Hat tip to Gary McKeown

Northern Notes by Gary McKeown: North South Makes Sense for Dundalk Chamber of Commerce

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There was a discussion on Joe Duffy about this today.They also brought in the OPW who got their printing done abroad.Great patriotism shown by our Government Quangos.

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This was a leaflet about buying local, you'd think they'd take their own advice.

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I'd like to address this ongoing BS about shopping in the North being 'unpatriotic'.
We've heard that sort of BS from the gombeen kleptocrats of Fianna Fail, and I'd expect nothing less than partitionist language from the 'Republican' party.
But it is tremendously dismaying to see the same terminology used on this site by otherwise apparently intelligent people.
It is NOT unpatriotic to shop in the North of Ireland because it is the North of IRELAND.
It may be to the detriment of businesses and indeed entire towns, and even the exchequer of the Southern government.
But it is not unpatriotic. You're still shopping in Ireland.

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they are not the only people doing this,, the RTE GUIDE is printed in england so is all DISCOVER IRELAND printing and all big government contracts are printed in portugal and spain
i know this because im a printer by trade and am working a 3 day week like most of the industry, people are losing their jobs in the hundreds week after week because of the amount of work going abroad
its a national disgrace

Soory to hear this..

Why ,in this fairly technoogically advanced industry, is Ireland so uncompetitive?

(No having a dig at printers .. just interested)

No, you are not - you are shopping in the UK, administered by Britain. Look anywhere you want, you will find this is true. Its Uk territory.

Thread already on this. Shop Local, says Dundalk Chamber of Commerce flyer - printed in Newry!

Tsk, tsk, tsk. You would think some people would check to see if there was already a thread!! Neg rep I think for this poster.

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No such place as 'Uk'. It's Ireland.

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combination of things weak sterling, lower wages overseas, lower energy costs overseas, cheaper materials, vat rate 21.5 per cent in ireland