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Paul O'Donoghue
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3 years
Big update: Mental health minister Mary Butler confirms to me there'll be funding in 2021 to hire 47 specialist eating disorder staff Hopefully will make a real difference to those suffering After months of reporting, must say I'm delighted to see this.
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Government reverses decision to suspend funding for eating disorder plan | Newstalk

The Government plans to set up three new specialist eating disorder hubs in Ireland this year, re...

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Today is the start of Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Worth remembering how Ireland’s eating disorder treatment plan has been funded since its 2018 launch. 2018: €1.5m allocated. €137k spent 2019: €1.6m allocated. €0 spent. 2020: Funding suspended.
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Wow. This description of #Brexit by an Irish Times reader is one of the most cutting I've ever seen
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Things we should keep from Covid: - The option to work from home - Masks on public transport (even just during winter cold season) - Distancing in shop queues Anything else?
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Advice from officials has been very consistent on stockpiling: - There are NO problems with supplies of food or medicines - The only way there WILL be an issue is if people stockpile and panic buy Please be considerate of others #Covid_19
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I've asked at several HSE/NPHET/government briefings what Ireland's long term plan is. As in, will restrictions be needed every time cases jump. No proper answer so far - but it's time for one. This cycle of asking people to "just hang on another X weeks" isn't good enough.
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A huge amount in the latest #COVID19ireland announcement, so this may get a bit lost. But the government has just nationalised the health service. All private hospital staff are now working for the HSE. That. Is. Extraordinary.
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Grimmest Dublin property I've seen on Daft for a while. €1,000 a month for the pleasure of wondering if you can fully open your oven without hitting your bed.
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Anyone else find the level of "outrage" over the Taoiseach visiting the US odd, when no one seems to care about the Irish rugby team flying abroad for the 6 nations?
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See some people wondering what the point of vaccines was, as restrictions are back. Worth remembering that vaccines have dramatically cut Covid deaths. About 100,000 Covid cases reported in both January and November. January: 1,420 deaths November: 160 deaths
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Terrified of being near a 5G mast, but no issue with being in a crowd during a pandemic.
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Mark Tighe
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4 years
The liberate Ireland crowd at the Four Courts today. 😷
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I mean, this just isn't true. There currently isn't a single appointment on the site anywhere in Ireland.
@Independent_ie
Irish Independent
@Independent_ie
3 years
Covid PCR test positivity at ‘unprecedented’ level but ‘vast majority’ who want a test are getting one, says HSE boss Paul Reid
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So, has confirmed: The number of one and two-bed apartments in Dublin city centre *has* jumped by 64% since the start of March. This looks to be due to the sharp drop in demand for Airbnbs. #Covid_19
Daft.ie

Search 1000s of houses, apartments and properties for sale or to rent - from all leading estate agents
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A reminder that George's St Arcade in Dublin said charging rents during lockdown would be "immoral". The owners waived rents for about a year, forgoing about €400k. And now supporting businesses again. A great example to others, worth highlighting👏
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George’s Street Arcade
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Dear All At Georges Street Arcade, Present uncertainties , we will smooth out as always with financial and other support if needed . 🎁 So Do not worry . All will be well ! Always ! Joe and Gwen Layden.
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Aldi is fast-tracking payments for 200 of its Irish suppliers. Normally, it takes 14 days to pay businesses. During #COVID19 , that's being cut to 5. This is a good move. The businesses supplying supermarkets have never been so important.
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Former PDs leader Michael McDowell on RTÉ 1: “Many young people don’t think they can get a house. “The biggest mistake this government made was to say to an entire generation of people: there isn’t much hope for you.” Think that nails it #GE2020
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"Hundreds of pubs are plotting to open their doors on June 29 – six weeks ahead of schedule." Can we *please* refer to these people as dissident publicans?
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Hundreds of Irish pubs plotting to serve pints again on June 29

Exclusive: Many boozers that have restaurant licenses are hoping to get back in business on the earlier date

