Paul McSweeney.
Chief Executive of the Local Government Management agency.
We paid for him to go to Harvard.
NC writes:
Heard this guy on Morning Ireland earlier. So if you’ve already paid the household charge but you receive a warning letter, it’s up to YOU to contact them. Otherwise you get another letter, then a fine. You hardly expect them to fix their f**kup, do you? Irish efficiency boys, best in the world.
Thousands Of Household Charge Warning Letters Sent In Error (RTE)
Woooooh.
By Kevin Corcoran who sez:
A while ago I found myself drawing odd little creatures hiding behind things, I could barely sign my name without adding one of these little guys in! So when It came to illustrating a spooky cover for Halloween I couldn’t resist to give them a home amongst the lettering.
Le Cool Dublin [this week’s issue]
A monthly allowance of around €208 to people with a severe disability, who are unable to walk or who would benefit from trips away from home, has been unlawfully withheld from people over the age of 66.
A new report, entitled Too Old to be Equal’,’ from the Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has revealed the Department of Health has been maintaining an illegal upper age limit of 66 in regards to the payment.
The department has known it has been operating illegally since 2008 and agreed to do away with the age limit last April, but has failed to do so.
RTE reported this morning: “The report details five cases of refusal, including a case where a complainant was aged 81 and who died last March.”
Department illegally Operating Mobility Allowance Scheme – Ombudsman (RTE)
Ennfield?
Nass?
Liam writes:
Naas and Enfield spelled wrong. On a national road sign.Pfft…
Via Waterford Museum.
Can you spot the location in pic 1?
Colour photographs of Ireland, 1920s (Chris Wild, Retronaut)
How Jurassic Park sound designer Gary Rydstrom and his team created the sound of dinosaurs from the real-world vocalisations of dogs, dolphins, swans, walruses, monkeys, snakes and whatever you’re having yourself.
When I was a kid, I would ask waiter in restaurant for ice cream. My 5 year-old son just asked for wi-fi code.
— mark little (@marklittlenews) October 24, 2012
Hmm.
Today’s Irish Independent.
