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 →
Happy days. Yup. Tomorrow is the day we have been eagerly anticipating. For tomorrow is that annual festival of the National Gang Rape, otherwise know as Budget Day. Today is the day we all stock up on vast quantities of … Continue reading →
Doctors have demanded a 20 per cent tax hike on sugar sweetened drinks in the upcoming budget to tackle the obesity epidemic. ep·i·dem·ic ˌepiˈdemik noun noun: epidemic; plural noun: epidemics 1. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at … Continue reading →
It is a rare event when I hear something from the EU that cheers me. Rarer still when it comes from that grubby little leech Van Rompuy. Rarest of all when he produces a video that I want to watch … Continue reading →
It’s not a joke. Days after a budget that fleeced the elderly, the disabled and just about anyone struggling to survive, our gubmint gives itself a wee Christmas present. Free iPads for all TDs. Except that of course we are … Continue reading →
So what do I think of the budget? For a start it was probably the least equitable budget in the history of the state. Virtually every measure was introduced without any mention of ability to pay. Not one fucking exemption … Continue reading →
