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Tag Archives: Recession

frontline phreak out

Comments Off Posted by on November 13, 2009

Nearly as funny as A man is due before Dublin District Court tomorrow morning following an incident in which a car was driven against the main doors of RTÉ’s television studios in Donnybrook last night. Shortly after 11pm the man, identified by RTÉ Security as Paul Stokes, drove the car onto the RTÉ campus in [...]

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prostitutes have more social standing

1 Comment Posted by on November 8, 2009

I met some interesting young girls in town last night during and after a private party. One did’nt want to tell me her occupation. She said it was very embarassing. I said “are you a prostitute?” and she said “its worse”. I told her that what I do for a living is something that I [...]

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celtic tiger desperation plus bizarre juxtaposition

Comments Off Posted by on November 7, 2009

Thanks to Ed for pretty much writing this one: “celtic tiger desperation plus bizarre juxtaposition; Ben dunne and Christian Dior” bendunne.com Dunne’s career is a story of industry in Ireland throughout the past quarter century. Like many of his generation, Dunne began working in the family business, but unlike most he eventually helped transform his [...]

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the virgin mary is very angry

Comments Off Posted by on October 29, 2009

“Black Jesus” – Everlast They call me white Devil, black Jesus Heaven closes, Hell freezes Ego’s trippin’, scripts keep flippin’ Bloods keep bloodin’, Crips keep crippin’ Time keeps slippin’ and I keep fallin’ I can’t see but I hear them callin’, ballers ballin’ Players playin’, haters fightin’, righteous prayin’ The faith that is based on [...]

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the death of the celtic tiger II

1 Comment Posted by on October 18, 2009

As a follow up to a post which links to a video of the same name It occured to me that the lyrics of some songs I love accurately depict what I see and have seen going on around me. At the risk of becoming someone who just posts links to videos I am not [...]

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more deranged ramblings of a madman

1 Comment Posted by on October 15, 2009

tribune.ie: This guy is bearish on property, it is expresses a demented style of writing made famous in Ireland, namely the drunken style. commented, on August 6, 2009 at 6:37 a.m.: I dont know about that PHIL, dont you think they would miss their mammies. I mean their MAMAS were the ones who boasted about [...]

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moving along nicely

Comments Off Posted by on September 29, 2009

“Four people are expected to face charges arising from the garda investigation into Anglo Irish Bank. Senior garda sources say the investigation is “moving ahead nicely” but gardai will not be in a position to make arrests and seek charges until next year at the earliest, because of the complexities of the case.” “Move along” [...]

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dear Nama

Comments Off Posted by on September 29, 2009

found at thepropertypin.com – a member of the Irish parliament in negative equity wants to sell his house to the Government. Two weeks ago I wrote to NAMA to offer my apartment to them for long-term economic value. Like hundreds of thousands of young people, I am now in negative equity and am facing the [...]

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the irish monopoly set

1 Comment Posted by on September 25, 2009

I am glad I don’t live in the brown squares. irishtimes.com: Government estimates of Nama valuations appear implausible, are out of line with other property collapses and may impose massive losses on the taxpayer WHAT HAS been dismaying about the recent acrimonious exchanges over Nama is that neither side seems to feel it necessary to [...]

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whoa says Ned

Comments Off Posted by on September 24, 2009

As if we needed our pig farmer turned politician telling us how Nama helps those moronic property developers: Ned O’Keeffe (FF TD, Cork) said yesterday in the Dáil debate: “It is with great pride that I support my Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, in introducing this wonderful and badly needed rescue of the economy, property developers [...]

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