I'd agree about Ireland being a great place, and in a lot of ways a better place today than yesterday. Not in everything, but where is? Whether it'll be a better place tomorrow than it is today, that's another matter. Let's hope it won't be worse anyway in the things that matter.

(But I don't see "antiquated" as a relevant epithet - I can't see where chronology comes into it when deciding whether things are good or bad, whether it's music or customs. If it's bad it's bad however new or old it is, and vice versa.)