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Here’s inside one of Dublin’s new legal bedsits You can’t open the bathroom door without hitting the bed. Smaller than a disabled car park space. For €1,300 a month.
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Amazing that this even needs to be said, but still so refreshing to hear.
@TheWomensOrg
The Women's Organisation
@TheWomensOrg
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"Economic growth accompanied by worsening social outcomes is not success. It is failure." - Jacinda Ardern
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All that effort to put up those rotten metal barriers, and yet not arsed installing a few toilets in the area.
@DubCityCouncil
Dublin City Council
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3 years
Unfortunately Portobello Plaza is closed this weekend & we appeal to the public not to come here. We are aware of the importance of public spaces but some behaviour at this location in recent weeks has been completely unacceptable. #Portobello #Dublin
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Anyone else just prefer outdoor dining? One of the few good effects of Covid is there are now actually decent options to eat outdoors in Irish cities.
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On the Belfast trial: pause for a second and think before posting your earth-shattering hot take Twitter doesn't need anymore ill-informed legal experts
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Bernadette Devlin slapped Home Secretary Reginald Maudling across the face after he said soldiers fired in self-defence during Bloody Sunday. She was later asked if she would apologise to Maudling. Her response: "I'm just sorry I didn't get him by the throat."
@BBCWomansHour
BBC Woman's Hour
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50 years ago today 21 year-old Bernadette Devlin was elected to Westminster in a Mid-Ulster constituency by-election. What was her impact? @MargaretWard1 explains
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Today is the start of Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Worth remembering how Ireland’s eating disorder treatment plan has been funded since its 2018 launch. 2018: €1.5m allocated. €137k spent 2019: €1.6m allocated. €0 spent. 2020: Funding suspended.
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One of the stories of #GE2020 - the complete failure of anti-immigration candidates. Candidates for the Irish Freedom Party and the Irexit Party got less than 1%. 21 candidates. 0 elected. A washout. #Election2020
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Paul O'Donoghue
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Spot on. This year's freshers: - Had their Leaving/debs/graduation cancelled - Spent thousands on campus accommodation, only to be suddenly told their courses are online - Have almost no opportunities to meet people and make friends A bit of empathy wouldn't go astray.
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Órla O'Donnell
@Orlaodo
4 years
@MarkPaulTimes People need to stop demonising young people and also start thinking of creative ways to engage them and help them rather than telling them to stay indoors and away from everyone for the foreseeable future.
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Saw this on the side of Devitt’s Pub the other day, seems like an appropriate time to share. Think this says a lot about how the public views Dr Tony Holohan.
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Waiting for an ATM on Dame Street. Four young lads. One holding a massive bag of weed in broad daylight. Other three look worried "None of yiz are getting a sniff if your cards don't work. Not one" #Visa failure seriously hitting our young entrepreneurs
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No idea why the issue of investment funds buying completed housing across Ireland has just caught fire. This has been known about for *years*. Kinda gas to see government reacting as if it was a new thing discovered this week.
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So in 2020, the Dep of Health spent €278k sponsoring a TV show. In the same year, it allocated €0 for new eating disorder treatment services. Just incredible.
@caulmick
Mick Caul
@caulmick
2 years
RTÉ received over €561,000 from the Department of Health for sponsorship of Operation Transformation Figures reveal the department handed RTÉ €278,300 in 2020 and €282,000 in 2021 for the current series from its “Healthy Ireland” fund
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One thing that should be kept in mind about the Mother and Baby home report is that it only covered a sample of 18 institutions. There were many more in Ireland. There were thousands more victims who weren’t included in the report and will likely never have their stories told.
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A Twitter interaction that deserves to be studied for years to come.
