For members of Nore Dragon Paddlers, all of whom have survived breast cancer, seeing their children leave Ireland because they can’t afford a home is a big issue
Emigration is exercising Kilkenny voters: ‘It’s like we’re going back to the 1980s’ ... only it’s housing now, not lack of jobs
Five paddlers, ranging in age from 48 to 68, shared their views on the election and the issues that will determine how they vote on Friday. A common theme is that, for them, old party political voting patterns no longer seem to cut it. “My daughter has emigrated to Canada and even as an engineer she just feasibly couldn’t approach getting a house. My other daughter and her partner are facing the same problems due to lack of availability massive rents here. Resources are being stretched so much due to a rising population along with immigration.
“Surely costs could be impacted on when it comes to cutting the use of plastics when buying fruit and vegetables? All we hear about is a circular economy on the issue of recycling but the sheer amount of plastic on these healthy food items is crazy.” “When it comes to housing problems, while I don’t have children I listen to members of the paddlers and many of their children and grandchildren have emigrated across the globe due to the housing crisis here.
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