I have to say I didn’t watch Frontline on Monday last, I have never watched it, sorry as a so called economic pundit I should watch it but no I just can’t bring myself to watch Pat Kenny on TV, I scarred by those jumpers he wore on the Late Late toy show every year.
Well [...]
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It’s certainly a long way to travel to give evidence against the thugs of Tipperary who wreaked violence and attacks against tourists and locals alike on St Patrick’s Day but you have to say this particular man was brave to return to the county where he experienced the underbelly of Irish life, violence against all [...]
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Sectarian attacks during the dark days of the “troubles” were acts of violence against people, these attacks which were often fatal made the daily news and we often became immune to it.
Since the ceasefire and peace process such brutal attacks have stopped, are isolated or are part of “ordinary” criminal activity.
What hasn’t changed and will [...]
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I don’t know what you think about the latest report into Ireland but this one supports the views taken by the Commission of Taxation which recently produced their report into radically changing taxation in Ireland.
The Minister of Finance was correct in that 2009/2010 it is unwise to change the basis of taxation in Ireland and [...]
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