The commentary by the lady at 0:29 is by a citizen of a different country. The lady is not from Ireland but is in fact from Northern Ireland, which still remains part of the UK. This is fairly obvious from her accent, but also from the fact that she quotes the rise in prices in P (i.e. pence) the currency of the UK as in Pounds £ and Pence, and not in cents which is part of the Euro, the currency of most of the EU including Ireland. Thirty seconds in, with such an inaccuracy, any impartial observer would have to question anything else you will say. After that we have at 1:11 "Despite leaving the UK, Ireland continued to grapple with poverty" So we take from this that 1. Poverty was Ireland’s reasonable and acceptable expectation as part of the UK. 2. Confirmation that Ireland as a part of the UK was systematically plundered (as was the case for over 600 years) in order to produce the poverty which so strangely continued after Independence, and 3. The inference that Ireland might be able to miraculously throw off the poverty 600 years of UK colonisation had inflicted on the country immediately after Independence. In quoting historical effects, would it not be appropriate to mention that emigration was initiated by the inappropriately named potato famine of 1845, when Ireland’s UK landowners (as part of the colonisation appropriation of land) exported meat grain and other agricultural produce to England, whilst the peasants, dependent for subsistence on potatoes, starved in the ditches and ate grass, after the potato crop failed, and a million starved, and millions more emigrated. That is the origin of Ireland’s emigration culture. Housing is a problem in Ireland, which has many sources. Like many of our EU neighbours, the arrival of refugees places considerable strain on our resources, but we have accommodated (however rudimentary in extent) a population equal to 1/50th of our native population in the last year alone. We will continue to strive to find the best means to accommodate all of our people, including the emigrants who flee persecution and war to arrive on our shore, but most especially our citizens who temporarily leave our shores, to try out foreign opportunities,for whatever reason, but then decide, like I did after 12 year overseas, to return home.

Dispite gaining independence from the UK Ireland still grappled with poverty 😂. It only took us 60 years to pull ourselves out of the gutter with no thanks to the Brits. Independence from Britian, which stole the few natural resources we had, was a worthwhile struggle.

There's been a wage stagnation for the past 10 years with wages going up only to combat inflation.

They turfed students out of acommodation to acommodate illegal immigrants.

Great vid. Real.

Irish out, everyone else in. Our country is being eroded.

Yes and all the foreigners are arriving in their thousands

They do know the Celtic tiger was bollocks don't they?

Happening in all Western countries. World economic forum, "you'll own nothing and be happy".

Ireland is a cool place to be in, the problem is that it is not cool enough to settle down forever, in my humble opinion.

The wealth inequality is rampant across Ireland especially around Dublin. This might make us perplexed and flummoxed as Ireland is one of the wealthiest in terms of GDP per capita. However, GDP of Ireland is substantially overstated by tech giants' revenues.

The famine was created by the British. I would like to also point out immigration is not the same emigration.

Brilliant country if you're not Irish if you are its a kip

WEF has our country and many other by the balls. Everything is by design.

Most of those who left Ireland in the 70's 80's never came back , those who left after the 2008 financial crises left , came back and have left again. Today's crop of bright young graduates now get to see their friends who've left with business degrees live better lifestyles working as baristas than they can here because of the spiraling cost of living and high tax rates in Ireland. The Brain drain is real and our government is bereft of ideas and solutions.

Ireland seems to be going in the same direction as the UK

Not much use being the richest country per capita, when there are so many underlying problems as shown here. A bit of a disaster I would say.

Why did the old talking about prices going up have a British accent ? and she talked about 10p British currency very strange

Now a multi cultural kip

Personally i naver wanted to leave this country i wanted to stay here things getting difficult eatch day for everyone its deeply sad to see first class country turn to third world country because i know Ireland Moore then the natives Irish people jhikkey alla Apinder Singh

A perfect combination of people complaining about not enough houses and then people making formal complaints when plans to build are near their house. The age old "we want you to fix the problem but we don't want to pay the price". Due to weak government regulations it takes very few complaints to break a whole project. Then the projects that go ahead are in the wrong places, cost too much (because they have to be extra profitable to cover loses from failed proposals elsewhere). Nobody is winning in this system. We Irish complain about greedy landlords or construction companies but I promise this is a lose-lose game we are playing. As one of the youth working in Dublin I will be leaving as soon as possible

When England left the EU put pressure on Ireland as it has a tir one country which has caused Ireland to pay more money towards the EU as a main benefactor towards the EUs poorer countries.

I live in co Dublin and yes prices are going up but the housing market is the main commodity technology and pharmaceutical companies are a good employer, it has however a problem with ignorance and in certain areas intolerance towards tourists, verbal and physical abuse, landlords don't want to rent to students because they have a tendency to leave the apartments they can rent in ruins, and as for the unemployment rate, a lot of people won't work in a job that they see is below them, public sector work is a good paying job but is seen as a mugs game,

Ireland reunification is needed now ! 😊😊😊

Ireland is not a rich country yet. It's a high earner, which is not at all the same thing.

America has been like that since 1960.

Jobs is eazy accommodation is difficult and expensive wasn't like this back in the day's

Quite low by world standards.

I don’t understand why they simply won’t build more houses and residential buildings… what’s holding them?

