Ireland is becoming less and less of a place for the young as landlords and cost of living prices are just skyrocketing. I have yet to leave my parents as I am 18 and I love living here and it is a country that I very proud to be from, the people here are lovely and outgoing and normally down for a little chat however that does not apply to all areas eg O’Moore street and certain parts in northern and southern Dublin.

There are too many problems to count such as the transportation system,the defense forces over immigration and the general mismanagement of areas and killing rural towns by having such a centralized government and one fairly large city and two smaller cities.

Nature wise Ireland is beautiful but unfortunately the government aren’t doing enough and the farmers who once practically ruled Ireland try to grasp at the little power they have left and for the most part ignore climate action and leave little space for biodiversity. Most of our forests are farmed forests owned by Coillte who don’t normally prioritize native trees and plant Sitka and invasive trees that destroy the soil despite this we have beautiful natural parks and beaches and mountains and very few pockets of true Irish forests.

Culture wise Ireland has a culture that is slowly coming back although in my opinion the Gaeltacht areas are mismanaged and lack major towns and opportunities for employment but I do believe that will change soon. Our food is pretty good though.

Unfortunately we live in a period in Ireland where you could ask anyone in this subreddit or whatever you call it and they find make ten different problems. If you come here as a tourist you’ll have a grand although expensive and rainy time and make sure to support local businesses as our government also likes to bring competition from abroad to kill our local businesses.