 2024🙂
@@gerarddeegan1164 "In 2023, the population of County Dublin was approximately 1.5 million, compared with 1.26 million in 2011." Figures from Statista via the CSO (Central Statistics Office, fyi). "The current metro area population of Dublin in 2024 is 1,285,000, a 1.18% increase from 2023" from Macrotrends, data via the CSO. Please go back to school, kid. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Connecting with Irish people is challenging??? Whoever told you that nonsense. An Garda Chichana lol.. You really need to get your bot to speak the Irish language properly. You have the medical card issue wrong,, You can't buy it.. Fights in Templebar.. I practically lived in it for years... I never saw anything. It's a good video statistically but I think you are being more downbeat than you should be.
I lived in Dublin for 10 years my living standards were excellent by English standards .Dont be fooled by Australia either lots of poverty hidden well in backward country towns.
Drugs were been sold galore in my area and funerals many of youngsters that accidentally overdosed. One funeral I went to before returning to Australia was of a boy that just turned 16 by 3 days.
The footage from Dublin is well out of date, too many Irish shown.
😅😅😅😅 we are a rare breed now
Does it snow in Dublin or cork? How often does it snow? Are there any crazy snowfalls like canada in Dublin, Cork and Galway?
appreciative all brand new for me
Make sure to have a tayto sandwich if you ever visit Ireland👍
On same day fresh Brennan's bread with room temperature Kerrygold butter 👌😋
Please please please stop killing the Irish words. You have pronounced them all terrible wrongly. And our official language is Irish not English. There was never a famine either... During those terrible times all crops were fully harvested and wrongly taken to the UK by British Landlords who already came on Irish soil and stole the land from the actual owner of the land and then made them work their own farms and pay rent... (The British called Ireland "The British Garden) except for the potato crops that failed and the British left the Irish this root crop as their only food.
@@patriciaroche4054 Thanks for sharing.
@patriciaroche4054 English is co--official surely ? Otherwise how do you explain the fact that the majority of us grow up listening to and speaking English from childhood ? I would have thought that the Irish language plays a super-minuscule role in the life of most Irish people.
It's because it's an AI trying to pronounce the words
They didn’t say English was the official language, they said it was AN official language and that is true.
Why in the name of God would you want to carry a firearm ? I can't understand that .
No balls..
The reality is that not everyone lives with peace and good intentions, and in many situations, firearms serve as a necessary means of protection for oneself and one's family. Ideally, a society where no one needs to carry firearms would be the best scenario, and countries like Ireland have demonstrated that such an approach can work effectively. However, in the context of the United States, the right to bear arms, enshrined in the Second Amendment, was established with a deeper purpose. It was designed to ensure that the common people have the means to protect themselves, not just from individual threats but also as a safeguard against the potential rise of a tyrannical government. This principle reflects the core belief in the power and autonomy of the citizenry, ensuring that they maintain the ability to defend their freedoms and resist oppression, should the need ever arise.
@@chosen3713Amen, well said.
I had to decline job offers in Dublin bcz of the rental market 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
@@user-uk5qk1zo4k what do you mean?
@@user-uk5qk1zo4k is it expensive or cheap? (Not talking about Dublin ofcourse)
@@Hhd-z1u It's very expensive, you can barely find anything below 1000 euros and unless you're driving, beside dublin, you gonna struggle to commute, unless you work remotely to avoid city rentals, people are leaving the country sadly.
It's the same , all over the country. Almost nothing to rent and what is available is with sky high rents.
2nd best health system? Is that a joke? Anyone who lived in Spain or UK knows this is not true. Majority of people who work and pay taxes can't use it. Too many people abusing of the social welfare system, you can get more being a parasite of the system than working as a waiter, staff or barista. Additionally, Ireland tax system is so abusive that anyone who is excelent in a critical area such as IT or health goes to US or another country with less taxes over income. My sensation from the time I lived there was a country with European taxes and United States public services.
@@sherman1989 Thanks for sharing.
Very accurate. In Dublin the rent is high, and cost of living is high but that's because it's a honey pot for jobs and culture. Cork is a lively place. Pubs are part of the culture. Alcohol is ingrained into the culture but people who choose not to drink are respected. The cost of booze needs to come down in my opinion for what that's worth.
