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    Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
    ....The properties that they are occupying have been abandoned for several years.......
    The property at 35 Summerhill Parade, Ballybough was vacant since May, and Was ordered by the fire brigade To remain vacant.

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      Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View Post
      The vacant site levy kicks in on Jan 1st m9
      Water charges came in in Q4 2014 with first bills sent out in 2015. It didn't solve our water problems m8.

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        Originally posted by newbie2 View Post
        The property at 35 Summerhill Parade, Ballybough was vacant since May, and Was ordered by the fire brigade To remain vacant.
        I was referring to the property on North Frederick St but as you mention that one, that was occupied because it was deemed to be run by a slum landlord before it became vacant. Again, I personally approve of them highlighting this issue.


        In early May, a large number of primarily Brazilian tenants were evicted with 24 hours notice from the house, and five other neighbouring homes on the street owned by the fund, the DCHA has said. Up to 20 tenants had been living in each property, sharing rooms in cramped bunk bed accommodation.

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          I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that

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            What a fright.


            I was In the bank today when the door opened and some dude in a balaclava came in . I dived behind a partition. It's all right he said, I'm a Garda.

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              Originally posted by newbie2 View Post
              The property at 35 Summerhill Parade, Ballybough was vacant since May, and was ordered by the fire brigade to remain vacant.
              Well as I understand it this isn't what the fire brigade do. They order it to remain vacant unless a series of changes are made within certain timeframes, which might be 'smoke alarms, fire extinguishers in place within 24 hours', 'exit plan notices in all units within 48 hours', 'fire doors, sprinkler systems and a full rewiring within 2 weeks'.
              So some landlords will take the hit here, get the work done posthaste and put the tenants involved in other properties in the meantime, then return them. Other landlords might choose to do the work more slowly but with the ultimately aim of getting some tenants back in.
              Or in the case of Summerhill Parade they may send a heavy around holding a bit of paper saying pack your stuff and get the fuck out.

              So this landlord chose the last option, but I think it's a bit of a stretch to suggest that it's a fire brigade decision. The landlord chose to do what a slum landlord would do - milk the house for as long as possible for the lowest possible level of investment, then let it go to ruin whilst waiting for the council to CPO it for office developement.

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                Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                .... The properties that they are....... .
                Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                I was referring to the property on
                Ahem

                Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                that was occupied because it was deemed to be run by a slum landlord before it became vacant. Again, I personally approve of them highlighting this issue
                Originally posted by Irish Times 8/8/2018
                In a statement Dublin Central Housing Action said the protest was demanding local authorities enact compulsory purchase orders to buy vacant homes for social housing, and that the Government undertake “massive immediate investment in public housing on public land.”

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                  I hate watching season finales.

                  But it has to be done.
                  This too shall pass.

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                    Originally posted by newbie2 View Post
                    Ahem
                    I think AJ already backed up my point.

                    But here is a photo from Summerville Place where one of their slogans is 'Slum landlords out'


                    SPOILER

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                      Originally posted by CourierCollie View Post
                      https://www.irishtimes.com/news/poli...lity-1.2550097

                      looked through the last year of his twitter account, and every single post was automatically generated.
                      A man who disagrees with Sinn Feins vilolent past and current populist make any promise for any vote mentality. Sounds like a solid lad to be getting the retweet from hitch

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                        Is there any numbers on the amount of vacant houses that would meet the criteria for compulsory sale put forward by the group?
                        I'm just curious whether the amount of vacant properties in the city would move the needle much for the housing crisis.

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                          Originally posted by brady23 View Post
                          Is there any numbers on the amount of vacant houses that would meet the criteria for compulsory sale put forward by the group?
                          I'm just curious whether the amount of vacant properties in the city would move the needle much for the housing crisis.
                          2016 census had 245,460 vacant homes around*Ireland which was 12.3 per cent of the total housing stock. A lot are from rural areas where Celtic Tiger developments were never fully finished. Dublin city had 33 empty homes per 1,000 people, both significant numbers.

                          I'm not aware any major change in these figures in the last two years but am open to correction.

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                            "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                              "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                I assumed that would be the answer Hitch, it's quite clear there is progress but I assume extra housing hasn't met the growth in population(happy to be corrected).

