No : the worst run country in Europe is voting tomorrow.
Flat-Ranger4525 on
Bit of stupid article when there’s no mention of local objectors and the huge amount of NIMBYism that’s enabled here.
I’m not making excuses for the government but the article is completely ignoring all the obstacles that any infrastructure or construction project gets. If all it takes is 20 people to delay a project for years than it’s no surprise the cost of these projects explodes.
Not to mention the obsession with houses in this country over apartments and stupid rules in place like DCC and their precious preservation of the Dublin skyline.
AdBoring9620 on
Most of Europe would kill for our economy.
insomnium2020 on
The waste of public taxes is certainly something
Beginning-Shock1520 on
That award would probably go to Hungary instead.
JackhusChanhus on
Not remotely close. We have ineptitude, the Mediterranean countries have actual corruption, making Bertie look like a saint.
And then you have Hungary and Slovakia run by Russian mobsters
GlitteringToe6370 on
No!! No I wont have that! There’s a place in Eastbourne
Ah jasus think pieces tumbling down upon us like breeze blocks.
Reaver_XIX on
It is getting there
No_Warthog_5709 on
I can’t read the article cause of paywall so disclaimer.
But if you want to see a poorly run go to Bosina. I was there in summer. And on the main road between Sarajevo and the second biggest biggest city the bank beside the road partially collapsesed onto it. 4 month’s later they still didn’t clear it. It wasn’t a large volume of clay either, you could clear it in an hour with a tractor.
I am honestly convinced, some people think that bad things only happen in Ireland, and everywhere else is 100% perfect.
Every European country has its own example of projects with cost over runs ect ect.
Tomaskerry on
We’re ranked 11th globally on a prosperity index that uses over 100 variables.
Things could be better and we should never accept incompetence or waste, but it’s far easier to be worse.
We were the poorest country in Western Europe not too long ago.
Ireland isn’t even the worst run country in Ireland
Cheap_Post6857 on
I did nt get to read the article because of the pay wall, but, as pointed out that it takes years and years to get anything done, but dont blame the government.. well, that’s why we are badly ruled. The planning system is out of date. They know it, but they don’t to do anything about it. So, yes, he’s right.
Itchier on
Definitely not. Compared to earnings, our fuel isn’t even that expensive.
Subterraniate2 on
Cant read it, but I am convinced there’s a wave of Ireland-bashing being promoted of late. I‘m cudgelling my brains to think what offence we are being paid back for.
Hps95 on
Yes. Ireland is rich, billions of euros not being used when the country need everything, like housing, transportation, infrastructure, free healthcare, investment in Gardai, energy…. the list goes on.
Alternative-Mix-4349 on
I wish that well groomed got would actually pony up try to help rather than make a career out of. ‘Here’s what you could have won’
Craicriture on
Posting the headline without any access to even a hint of what’s in the article is just going to result in a thread of people bouncing off the headline, which is clickbait.
LurkerByNatureGT on
Betteridge’s law of headlines strikes again.
In other news, Hungary is having their parliamentary elections this weekend.
Nearby-Priority4934 on
By most objective measure Ireland is one of the best run countries in Europe
WolfetoneRebel on
Even the likes of France is much worse run imo, you know, because of the French
mrlinkwii on
law of headlines says no
Mysteries_Undone on
If your rule out housing market, bus and trafic, medical system, Ireland is a pretty sweet country to live in.
Everything seems to get modernised and a lot of money is put into infrastructure. It’s just a very liberal country which means that the lower class is not really helped and protected.
Rating : Getting better
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No : the worst run country in Europe is voting tomorrow.
Bit of stupid article when there’s no mention of local objectors and the huge amount of NIMBYism that’s enabled here.
I’m not making excuses for the government but the article is completely ignoring all the obstacles that any infrastructure or construction project gets. If all it takes is 20 people to delay a project for years than it’s no surprise the cost of these projects explodes.
Not to mention the obsession with houses in this country over apartments and stupid rules in place like DCC and their precious preservation of the Dublin skyline.
Most of Europe would kill for our economy.
The waste of public taxes is certainly something
That award would probably go to Hungary instead.
Not remotely close. We have ineptitude, the Mediterranean countries have actual corruption, making Bertie look like a saint.
And then you have Hungary and Slovakia run by Russian mobsters
No!! No I wont have that! There’s a place in Eastbourne
TLDR: Not the worst, not the best.
[Betteridge’s law of headlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines) is an adage that states: “Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.”
Ah jasus think pieces tumbling down upon us like breeze blocks.
It is getting there
I can’t read the article cause of paywall so disclaimer.
But if you want to see a poorly run go to Bosina. I was there in summer. And on the main road between Sarajevo and the second biggest biggest city the bank beside the road partially collapsesed onto it. 4 month’s later they still didn’t clear it. It wasn’t a large volume of clay either, you could clear it in an hour with a tractor.
I am honestly convinced, some people think that bad things only happen in Ireland, and everywhere else is 100% perfect.
Every European country has its own example of projects with cost over runs ect ect.
We’re ranked 11th globally on a prosperity index that uses over 100 variables.
Things could be better and we should never accept incompetence or waste, but it’s far easier to be worse.
We were the poorest country in Western Europe not too long ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legatum_Prosperity_Index
Ireland isn’t even the worst run country in Ireland
I did nt get to read the article because of the pay wall, but, as pointed out that it takes years and years to get anything done, but dont blame the government.. well, that’s why we are badly ruled. The planning system is out of date. They know it, but they don’t to do anything about it. So, yes, he’s right.
Definitely not. Compared to earnings, our fuel isn’t even that expensive.
Cant read it, but I am convinced there’s a wave of Ireland-bashing being promoted of late. I‘m cudgelling my brains to think what offence we are being paid back for.
Yes. Ireland is rich, billions of euros not being used when the country need everything, like housing, transportation, infrastructure, free healthcare, investment in Gardai, energy…. the list goes on.
I wish that well groomed got would actually pony up try to help rather than make a career out of. ‘Here’s what you could have won’
Posting the headline without any access to even a hint of what’s in the article is just going to result in a thread of people bouncing off the headline, which is clickbait.
Betteridge’s law of headlines strikes again.
In other news, Hungary is having their parliamentary elections this weekend.
By most objective measure Ireland is one of the best run countries in Europe
Even the likes of France is much worse run imo, you know, because of the French
law of headlines says no
If your rule out housing market, bus and trafic, medical system, Ireland is a pretty sweet country to live in.
Everything seems to get modernised and a lot of money is put into infrastructure. It’s just a very liberal country which means that the lower class is not really helped and protected.
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This poster did a decent job I thought: https://www.reddit.com/r/waterford/s/MyfTy5cTAQ
Not even close