Lately Around Ireland

January 25th, 2010 · 10:03 am @ Alisha  -  No Comments
  • Property prices in Ireland fell 20% last year; tourism to Ireland is at its lowest point since 2004, with revenue dropping 17% compared to last year
  • Young adults are continuing to seek permanent employment in Australia (numbers are up 25%) and now interest in Canada is growing; the numbers of non-EU workers in Ireland dropped by 41% last year
  • An autobiography by the fictional potato chip mascot, Mr. Tayto, has recently topped bestseller lists
  • Ireland is still recovering from damages due to the recent snowfall with leaking pipes still causing water shortages in many areas; many properties’ pipes were not buried low enough to avoid freezing. €300 million will need to be invested in the water infrastructure.
  • Drug gang violence is on the increase and gardaí are concerned with the sudden increase in violence and murders; five prisoners have not returned from their “Christmas Parole,” which is a temporary release in the middle of their jail sentence
  • “Matthew” and “Lucy” were the most popular baby names in 2009; “Jack” and “Ava” were last year’s winners
  • The new Lonely Planet guidebook describes Ireland today as “a land of motorways and multiculturalism, planned and developed in between double decaf lattes and time out at the latest spa for a thermal mud treatment”
  • Suicides among young adult males are unfortunately on the rise again, with the recession thought to be a contributing factor
  • It’s estimated that four business close for good each day; the SPCA report that, in addition to a rise in the number of cats and dogs being abandoned, horses of all qualities are being abandoned in public fields due to the recession
  • The President of Ireland wants the Queen to visit in 2010
  • Ten rhinocerous horns were recently confiscated at Dublin airport

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