Free GP care for over-70s. Isn't that a wonderful idea? Isn't Ireland such a wonderful place that anyone under 6 and over 70 now has full access to a GP for free? No it fucking isn't! It is a fucking … Continue reading →
I used to have a despicable little shit of a bank manager. This was back in the early Eighties when I had a massive mortgage and money was tight. Despite having a full time job and an owner-occupied house the … Continue reading →
There is something that has puzzled me for a long time. Where have all the pipe smokers gone? I know there are a few Puritans who would smugly claim that they have all been killed by their nasty foul addiction … Continue reading →
Today is Budget Day. For a while now we have been hearing all about how this is to be an “end of austerity” budget. There are all sorts of promises that the tax burden will be eased and how they … Continue reading →
I hate that expression “green shoots”. I hate it because it is one of those horrible little expressions that seems to become the mot du jour, and it has been thrown at us incessantly here in Ireland for the last … Continue reading →
