Thousands of Polish nationals have expressed their disgust as the influx of foreign nationals into the country coupled with the downturn in the Irish economy has seen many of them lose their jobs.  With the slowdown in the housing market many building contractors are looking to cut costs and have pinpointed the large number of Poles working in the industry as a soft target for making cutbacks. The disgruntled eastern Europeans are being undercut by immigrant workers from China, Pakistan and Connemara who are willing to work for half the price, estimated at €1.38 per hour.

Handsome Poles leave Ireland and Irish women bereft

“Something had to give. We were reluctant to force our cutbacks on our Irish staff, most of whom have travelled from as far away as Mullingar and even Carlow to settle down in the Dublin area. It would have been too much to ask to have them uproot again and return back to the shanties from whence they came. Also, the fact that Polskis had a far better grasp of the English language than the locals made it easier for them to understand the word ‘redundancy’”, remarked Brian Trowel, a director with Irelands largets building contractors, Sisk.

“With the amount of these Asian fellas around the place now we’d have been mad in the head not to look down this avenue. I mean, the Irish lads still need their breakfast rolls in the morning and those ladders won’t hold themselves but these lads will  work a fuckin’ pittance! Plus, it’s easier for them to communicate with the staff at the deli counter in Eurospar as I’m fairly sure they’re all related to each other. Well they all look the same to me anyway, what!!” continued, Trowel.

“We like job Ireland. Why we no job no more? Dirty people steal our job. We now go home to (how you say?)….  SHITHOLE Polska with no money. FUCK IRLANDA” said an emotional Pavel Wrkhorz, of the Polish Workers Union, shortly before boarding Ryanair flight FR451 to Krakow.

Since the mass exodus of Polish workers began a few months ago the National Roads Authourity has announced a 400% reduction in road traffic accidents and the Unique boutique in Dublin’s Ilac Centre has been forced to close due to the sharp decline in sales of leather bomber jackets.

: BATU (Building and Allied Trade Union ) deputy secretary Padraig O’Shallahanty gives his reaction to the news.

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