New generation of Irish emigrants suffer on the streets of London

Sirpete, your highly advanced alien may not be as positive as you would like to think…he may wonder why Ireland, larger in area than EU members Belgium, Holland or Denmark has had to export so many of its sons and daughters, why although it didn’t suffer the ravages of a world war, again unlike the mentioned countries, it did not manage to develop enough industries to keep its population at home, except for a few short years?

@autocorrelation.Come on use your head.Canada and Australia are HUGE.How many Ireland's could you fit into Canada and Australia?When recession hits a part of those countries people move around but don't leave the country.It's like the USA they move to a different state.Would you have said what you said in your comment five years ago when there was full employment and a booming economy? You obviously have no idea what Ireland has achieved since independence.You obviously have no idea of the talent that this small country produces.The world is a very big place and Ireland is a very very small place.One hundred and forty Ireland's would fit into the USA.If Ireland was that size and was populated by Irish people any highly advanced aliens would say.Well the Irish look promising in all endeavors,but the rest of their species have something genetically wrong with them.Change your name to autocorrection and press enter you might get it right then!! Autocorrelation between thick and stupid.

ancavker – Blaming ‘centuries of devastation’ is also a bit of a stretch…Ireland was left with a functioning civil service, developed transport network, municipal infrastructure, and progressive land reform programme. Other countries were completely devastated and bankrupt at the end of World War 2, eg Japan and Germany, and came back to outstanding economic success. How long do you want to blame the Brits for the current home-grown ills?

auto: Comparing Ireland to Canada and Australia is a stretch to say the least. And yes things are a mess,but you do not undo centuries of devastation in 90 years. In fact upon Establishment of the Free State in 1922 the famine had only ended seventy five years prior. The Irish people were still recovering from that. An at least upon Independence and the end of the civil war, the country politically has been stable.

Sirpeter, after 90 yrs of independence, Irl's achievements consist of a bankrupt economy AND A RECORD NO OF PEOPLE OUT OF WORK.Other ex colonies , Canada and Aus are thriving.1 million Pats already living in the UK .Shameful.

where are the clergy in all of this - they being largely great actors/orators who have no worries about their three hots and nice cot abodes should invite unfortunates to come together to brainstorm on job creation, sessions on possible jobs that their out of work flockers badly need. With all those RC properties that are - what, resources to be availed of, for use in a wonderful experiment. No hanky panky.

@ancavker.We have at least 700 years to go to get back what the bloodsucking Brits stole from us.All the unemployed should go over and maybe hook up with the Brit rioters.Get rid of some of that pent up energy.

Towngate: Yes the Irish down through the years should be eternally grateful to the people who made a mess of and almost completely destroyed their country. As far as today, I will agree, the Irish should stay home as one there is not much more in England than there is at home, and 2. they should not be free loading off of another country.

Isn't it wonderful that the British Government had made no attempt to block arrival of the fall-out from the troubled Irish economy ~ aspecially when their own is struggling too. They are as welcoming as they ever were, and we should show our gratitude. I accept most of the 'economic emigrants' are genuine and that they will accept UK conditions as they fine them. To any scroungers thinking of 'swinging the lead', they will get a shock at the level of Benefits compared to Ireland. e.g. UK Jobseekers Allowance: £57 compared to RoI Jobseekers Allowance of €188. and so on ... not nearly enough to support a drug or alcohol habit.

they say ( the grass is greener on the other side ) believe me its not, im from Limerick and not working but i know the people around me, when you go to england you will be ripped off, just like the call centre in Waterford, belonging to an English company called Talk Talk. without notice 575 people are out of work at the end of the month. we still have no respect from them.. stay at home. billy.

Seriously, they should just go home. The economy in Britain is bad as well. You cannot always be running.