94 officers commissonied into the Defence Forces….yet the retention of other ranks and ratings is at its lowest in 90yrs.
Other ranks are struggling to provide for themselves and/or their families by applying for FIS…as public servants who dont have the right to industrial action they are the lowest of the low…Officers,on the other hand,as civil servants have been granted full restoration of pay….in the same vein as ministers,TD’s,senior civil servants,secretarys of Depts…etc,etc….
94 officers being sent to units with no troops to command.
21yrs service,9 tours overseas….the Defence Forces is gone to Fupp.
newsjustin
What’s the difference between a public servant and a civil servant? (Serious question)
paul
Same thing I think. Civil servants work for the public service/sector?
dav
I’d Say Neesons’ publicist is having a great day today..
SOQ
The Indo says that one of the negotiators of the GFA has threatened to take the British government to court over attempts to remove the backstop. Anyone know who that is?
dav
Is there a reason that the Indo didn’t say who it was?
Eoin
David Trimble, the former leader of the UUP is taking legal action about the backstop, claiming the current draft of the Withdrawal Agreement – the one voted down by the UK parliament – is in conflict with the Good Friday Agreement.
SOQ
Oh that’s interesting, a split in the unionist camp too so.
Rep
No, he is arguing that there can be no backstop. He wants the backstop in the Withdrawal Agreement replaced with the, as yet undefined, “alternative arrangements”.
SOQ
Good luck with that one. If they have a viable alternative then where is it?
Martco
Trimble
I read online yesterday
no idea why the secrecy
Eoin
All the British broadsheets
British minister, Greg Clark who claimed “there was no chequebook” to keep Nissan in Sunderland producing cars, is now exposed for committing £80 million to the Nissan’s ex-chairman (currently in prison in Japan on charges of serious financial malfeasance at Nissan).
The offer of £80 million by the British minister was contingent on “positive decision by the Nissan Board to allocate production of the Qashqai and X-Trail models to the Sunderland plant.” Was it illegal state-aid? Was it an outright bribe? Was it just as illegal as the Saudi businessman who helped Nissan hide losses?
Regardless, Greg Clark either misled parliament or just plain lied about the £80 million.
The UK really is a whoring cesspit of sleaze.
Eoin
The London Times reveals
“Men’s brains may be larger but women hold a trump card in the mental battle of the sexes: their grey matter behaves as if it were three years younger. Scientists measuring the brain activity of more than 200 people found that female brains were more youthful than those of males of the same age”
All turmoil at US vulture Pimco. One of the founders leaves and investors are pulling funds. I sincerely hope ex-FG leader John Bruton is safe in his role as a director.
Not sure about John B being brainy
The brother is a bitta’ve smarty pants alright
The Internet Is For Cats
No news on Snowflakes on the front of the UK Star today and Diana hasn’t been in the front of the Express in ages …
Eoin
The press in NZ where Irish/English travellers recently wrecked havoc reports.
Facebook bans the word “gypsy”,”no spelling of the word, not in short form or with deleted letters was being accepted by Facebook”
A Facebook spokesman responded to the uproar saying “gypsy” is a derogatory term and the politically correct term would be Romani people or Romani.
This example is a reminder that seemingly commonplace terms for communities of people can still be hate speech, the spokesman told Stuff.
Spaghetti Hoop
You update regularly on that story. Relatives?
Starina
i really struggle with that one. I’m still trying to stop saying it. It was a positive term in my family (fairly typical in the states), but I get why people want it to stop being used.
“The mum-of-four wrote overnight: “Why is it ok for a man to call a girl a fat ugly c***?????? Seriously new level of pushing someone to the edge.””
Spud
Never heard of the poor woman before this.
Terrible someone in their late 30s could be affected so much by social media like that, if that is what happened.
4 kids too.
And I’m sure all her pictures show her beauty off doing wonderful things, but behind the scenes must be another story we don’t see.
94 officers commissonied into the Defence Forces….yet the retention of other ranks and ratings is at its lowest in 90yrs.