                                The issue then is the most vulnerable in society are those who suffered the most during this period. Clearly there is progress but my issue is that the measures have been put in place after the issue has reached a crisis point.

                                I'm unsure of the level of resources needed to stage protests such as this but I would question whether it's the most efficient method of addressing the housing crisis.

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                                  "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                    Can whoever set up the race to 15 premiership goals or maybe a player shed light on a rule?

                                    What if Chelsea and City both land on 15 this weekend? What is the IPB rule?

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                                      The vacancy rate for Dublin is low. About one in twenty Dublin homes is empty, often because they’re for sale or rent, or being renovated, or the owner is in care. This is below the international norm of 6 per cent.
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                                        Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                        Yep absolutely. But then again can they realistically grow any faster? It's almost certain that housing delivery will exceed population growth within about two years. Actually the Central Bank was recently putting people on notice to expect house price falls as a result.
                                        They probably can't but I think the point is that we have reached this point because the situation wasn't given the necessary resources before it reached crisis point.

                                        We shouldn't be in a situation where we have to wait 2 years to reach a point where there is enough housing, it should scaled consistently. There should have been measures in place prior to this imo.

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                                          Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                          so 18,000 ... i.e. not very much.
                                          18,000 is not a lot - Are you actually having a laugh? 18,000 vacant homes is a very large number no matter how you try to spin it.


                                          Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                          Also there is a massive increase in both homes being built (up 30% in a year) and planning permissions for homes (up 80% in a year), specifically thanks to changes that Murphy made to planning system.
                                          I hate this use of percentage increases to talk up what is being done. If I build one house in 2017 and then build two houses in 2018, well then, I've increased my housebuilding by 100% - Wow, look at me, that's a whopper increase, I'm doing an amazing job, pat me on the back, quick! We are nowhere near the number of houses we should and need to be building. This problem has been ignored for years when it should have been the number one priority but it wasn't as homeless people don't vote, simple as. You can spin any reasons of recession / lack of money, etc, the simple fact is, this wasn't given priority due to lack of political will becuase the people involved don't vote and therefore don't count.

                                          Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                          You may say thats not fast enough, but the reality is that things just can't increase any faster. That's absolute breakneck batten-down-the-hatches speed. Your area, shipping containers, grows a few percent a year and you probably find that a hassle. Property construction is growing at 10 times that level.
                                          The growth in shipping of a few percentage points each year isn't a hassle at all actually. The hassle in shipping is that for the major East/West routes, there has been a severe issue with over capacity which has led to a boom bust cycle which is due to the shipping lines not being able to get their shit together.

                                          Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                          So let's be realistic that there isn't much more that can be done right now. Homes don't appear by magic - there's a long lead time between land acquisition, plan development, permission granted, and homes delivered. But new home construction is growing at 30% a year and will probably continue growing at that level for the next few years. There isn't some conspiracy to deprive people of homes, in fact the very opposite is clearly and without any doubt the case.
                                          Conspiracy is a strong word which I probably wouldn't use but there is most certainly a policy of land and house owners sitting on assets in order to drive prices up



                                          Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                          And just to continue on that figure of 33/1000 vacant dwellings in Dublin City in 2016. That number had fallen from 46/1000 in 2011. Its bizarre therefore to assume that there wouldn't be "any major change in these figures in the last two years" given that existing trend.

                                          And let's look at the reasons why property was actually vacant in both Dublin City and the suburbs (so of the 1.1m people in that region):

                                          There's a big 'other' category there, as the CSO couldn't get information on a lot of homes, but you see there's a whole lot of reasons why a property might be empty. The home is for sale, the person just died or is in a nursing home. Let's occupy the homes of the elderly in nursing homes, those speculative pricks!

                                          Even making the big assumption that all the 'other' homes are vacant speculator types, we'd still have a tiny proportion of homes in Dublin that are actually vacant on purpose, especially if we extrapolate the trend that was already taking place of massive drop in vacant dwellings in run up to 2016 when last census was run.
                                          Let's look at just two of the above numbers, Vancant Long Term & Boarded up - habitable - They come to a total of 1,549. In July 2018, there was 9,891 people homeless in Ireland. There are 1,778 familes in there and 3,867 children. So just by tackling the long term vacant and boarded up habitable houses in Dublin, we could potentially elimiate around 40% of the homesless in Ireland.