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Fair play to Fine Gael. Boldly putting it up to Fine Gael to take action.
@FineGael
Fine Gael
@FineGael
4 years
People arriving into Ireland are receiving confusing and contradictory #COVID19 health advice on restricted movements. This needs to be rectified immediately. Health Spokesperson: @ColmBurkeTD Read more:
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Saddest part of #Whistleblower so far: Maurice McCabe saying, if he knew what was ahead of him, he wouldn't do it all again. For someone to have been so thoroughly vindicated, and still feel that way, shows the hell he went through.
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Just back from reporting on those awful road deaths in Ballinasloe. Saw an unbelievable amount of tailgating on the motorway going home. Incredibly dangerous and accomplishes 0. Lads, please either slow down or overtake. Too many recent deaths on the roads.
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For absolutely no reason, I've got an overwhelming urge to share this cracking Irish Times letter on #Brexit again
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Boris Johnson's interview with Brian Dobson is something else. Dobson asks about Irish border trade several times, talking over Johnson. Johnson nicks Dobson's sheet with border trade facts. Dobson quips: "You can keep that, you might find it helpful" Queue wild applause
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Easy to forget with Delta fears, but good news on Ireland's vaccine uptake front going into the weekend: Latest HSE stats on uptake by age group: 💉 40 - 49: 84% 💉 50 - 59: 91% 💉 60 - 69: 94% 💉 70 - 79: 98% 💉 80+: 99%
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Paul O'Donoghue
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It’s completely ridiculous that there about 4 public toilets to serve a city with over half a million people.
@GraemeMcQ
Graeme McQueen
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3 years
Lengthy queues on a relatively quiet Easter Sunday show why more public toilets needed in Dublin city centre ahead of any lockdown measures being lifted. 🚽
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"Jane earns €52,000 a year and pays €700 a month in rent. "She also has a small site of land where she would like to build a house". So this is a typical first time buyer in Ireland, apparently
@FineGael
Fine Gael
@FineGael
5 years
We understand that first-time buyers can find it difficult to save for a deposit, which is why we introduced Help to Buy. We will increase this to a maximum of €30,000 or 10% of the purchase price to help people buy a home. #rtept
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Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh claimed “a lot of” people on the PUP were probably “back in Eastern Europe, enjoying it there”. (ie, claiming it when they shouldn’t) In 2020, Supermac’s claimed wage subsidies funded by the taxpayer. During the same year, it made profits of €20m.
@MarkPaulTimes
Mark Paul
@MarkPaulTimes
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From Krispy Kreme to Newbridge Silverware: the companies paying dividends while on taxpayer Covid subsidies via @IrishTimes
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This. This is why I do it. The fans make it all worthwhile.
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Fair play to Máire Devine. The Sinn Féin senator is looking to re-register as a nurse to help fight #COVID ー19 👍 Also nice one to the Nursing Board which is waiving the normal €350 restoration fee 👍
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My favourite pro-status quo housing argument is "if you can't afford Dublin, just away". If all lower paid workers actually did that, you'd have a ghost town with almost 0 shops, pubs, cinemas, public transport... Basically, anything that makes a city worth living in.
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No better way to enjoy a beautiful Irish summer's day than with the latest vaccine uptake stats: Latest HSE stats on uptake by age group: 💉 30 - 39: 73% 💉 40 - 49: 87% 💉 50 - 59: 93% 💉 60 - 69: 95% 💉 70 - 79: 98% 💉 80+: 99%
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Paul O'Donoghue
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Class move here from Tesco. It has just announced it's giving a 10% bonus to all its retail and distribution workers (backdated to March 9). Says it's to recognise the workers have gone "above and beyond" during the #Covid_19 crisis 👍
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With everyone distracted by #Covid_19 , the government has published a Nama report it was sitting on for months. Nama sold loans to a property investor for €27m. The loans were potentially worth twice that.
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While public is distracted by Covid-19, Nama shrugs off loan sale findings

