Farewell to greed, cronyism, a bankrupt country – and Mary Coughlan

I WISH to express my disgust at the the recent comments on emigration by Tánaiste Mary Coughlan. At age 23 I have moved to London to take up a job.

And despite Ms Coughlan’s assertions about my generation, I did not move to enjoy myself. I left my family, friends and all that I hold dear behind because I had no choice.

I moved because my own country has nothing to offer me as a result of the self-interest, greed and the cronyism of those in positions of power in government and financial institutions. These are the people who robbed a whole generation of a future in Ireland and they are still making the decisions about our country. Are we the most compliant nation on earth, or what? I worked hard to get good results in university. When I couldn’t get a job I studied for a further year, hoping a higher diploma in nursing would open doors to employment here. But to no avail. Attitudes to my applications were dismissive at times.