                                          And those 1,549 are only 10% of the 'Other' Amount in Dublin, 5.5% of the total amount in Dublin and 0.5% of the toal amount of vacant houses in Ireland.

                                          I fully acknowledge I've used percentages for my arguement after dissing you for using them in yours

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                                            18000 isn't much? We could house the homeless and still let a few rich cunts let their property rot away as they wish.
                                            airport, lol

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                                              Ah let’s start seizing people’s property...then let’s start seizing other “vital” services and companies for the good of the people....one word on where this ends. Venezuela.

                                              I’ve no problem with people protesting to highlight issues and bring pressure on govt to act more quickly but for all the comrades out there advocating state thievery I’d suggest you be careful what you wish for.

                                              It didn’t work out so well in Animal farm or in any other socialist paradise you care to discuss. Cuba, Russia, Venezuela all cracking examples of where simplistic solutions lead...

                                              I think people should engage in the real poltics of getting shit done and not protest poltics and clinging to moral high grounds because that sort of stuff is to easily manipulated and a new class of “haves” and “have nots” is all that emerges.
                                              ‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan

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                                                Originally posted by V for Vendetta View Post
                                                Ah let’s start seizing people’s property...then let’s start seizing other “vital” services and companies for the good of the people....one word on where this ends. Venezuela.

                                                I’ve no problem with people protesting to highlight issues and bring pressure on govt to act more quickly but for all the comrades out there advocating state thievery I’d suggest you be careful what you wish for.

                                                It didn’t work out so well in Animal farm or in any other socialist paradise you care to discuss. Cuba, Russia, Venezuela all cracking examples of where simplistic solutions lead...

                                                I think people should engage in the real poltics of getting shit done and not protest poltics and clinging to moral high grounds because that sort of stuff is to easily manipulated and a new class of “haves” and “have nots” is all that emerges.
                                                Sure, it'll all end with private pensions being seized to pay for unaffordable government programs....oh wait, that already happened.
                                                "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                  Originally posted by V for Vendetta View Post
                                                  Ah let’s start seizing people’s property...then let’s start seizing other “vital” services and companies for the good of the people....one word on where this ends. Venezuela.

                                                  I’ve no problem with people protesting to highlight issues and bring pressure on govt to act more quickly but for all the comrades out there advocating state thievery I’d suggest you be careful what you wish for.

                                                  It didn’t work out so well in Animal farm or in any other socialist paradise you care to discuss. Cuba, Russia, Venezuela all cracking examples of where simplistic solutions lead...

                                                  I think people should engage in the real poltics of getting shit done and not protest poltics and clinging to moral high grounds because that sort of stuff is to easily manipulated and a new class of “haves” and “have nots” is all that emerges.
                                                  Another point there is the one about the moral high ground.

                                                  Liberals eagerness to seize this at every possible opportunity and in the most hectoring, self-righteous way (eh Zod!) is what turns mainstream voters off them. Bullshit like LGBT toilets is what enables the likes of Trump.
                                                  "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                    Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                                                    18,000 is not a lot - Are you actually having a laugh? 18,000 vacant homes is a very large number no matter how you try to spin it.
                                                    Is it not relative though? If 18,000 vacant properties is a higher proportion of total properties in Dublin when compared to other major cities in the world then I think you have a valid point (maybe that is the case).

                                                    It's similar to saying 3-4% unemployment is too high because that means approx 150-200k people in Ireland are unemployed but that is effectively zero unemployment.

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                                                      Originally posted by Gimmeabreak
                                                      ffs Hitch will you stop being so rational. Sinn Fein have some magic house beans, pretty sure they are going to make them available any day now.
                                                      I know this wasn't specifically directed at me but just for the record, I am in no way a Sinn Fein fan. I don't quite have Strewel-esque levels of hatred for them but I do think that most of their policies are pie in the sky.

                                                      Originally posted by V for Vendetta View Post
                                                      Ah let’s start seizing people’s property...then let’s start seizing other “vital” services and companies for the good of the people....one word on where this ends. Venezuela.

                                                      I’ve no problem with people protesting to highlight issues and bring pressure on govt to act more quickly but for all the comrades out there advocating state thievery I’d suggest you be careful what you wish for.

