Why is rooral Oireland so determined to hold the country back?

[TreatyStones]

Dublin is finished.
Limerick is where it’s at.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

It could be the Hampton’s to Dublin’s Manhattan.

[mikehunt]

Would I like my children to grow up happy or would I like them to grow up to become someone who’s main hobby seems to be looking down their nose at their perceived lessers while oblivious to the fact that is probably themselves they dislike the most. If @Tim_Riggins champions city living then it’s the bumpkin life for me.

[Tim_Riggins]

You’re the one who was running down Belfast taxi drivers the other day pal.

[Mac]

@Tim_Riggins

Capitol Dock has not resulted in a flurry of higher buildings sadly.

Sure it’s only started

@Tim_Riggins

What matter is this.

Dublin receives the second lowest amount of capital spending from local authorities per Capita out of the 26 counties in the ROI in the last 7 years.

For @gilgamboa, despite having the highest social housing needs in the country, Dublin received one of the lowest per Capita spends in the country.

Overall per Capita spending was average for Dublin, despite the fact that is where over 45% of people work with 26% of the population living here. That is also despite Dubliners paying 3 times per Capita the amount of taxes. Basically Dubliners pay far more tax for average investment when on a daily basis there is a massive influx of people which strains the city.

It is classic sprawl.

You can go on and on about focusing employment elsewhere but the reality is that companies want to locate centrally. Despite the disgraceful lack of investment in infrastructure, they still come. It isn’t unlike San Francisco in that respect.

Building up regional blocks is an excellent idea, but Dublin still needs more investment. As @The_Selfish_Giant states, the one off housing climb down is a disgrace.

That’s a long meaningless post without answering my question Tim. Answer the question please.

[Tim_Riggins]

Capitol Dock is mostly up.

Most of the SDZ has already been wasted.

If you want people to be able to live closer to work you have to utilise the space better.

I did answer your question. Dublin is severely underinvested relative to its population and tax take. If you don’t want to address that then fine.

[PhattPike]

We have an urban rail system just sitting there ready for the hordes sure. Mungret already has its own line.

[Matty_Hislop]

@ChocolateMice

So Dublin wants the rest of the country to fuck off but it wants our water … not to mention all our bright educated youngsters also…

OK pal, we’ll just keep the water.

[anon61956325]

Dublin wouldnt exist without the latter - it has always called out to the Muldoons to populate and take the best jobs. Imagine if it was left to the junkies that populate inner city Dublin… All the affluent neighbourhoods have been built on the success of country folk.

[Matty_Hislop]

The foreigners are taking the menial jobs now mate, you guys are not needed.

[TreatyStones]

@PhattPike

We have an urban rail system just sitting there ready for the hordes sure. Mungret already has its own line.

As do the high end suburbs of Adare & Askeaton

[Halfpipe]

There are 90000 students in university in Dublin - is there really any good reason for that? Why do courses on Dairy Business need to be run in a city with a huge shortage of housing for both students and workers? Graduates who do these courses in Dublin leave with far higher debts than graduates from Athlone or Limerick due to housing costs for the 4 years. Surely a reassessment of all of this is long overdue.

[PhattPike]

Plus lower end suburbs like Moyross, Castleconnell and Oola.

[TreatyStones]

Charlie McCreevey was years ahead of his time

[myboyblue]

@backinatracksuit

I don’t think any of that relates back to @KinvarasPassion’s post, of course it’s a bit of a miserable shithole in general but he’s doing it the right way, his point about gobshitesdown in the spar binging on deli food and processed garbage through convenience was well made

You are a spineless piece of fucking shit you know that? Are you going to find that fucking post, or are you gonna shit in your hat for the rest of the your time on here?

[Mac]

@Tim_Riggins

I did answer your question. Dublin is severely underinvested relative to its population and tax take. If you don’t want to address that then fine.

No mate, I asked you what the population of Dublin is relative to the rest of the country and you avoiding answering it by trying to deflect to investment levels.

[Tim_Riggins]

Dublin’s affluence was built of the Anglo Oirish mate.

[Tim_Riggins]

Why are there so many students in Universities all over major cities in the world?

[Tim_Riggins]

I take it you can use google.

The entire discussion is about investment. I have addressed population above within that.

I am not sure what relevance the remainder of your post has.

Populations moving to urban locations has already been dealt with above, it isn’t an Irish thing. So too has rural depopulation by the excellent Dan O’Brien article.

[Halfpipe]

For many different reasons, just as there are many universities in much smaller urban areas. The top 2 universities in Europe are located in urban areas with a population similar to Cork city.