Tag Archives: Europe

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He started with Ireland.

Now he’s gone and done the whole continent.

Out of work mapper Omar Sarhan writes:

A follow up to my Ireland map, The European river system, symbolised by bearing & hierarchy. Explore the Map here

Previously: Many Rivers To Cross

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A chart depicting what employers must spend to pay each net Euro to an employee.

Damn you Cyprus!

Carlos the Worker writes:

“It appears us Irish workers are second cheapest in Europe… While you’re at it, check out Denmark…”

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Moyross Estate in Limerick

 

A Paris-based international human rights body [International Federation for Human Rights] lodged claims on behalf of 130,000 residents in estates in inner city Dublin and Limerick over sewage problems, persistent leaks, harmful damp and mould after charities at home did not take up the cause

The complaint also focuses on crime and anti-social behaviour and accuses the State of a strategy of deliberate neglect to further run down already dilapidated flat complexes which sit on prime development land.

The report also targeted the €3bn Limerick Regeneration scheme for failing to complete promised work in estates such as Moyross, Southill, St Mary’s Park, and Ballinacurra Weston. It states only €116m has been spent.

The FIDH complaint accuses local authorities of a conflict of interest as councils act as landlords and also enforce regulations.

State housing violates human rights (Irish Examiner)

Pic: Independent.ie

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Aaron Nolan writes:

Sen Lorraine Higgins has made a ludicrous post about Luke Ming Flanagan over on her Facebook account [and Twitter feed] to an overwhelming backlash. Serious error…Oh, and on that note, she also posted it to her Twitter, so clearly hasn’t been hacked…

*gravy*

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A new graph showing net migration for countries across Europe, from the We’re Not Leaving group.

Meanwhile, Unite’s Notes On The Front writes:

“Between 2008 and 2013, there was, according to Eurostat, with some extrapolation based on CSO:
A population decline of 207,900 in the age cohort of 15-29 years; in this same period, 281,800 in this age group emigrated; if we assume that 48.3 percent of this emigration was recession-related, then the recession-related emigration figure is 136,100.”

“So nearly two-thirds (65.5 percent) of the decline in the key age cohort is due to recession-related emigration.”

We’re Not Leaving (Facebook)

Purging ourselves of our young – a follow-up (Unite’s Notes On The Front)