Watchdog’s report into the sale of Project Nantes buried under blizzard of news

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Love the Euros. But my god, the gambling ads are a plague. TV. Radio. Online. Just absolutely everywhere. Also the "banter" so many are based around is cringe and rotten 🤢
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So apparently an affordable house costs €320k Avg salary for a couple in Ireland = €75k 10% deposit is 32k = €288k left to pay Borrowing cap is 3.5x earnings. 3.5 x €75k = €262.5k That's still a €25k gap for an 'affordable' home
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‘Affordable’ homes in new scheme would cost €320,000, Minister says

Land Development Agency aims to provide 150,000 new homes over 20 years

www.irishtimes.com
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Some excellent suggestions, fully agree with: - More outdoor dining - Improved pedestrian + cycling infrastructure - Culture of not going into work while sick - Use of Zoom to streamline meetings + interviews - Improved online education
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The Dart Underground was first proposed in 1972. So the *hope* now is to maybe start work... 70 years later! The lack of ambition is mind-boggling. It's almost impressive.
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Underground Dart line mothballed for 20 years, according to updated Dublin transport strategy

The strategy includes proposals for the long-awaited Metrolink from Swords to Charlemont.

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Some good news to start the weekend: Ireland’s vaccine uptake is extremely high. Latest HSE stats on uptake by age group: 💉 40 - 49: 83% 💉 50 - 59: 90% 💉 60 - 69: 93% 💉 70 - 79: 98% 💉 80+: 99%
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Paschal Donohoe said the €16,000 payment to super junior ministers was needed so they're all paid the same. IMO just released a statement pointing out consultant doctors recruited after 2012 are paid 30% less than those hired before. "This is gross hypocrisy plain and simple."
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Ireland ranked number 2 in the world for food security. Something to keep in mind for those working their way through a 6 month supply of tinned peaches.
@theworldindex
World Index
@theworldindex
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The World's Top Countries For Food Security: 1.🇸🇬Singapore 2.🇮🇪Ireland 3.🇺🇸USA 8.🇨🇦Canada 11.🇩🇪Germany 12.🇦🇺Australia 13.🇶🇦Qatar 16.🇫🇷France 17.🇬🇧UK 23.🇮🇹Italy 25.🇪🇸Spain 28.🇲🇾Malaysia 35.🇨🇳China 39.🇧🇷Brazil 41.🇹🇷Turkey 42.🇷🇺Russia 43.🇨🇴Colombia 72.🇮🇳India 78.🇵🇰Pakistan (EIU)
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There's a massive problem coming down the tracks for Ireland. People renting in their 40s and 50s can't save. What happens when they hit pension age? "The state pension is €1,037 a month. The average rent of a one-bedroom Dublin apartment is €1,388."
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Are we prepared for the tenant time bomb?

Home ownership in Ireland is at its lowest level for almost 50 years and has been described as "one of the most important changes in social policy in the last 50 years" - Louise Byrne asks are we...

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Ireland: 1 Channel 4 lady: 0
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Didn't get too much attention at today's NPHET briefing, but expected Covid deaths have plunged. Before, if 1,000 people got Covid, officials expected 10 deaths. Now per 1,000 cases, they expect just 1 death. Vaccines have had a massive impact.
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Incredible #ExitPoll - Sinn Féin are the most popular party in every age group up to 65. ie - among nearly everyone of working age Ireland’s economy has been booming for years: imagine this points to how many people still haven’t felt it #GE2020
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The "poor Phil Hogan" push from some is odd Phil Hogan didn't lose his job bc of Golfgate. He lost his job bc info had to be dragged out of him, and he repeatedly changed his story If he'd come out with a full explanation straight away, he'd likely have been fine. It was on him
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The government set up a special investigation unit to go after thousands of PUP payments suspected to be wrongly claimed. But big companies making profits while getting state subsidies - nothing can be done. Some contrast.
@irishexaminer
Irish Examiner
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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says he does not have the legal ability to force companies which made profits while receiving State supports repay the money. @PTHosford reports
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The mayor of Dublin gets 120 free beer kegs (over 10,000 pints) for their 1 year term. Nial Ring, the current mayor, used his allowance by January. He then got more beer. That also ran out. Now taxpayers have spent €15k on *more* beer for the mayor.
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Worth sharing again. George's St Arcade in Dublin city centre has waived rents for tenants for almost a year now. Estimated to have cost owners up to €500k. Such a brilliant gesture, deserves to be highlighted 👏
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George’s St owner says charging tenants rent would be ‘immoral’

Gwen Layden says waiving charge during lockdown has cost family up to €500,000

www.irishtimes.com
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Supermarkets began wrapping baked goods in plastic at the start of Covid. Which was fair enough then, but it’s been known for ages infection from surfaces is rare. Anyone know if there’s still a need for this? Seems like a massive waste of plastic.
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“A couple with a €60k deposit and income of €150k would not be able to afford a typical two-bed apartment in a Dublin city high-rise development.” I’m sorry, but that’s ridiculous. Developers are completely failing to build affordable homes.
Cost to develop Dublin city apartment as much as €619,000

‘Bricks and mortar’ account for less than half of overall build costs, report claims

