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Same. I was born and raised in Ireland, left for Scotland about six years ago. We'll be abandoning ship if this Brexit madness proceeds. EDIT: now that I thin

by s_kilk 11y ago

Same. I was born and raised in Ireland, left for Scotland about six years ago. We'll be abandoning ship if this Brexit madness proceeds. EDIT: now that I think about it, I'm kinda looking forward to a swarm of bright Irish ex-pats returning home from Britain if the political situation goes bad, as it'd be a huge boost to the Irish economy, and would go some way to reversing the classic brain-drain Ireland has suffered from.

secfirstmd 11y ago
So true...I count myself as one of them......just in the process of moving home after 8 years in London. Hoping to bring the company/parts of it back to Dublin!
teh_klev 11y ago
Well....if the SNP win a majority in the Scottish parliament in May and Scotland's electorate vote to stay in the EU in June (with a reasonably decisive majority - say 55%-in) then we're probably going to have another independence referendum within 12-18 months. I think this time Scots will vote to leave the Union (the United Kingdom) so that Scotland can remain in the EU. Polls thus far suggest that more Scots, than not, think the EU, whilst not perfect, is generally a good thing and would like to remain in the EU. I guess what I'm saying is that if the planets align just right then you can all move your clever, canny Irish brains to Scotland instead :) As an aside, I lived in Donegal for three years (in the middle of no-where between Letterkenny and Milford). Despite being a bit far away from all the action in Dublin, Galway and Cork, I quite liked it. Was very fortunate to see "Mr Nice" (Howard Marks) tell his story at the An Grianan in LK in ~2009, amongst other folks. edit: clarifying "Union"
- s_kilk 11y ago
  Aye, fingers crossed :) I've been living in Edinburgh for the last few years, and absolutely love it. I'd be delighted to stay and live in an independent Scottish state.

by s_kilk 11y ago

secfirstmd 11y ago

So true...I count myself as one of them......just in the process of moving home after 8 years in London. Hoping to bring the company/parts of it back to Dublin!

teh_klev 11y ago

Well....if the SNP win a majority in the Scottish parliament in May and Scotland's electorate vote to stay in the EU in June (with a reasonably decisive majority - say 55%-in) then we're probably going to have another independence referendum within 12-18 months. I think this time Scots will vote to leave the Union (the United Kingdom) so that Scotland can remain in the EU. Polls thus far suggest that more Scots, than not, think the EU, whilst not perfect, is generally a good thing and would like to remain in the EU. I guess what I'm saying is that if the planets align just right then you can all move your clever, canny Irish brains to Scotland instead :) As an aside, I lived in Donegal for three years (in the middle of no-where between Letterkenny and Milford). Despite being a bit far away from all the action in Dublin, Galway and Cork, I quite liked it. Was very fortunate to see "Mr Nice" (Howard Marks) tell his story at the An Grianan in LK in ~2009, amongst other folks. edit: clarifying "Union"

s_kilk 11y ago
Aye, fingers crossed :) I've been living in Edinburgh for the last few years, and absolutely love it. I'd be delighted to stay and live in an independent Scottish state.