                                                      It didn’t work out so well in Animal farm or in any other socialist paradise you care to discuss. Cuba, Russia, Venezuela all cracking examples of where simplistic solutions lead...

                                                      I think people should engage in the real poltics of getting shit done and not protest poltics and clinging to moral high grounds because that sort of stuff is to easily manipulated and a new class of “haves” and “have nots” is all that emerges.
                                                      We are nowhere near to becoming a Venezuela and never will be. Also, the use of the word seizing is over dramatic. I'm sure that you are aware that the people occupying these buildings are not looking to keep them and live in them for free. They are occupying them on a temporary basis as a means to highlight the issue. Real politics has has done jack shit for the people most in need over the past decade.

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                                                        Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                                                        We are nowhere near the number of houses we should and need to be building.
                                                        Have you tried to hire a builder recently?

                                                        No matter who is in government there is no chance they could increase supply any faster without doing something like importing prefabs and using the Army to deploy them.

                                                        Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                                        Let's occupy the homes of the elderly in nursing homes, those speculative pricks!
                                                        There is a significant problem here in the way that the Fair Deal scheme conspires to prevent these properties becoming available to rent.
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                                                          Originally posted by brady23 View Post
                                                          Is it not relative though? If 18,000 vacant properties is a higher proportion of total properties in Dublin when compared to other major cities in the world then I think you have a valid point (maybe that is the case).

                                                          It's similar to saying 3-4% unemployment is too high because that means approx 150-200k people in Ireland are unemployed but that is effectively zero unemployment.

                                                          Yes, it's all relative. I don't have stats on other major cities regarding their vacants to total properties. But if looking at that, you also need to look at the other cities who have a simalar ratio to us, do they have the same issue with homelessness that we do? I don't have the answers to be honest and to some extent, I'm not too interested. I accept that is a very insular outlook but my first concern is the country I live in. And when I say that, I don't just mean Irish people, I mean every person, no matter where they are from, that lives in Ireland as to me, that is the immediate society that I live in and I want that to be a society that has basic levels for every person and having a roof over your head that has secuity of tenure is one of the biggest priorities for me.

                                                          For me, a city having 18,000 vancant homes (over 28K when you take in the suburbs) and a country having over 200K nationwide with 10K people homeless is just plain wrong.

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                                                            Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                                                            Yes, it's all relative. I don't have stats on other major cities regarding their vacants to total properties. But if looking at that, you also need to look at the other cities who have a simalar ratio to us, do they have the same issue with homelessness that we do? I don't have the answers to be honest and to some extent, I'm not too interested. I accept that is a very insular outlook but my first concern is the country I live in. And when I say that, I don't just mean Irish people, I mean every person, no matter where they are from, that lives in Ireland as to me, that is the immediate society that I live in and I want that to be a society that has basic levels for every person and having a roof over your head that has secuity of tenure is one of the biggest priorities for me.

                                                            For me, a city having 18,000 vancant homes (over 28K when you take in the suburbs) and a country having over 200K nationwide with 10K people homeless is just plain wrong.
                                                            Well that is completely fine if that is your position. I addressed homelessness and as I said to Hitch, the issue is the failure to address the issue earlier with preventive measures opposed to reactive ones.

                                                            We have different opinions with regards to the immediate society thing. I do my best to adhere to effective altruism and do my utmost to look from a vantage point that adds the most to human well being, whether it's happening in Dublin or Venezuela, human suffering is human suffering but that's an argument for a different time.

                                                            My issue with this protest is not the aim which is obviously admirable and important but rather that is targeting something that is simply salient but perhaps illogical.
                                                            I agree with V4V in that protests to raise awareness of an issue is important but when an organisation has limited resources they should address the issue that can be the most productive, so if you're targeting vacant buildings and you could be addressing the issue to greater effect elsewhere then your efforts should be redirected.

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                                                              Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
                                                              Have you tried to hire a builder recently?

                                                              No matter who is in government there is no chance they could increase supply any faster without doing something like importing prefabs and using the Army to deploy them.
                                                              Recently, no. But the housing issue isn't a recent issue.

                                                              Four years ago, in 2014, our government pledged that they would eradicate homeslessness by 2016.