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Look, rules are rules, that’s fine. But being this strict for the Debenhams workers, and then being quite hands off for Gemma O’Doherty’s rallies, seems pretty unfair.
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Tina MacVeigh 🇵🇸
@TinaMacVeigh
4 years
Also from todays Debenhams protest, with permission from the worker involved, police harassment of workers fighting for their rights. #Debenhams #Solidarity @MandateTU @bridsmithTD @KittyHollandIT
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Flew back into Dublin at about 1.30am, and this is what you face when trying to get a taxi Ridiculous how in 2018, people are virtually stranded if they fly into Ireland's main airport outside normal working hours
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@paulodonoghue93
6 years
"A finance minister without a bank account?" This interview, which Bertie Ahern walks out of, is a must-watch
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@paulodonoghue93
4 years
For anyone a bit confused about Ireland's new 5 stage Covid-19 plan, this Irish Times graphic sums it up brilliantly.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
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There's a woman wandering around Lidl Thomas Street chatting away to a parrot and it's my favourite thing ever
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To get a loan to buy a €310k house, a couple would need to earn about €80,000. Most recent stats show Malahide has Ireland's highest household median income, at €78,000. So many residents in Ireland's richest town couldn't buy these homes, yet they're somehow "affordable".
@thejournal_ie
TheJournal.ie
@thejournal_ie
5 years
Quizzed about the price of O'Devaney Garden houses, Minister Eoghan Murphy said the majority of homes on the site are less than €310,000 which 'is affordable for people on the average industrial wage'
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Paul O'Donoghue
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4 years
So yes, January 2021 was an absolute slog. But look at this. Look at what a sexy, aesthetically pleasing month February will be as a reward 😍
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@paulodonoghue93
4 years
Ok everyone, here it is. *The* best video to show you how to actually wash your hands #Covid_19
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3 years
So Gordon Elliott gets fined €15k and suspended for 6 months. Good thing the Davy executives didn’t sit on a dead horse. They might’ve actually faced some consequences.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
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The Davy story shows, once again, the lack of consequences for individuals at Irish finance firms. It's 12 years since bank execs helped crash the economy. 6 years since the tracker scandal Incredible there are still so few ways to hold them to account.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
A bit surprised at some of the anger directed at the truckers demo in Dublin. I spent the day speaking to demonstrators, and none wanted to be protesting. They were ordinary people who wanted to be able to earn enough money to live on by doing their jobs.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
The 2 year delay on the land tax is so depressing. We're always told fixing housing "takes time". We were told "it takes time" in 2014, when rents started soaring. We're still told "it takes time" in 2021. And since, things have arguably just got worse. Total lack of urgency.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
The government looks set to again delay raising Ireland's state pension age. Dep of Finance already said it'll rise to 72. More delays could easily push it higher. So young people face working to their mid-70s. If they realised how badly they're being screwed, there'd be riots.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
The Mica scandal, the tracker scandal, the Davy scandal, etc... With all, the difficulty in holding individuals to account is unreal. Accountability seems to be such a problem in Ireland's business world.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
A once in a lifetime pandemic puts hundreds of thousands out of work, and Irish rent prices are *still* going up (from a high base). The market is completely broken.
Cost of renting home in Ireland grew by 2.7% last year despite Covid-19 pandemic

That’s according to the Residential Tenancies Board’s latest rent index.

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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
Finally, someone had the guts to call out Big Weather.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
A reminder: Posting your opinion on social media about Jozef Puska can contribute precisely 0 towards any trial on the killing of Ashling Murphy. But it *can* make conducting a trial more difficult, or even risk collapsing it. So please don't do it.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
6 years
Some rebuttal from Gene Kerrigan to those who complain of Ireland taking in refugees. "We are not the 19th century Brits, who shrugged at famines, while the Irish ate grass. "If our compassion stops at the shores of Ireland, we are nothing more than Farage in a leprechaun hat."
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
As #NotMyPresident trends, a reminder once again of the president's role: He can't refuse to sign a law because he doesn't like it. Once a bill is constitutional, the president has to sign it.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
Covering Kellie Harrington's homecoming today and the Portland Row community has been lovely. Small things, like a woman insisting on bringing me a chair from her garden when I was filing by the road. Really adds up. Can see where Kellie gets her great attitude.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
4 years
For those working from home: Is anyone else’s neck *in bits* from looking down at a laptop all day, or is it just me?
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
So, options for single people looking to buy a house in Ireland: - Be near the top 10% of earners - Have rich parents - Win the lottery?
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House prices have risen 68pc and wages just 9pc – but ‘worst is yet to come’

Hikes in house prices have dramatically outstripped wage increases during the economic recovery since the last recession.

