Yearly Archives: 2013

Fintan O’Toole (above) has proposed a ‘citizens’ petition’.

With the following wording:

“As citizens of Ireland, we believe that the payment of €3.1 billion a year, every year until 2023, for Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide is reckless, immoral and unjust. These ‘promissory notes’ have imposed the debts of now-defunct private institutions on Irish citizens as a whole. These are debts which we cannot, should not and will not pay.

“We therefore instruct our Government: (a) to declare by March 17th, 2013, that it will not make the payment of €3.1 billion due on March 31st, 2013, and to inform the European Central Bank that it will no longer co-operate with this unjust imposition of private debts on the Irish people.

“(b) not to enter into any arrangement with the European Central Bank that involves any acceptance of a duty to pay these debts and/or any substantial payment of Irish public money on foot of the promissory notes.

“We further declare that unless the Government makes this declaration by March 17th, 2013, we will engage in peaceful and dignified mass protest in a form to be decided by ourselves collectively.”

The non-affiliated/sponsored, volunteer-run petition site – OurIreland.ie – goes live within the next few days and will be open to “verified individuals who declare themselves as Irish citizens”.

Will YOU sign?

We Need A Citizens’ Petition On Debt Deal (Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times)

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

 

The next annual repayment of €3.1 billion of the €30 billion debt incurred in order to shore up the former Anglo Irish Bank falls due on March 31st.

Yesterday Mr Gilmore refused to confirm or deny if he told European leaders in private last week that the Coalition might collapse in the event of a deal not being reached.

Asked in Brussels about reports he had privately voiced the warning to German chancellor Angela Merkel, commission president José Manuel Barroso and council president Herman Van Rompuy during a recent EU Latin America summit, Mr Gilmore would only say: “The future of the Irish Government is a matter for the Irish Government and the Irish people.”

A senior Government source said the the details of a private meeting could not be divulged but pointed to recent comments made by the Tánaiste on the matter, including his description of the “catastrophic” consequences of a failure.

 

Tensions are….(yawn)….running high.

Kenny and Gilmore deny tensions over bank deal (Harry McGee, Irish Times)

(Wanderley Massafelli/Photocall Ireland)

 

Leave it, man. It’s ancient history.

 

Meanwhiile, From Supermac’s:

“All beef in Supermac’s burgers is 100% Irish, fully traceable back
to the farm and DNA tested to prove that it is 100% Irish beef. The
product in question is an imported product and bears no relevance to
Supermac’s meat products which are 100% Irish.
We have been assured by our supplier that the beef that has been and
is used in Supermac’s burgers is 100% Irish.
Following the beef issue breaking two weeks ago we immediately sought
assurances from our supplier and we were guaranteed that our beef was
and is 100% Irish Beef. This was confirmed both verbally and in
writing. Written tests to verify this were also provided by our
supplier. We have already tested the product ourselves and have been
reassured that it is 100% Irish beef and we will continue to conduct
rigorous independent testing.”

Pat McDonagh, Supermac’s