Mr. Cowen, and you other who it may concern; I will be straight forward, there’s a lot of thing I like about Ireland, and in fact I can accept a lot of things I don’t like as well, I don’t judge you at all. I find you way to conservative concerning the rights of the unborn child, and since the two previous changes at article 40.3.3 in the constitution, gives women possibilities for going legally abroad to finish it off, hence accepting a violation of the constitutional, by referring to the same article. I find that bloody strange, and can’t see why you still are holding back. Another thing I have quite a hard time accepting is the fact that it’s the Church of Ireland who run the schools, and till recently the hospitals. Quite odd that Irish politics are dominated by two parties who are that centrist orientated that it in practical terms is a question if it is the social-liberal or the liberals/Christian democrats who are going to gain power, with support from the socialist or republicans, or the progressive or greens. Still, you are letting your children with nearly no option than the church. Personally I’m of that opinion that religion is a thing between you and that you call God. I guess, by raising this question I’m doing the same Martin Luther did some 500 years ago, and that started the reformation, and as I know he didn’t do it too well over here compared to Saint Patrick; hence I already know the answer on that…But still, please the Church and State are separate, keep it that way. The social differences are also a concerning I have. I visited Kilkenny a week ago, and the first I that happens the first hour is that several Albanians approaches me in the streets to ask for money. Kilkenny have barely 23.000 inhabitants and are overwhelmingly ethical Irish and in the middle of no-were at the countryside. Still, they have beggars. I’m living in Donnybrook, Dublin 4, right down the street is the Estonian embassy, behind there is the Austrian, German, British and Romania, and I think I have seen the Belgian as well there (the Norwegian are located close to Lenster House an Lár). The Evening Herald and Irish Independent have both concluded that Dublin 4 are one of the most expensive places in a European capital, with some houses sold for more than similar places in Monte Carlo. Dublin South- East is the upper class, more than 60 per cent voted for the Lisbon Treaty, which make this the strongest “European” cconstituencies in the Republic, one kilometre from here towards Dundrum the houses are falling apart. 20 minutes with bus and you are at O’Connell Street, bend off one of the streets and the Dublin you faces are something quite different from what you have around Temple Bar. In general, the inequalities are, literally on every single corner. But, I know the Celtic Tiger, it’s a result of a policy who have brought you up from the stagnation and emigration. I don’t like what I see, but, I respect your decisions.
Thou, at least, listen to Sinn Féin and Labour when it gets to College Fees. Please. 80 % of the students at UCD come from the upper or middle class. Less than 20 % comes from the class who holds the shops open 7 days a week, from that class who were the yellow vests and make things work or keeps the streets clean, or make it possible for us to enjoy the benefits of the last decade of growth have brought this island. Yet, there’s nearly no, or just quite limited social mobility here. What benefits will it come by ending the principle of free education with a simple majority vote in the Dáil? A future medicine student will have to pay €30.000 (ca 250.00kr) per year of education, if he or she takes the entire program is that at least 5 year; that’s €150.000 (1.246.000kr) in addition to the €10.000 figures to the AIB (Alliance of Irish Banks) on life cost for a student in Dublin for one year. In other words, you want, at the same time as you enters the Dàil to pass a bill that gives six banks a €400 billion guarantee scheme, money from the same budget were 5.5 % have to be borrowed, that students, who’s economy is rather limited, shall start taking up huge loans (a medicine student something around €200.000 (ca 1.660.000kr)? You may argue that they may borrow from the University, but anyway, some place do the money have to come from. As we speak graduates from UCD have a unemployment rate around 1.5 %, but still, 22 year old, unemployed, more than €200.000 in debt and then start looking for a place to stay. Are you sure College fees will promote higher education? Who can afore to do that? If Finna Fáil are that worried for the rising poverty and social differences and the importance of education (that you clamed to be one of the reasons for the Celtic Tiger), why is it only Sinn Féin and Labour who will campaign against the fees? You hate Sinn Féin. You don’t speak to them, you don’t commentate them without referring to what’s happens in the North some twenty years ago. Be honest; they kick your arse during the Lisbon referendum. They are growing and getting stronger for each election, even if they lost one TD, they still got more voters then last election.
So, whatever you do, do not push the College fees any longer. If you want to earn money on rich foreigner who comes to Ireland to do the education, remember one thing; what about the Irish? You have to face a drastic reduction in people able to take third level education. Is a bit like back in the 1800s and the time when Trinity College were the only possibility for university education:
English heritage, merchant, protestant: please take seat, the lecture starts soon.
Irish, farmer, catholic; the potatoes are over there Paddy.
Just find this way of excluding the masses from take part in the social mobility and Americanize the education bloody unfair. Look at Australia, they re-introduced fees, now they regret. I’m against this, it isn’t really my business, I’m not involved in this, but if I’m going back to do my Master degree here; then it’s my business. But at the moment: this is your way of doing politics here, I respect that.
I’m also a bit concerned over the great amount of fire arms circulating in some neighbourhoods in Dublin North, that people who commits suicide get their names in the newspapers, that RTE have way to much commercial in prime time, even if they are a public broadcaster, and the anti-social behaviour like that one may expect to find over in England also occurs here, combined with a alcohol policy who’s a bit, perhaps, too liberal. But, I still like you guys! Trust me. I love Ireland, and when you love someone you also accept their mistakes.
But, one thing do I find harder to accept. And, this I address to all departments involved in the different enteprises, matters of heritage, justice, culture and brewery in the Republic. It’s one thing I can’t forgive you. It’s nasty. Blasphemy of worst kind, it's ugly; worse than the 1992 X-Case, worse than the Waterford defence during this year hurling final against Kerry (lost 1:13 – 3:30) and even more disgusting then the final scene in Cannibal Holocaust. In the name of the most Holy Trinity and Saint Patrick and Saint Brendan, I demand an answer from the responsible person on this treason against all Irish in particullar and all humanity in general! A cowardly attack on a institution, a sacral relic over the greatness of this Emerald Isle who have endured thro the ages:
WHO OF YOU ARE THAT BLOODY GOBSHITE OF A CUTE HOOR JACKEEN WHO GAVE TESCO PREMISSION TO SELL JAMESON WHISKEY WITH A FREE BOTTLE OF COKE (1.25l) INCLUDET IN THE BOX???
That will I, to quote reverend Ian Paisley, that unionist bastard, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, accept. There’s the limit and I want answers!
Regards,
(Sign)
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