Category Archives: Fairytales

This is an attack on our democracy!

By SHANE HEGARTY Irish Times.com PRESENT TENSE: IN 2004 Allied Irish Banks became embroiled in a furore when it was discovered to have overcharged foreign exchange customers to the tune of many millions. At the time the figure was put … Continue reading

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European bank stress test scam!

European bank stress test – official estimates signify NAMA is unintentionally overpaying for loans and undermine DoF’s claims about the Bottom namawinelake | July 24, 2010 at 6:28 am The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) together with the EC … Continue reading

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Ivor Callely’s expenses

Members’ Interests Committee Watch the Seanad committee discussions as part of its investigation into Senator Ivor Callely’s expenses. video link http://www.rte.ie/live/index.html Looking at this character waffling on and effectively making us all out to be idiots is just pathetic! His … Continue reading

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Preliminary Report Into Ireland’s Banking Crisis 31 May 2010

After reading the Preliminary Report into Ireland’s Banking Crisis one can only come to the conclusion that Cowen and Lenihan are Guilty of “Gross Incompetence and Dereliction of Duty” And should resign immediately and be brought before the courts on … Continue reading

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What if this oil spill was off the coast of Ireland?

  If this had happened in Irish waters the Government would have told the nation that we were all responsible and we must all put our shoulder to the wheel and help stop this well from leaking any more of … Continue reading

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Protesters at Anglo Irish Bank

  It appears the four people on ledger were arrested as well as two or three people who had been outside. All this took place in the space of ten minutes. Inspector Gannon who led the assault on Shell to … Continue reading

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House price index (Permanent TSB/ESRI)

Quarter 1, 2010 – Permanent TSB/ESRI Index crashes 10.3% for Dublin Today sees the publication of the first Permanent TSB/ESRI QUARTERLY house price index which replaces the old monthly index which was suspended following publication of the December 2009 index because … Continue reading

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The Foxes minding the Chickens

The Governments intention to hold the inquire in the banking collapse in Private is an outright attack on Irish democracy Having beaten down the will of the people to use the exiting democratic means to challenge them We find that … Continue reading

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Banking Inquiry, what Banking Inquiry?

Banking Inquiry We have being promised to-day a Banking inquiry of sorts, by the government but with conditions There is no need for me to go through all the nity – gritty as I am just too disillusioned with the … Continue reading

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Don’t reward incompetence!

Voting yes to Lisbon is like saying thank you to the current band of misfits running the country and asking them to continue screwing us

Posted in Fun, Irish News, Irish Politics, Irish Financial News, Green Party, NAMA, Fairytales, Lisbon Treaty, General Election Issues for Wicklow, Lisbon Treaty 2, No to Lisbon 2, Irish Government, Irish Pirate Banks, Irish property News, National Asset Management Agency, Lisbon 2 treaty, Lisbon 2 referendum, Anglo Irish Bank, No2NAMA, No 2 NAMA campaign | Tagged , , , , , ,