Author Archives: Nick Kelly

This afternoon.

Further to the introduction by AIB and Bank of Ireland of a new charge, ‘negative interest’, on all monies including home mortgage loans held in solicitor client accounts….

“The banks have wrongly included solicitor client accounts in their general application of negative interest rates, which they maintain apply to savings accounts. Solicitor client accounts are not savings accounts; they are a necessary part of commercial and conveyancing transactions.

“Put simply, when a person is paying out their borrowed money to complete the property purchase they will have less money than when they received the loan. A similar situation will exist for those who are selling and paying off a mortgage. As a direct result of this charge, they will need to have additional money to make up the difference.”

President of the Law Society of Ireland, James Cahill

Meanwhile…

Fight!

Law Society calls for client account exemption from new bank charges to reduce unnecessary financial burden on prospective home buyers (Law Society)

David Long & Shane O’Neill – Earth Moves

Flat Earthers, avert your gaze!

There’s a whole lot of NASA goin’ on in the new video by former Into Paradise singer David Long and former Blue In Heaven and Blue Angels singer Shane O’Neill.

The duo have been friends since they were knee-high to a Telecaster growing up in the Dublin suburb of Churchtown.

Long is now based in Kerry but the pair worked on their new album Moll & Zeis (top) remotely.

The album is available to buy on bandcamp.

Nick says: There’s a starman waiting in the CGI.

‘sup?

Thirty eight years.

Thank Fionnuala it’s Friday.

And technically it’s Springtime too (just stay away from the weather forecasts).

Which brings us to the theme of this week’s music competition: What’s your favourite song whose title or lyrics contain a reference to Spring?

Here’s mine.

Reply below to be in with a chance of winning a splendid €20 gift voucher redeemable at  Currys PC World.

The winner will be chosen by my window cleaner.

Lines MUST close at 10pm.

Nick says: Good luck!

Currys PC World

Sam Wickens – Murky Waters

Grey is the colour.

Sam Wickens delivers another soulful and atmospheric performance on his new single Murky Waters from his new 5-song Watson EP released today.

Filmed under a particularly ominous Irish sky, the textured monochrome video was made by DanDanDann productions.

Sam writes:

“Murky Waters is the realisation that I was raised and put through terrible circumstances. Constantly feeling alone through every obstacle that was placed in front of me.

Traumatic events seemed to follow me no matter where I ran, I started to believe that I was some sort of gatekeeper, that my purpose was to absorb the terrible things so others didn’t need too.”

The Bangor songwriter is due to play The Workman’s Club, Dublin on April 1. Fingers crossed.

Nick says: Play it, Sam.

Sam Wickens