> parts of Dublin are worse than anything I've seen in Northern Ireland
Hah, if that isn't the perfect illustration of the folly selecting your data to support your argument.
No doubt N Ireland is lovely. Dublin is too. A lot of people of the world be thrilled at the opportunity to live in either place.
And I'm sure both have worse parts, since every sizable settlement needs a less desirable part to concentrate it's less desired residents.
