The Irish, Young in ‘Old Europe,’ Strain Schools and Housing

The New York Times ^ | January 25, 2007 | By THOMAS CRAMPTON

[aculeus]

Parents shepherding children around temporary buildings at a grade school in Laytown, Ireland, on the coast of County Meath, north of Dublin.

[aculeus]

Over to you!

[Incorrigible]

No more worries about Winscale in Drogheda these days?

[Shimmer128]

You know, you're both right, i DO look more Irish than these Irish women pictured here, at least the one on the left. So does BG for that matter.

[Shimmer128]

Katrina Dooley and her partner.
Central to the couple’s calculation was being able to concentrate energy and attention on their child, Ella, 5.

This just screams "lesbian partners" Their child my butt. Oops, i'd better not talk about butts when I'm discussing homosexual behaviors.

[jla]

Very many straight Europeans, and Aussies, refer to their husband/boyfriend or wife/girlfriend as 'partner'.

[Shimmer128]

I know, but this just sounds like it to me. Usually they name the partner, if it's a guy. and it's just awfully touchy feely on their part.
I know it could be a touchy feely but uncommitted Irish dad. :D

[MSF BU]

Katrina's "partner"? Is she a CPA or a lawyer?

[jla]

Probably refers to their happily-married, content husbands.
And the lady on the left is pretty. She looks pleasant. Now the other, what is with women who wear sweat pants while out? (Exception being if they're going to or from the gym).

[jla]

~rolling eyes~

[Shimmer128]

No reflection on how pretty she is. I simply said to my friends that I look more "Irish" than she does and I do.

[Arthalion]

Just curious. What does an Irish person look like?

[iowamark]

Leave it to the pro-death New York Times to see a nation willing to reproduce as a problem.

Later on, we see the real problem the NY Times has with Ireland:

"Demographically, the births creating the Irish age bulge reached a peak 27 years ago, roughly nine months after the September 1979 visit to Ireland of Pope John Paul II.

The 74,064 births recorded by the Central Statistics Office in 1980 was the largest number in Ireland in more than 80 years.

“Ireland hit a perfect demographic storm,” said David McWilliams, an economist in Dublin and author of “The Pope’s Children: Ireland’s New Elite,” published in 2005. “The post-pope bulge combined with a booming economy to bring Irish home from overseas and attract even more young people from Poland.” "

[Irish_Thatcherite]

You know, you're both right, i DO look more Irish than these Irish women pictured here, at least the one on the left. So does BG for that matter.

Hmmm... I'd like to make an Irish citizen out of baker_girl someday! ;)

[nascarnation]

[Shimmer128]

LOL, she'd make the prettiest Irish girl ever!!

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Thanks for the ping, Incorrigible!! :)

Ireland Ping!

[Max in Utah]

Just curious. What does an Irish person look like?

[dennisw]

They now have Irishmen who are Chinese?

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I'll be proud to have her by my side! :D