The broadband plan is back in the news. The Journal.ie reports this morning that the Government spent €25million of taxpayer’s money on consultancy reports into the national broadband plan between 2013 and 2019. A hefty sum, by anyone’s standards: In a letter from the Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee, seen […]
I suppose they’ll fit right in. The current members, after all, include Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China, Somalia, Pakistan, and Nigeria For those of you unfamiliar with the crisis in Venezuela, a useful recap from the UN itself, in a report from July of this year: The new report ends this charade, documenting “grave violations of […]
Are you excited? RTE has released a new schedule today for autumn and winter, which, if we’re honest, looks an awful lot like the usual RTE schedule: Irish stories are front and centre of RTÉ’s New Season with entertainment, drama, climate change, live sport and more at the heart of programming. The stars and makers […]
According to the generally well-informed Pat Leahy over at the Irish Times, Dublin is refusing even to engage with the British authorities on the arrangements that might be necessary in the event of a no-deal Brexit: The new British government wants to talk to Dublin about managing a no-deal exit, but Irish Ministers and officials […]
I’ll be honest, I spent a good ten minutes trying to think up a good “swing” joke to greet this news with, and I came up short. “Swings and Roundabouts” was about the best I managed, and that’s just lame. I suppose you can’t have someone who’s now associated, rightly or wrongly, in the public […]
A real good news/bad news report from property website Daft this quarter. The good news: At 6.7%, the rate of increase in Irish rents is finally slowing and slowing quite significantly. The bad news: The people at Daft think it’s because people just can’t afford to pay any more than they are paying. According to […]
The Bundesbank says Germany is headed to recession. Not good news, especially with the possibility of a hard Brexit on the horizon: The German economy could slip into a technical recession in the third quarter after failing to recover over the summer, the Bundesbank said on Monday. In a monthly report, the Bundesbank said falling […]
Credit to The Sun on this one: “Reports in Germany have now revealed two people will have to jet out to America to return the ship to Europe. Some news sources claimed a further two will also fly out to meet up with Greta, however those reports have yet to be confirmed. The non-stop journey eco […]
Look, I don’t believe in conspiracy theories, but let’s face it: Some very prominent people will be feeling a little safer this morning knowing that the Epstein is dead. He hanged himself, the New York Post says. How does a man on suicide watch in a US Federal Prison get the free time, or necessary […]
Bad news for anyone who fancies a dip.
Four million euros. That’s a lot of money to spend on advice, isn’t it? You’d think with four million euros worth of expert advice, the health service would be humming along nicely, but apparently not even that amount of consultant assistance can help the hapless Minister get it right. Anyway, the good news is that […]
The video is here, if you can stomach it. I confess I can not. Suffice to say, you’ll find yourself hoping that there’s another Lion watching from behind a bush, sharpening its claws and teeth. This is just the latest in a long line of recent atrocities involving westerners visiting Africa for the sole purpose […]