Other ranks are struggling to provide for themselves and/or their families by applying for FIS…as public servants who dont have the right to industrial action they are the lowest of the low…Officers,on the other hand,as civil servants have been granted full restoration of pay….in the same vein as ministers,TD’s,senior civil servants,secretarys of Depts…etc,etc….
94 officers being sent to units with no troops to command.
21yrs service,9 tours overseas….the Defence Forces is gone to Fupp.
What’s the difference between a public servant and a civil servant? (Serious question)
Same thing I think. Civil servants work for the public service/sector?
I’d Say Neesons’ publicist is having a great day today..
The Indo says that one of the negotiators of the GFA has threatened to take the British government to court over attempts to remove the backstop. Anyone know who that is?
Is there a reason that the Indo didn’t say who it was?
David Trimble, the former leader of the UUP is taking legal action about the backstop, claiming the current draft of the Withdrawal Agreement – the one voted down by the UK parliament – is in conflict with the Good Friday Agreement.
Oh that’s interesting, a split in the unionist camp too so.
No, he is arguing that there can be no backstop. He wants the backstop in the Withdrawal Agreement replaced with the, as yet undefined, “alternative arrangements”.
Good luck with that one. If they have a viable alternative then where is it?
Trimble
I read online yesterday
no idea why the secrecy
All the British broadsheets
British minister, Greg Clark who claimed “there was no chequebook” to keep Nissan in Sunderland producing cars, is now exposed for committing £80 million to the Nissan’s ex-chairman (currently in prison in Japan on charges of serious financial malfeasance at Nissan).
The offer of £80 million by the British minister was contingent on “positive decision by the Nissan Board to allocate production of the Qashqai and X-Trail models to the Sunderland plant.” Was it illegal state-aid? Was it an outright bribe? Was it just as illegal as the Saudi businessman who helped Nissan hide losses?
Regardless, Greg Clark either misled parliament or just plain lied about the £80 million.
The UK really is a whoring cesspit of sleaze.
The London Times reveals
“Men’s brains may be larger but women hold a trump card in the mental battle of the sexes: their grey matter behaves as if it were three years younger. Scientists measuring the brain activity of more than 200 people found that female brains were more youthful than those of males of the same age”
Yeah, but they’re larger. Game, set and match.
Hahahaha
All turmoil at US vulture Pimco. One of the founders leaves and investors are pulling funds. I sincerely hope ex-FG leader John Bruton is safe in his role as a director.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/former-taoiseach-caught-up-in-1bn-case-taken-in-us-against-nama-37063815.html
Ah yes. Pimco. Bruton (also on the board of Teneo….Alan Kellys brother’s lot that loves water).
Sure aren’t they all brainy and clever? Or just connected.
Not sure about John B being brainy
The brother is a bitta’ve smarty pants alright
No news on Snowflakes on the front of the UK Star today and Diana hasn’t been in the front of the Express in ages …
The press in NZ where Irish/English travellers recently wrecked havoc reports.
Facebook bans the word “gypsy”,”no spelling of the word, not in short form or with deleted letters was being accepted by Facebook”
A Facebook spokesman responded to the uproar saying “gypsy” is a derogatory term and the politically correct term would be Romani people or Romani.
This example is a reminder that seemingly commonplace terms for communities of people can still be hate speech, the spokesman told Stuff.
You update regularly on that story. Relatives?
i really struggle with that one. I’m still trying to stop saying it. It was a positive term in my family (fairly typical in the states), but I get why people want it to stop being used.
This is awful
“Model mum-of-four Alli MacDonnell took her own life after being ‘pushed to the edge’ by vile social media post”
https://www.thesun.ie/news/3716063/alli-mac-donnell-took-own-life-vile-social-media-post/
“The mum-of-four wrote overnight: “Why is it ok for a man to call a girl a fat ugly c***?????? Seriously new level of pushing someone to the edge.””
Never heard of the poor woman before this.
Terrible someone in their late 30s could be affected so much by social media like that, if that is what happened.
4 kids too.
And I’m sure all her pictures show her beauty off doing wonderful things, but behind the scenes must be another story we don’t see.
i see that uk actor is getting lots of notice.