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Covid policy in the Department of Education smells of begrudgery
Did you ever notice that those politicians on the left who preach about “fee-paying schools” don’t seem to have a problem pocketing salaries of €97,000 a year plus a minimum of €2,400 a month in tax free allowances plus €750 every 18 months for a new mobile ‘phone plus free parking, free post, subsidies for… Read more
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An Eco Eye programme plugging Bus Connects was fair according to the BAI – which hasn’t upheld a complaint for TWO YEARS!
I don’t know if you caught Eco Eye on RTE on February 25th last. It was about Bus Connects. The blurb for the programme on the RTE website said all the stuff about how big a deal it was. And it said Bus Connects was “divisive” and had been met with “stiff opposition.” So being… Read more
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Why Dublin’s suburbs have become more “weedy” than “leafy” in recent times.
Dublin’s “Leafy Suburbs” have been looking more like “Weedy Suburbs” recently. But there’s actually a good reason, even if they look dire. It’s due to the Council’s decision to stop using chemical weedkillers. The decision was taken some months ago after several reports suggested that weedkillers containing Glyphosate were dangerous. While some scientists maintain the… Read more
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I’ll say it once more. Sure, our guys aren’t perfect but I still think we’re very, very lucky.
It gets more frightening every day. No. Not Covid-19 – though that it terrifying. I’m talking the United States and its infantile, narcissistic, spoiled, dishonest, corrupt, incompetent, oafish, bullying, stupid president Donald Trump. When you put Covid-19 and Trump together, it is truly alarming. Do you remember when he told us last April that the… Read more
