HAITI (34)

it wont helpin the short term but in the long term it would .. u more or less said it u wudnt miss 4 euro they wud be grateful for it

Wobbie just said what I was going to say but seriously if €4 woun't make any difference to you why not just donate it to them every penny will count... Like all natural disasters everyone in haiti is now suffering unlike the ression in ireland earthquakes don't care if your rich or poor..

OK, I'm not Irish but I remember at the Tsunami, the Irish were very generous compared to others. I don't think it's necesserily government money that will make the difference but individuals like you and me and that soon enough appeals will start.

Before that though, aid agencies have to establish themselves to assess what's needed and distribute the aid where or it will be stolen or frittered away.

The money given by the EU to Ireland was NOT a charitable donation. It was a cash injection to turn the country into a consumer ecconomy in level with other countries so that one day it would be a net contributer as opposed to a charity case. You don't honestly believe that the likes of the Germans, the Brits or the French donated that money out of the goodness of their hearts.

not for a minute do i expect the countries to help us from the goodness of their hearts .. but with haiti they will

You said in general Iirsh people are, now your saying just a few, make up your mind!

Why are you slating the OP? He just gave his opinion and asked for other people's opinions. And it is a serious topic , lots of people are dying..

Here we go again. Can we have a decent thread without you guys digging at each other. Not important. A lot of poor people are dead. Think about them.

That is basically exactly what i said

yes in general ireland is a nation of begrudgers ...... ....... go so far as to say with foreign nationals etc peoplebegrudge them having a job in mcdonalds or where ever ..the reason they have that job is coz 4 years ago irish people taught that was beneath them ...... now irish people are on the dole .... and want the jobs the foreign nationals want
the majority of foreign nationals here are within the eu ... therefore are entitled to behere and take wat ever job they get .. its not their fault irish people didnt want the jobs ......