                                                              In Dec 2014, there was 3,607 people homeless in Ireland. There are now just shy of 10,000 people homeless.

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                                                                Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                                                                Let's look at just two of the above numbers, Vancant Long Term & Boarded up - habitable - They come to a total of 1,549. In July 2018, there was 9,891 people homeless in Ireland. There are 1,778 familes in there and 3,867 children. So just by tackling the long term vacant and boarded up habitable houses in Dublin, we could potentially elimiate around 40% of the homesless in Ireland.
                                                                You're assuming that 40% of those 9891 people in Ireland
                                                                1. want to live in Dublin
                                                                2. want to live in those particular places in Dublin
                                                                3. will be accepted in those areas in Dublin they are being moved to

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                                                                    Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                                                                    Recently, no. But the housing issue isn't a recent issue.

                                                                    Four years ago, in 2014, our government pledged that they would eradicate homeslessness by 2016.

                                                                    In Dec 2014, there was 3,607 people homeless in Ireland. There are now just shy of 10,000 people homeless.
                                                                    Anyone would think we'd just been through a cataclysmic economic collapse or something....
                                                                    "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                      Originally posted by newbie2 View Post
                                                                      You're assuming that 40% of those 9891 people in Ireland
                                                                      1. want to live in Dublin
                                                                      2. want to live in those particular places in Dublin
                                                                      3. will be accepted in those areas in Dublin they are being moved to
                                                                      No, not really - As of 2016 (the latest figures I have to hand) the Dublin region accounts for somewhere around 70% of all the homeless people in Ireland - This figures come from the CSO.

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                                                                        There's what 1.1 dwellings in Dublin? 1.6% of houses being idle doesn't seem like that much? It's an illiquid asset that needs a lot of maintenance.

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                                                                          Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
                                                                          Anyone would think we'd just been through a cataclysmic economic collapse or something....
                                                                          Sure, we came out of that years ago, have you not been listening to the government when they've repeatedly told us this?

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                                                                              Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                                                                              Sure, we came out of that years ago, have you not been listening to the government when they've repeatedly told us this?
                                                                              No. Listening to politicians doesn't tend to lead one to enlightenment.

                                                                              The after-effects will be with us for a couple more decades.
                                                                              "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
                                                                                There is a significant problem here in the way that the Fair Deal scheme conspires to prevent these properties becoming available to rent.
                                                                                The 80% "tax" on it may be rectified soon but I can't see most of them wanting to be or able to be a landlord. They'd have to let family members or agencies rent their house out for them so not all rent would make it's way to their pocket. Also where do all their personal belongings go? Don't see it being a big solution really.

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                                                                                  Andy FB in stirring the pot
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                                                                                    Originally posted by Lazare View Post
                                                                                    What if due to ignorance or whatever, the will isn't there?

                                                                                    What if people just don't give a fuck?

                                                                                    That yoke beside me rarely sends her kid to school. Wife spotted her sending the child off to the shops this morning when he should have been in school.

                                                                                    She gave the kid vodka last Xmas. He's about 7.
                                                                                    that's surely a social services call if true
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                                                                                      Speaking of roofs over yer head. (I’m with you Comrade Lao Lao ).

                                                                                      Has anyone ever read of the Wrens of the Curragh. I recommend you have a wee look, very interesting stuff. Basically hookers who lived in bushes in the Curragh and serviced the Soldiers there. Mad stuff but fascinating. What a life.

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                                                                                        Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post
                                                                                        Andy FB in stirring the pot
                                                                                        good LOL at that last night, genuinely not sure who they are giving out about here, Mickey Martin or the French Professor
                                                                                        Turning millions into thousands

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                                                                                          Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post
                                                                                          that's surely a social services call if true
                                                                                          Very hard, verging on impossible, to get an order to remove a child from its family in Ireland.
                                                                                          "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                            Originally posted by NuckChorris View Post
                                                                                            The 80% "tax" on it may be rectified soon but I can't see most of them wanting to be or able to be a landlord. They'd have to let family members or agencies rent their house out for them so not all rent would make it's way to their pocket. Also where do all their personal belongings go? Don't see it being a big solution really.
                                                                                            Yeah, I think what people find hard to deal with is that the majority of people don't come home from nursing homes.
                                                                                            Also I'd expect that the number Hitch quoted is a huge underestimate and probably makes up a good proportion of the Other category.
                                                                                            Turning millions into thousands

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                                                                                              Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
                                                                                              No. Listening to politicians doesn't tend to lead one to enlightenment.

