Raggytash, none of which backs up your completely inaccurate and incorrect statement about the infra structure in Ireland. the vast majority of the infra structure in ireland was built by the british , this includes the rail network and the canal system,and most of the road system.
the irish pulled up sections of the rail system at the same time as BEECHING ,INCLUDING THE RAIL SYSTEM IN WEST CORK.The EU HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPLACE THE BUTCHERED RAIL SYSTEM.
they have spent a small amount of money on the road system regardless of destroying a national heritage site, often ill advised and badly spent too, for example straightening out roads and destroying bends immediately before 30 mph limits][ example entrance to Ballydehob], encouraging motorists to go faster and yet putting up signs for them to go slower, the result of this is revenue for the garda in speeding fines.
Europe is now collecting our motor tax, and using that money to pay back a debt, no european money is being spent on maintaining our victorian british water mains, or sewer sytem, or repairing massive pot holes on minor and major roads.
Raggy tash your commmnnts are illinformed and inaccurate, europe has done little for an infra structure that was built by the British prior to 1914, NOTHING FOR THE RAILWAYS THE WATER SYSTEM SEWAGE SYSTEM , VERY LITTLE FOR THE CANAL SYSTEM AND NOT MUCH FOR THE ROADS.