The Electrician went to Sydney and found a job within a couple of days. If he went to London, or indeed any big city, it would have been the same.
Certainly the case of the man with three children was very bad and I would really like to know if had explored all options. Was Australia his only option ? The split in families, particularly grandkids from grandparents is the worst with Australia such a long journey away.
However there is a bit of the old gra mo chroi going on with younger people. Emigration will open their eyes and will see how small and incestous Ireland is. It will also highlight how our complete failure to have a proper continental language learning programme from early primary school is removing our ability to benefit from employment opportunities in the European Union
It will also highlight how our complete failure to have a proper continental language learning programme from early primary school is removing our ability to benefit from employment opportunities in the European Union
well said, if we weren't still wallpapering our primary school curriculum with irish there would be ample time to teach a language from childhood that actually mattered, like french, german or even mandarin.
M
well said, if we weren't still wallpapering our primary school curriculum with irish there would be ample time to teach a language from childhood that actually mattered, like french, german or even mandarin.
M
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