Image by Kai Hendry via Flickr Those in debt charged for being cut off • Up to €300 added to debts of those already struggling • Govt charges VAT [...]
Debt heaped on homeowners who can’t pay gas + electricity bills with charge for being cut off
29. 9. 2010
Fianna Fáil’s ‘PR joke’ is simply repackaged jobs plan along with one more quango
28. 9. 2010
Image by kmcgee01 via Flickr Farce as FF Govt claim 570,000 jobs will be created in 5 years The so-called jobs launch today (Tuesday) by Fianna Fáil is a [...]
So What do TDs do?
27. 9. 2010
Image by apanoply via Flickr The Dáil is back in plenary session on Wednesday. No doubt we will hear all the usual stuff about the politicians coming back from a [...]
IDA chief says energy prices too high, contradicts Eamon Ryan
23. 9. 2010
Image via Wikipedia Eamon Ryan’s fantasies driving up electricity prices, destroying jobs The Head of the IDA, Barry O’Leary, said on radio today (Thursday) that Irish energy prices are [...]
Bond auction success, but Ireland now paying €15m more to raise funds
21. 9. 2010
Image via Wikipedia Fine Gael Front Bench Spokesman Leo Varadkar TD has today (Tuesday) welcomed the successful bond auction, but warned that the cost of borrowing for Ireland has shot [...]
New Dunboyne Train Service stops at only 3 stations leaving commuters standing at another 6
21. 9. 2010
Image by bbusschots via Flickr Stopping at stations would only add 4 mins to total journey The new Dunboyne to Docklands train service only stops at three stations during [...]
Irish Sky customers pay up to 20% more than UK
20. 9. 2010
Image via Wikipedia A price survey carried out by Fine Gael shows that customers in Ireland are paying more for Sky television than customers in the United Kingdom. Sky is [...]
Greens in Australia and Ireland
19. 9. 2010
Came across this video clip from Oz which I think is funny and pretty accurate.
‘Fantasist’ Eamon Ryan at it again as he makes false claims about electricity prices
16. 9. 2010
Image via Wikipedia No Minister Ryan, Irish electricity prices are not below Eurozone average, they’re 3rd highest Eamon Ryan has again shown himself to be a ‘fantasist’ after the [...]
RTE Director General must be selected by public process not secret, backroom search
15. 9. 2010
Image by infomatique via Flickr New process used to fill RTE Authority but old, backroom process being used to fill RTE DG post The position of RTE Director General [...]