To seriously recommend Ireland

I’ve lived between the UK and Ireland so clearly love both.

The OP is singing the praises of rural Ireland which is indeed lovely but remote with little access to public transport and a lot of isolation due to houses being distributed around the countryside rather than in villages like in GB.

The main cities are not easy to live in - even in Dublin, public transport is patchy and poorly planned. There are tram lines that don’t meet for instance. There is a fair amount of antisocial behaviour among teens in the centre which puts people off going in. You can say the same about London but the issues are concentrated in certain suburbs, not in the city centre. The traffic is shocking all around the city and outskirts.

The country is booming but why can’t the government invest in infrastructure like transport?

I don’t think the weather is that bad - it’s like Manchester or Glasgow basically!

Feel exactly the same Icelap

Northern Ireland has a shocking rate of femicide at the moment, mostly between partners or families. It’s one of the worst in Europe. I’ve heard it said that the trauma caused by the Troubles is a root cause but that sounds quite theoretical to me.

I could have written almost every word of this!

I live in an EU country where there is a large Irish diaspora and so many of us have returned “home” for a while but are now returning back to the EU mainland to settle permanently.

We will always love Ireland and will visit regularly , but we are not quite sure where it’s going right now. We love the countryside, the tight community etc but the flip side of that is that it can be quite insular in the rural areas and some people are very keen to know your business! There is a reason why lots of people leave!

As for op’s views on Irish women and their social position, things may be better than they once were, but by god read some history books please!

some parts of Ireland are now ranked the most dangerous place to be a woman in Europe due to the high rates of homicide against women

This is total bullshit.
Ireland isn’t paradise but having lived in both, it’s a better place to raise kids than the UK for me.

I'm from Ireland but don't live there anymore.

I'd move back in a heartbeat if my husband agreed. I probably will when my son has left home.

I miss the quiet. I live in the south east of England and there are just so many cars and people everywhere all the time. It takes me an hour to drive 8 miles sometimes. I was in Mayo at Christmas time and drove to Galway on the main road and only hit traffic when I got to Bohermore in the city centre.

I don't like that when I go to the town my parents live in now (not even where I lived growing up) I sometimes have people I haven't spoken to in years telling me things about myself.

The first time my husband came over to Ireland, 4 people told us the same story about the "craic" when the otter got into the post office within an hour of us being there.

Children murdered in domestic situations. I’m surprised that you don’t recognise this, in this tiny country, kyran durnin still missing, Daniel ambrosa, Maliki al-Katin, mason o Connell, Lisa cash and her twin siblings, Mike’s & Thelma Delaney, Jake’s and Sarah Rutledge, Oisin’s reddin, Henry Keane, Julia dackowsa, Conor, Luke, Carla mcginty, asfira and faizan Syed, there the children that come to mind since 2020. I’m sure there is more.

I used to live in Dungarven. Such a beautiful place.

I'm sure the same would go for anywhere someone has lived for 20 years.

The fact you just said “idc” and “fuck you, you nasty cunt” just goes to show what a rude person you are yourself .

I've lived in Ireland for 20 years and I've met some absolutely vile gobshites.

Is that figure for women murdered or children since 2020 in domestic violence?

I must say I don't recognize the Ireland you are talking about it that post but we all have our own experiences.

Someone needs to give @Lavender14 a geography lesson.

We don't really want you here to be honest. Too many people sell a house in SE England and come over to buy in Ireland, treating us like some kind of quaint tourist village here for their enjoyment. They drive prices up beyond what local people can afford, especially holiday home owners or people who may grace us with their presence in retirement putting more strain on health services.

Agree mental health services very, very poor. I’ve personal experience of that in the family. My family member has been left without any MH support because they have another disability. You couldn’t make it up.
(Agree with the rest if your post too, but I’ve personal experience of the above.)

It is horrendous both sides of the border. There has been countless women killed and a huge increase in family domestic murders, 36 children have been murdered in domestic violence since 2020, that is only in the republic. It’s an absolute disgrace, as I said drugs are rampant, social problems are huge, there is no mental health services, we have the worse social services in Europe in my opinion Tusla, they are the bane of society and where involved in most of the above children’s lives prior to their murder. So sorry for the derail. The government control is very poor. Plus our prison spaces are at double capacity.
it is great fun.

I love this post, my family live in Dungarvan and its one of the most beautiful places iv ever been! Xxx

🙉 noooo. Only joking. I personally don’t mind, it saves income taxpayers a few euros.
My family up there don’t mind. The nhs is their baby.

I don’t know how many?

Anyway the fact here is that it’s the UK government, not the Irish government, that needs to address this point a pp made —
“some parts of Ireland are now ranked the most dangerous place to be a woman in Europe due to the high rates of homicide against women.”

Yes. I don’t know those women either. Especially not around my area, they’re usually flinging a shoe at someone.

I’m Irish and much as we may or may not want Belfast to be in the same country as us, it’s not currently the same country as us.

I’m sure most people realise it’s not a coast to coast tourist trap.
I’m from the area of town where the riots happened. There’s more to my community than that one off event.

It is not a different country. 🫣 It is very much considered as stolen land on the island of Ireland in the north of Ireland. Most people will never accept it is a different country, they’d look sideways at you for saying that. Belfast is up the north. Many dream of a united Ireland.

Dublin reminded me of London. I didnt enjoy my time there as much as I thought I would.

Northern Ireland was beautiful, would go back in a heartbeat.

You’re right. I’ve been a few times now and I always said the people even in Dublin are so lovely and helpful and have a great sense of humour.

Something’s changed though in Dublin. I was there last week and something has definitely changed it reminded me of London.