yeah i would be agreein with Foggy Jim mate. walk through dubin and u see a lot of foreign people. walk thro belfast and u have to look to find so much as a handful of immigrant people, there really are not that many relativley speaking, and most of the ones u do see are sellin news papers and Big Issues, its not really as if they're gettin the good jobs tbh, its the lowest charity jobs that local people wouldnt do. remember there are two seperate countries here, dont get them confused, they are very different with different economies, perhaps the republic is more inviting to foreign people than up north, not really sure but Foggy's right there is a distinct difference. house prices here...oh dear Heavens, its a total nightmare! buy a tent, its the sensible option! house prices are stupid here. as for down south i have no clue Phil.