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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
Can we please stop doing this? A Central Bank report from literally last week shows Ireland's growth actually ranks about 8th - 12th in the EU. GDP is a hopelessly outdated measure for how well Ireland's economy is doing due to the impact of big multinationals.
@FineGael
Fine Gael
@FineGael
3 years
It’s official: Ireland’s economy is the only economy in the EU to grow in 2020. Careful management of the public finances over recent years means that Ireland has entered the #Covid19 pandemic from a position of strength.
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@paulodonoghue93
3 years
Quite confident I’ll be in the ground before the metro is.
@MarkLTighe
Mark Tighe
@MarkLTighe
3 years
Dublin Metro will be open by 2034, transport minister Eamon Ryan hopes
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Paul O'Donoghue
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4 years
📣 Excited to be starting a tweet with "some personal news"... After almost 3 years working with some great people at @thetimesIE , I'll be leaving in January. Delighted to say I'm joining @NewstalkFM as a reporter. Can't wait to get started📻
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A subsidiary of a US multinational booked a $3.6 billion profit in Ireland last year. Tax paid: €0 Staff employed in Ireland: 0
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What does it say when a multinational can book a $3.6bn profit in Ireland and not pay any tax here?

Sometimes the facts speak for themselves. For the year ending January 21, 2020, a company called EMC International generated operating income of just $599,000. This was down heavily from the previous...

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Incredible story, deserves sharing again. Galway city council sold an affordable home (meant for those on low incomes) to one of its senior managers. He's now renting it out!
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Paul O'Donoghue
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Most optimistic NPHET briefing in a while there. 0 new deaths. Steady drop in ICU numbers. Cases going down by about 20% week on week. Slowly moving in the right direction.
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
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In February, the government announced €10m for Ireland's mental health services to cope with increased demand during Covid. Health committee has just been told in the 7 months since, none of that money has been used.
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Andanappa Yalagi, Savita Halappanavar's father: "We've got justice." #RepealedThe8th
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Pretty extraordinary stuff from Ireland's human rights commissioner. She says the government has tried to "underplay" the housing crisis and "normalise" homelessness.
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Government has exacerbated housing crisis, says commissioner

Emily Logan describes housing assistance payment as ‘not fit for purpose’

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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
But seriously if you don't use a KeepCup you're killing the planet.
@_TheBulletin
The Bulletin
@_TheBulletin
3 years
Brussels Airlines runs 3,000 empty flights to maintain take-off and landing slots
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It's always relevant. This Irish Times letter just always seems to be relevant. #BrexitVote
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
3 years
Some people jumping on 60% of Covid patients being vaccinated to say vaccines are ineffective. Just 8% of the adult population is unvaccinated. But they account for 40% of hospitalisations Meaning: if you're unvaccinated, you're way more likely to end up in hospital with Covid.
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Gavan Reilly
@gavreilly
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617 Covid-19 patients in hospitals this morning - HSE’s Paul Reid tells @PatKennyNT approximately 40% of these are unvaccinated
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
5 years
Bang on. Michael Fingleton was the head of a lender which cost Irish taxpayers over €5bn. The Central Bank has dropped its probe into Fingleton. And it decided to do this the Friday before Christmas, with no announcement. Speaks volumes.
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Unpublicised dropping of Michael Fingleton case an affront to taxpayers

Inquiry into the octogenarian was quietly terminated last Friday due to his ill-health

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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
6 years
Crazy there's so much interest in a family of 8 supposedly receiving €51k a year It's estimated the Irish state lost €500m in two years from vulture funds not paying tax €51k is about 0.0001% of that Maybe we should keep focused on the big picture?
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Vulture funds pay just €8,000 in tax on €10 billion of assets

New research has shown companies pay just €250 in tax a year.

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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
4 years
Odd moment at press conference there - an official advisor repeatedly attempted to stop @PTHosford from asking a question about #golfgate The same advisor then did this again with another journalist minutes later (both asked the questions anyway, with Stephen Donnelly answering)
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Paul O'Donoghue
@paulodonoghue93
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Yesterday in the Dáil, Leo Varadkar denied being told by bankers that they had to charge interest on Covid mortgage breaks, contradicting state meeting minutes. Today, he said on RTÉ’s The Business that actually, they *did* tell him that Surprised this hasn’t got more attention
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New: Wrote a piece on the Irish banking industry’s response to #Covid_19 In short: the measures announced so far amount to almost nothing. Ireland’s banks owe the public. It’s time for them to repay that debt.
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