Yearly Archives: 2014

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Heytsbury Street, Dublin 8

HalO writes:

This bike was dumped outside our house a few days ago and hasn’t been claimed(or nabbed). It seems to be in fine nick just missing a saddle. If anyone has had one similar taken lately let me know.

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‘It has terrified first-time buyers, they are absolutely panicking. Our offices are being besieged by them. They think that if they don’t buy right now, they will never be able to.” The speaker is Keith Lowe, chief executive of one of the country’s biggest estate agents, DNG. The subject is the new mortgage-lending limits proposed by the Central Bank this week – proposals which many property experts are describing as one of the Central Bank’s worst-ever mistakes.

First-time buyer? Maybe it’s time to start panicking (Sarah McCabe, Sunday Independent)

What Goes Up writes:

“This article (above) is surely a sign that it’s time for First Time Buyers to crack each other’s heads open and feast on the goo inside…”

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Blackrock [Co. Dublin] gets a new outdoor pool! The pedestrian underpass at Frascatti Road. And yes the pool goes all the way under the road! No doubt our new utility company will get this rectified ASAP, after all it may account towards the performance related award scheme!

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Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin yesterday.

(Thanks Des Lawlor, John in comments)

Meanwhile…

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This afternoon.

Rob writes:

“Pope’s Quay, Cork. Inside the kerb separating the cycle lane from the roadway…”

 

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Swan Centre, Rathmines, Dublin this afternoon.

Thanks Eleanor