This is probably one of the stupidest arguments out there.
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Have you seen the conditions in Greece?
20% is not almost a third. And itās up from 17% in the last census. In the last census also 17% of those born in Ireland didnāt live here, Iām sure itās at least similar now.
The fundamental issue in Ireland is the population has grown by close to 400k since 2020 and at best 100k houses and apartments have been built, 10% of which actually enter the marketplace and less than that are affordable in Dublin and surroundings.
No planning, even in a time of massive wealth flooding into the country. The government at all levels are a shower of wasters.
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Are we counting the senior civil servants in this?
āIām an analyst, Iām a pundit, Iām a commentator ā and the nature of that is pretty graphic and explicit,ā he said.
What Yates left out, though, was that he was also a spin doctor, a campaign adviser or a candidate coach, whichever term you want to use.
And not for Fine Gaelās Heather Humphreys either: Yates was working with Fianna FĆ”il and Jim Gavin.
The confidential role of Yates in Gavinās campaign is emerging only now in the ongoing fallout within Fianna FĆ”il.
Separate sources from within the campaign told the Irish Independent that Yates had been involved in debate preparation with Gavin, coaching the candidate on his high-profile appearances.
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Correct. Flinging money at problems that would bd better if they just ignored them.
Another role Yates has failed at
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One for the falling upwards thread.This lad hasnt a notion.Hes like one of those clubs coaches who charges big money but never wins anything,yet still gets good gigs.
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Ah yes, the UK high streets are an absolute joy to behold
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He will make a great Taoiseach
Depends where you go
His experience of the UK stumbling around Liverpool looking for the strippers at midnight FFS 
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Yates is, quite appropriately, a beaten docket
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My post was aimed at historic buildings. The UK do a brilliant job in maintaining them for the most part and have some great schemes local corporations can avail of. In ireland we dont care and turn them into cash for gold or failed rubby museums
Limerick city falling apart at the fucking seams and fellas looking to protect underutilized and nearly condemned buildings.
Typical Irish short sightedness. Everything is reactionary in ireland- thereās no vision and no proper planning. Lets destroy our cities for short term gainā¦
Letās rebuild our cities for long term gain
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Dublin has a large swathe of buildings protected that are fuckall use to the public and contribute to a deadening of the city. Nothing wrong with a bit of modernity.
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And do it in a way that preserves our architecture and historyā¦ Arthurās Quay was gonna change the shopping experience of Limerick, then we were told Cruises street was gonna transform the cityā¦ weve had Limerick 2020 pushed out to 2030 to 2040ā¦ weāre probably at 2060 by now.
All flash bang wallop schemes that have continuously failed.
The rubby museum just another in a long line of stupid ideas
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