I saw them on the.... sorry... D'telly and I was in fits laughing at them tonight; Kenny is such a good actor isn't he?
I think it's one of the best aspects of Irish society that we have the tact to let somebody who is ill be ill in dignity, if you will. I'm not getting at anything to do with the health system at all here; what I'm thinking here is that many public figures here can be ill and no fuss be made of them on the basis that they are ill and as such they can deal with it with space and privacy.
Live version of the new single by the Saw Doctors just out today. For every download of this from iTunes, Smyths's Toy stores will give €1 to St Vincent's De Paul, go out and buy!!!!
It's to do with alcohol in beers in England having different levels of alcohol. 5% ABV is one of these traditional levels so Budweiser is brewed to around this level in the UK. In Ireland, beers generally are 4%-4.3% for the same reasons.
I personally find the beer range in offies in the north to be generally inferior to that down here, even if the prices are cheaper up the North.
I personally don't find it economic to travel up unless you are buying mega amounts and there are bargains to be had easy enough here. I've a crate of Carlsberg cans in the house that I got for €24 and a €30 crate of Guinness; that's about £20 and £25 each which isn't far off NI prices.
and buy the phone from Apple and simply insert the SIM card of you preferred network; set up the phone onto a data package. But at €499 ex SIM, it's less hassle to get it from a network and a lot cheaper to boot.
FTR the Nokia is very good; a friend has one but you can do better than it as Nokia are lagging in the smartphone market.
If you want an iPhone, Apple sell them unlocked from their website. You will find that it's far cheaper in the long run to move your phone over to a network that supports the phone from the off.
True but if they were legit in their claims in the first place then they'd not be in the clink
Personally, while I would rather see people do alternatives in lieu of prison time, somebody who was been found of guilty of a massive fraud against the State is not the most suitable criminal to do community service given how easy it is to dodge such service IMO
If somebody claims for a year illegally they get about €10,000 per year; more when you take into account spouses, kids and other payments or benefits they may try to claim. Do that for a few years and it's not long before it's approaching six figures and that's just one claimant; multiply it by tens of thousands and see how much it actually costs us as taxpayers.
If s/he was allocated a house from the council I'd guess her T+C's would state than she shouldn't be taking in lodgers or that. If s/he rented the house privately I'm sure the Landlord would be impressed if she was subletting while if s/he had a mortgage then rent from the home would be possibly classed as means or income.
It's almost funnier watching him in a straight role and expecting a wise crack of some sort
Not many people know that the Naked Gun was a spin off from a relatively unsuccessful comedy show that lasted just 6 episodes. This clip has one of the most stupid funny comedy lines of all time in it....
It's not the first time that a banking crises has happened in Ireland when the State stepped in to make good the shortfall.
There was a documentary about ICI Insurance last week on RTE. This was an insurance company owned by the AIB in 1985 and it went from making an IR £80 million profit in 1984 to be within a day or two of collapsing the AIB it's debts were so substantial. They turned to the FG/Labour coalition and asked for help to fund it; they obliged fearing the collapse of the insurance company and possibly the bank as well. The losses were due to poorly monitored loans to high risk clients in war zones and areas prone to natural disaster.
At the time it cost Ireland £400 million at a time when our national debt was 110% of GDP and unemployment was over 20%. Our current debt ratio rate is 65% and unemployment is 14.1% so as such we are better placed to manage a debt, on paper at least.
The gas will be taxed but that there was allowances and write off's on same that encouraged the original prospectors to explore and test drill in the first instance or else it probably would still be sitting there.
The Dalkey field needs more investigation to be proved viable; it's at least a decade away before anything serious will come from it. The purity of a find decides on the location of it's refining place when it comes to gas; the Corrib field is pure enough to use from the ground so it goes to land for minor treatment which is one prime reason why it's not processed at sea.
All you have to do to go out sick is to get a cert from your doctor to sign you off and they should be ok so long as their certs are up to date. As for the rest of your friend's issues, there is no point in us saying much but they should seek advice from their trade union, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment or Citizen's Information Centre about the in's and outs of the rest of it.
If you visit the area around Belmullet that is at the centre of the Corrib pipeline you will find that the overall local feelings are positive towards the project and that they want it to proceed, regardless of where the refinery is.
Two questions to ask yourself before you go asking for quotes; do you want just 3rd party (What you legally have to have) or do you want to cover yourself for injuries etc as well and secondly do you want to insure your car itself (In which case you ask for either 3rd party, fire and theft or full Comprehensive quotes). Many companies vary on their level of coverage/excess levels/no claims protection and bonuses rules so what may seem cheapest at first may not actually give you the best coverage levels or work out cheaper so make sure you ask any company about these when asking around and be careful.
One tip I will give you is to get plenty lessons from a DIR registered school. While it will cost you a bit early on many insurance companies will count a certain amount of lessons (It may be 25 but ask when getting quotes) as a step on your no claims bonus so it will save you a good few € in the long run regardless of if you have your test passed or not.
If you are in a union/trade association at work, they may have a deal with an insurance company that offers a discount as well so do ask at work.
Some of us older Dub that went clubbing in the 1980's and 90's in clubs like Hollywood Nights, Club 21, Heroes or La Trex and who listened to radio stations such as ARD, Radio Dublin or Sunshine will be familiar with the name of Tony Dixon; he also worked on FM 104 in the last few years and to Irish Nightclub DJ's the man is a pure legend who has entertained thousands nightly over the years.
Sadly, Tony passed away this morning after a short illness; may he rest in peace.
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RE: Irish People and Illness
Hey ya, MaryI saw them on the.... sorry... D'telly and I was in fits laughing at them tonight; Kenny is such a good actor isn't he?
I think it's one of the best aspects of Irish society that we have the tact to let somebody who is ill be ill in dignity, if you will. I'm not getting at anything to do with the health system at all here; what I'm thinking here is that many public figures here can be ill and no fuss be made of them on the basis that they are ill and as such they can deal with it with space and privacy.