This is not the Ireland of today?
Just watched a TV program called young Doctord Down Under (Australia, ) guess where most of them are from? Ireland.
Why did I see so many Palestine flags. Even more than Irish flags 👎
Lots of treason here.
Yep, it's really bad to see. St. Patricks day this year was 95% Palestinian flags. We're all in on promoting other nations hardships rather than our own. You might say, Virtue Signaling.
@@niallcurran7894You are absolutely dead right .
People need to stop allowing that to happen in their communities
You don't seem to mind foreign UK road signage in Ireland though, namely "British", and British electrical receptacles and plugs whereas formally Ireland had mainland European standards. You forget that Palesrtians supported Ireland about the occuped north-east of our country.
Ireland for the Irish. A place for every race. 🙏
Forvtbose are willing to embrace the Irish Culture and traditions
No, false, drinking is not a factor. A report from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) shows that 2,054 pubs have closed down within the past 20 years. The report shows an average of 114 pubs closing annually, with the trend rising to 144 between 2019-2023. In 2005, there was 8,617 pubs in Ireland with that number now standing at 6,563.
I can really appreciate how the video shows footage of a St Patricks Day parade in Denver Colorado LoL
I ❤ lreland. Long live the Irish people. 🇺🇲 🏴
An Garda Síochana is pronounced 'an' 'guard' 'a' 'she' 'okana'
You should also tell them that it translates into Guardians of the Peace.
Not police force.
More like she rhrhona (the rhrh being like in German or a Scottish loch). The o is silent because of the fada (accent) on the i and the first a sounds more like a soft o (as in gold).
This video makes it sound like all of us irish are alcoholics 😂
Yes we have a drink culture but definitely no worse then the likes of england etc.
If you want to go for a night out and not drink, then you can and not have anyone looking at you like you have 2 heads 😂
😂😂😂😂. That amazing I wish to come and see for myself one day. I love Ireland 🇮🇪 duo
Drugs became their new choice I lived there for 10 years funerals of youngsters that accidentally overdosed never mentioned on T.V. I also remember the suicides in January and February 2006 in Tipperary.
Rough old place Ireland. Children very bad mannered and cheeky.
Ireland has a public drinking culture that is not apparent in other countries. Many other countries drink at home and in private and do not drink to excess in public. They consider this a wrong thing to do. Many Irish have a casual approach to public drunkeness often seeing it as a source of comic fun rather than a source of shame or public scandal as would be the case in other European countries.
In many cases a double standard exists where public rowdiness and behaviour is more tolerated in young men but frowned upon in young women.
Cultural events are becoming more popular. I quit drinking 7 years ago and at first people looked at me like I've 10 heads, however since COVID I've noticed a significant change in attitude 🙏💚
It was a great country to live in many years ago but its not the ireland of old Drugs has a big part to play in that cocaine capital of europe a lot of people shot dead because of it i love geting out of it for a nice sunny holiday twice a year
And muslims
Are you still with your mammy....have you ever travelled, you know nothing of this World.
@@patrickkeating7074 me, yeah. Fair number of places. Got a genuine degree too.
Bit of a bullshit going on there 🙄 maby go to they uk oh wait ✋️ no unemployed benefit is not as good as Ireland sorry my mistake
Hire an electric car. Charge in hotel for free or a home charger at 25c per kw or 52 c per kw on expensive public chargers about 60c in USmdollaes. You get 100km for about 16.6 kw less than $10 us. A low consumption car does aboutm7 liters per 100km or about $15 per 100km.
The south of Ireland is a European country many years ago the Berlin Wall came down, , in Germany I am surprised the European Union other countries have not put pressure on England in taking the,, barriers down ie north of Ireland must be reunited as one country and the Western world must support this..,,,
The majority (slight) of people in Northern Ireland want to remain in the UK. When the majority of the population want to become a member of Ireland and the EU they have a right under the Good Friday agreement to rejoin Ireland - once they vote to do so. VThis is about a generation away from happening, I believe. Meanwhile democracy is very important for us in Ireland (rep of) and the EU. In fairness it’s usually important to Westminster too.
