[bilekas]

Having left Ireland over two years ago I can say that the quality of life is simply awful there compared to many other European locations.

I love my country and I was paid exceptionally but at every turn there is an extra overhead or increase in price accomodation is simply disgusting in Dublin, the weather is laughed about being a factor but when you're stuck indoors 80% of the year it has a big effect on your mental health over time.

Add to that the real growing problem of petty and violent crime in the city. While not out of control right now, it's unmanageable by the current Garda police force.

I hope it can figure things out, but as I see, Facebook conspiracy theorists and cookoos are starting to have political positions and it doesn't look like it will end well.

[OJFord]

> Add to that the real growing problem of petty and violent crime in the city.

No kidding, I couldn't get my head around the recentish riots at all - child killed; immigrant comes to others' aid; everyone starts rioting; supposedly anti-immigrant, but involves mainly attacking police and burning public infrastructure...

Not that I'd support that kind of political action anyway, but at least make some kind of sense, do correctly targeted rioting?

[bilekas]

> No kidding, I couldn't get my head around the recentish riots at all - child killed; immigrant comes to others' aid; everyone starts rioting; supposedly anti-immigrant, but involves mainly attacking police and burning public infrastructure...

Great example, that was a really embarrassing moment for me to see.

The riots were just a reason for the scum to act out and do whatever they wanted, under the guise of something reasonable. Gaslighting on a physical scale.

Really good example of how the country overall has changed for the worse.