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Tue 11 Nov 2009Despite our betrayal, we must resist emigration
YOUNG IRELAND: MAKING IT BETTER: Part II: NO GENERATION is handed the perfect country on a plate, certainly no Irish generation. Over the centuries our elders have handed us down varying degrees of war, poverty, division and social isolation. Each generation was defined by how they worked with what they were given and whether they rose to the challenge or headed for the shores.
Shane Fitzgerald’s piece (“Students seek out greener pastures to avoid recession”, Opinion and Analysis, October 29th) is understandable. My generation thought we had escaped this obligation, and for once would be handed down something perfect – a wealthy state with jobs and opportunity.
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