@@Cailleachsona-yg4jv Although the nationalists ie catholic community in Northern Ireland fervently support a united Ireland most of them secretly dread it happening as they know their UK benefits and pensions will will be severely curtailed under such a union. Also the cost of living will be higher. I hear this a lot from my friends and relatives still living in Northern Ireland and in the republic..
@godfearingheathen in which case people will vote to remain with the UK. Or Ireland (ROI) may vote not to accept Northern Ireland as it is tax drain etc. Etc. Most importantly is that the people decide for themselves and we don't need Brussels and Westminster to start threatening each other for us.
Though looking at recent news its not Catholic traditions or Protestant traditions that need to be most worried in Belfast or Dublin.
I hear this all the time but when the facts are truly investigated it does not stand up to scrutiny.
@@Cailleachsona-yg4jv it's just not financially viable at this stage
Interesting
is it accidental that instead of the Irish flag I steadily see another flag in this 'documentary' that has nothing to do with Ireland and the actual spoken conent of this video? It's a bit too obvious what you are doing here
That old Sly O Tar is difficult to strike with a Hurlee
once again ! "THE UNITED MISTAKES OF AMERICA"
3:25 An Garda Síochána means the Guardians of the peace. it also sounds like An Garda She-O--Chaun-Aahhh
We're is this info coming from, health care is excellent you couldn't make this up. 😮
The healthcare system in Ireland is falling apart. Move here and see if you can get a doctor. You won't be long finding out the ugky truth. Go into hospital and you will be on a trolley in a corridor along with a hundred others. Our healthcare system is notorious amongst us who have only too much experience of it unfortunately.
no the North is occupied by the British... how can the north be occupied by Northern Ireland?
Stick your word games
I'm afraid this video is way way off the mark, Ireland, and Dublin in particular isn't safe to live in many places, rising migrant crime in addition to the already spiralling crime rates is bad, the Garda are the worst police force in Europe, they better innocent people, it's very expensive for everything, the only thing affordable is public transport, the biggest issue in Ireland is the government are flooding the country with undocumented men from Africa and the Middle East and social cohesion has broken down, sorry to be a prophet of doom and gloom but this is the actual reality of what Ireland is like in July 2024 from a born and bred Dub.
Well said mate 👏
Hard to read those words because it's so true. Well said though.
The Garda are one of the best police forces in the World, on an international scale ....Ireland has a very low crime rate. It's the fools who have never travelled who do not understand that. have you been to Sweden and England lately.
@patrickkeating7074 if you say so, never felt unsafe in those country's, also it takes one idiot?
Always get that nonsense from lads that have never been anywhere, see the world and get yourself educated, you don't know how good you have it buck
You have to wear a suit of armour and carry a cross bow to stay safe while walking down O’Connell Street in Dublin
Let me guess? I bet you heard that on whiney Joe duffy's Whine line.
@@TE-xk4tg Joe Duffy show needs to stop now!!
Lol f off! Ya bleeding tick. As my mom said when she went there a while ago "I don't know what these people are on about, I felt perfectly safe"
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You need to up date your info. Ireland is no longer the safe country that it used to be. We now have one of the most corrupt governments in the world, a crap health service, and our educated professionals are forced to emigrate, due to the lack of good wages. The cost of living rises continuously while wages remain in the almost dark ages, and our country is being fliided by unvetted migrants, causing unrest in many areas of Ireland. And we dont have water tax because we fought the government when they tried to introduce them.
@@Jack-ur3wv Great insight! Thanks for sharing.
Jack. I agreed with you to an extended. Then you mentioned migrants. That's call it what it is. Racism. We've become Irish racists however if you consider our migration who the feck are we with our migration history to be racists. now.
@@naomhferminwhat ate you talking about? You think that suddenly 3 million people became racists overnight? Stop listening to lies. 56% of our population think we have a migrant problem. You saying they're all racist? Think before you bleat
I4TI 💚🇮🇪💪💯🍀
@@naomhfermin "ah deh poor our divils, aw jayney jawnwy, shur werent we immigrants once "
He said “excellent healthcare”. ROLF. I think the last new hospital built in Ireland was in 1798
New children's hospital costing us 6 billion euro
Theirs plenty of new hospitals in ireland and dublin google them 1798 lol
Ireland is not safe, especially in Dublin, an 10 letre's of alcohol per year???? I drink nearly 10 letre's in 1 night, 3 times per week 😂
@@ArthurMorgan7.7 I stand corrected. I’ll adjust the units next time haha.
