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Tag Archives: idiots

no, not racists

On RTE’s world cup programs poor ol Johnnie Giles seems to be asleep. When they wake him up he often cant remember who is playing. Last week he even got Algeria confused with Nigeria. It was quiet embarassing for all but good old Billo was able to deflect attention and moved on to more klangers. [...]

post ban substances have appeard

drugs.ie: Products that have appeard since the recent ban include, White Columbia, Raz, Amplified, Extreme Stardust, Sn*berry and Pure NRG. After testing, compounds found in these ‘post-ban’ substance are Naphyrone; Lignocaine; Ethcathinone; Dimethocaine; and Caffeine. According to the unmistakable gardai-speak: We shall update this page in light of any further developments. Well they have not [...]

CLOWEN

“Ummm it was international factors, it was the Lehman brothers“. From blogs.wsj.com Who does Ireland’s befuddled Prime Minister Brian Cowen think he’s kidding? In the same day as two seminal reports into Ireland’s banking crisis emerged — a catastrophic event of historic proportions that has brought this small, open economy to its knees — Cowen [...]

the winners and the losers

The Sunday Independent have classified the winners and losers of society and how they are affected by the false economy going down the toilet. ‘The wantmores’ are property owners who drive SUV’s and like to get their teeth and lips replaced frequently. They send the kids to private school and are bothered by the increase [...]

which is worse

We are no longer at war with Eurasia as the gubberment have closed the headshops : Several head shops closed their doors to the public with immediate effect as the Taoiseach declared the high-street stores “closed until further notice”. “Hopefully that practical effect will be seen right around the country,” Brian Cowen said. “We are [...]

aftershock

its not about the drink or what happens after an earthquake it is RTE’s series of programmes called aftershock: I find the name to be strangely familiar to Futureshock: In a special programme, RTÉ Television examines whether Ireland’s property bubble is about to burst. In Future Shock: Property Crash, journalist Richard Curran assesses the chances [...]

idiots

The Irish Times own both Ireland.com and myhome.ie – They paid 50 million for the latter. I read with interest There are hopes that renewed activity may be taking place in the property market after website MyHome.ie said the number of second-hand properties that were “sale agreed” in January rose significantly. The property site, which [...]

money for nothin

Probably bullshit: The proceeds of an unclaimed €10,000 scratch card are to be donated to charity after the winner ate the card. The unnamed man was flying with Ryanair from Krakow in Poland to East Midlands Airport in Britain when he won €10,000 with the scratch card. He ate it after being told he could [...]

RANK

Follow up to some long forgotten rants about taxi’s THE TAXI industry in Ireland has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. According to figures from the Commission for Taxi Regulation, there were 4,218 taxis in 2000, before deregulation, and on January 1st this year there were 21,139. The face of the industry has also [...]

the irish mind and bonos inner dynamism

IDA Ireland has enlisted the support of Bono, the U2 singer, and the artist Louis le Brocquy in a 4 million drive to market Ireland as a prime business location for US multinationals. In language far removed from IDA Ireland’s typical investment parlance, the body said “le Brocquy aimed to make a recognisable image of [...]

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