Jason's plea

[irunthev]

Wexford manager Jason Ryan has highlighted an issue that is going to become more and more significant in the GAA over the next couple of years and that is the difficulty some players will have in staying in Ireland due to the economic turmoil at the moment.
He has said that as many as six of his current panel could be out of work in the near future and the only way he will be able to stop them from leaving is by getting them new jobs.
How many other counties are going to be similarly affected and how is the GAA in general going to handle the current situation, given that the boom in the Association has coincided exactly with the boom in the Irish economy.
On top of that, where exactly are the Irish going to go when they leave Ireland, given that America is almost impossible to get into and England is in the midst of a recession as well.
Are there similar concerns in any other counties?

[heffo]

Wexford manager Jason Ryan has highlighted an issue that is going to become more and more significant in the GAA over the next couple of years and that is the difficulty some players will have in staying in Ireland due to the economic turmoil at the moment.
He has said that as many as six of his current panel could be out of work in the near future and the only way he will be able to stop them from leaving is by getting them new jobs.
How many other counties are going to be similarly affected and how is the GAA in general going to handle the current situation, given that the boom in the Association has coincided exactly with the boom in the Irish economy.
On top of that, where exactly are the Irish going to go when they leave Ireland, given that America is almost impossible to get into and England is in the midst of a recession as well.
Are there similar concerns in any other counties?

David McWilliams wrote a half arsed article a few weeks ago highlighting the supposed huge numbers of transfers to the States - it seemed like bull to me..

It's very hard for an illegal in the States now - it's not like it used to be.

I'd say if people are going to migrate, it's more Oz or the UK...

[irunthev]

The trouble is that the UK is in pretty bad shape too especially in finance and construction which means guys wouldn't be sure of work there. Oz is an option but either only a short term solution ( stay for a year) or a long winded process (try and get residency). 2009 and onwards promises to be a very interesting year for the GAA at both club and county level.

[john mcgill]

Niall O'Dowd from the Irish Immigration forum in New York sees a big increase in undocumented Irish moving Stateside. I suppose there is a bit more work in a bigger economy but one wonders if the Irish infrastructures are still as good. 
I hear Brussels is a great place for Irish people who want an easy life!

[time ticking away]

irunnthev if you dont know immigration/ emigration patterns then noone does

[irunthev]

Niall O'Dowd from the Irish Immigration forum in New York sees a big increase in undocumented Irish moving Stateside. I suppose there is a bit more work in a bigger economy but one wonders if the Irish infrastructures are still as good. 
I hear Brussels is a great place for Irish people who want an easy life!

Must be the other side of Brussels. All hard yakka over this side.

[ziggysego]

There was a show in Dublin several weeks showcasing Australia. They are offering 20,000 working visas to Irish people who are looking to emigrate over there.

[Jinxy]

I bet that Nixon fella organised it.