@@discoverventures haha ok, well I liked your video anyway, an subscribed to your channel
@@ArthurMorgan7.7 Thanks bud! Much appreciated.
Little wonder it is not safe. You alone would be a menace. 😅
In comparison to other countries, Ireland is incredibly safe.
Nice
English is not our first language
Actually it is for the majority
Too right it's not our first language , it's our spoken language because the education system fails us and doesn't keep our first language alive
I am Irish and I can confirm it's the MOST DIFFICULT country
Like Boss level difficult. Lol
Try working outside of Ireland, you will be back to Mammy in two weeks....... Jesus help them.
@@patrickkeating7074 I lived outside of Ireland. You're quite ignorant.
Seems like you've never been to India 💀
Great to hear crime is so low!!!!
Great video. I have been living in Ireland for 2 years.❤
IRELAND 🇮🇪 IS A NICE COUNTRY BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE HOUSING, HIGH COST OF LIVING AND THE BAD WEATHER.
Today Matthew I will be a keyboard warrior...😂😂😂 (Oooh a British pop culture reference 🙊)
A lot of what the A.I. man said was true - but the bit about 'non-Irish' not really being accepted by Irish people is ABSOLUTE BULL$HIT. My friends are Irish, Polish, Scottish, Srilankan, Brazillian & Spanish.....& a few yanks & Brits 😉
If you're a decent person, you'll fit in just fine.
Don't like it don't go. But if you do state fact not fiction. Having some bad experience in any country don't make them a bad place. Show me one country that don't have problems.
Very accurate information about Ireland
Violent place
You are way out of date with Your Gas prices and Diesel it’s much cheaper than you think, a lot of people use dual fuel ,we don’t have long distance to travel normally
@@seanfagan8490 Thanks for sharing.
At 1:57 already and due to the tone used in this video I wonder if you'll ever name IRA?, let see.
Nice video Dreadful pronunciation!! It's definitely not difficult to get to know the Irish I should know as an Irish woman
Actually as many people live in Ireland now as in 1845. 5.5 million in the Republic and 2.2 million in Northern Ireland.
@@darrendelaney9955 8.5 million before the potato famine. 5.1 million now.
@@FellontrumpWell if add NI population its just short 1.5 million of the 1845 census .
@@patrickball2493 Ireland as a whole.
There's more than that in Ireland!
I'm irish I can tell you it's 5.i million mow I'm in my 3rd year of which I'm studying irish history in clare ireland
It used to be nice know no irish left in the country don't come here if you value your life it's gone to hell
Please share more information about Ireland
Well, Ireland is not that bad, the wheather is not good , the extremely narrow roads in the country side are not good , and a long etc , some people are nice, but they are not open minded people , I don´t blame them , that´s the way it is
I’m friendly with more foreigners than Irish so I think we are very friendly and easy to get along with
You're very friendly and easy to get along with. I hear ya because it's way easier to philosophically connect with other nations. Hanging around with the MAJORITY of Irish , like the regular local type and grass roots GAA type is not conducive to waxing lyrical about the meaning of life 🤷
Garda pronunciation = shekawna (Siochana)
Hard to downsize in Ireland one person could be living in a way to big but nothing to help... maybe put a family in there and you never said anything about politicians wages compared to the US and other nations
Thanks for the information
I am interested in Ireland
Pls link to apply for unskilled job
Thank you
No way are there as many as 7 firearms per 100 people
@@mikepost8965 one never knows. However, these are estimates according to statistics.
@discoverventures farmers , gun clubs, a handful of criminals, and the gaurds That's pretty much it.
There would be most farmers have one and they are 150 000 of those plus gun clubs.
There's over 200,000 legally held firearms in the Republic
Per thousand?
For me the best country i love and want to live in irland from algerian citizen
A Hurling ball is pronounced "Slitt-er" not "Slee-o-tar".
Radical islam is the snake in the grass,
Moderate islam is the grass
3 million people Died during the Famine. Leaving out the other 2 million is very insulting.
800 years of hell from the British Forces. Thanks a lot 😢