Rich for who ,

Because we're tax till you have literally nothing

Let me know what you think :)

The Hegemon is the cause is the one who profits.

The average earner can't afford tom buy a house nor keep apace with the cost of living. Does that sound familiar?

This guy clearly hasn’t talked to anyone in Ireland. The working class an unemployed get college paid for, lower middle class doesn’t and can’t afford to send their kids. If you get benefits like a medical card (primarily working class or long term sick) you get great benefits. In Ireland, we pay high tax and shovel it towards the bottom, but high costs for everyone mean even giving relatively high benefits doesnt feel good to the recipients. Rural areas get the same unemployment benefit as dublin, so the are better off financially but bereft of services

I don't care what the rest of you think I'm saving to leave.

Absolutely, Ireland built it's economy from mostly being a tax haven and attracting the better paid pharmaceutical /bio industries and some high tech hubs but these industries require bright and highly educated personnel. It doesn't spill into locals who have been left behind who are not as bright and educated. I saw the Celtic tiger. It was wonderful times. Plenty of jobs and building was extraudinary. Builders were affluent and prosperous. Not any more as this didn't need brains am afraid. Building stopped. House prices went astronomic. Am shocked at population size. 5+ million needs more houses. I saw it at 4.5 and that was ok. But 5+ means too much and spoiling their land. The house owners don't want big housing estates on their patch. Especially around Dublin because it spoils the pretty area. Like London. Economy lessons affluence causes inflation and it's now hurting their young. The hair dresses, the shop workers, the builders, the hospital general staff. Also health care has to be increased for 5+ million and they can't cope. The figures dont add up. 5+ million means local resentment. Is what we are seeing. Foreigners get out. Prosperity going to foreigners who are clever enough to get the clever jobs. Ireland getting it's prosperity from hi-tech. Is what it got in. But like UK. Somebody has look after all this influx and not be paid much money. The threat of the EU going to deny the Ireland's tax regime is looming and Germany is going to get nasty. As Germany is hurting. when that happens it'll go bang big style. Glad the UK left the EU as it's going turn on eachother in the next few years. Germany will hate their company's profits being syphoned to Ireland. And they can stop it at EU level. Ireland's economy is based on increase increase increase. It doesn't work. Increase means more people. More people means more houses. The existing house owners don't want more houses.

Thank you for supporting the New EU with the True Born Citizen Act and Good Citizen Act to ensure it is free of Non EU people.

This report lacks balance. Tuition fees are quite low by EU standards and students do not pay excessive fees. It is not so unusual for students to share accommodation. A room to yourself is a luxury. The lack of relatively affordable housing is as much a problem in Australia and many parts of both EU, USA and Canada. There are real problems exacerbated by immigration but this piece is a bit sensationalist.

There are a lot of poignant comments/observations in this video. Poverty/inequality needs to be addressed. But the fact is - Ireland is a fantastic country - and lots of immigrants will tell you - they will not live anywhere else!

13% unemployment rate! The real unemployment rate has hovered around 4% for years! Was this an AI generated video based on a search for every negative headline?

net migration toi ireland has remained positive

Emmigration data. Up to 64,000 people migrated from Ireland up to April 2023,with 30,500 being Irish citizens, Irish citizens returning to Ireland numbered 29,600 in the same period.

The majority of Irish people are actually happy and there is not a mass emigration problem. The statistics show the opposite. The loudest voices are those that are unhappy but the majority are happy to live here and are the real silent majority

Couldn’t they find students to interview who aren’t circus freaks?

Don’t come to Canada. People want to leave here for similar reasons.

its expensive, its impossible to get on the housing ladder, the health system is dangerously mismanaged to the point that you might die if you visit a hospital, they are flooding the country with illegal immigrants and the weather is shit.

Nonsense 😡☘️

The English can't helped themselves with their propaganda. Wild Ireland is not a utopia. It is still a great place to live with loads of opportunity. Young Irish people have always emigrated for adventure and opportunity. As I did in the late 80s early 90s. Yes we have a houseing Crisis in Dublin as they do in London and in America Australia Canada New Zealand in their major cities. And a lot easier young people will come back as I did. Plenty of English people that have moved here to get away from your great brexit. So don't worry about us Ireland's doing quite well

Bs lreland is not rich

Russia would be a great country to relocate to. great leadership and good people.

And who pray tell, is paying you?

educated OUT Dumb trucks IN

It's also highly inaccurate.

This is a very anti Irish video!

This is not true, it just the Irish like to experience new and return to familiar, it’s in our culture to go, something to do with the history of our wonderfully country.

Not everyone…I’m very sure that with the will of Allah, most of Africa and Islamic world would happily move to Ireland. 😂

bullshit!

Unemployment is nowhere near 13%. I don't understand the motivation behind this video. It reminds me of MAGA in the USA!

"rich" country with salaries on Spain level

Now, the question is, how's the status of the countries they emigrate to? Aus, Canada, and even the US has their own housing crisis. Inflation also hit those countries. A lot of young Irish have no idea how life can be terrible for them outside of Ireland. Those who leave have done zero real research. There's so much opportunities in Ireland, and if those who leave are those who are sub par, then good riddance.