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People have been comparing Ireland of the 1980s to Ireland of 2025 Ireland (Britain and Central Europe also) was a hell of a lot better in many ways in the 80s than it is today, or what the future looks like. We had a harmonious society where people knew each other in communities, felt safe, and where murders were practically unheard of but remained national news for days. Add to that, the lack of mass migration, bureaucracy, red tape and European overreach, and we had a far, far better country. But fear not, we’re not going to just give up what our ancestors fought so hard for. There’s plenty of fight left in the old Irish dog yet.
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Ireland was miserable in the 80s. There was a Recession, food and fashion was awful, houses were cold and foreign hols were expensive. Also anyone who didn’t fit a narrow “normal” (married with kids, going to the pub every weekend and eating meat at every meal) was a misfit. Also it was practically a crime for a woman to be naturally slim (I was bullied for being “skinny”). Sexual harassment was as bad as it is now, only you couldn’t complain because everyone would call you a slapper.
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