One of the receivers of the letter, Mr Alan
Douglas an unemployed electrician got urged to move to Coventry. "It made
me feel like I was being pushed out of my own country," he told Financial
Times
Ireland recently became the first Eurozone country to exit the EU bail-out programme. However the recent relative economic stability was achieved with massive government spending cuts that caused the average standard of life to drop dramatically.
Although the number has been reducing of late, one in four
under 25’s in Ireland are still unemployed. That is one of the largest rates in the
Europe.
The Emerald Isle is also suffering from a “brain
drain” as crowds of the already skilled workforce are deciding to move away.
Thus leaving the country with a lack of skilled workers as most go for the
prospect of a better future abroad.
The Irish government are urging that the request
for citizens isn’t mandatory it’s a suggestion. No one is forcibly getting kicked out.
Will Whitby
