Hi Carrieb,
What I have seen of Ireland has been lovely, great people, food, culture. I did'nt mean to be critical and having read my post back I definately came across that way. I found the beggar children upsetting and not something I expected. Cork City itself was lovely with great shops, I'm sure if the government acted and sorted the problem out it would be one of the best ever places to go. Sorry if I caused any offence I did'nt mean to.