Madam, – I was dismayed to read the bleak contents of an article under the bleaker still headline "Ireland is a disaster . . . leave now and enjoy your life" (Opinion, November 2nd). I wish The Irish Timeswould report about those of us who are still here trying to make a go of it. I am a 26-year-old graduate (class of 2004), just about hanging on to my job.
I’m sick of all of the finger pointing. The Government was elected by the Irish people, who were happy to have them in power when the going was good.
Everybody needs to look at what each can do as an individual to make things better. Even if that’s just as small an action as considering the implications of how you use your vote. Let’s all take a bit of responsibility. – Yours, etc,
Madam, – What a bunch of whiners (Bobs excepted) have commented on this issue. The Government is to blame for all ills, never mind that we are in the midst of the worst worldwide economic crisis in 70 years.
The generation these people represent have had the most privileged upbringing of any generation in history, their education was paid for by the State they now deride and it is clear that they expected the State to go on providing a cushy lifestyle for them for the rest of their lives.
Where did they get this idea that anybody owes them a living?
Apparently they mistakenly believe that it should only be necessary to flash their third-level parchment to open any door. If they are indeed the “best and the brightest” as one comment has it, they would still find worthwhile work in Ireland even in the midst of a depression.
Most galling of all is the unstated: we are leaving and it is your loss. Well good riddance. With their attitude, their naivety and their lack of objectivity, they will not be missed if they don’t bother to come back. – Yours, etc,