Posted on November 25, 2009 by www.thedogsinthestreet.net
What has happened to car dealerships in Ireland?, they are now closing down weekly, two weeks ago it was Belgard Motors and today a liquidator was appointed to EP Mooney a family owner dealership in business since 1971.
Well I’ll tell you what happened, another Green Party cock up, and do you know what they don’t [...]
Filed under: Current Affairs, Irish struggle to financially survive, The Economy | Tagged: Budget december 2007 kills Irish motor industry, death of the car in Ireland, EP Mooney, Green Party, motor industry Ireland | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 25, 2009 by www.thedogsinthestreet.net
An international news story. I though I would bring you the Dow Jones News Wires version. There is nowhere that David Drumm can hide without this story following him. In once sense I feel somewhat sorry for him, he is afterall a young man and may never work again after his brief stint at the [...]
Filed under: The Economy | Tagged: Anglo Irish Bank, David Drumm, Directors loans Anglo Irish Bank, Dow Jones News Wires, Legal action against David Drumm | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 25, 2009 by www.thedogsinthestreet.net
Yet again a government quango causes the loss of jobs.
In the old days when those in business were respected by government departments and the public service, everyone worked together to ensure the survival of companies whether they were big or small.
Today that is different with regulations and rules rigidly enforced, no leeway and no assistance [...]
Filed under: Current Affairs, Irish struggle to financially survive, The Economy | Tagged: budget travel, commission for aviation regulation, job losses | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 25, 2009 by www.thedogsinthestreet.net
Today I sang a Christmas carol in frustration of the yobs in Belfast who have spoiled what should have been a happy family event.
Christmas time, mistletoe and wine, children singing, skinheads on wine.
With lovely intentions, they lit up the tree, it symbolises hope for them and for me.
Christmas time, skinheads on wine, fighting for Jesus, [...]
Filed under: A day in the life, Current Affairs | Tagged: belfast, christmas lights belfast, christmas violence northern ireland, riot in belfast, sectarian | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 25, 2009 by www.thedogsinthestreet.net
Property Management company Wyse are busy today managing the clean-up of Carrickmines Manor, Glenamuck Road, Carrickmines located on Dublin’s southside close to Leopardstown Racecourse.
The reason – the roof blew off the recently constructed block. Builders Pierce are on site investigating the incident. Residents have been evacuated.
News story from RTE:
Roof blown off Dublin apartment block
He is [...]
Filed under: A day in the life, Current Affairs | Tagged: carrickmines, Carrickmines Manor, glenamuck road, roof blows off apartment | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 25, 2009 by www.thedogsinthestreet.net
Today’s tragic story is about a woman let down by the health system. She has a routine proceedure and dies a short time later.
She was incorrectly diagnosed.
The young mother had a cyst on one of her ovaries but her consultant diagnosed it as polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Irish Independent news story:
Husband tells of wife’s ‘painful’ death following [...]
Filed under: Current Affairs | Tagged: Dr Andrea Hermann, Galway Clinic, manslaughter, professional misconduct, Sandra O'Connor | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 25, 2009 by www.thedogsinthestreet.net
This is awful. If you own one of these please go to the shop you purchased it from as soon as you can and demand a refund.
It is simply unacceptable that you get a “repair kit” and can then rest easy.
Story in the Irish Times:
Parents warned on faulty cribs
JOANNA ROBERTS Irish Times
Irish consumers who own [...]
Filed under: Current Affairs | Tagged: drop side cot, drop side crib, faulty cots, faulty crips, stork craft, stork craft fisher price | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 25, 2009 by www.thedogsinthestreet.net
As someone who has seen a huge drop in income over the last 18 months I can’t stand the sight of public sector workers who are striking because they won’t share the pain that I am most others are feeling.
My kids go without many things that they would easily have got two years ago such [...]
Filed under: A day in the life, Current Affairs, Politics, The Economy | Tagged: benchmarking, brian cowen, electricity blackouts, fat cat union leaders, please stand up to public sector union leaders, public sector unions, war agianst the public sector | Leave a Comment »