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    I was surprised to see this. The data’s five years old and it might have changed a bit after the pandemic with people moving home with work from home or to move in with parents being out of work. I hope we’re good guests. Aside from some idiotic comments in the Irish political sphere I think Polish in Ireland are cherished.

    But I’m curious. Any poles in the group how are Irish perceived here? Do we blend in? Do we show respect to the culture? Do we learn the language?

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    1. The-marx-channel on

      Kind of makes sense considering that Poland is one of the top immigrant groups in Ireland

    3. peterkmt on

      Irish are the best storytellers. As if it’s mandatory for everyone to at least once French-kiss the Blarney Stone.

    5. bialymarshal on

      There is a fair bit of vet students here – as we offer studies in english but its way cheaper

    7. Sankullo on

      A lot of them could probably be people in relationship with polish people.
      Maybe they met in Ireland and then moved to Poland.

      I know two couples who did just that because cost of living, housing etc. is better in Poland.

    8. kaitoren on

      I’m not surprised. Many Poles went to Ireland to work, met locals and it’s normal to think that when many decided to return, some of them did so with their słodziaki. They didn’t leave them behind. xD

    10. pasofol on

      I’m wondering how many are Irish Irish and not just poles/(kids of poles) who moved to Ireland and moved back to Poland.

    14. Adorable-Strangerx on

      Not sure about how Irish people integrate, but as far as Ireland is concerned my outlook is positive. Patrick’s day, ginger heads, Irish dance are awesome. From time to time you can also spot here some Irish pub/bar with Guinnes or Murphy. So.. lots of positive vibes from me.

    15. Accomplished_Two369 on

      I wonder if it includes double citizens. Like kids born in Ireland, with Irish passport whose parents decide to move back after 15 years of living in Ireland. I know a few families like this. It’s hard for me to believe that there are so many Irish in Poland, we’ve moved from Ireland to PL 10 years ago and haven’t really met ppl except for vet students or med students. So I guess they must count double citizens who moved back. 

    16. Lanzarote-Singer on

      Have you seen how nice Polish people are? Irish have noticed. These numbers are happy in relationships with Polish people.

      There’s a joke in ireland, What do you say to chat up a pretty woman in Ireland? Ask her: what part of Poland are you from?

    17. Remote_Advisor1068 on

      I know of lots of Polish / Irish couples. Love the Irish! We’re similar in many ways.

    18. SureSpecial1834 on

      Sadly, I’ve never met an Irish person in Poland. However, I met two of you during my Erasmus in Spain, and they were the coolest people there.

    20. Proper_Edge_653 on

      Are they Irish who come here randomly or the ones with Polish wives and children from Polish Irish marriages ?

    21. IceRR_for_sure on

      Used to work with one. Lad was difficult to understand until asked to slow down his word flow. Great dude overall.

    25. PapaLilBear on

      Is there a chance these are descendants of Polish immigrants who hold Irish citizenship? I know quite a few people who were born there but have Polish parents and decided to return to Poland.

    27. magusbud on

      I’ve been here nearly 20 years now. That number definitely ain’t the real deal, they’re for sure counting people with two passports.

      A few years back, I don’t remember the reason, but the Embassy sent out something saying that the number of Irish citizens here was. I believe it was in the region of 800+

      I bloody love it here, I’ll never move back to Ireland, hot summers are great, and winter is grey and miserable, aye, but at least you can go skiing if you live near the mountains. I’ve had nothing but positive experiences as a foreigner here, made to feel very welcome. Wouldn’t call myself fluent with the lingo, but I can hold a conversation. Very happy to call Poland my home.

    29. ddawid on

      Probably people with Polish ancestry. Either dual citizens or some sort of connection like a Polish spouse

    31. phioegracne on

      This seems pretty reasonable to me. Now imagine tripling those numbers yearly and you’d have a problem

    34. ArtisanG on

      I suspect this is likely alot of polish people who might have gotten Irish citizenship but then returned home

    36. Academic-County-6100 on

      I wonder, are there many people born in Ireland to Polish flparents who moved to Poland as an adult?