                                                                                              The after-effects will be with us for a couple more decades.
                                                                                              Headlines today are full of waiting lists and the this year's extra 600 Million 'adjustment' in health spending.

                                                                                              But we can throw billions into building, hand multi millions to every woman who had a false negative cervical screening, remove waiting lists and cut USC ahead of the next election

                                                                                              Its almost as if there was someone printing money at an unprecedented rate.
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                                                                                                Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
                                                                                                Yeah, I think what people find hard to deal with is that the majority of people don't come home from nursing homes.
                                                                                                Also I'd expect that the number Hitch quoted is a huge underestimate and probably makes up a good proportion of the Other category.
                                                                                                We're currently househunting in the Clontarf area.

                                                                                                The amount of (decent-sized) houses that have had downstairs turned into disabled\elderly zones is quite something. With the upstairs clearly unlived-in for years.

                                                                                                There must be a better way that allows the elderly person a home suited to their needs and frees up the property for a family.
                                                                                                "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                                  Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
                                                                                                  Headlines today are full of waiting lists and the this year's extra 600 Million 'adjustment' in health spending.

                                                                                                  But we can throw billions into building, hand multi millions to every woman who had a false negative cervical screening, remove waiting lists and cut USC ahead of the next election

                                                                                                  Its almost as if there was someone printing money at an unprecedented rate.
                                                                                                  Or there was an election coming.
                                                                                                  "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                                    Anyone fancy helping the homeless while we're on topic store.subset.ie has art prints from grey area project as well as t shirts and that. Helping two good causes.
                                                                                                    airport, lol

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                                                                                                      Originally posted by Silver-Tiger View Post
                                                                                                      Can whoever set up the race to 15 premiership goals or maybe a player shed light on a rule?

                                                                                                      What if Chelsea and City both land on 15 this weekend? What is the IPB rule?
                                                                                                      On phone but will check back later. Think it was earliest minute there rather than ko times but will double check later.

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                                                                                                        Just saw an Aussie reg car in the school car park. Why would you even..?

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                                                                                                            Originally posted by zuutroy View Post
                                                                                                            Just saw an Aussie reg car in the school car park. Why would you even..?
                                                                                                            Don't know about Oz but I know a lad who was planning to move the family home from the Middle East and was able to import a couple of high value cars by buying them there the requisite number of months before he left and after shipping and VRT he cleared a profit that made it well worth the effort.
                                                                                                            Turning millions into thousands

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                                                                                                              "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                                                                                Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                                                                                                what was it?! Can't access comments.
                                                                                                                Something about being a tax exile living in France

                                                                                                                perhaps without actually using the words tax exile directly
                                                                                                                Turning millions into thousands

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                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                                                                                                  Let's just elide the fact that Putin feels completely emboldened to whack people on NATO soil, as well as interfere in their elections.
                                                                                                                  "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                                                    "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                                                                                      "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                                                                                        Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                                                                                                        NATO soil is everywhere, pointing weapons directly at Russia. I'm not surprised that is considered annoying to them.

                                                                                                                        Also the US directly interfered in Russian elections in 2011 when Hilary was running foreign policy in US. Hence the revenge motive.

                                                                                                                        But, more fundamentally, this tweet was of a humorous nature being evocative of similar slapstick mistaken-man comedies in the past, hence the popular retweeting of it
                                                                                                                        NATO: democracies. Generally considered good thing.
                                                                                                                        Russia: autocratic mafia state. Bad thing.

                                                                                                                        There is no moral or other equivalence between the two. Putin is a murderous kleptomaniac.
                                                                                                                        "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                                                          Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post
                                                                                                                          that's surely a social services call if true
                                                                                                                          2nd hand info. The person that told us about it overheard her and her equally scumbaggy boyfriend beating the shit out of each other over it.

                                                                                                                          Begged us not to say anything as she's terrified of her.

                                                                                                                          Have honestly never experienced a more repugnant human.
                                                                                                                          I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that

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