Further to Aer Lingus’ not very Nice return flight price.
Alan writes:
Same story with CityJet (above) . Flight is nearly half the price if booked as return. Unfortunately the return flight is €90.
Anyone?
Earlier: Aer Bingo
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Heart gladdening scenes from the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Sligo at the weekend.
From top: Brian Scanlon and daughter Hannah; Coala Love; Ned Lanagan and unidentified broom dancer; Darrah O’Heiligh plays pipes on Garda Breffni O’Rourke’s motorbike; Niamh McArdle and Katie Steer; Bernie Carty (standing) with Jim Murphy (second right).
Needs more spoons.
(Mark Stedman/RollingNews)
A little clarity from county Tipp. To wit:
The ‘rent a room’ scheme allows a homeowner to rent out a room, or many rooms, in their home to students, interns or professionals, TAX FREE, as long as they do not earn over the magical €12,000 per annum. Revenue’s argument is that in the above scenario the person renting the room is a ‘resident’ whereas under the AirBnB scenario they are a ‘guest’. The argument further continues that because they are a ‘guest’ it is now a ‘trade’.
To be honest, it is all very stilted towards city dwellers. We’d gladly be surrogate parents to a student or intern, if there was the opportunity.
Living in prime agricultural/rural Ireland, there are no hospitals or industry within a 40 mile radius. There is a massive exodus of students from here to the cities every Sunday during term time…. heading off to line the pockets of the ‘non-trading’ ‘rent a room’ folks.
Parts of rural Ireland are dead during the week… waiting patiently for the young people to come home again at the weekend.
Can anyone explain to me what’s not a ‘trade’ about renting a room to a student, intern or professional?
Well?
READ ON: AirBnB versus Irish Revenue (A Year In Redwood)
Earlier: Airé
(H/T: Lorna)
Carlosfandango writes:
Spotted this ‘ultra’ hipster on Leeson Street [Dublin 2] on an oversized skateboard thing. Appeared to be electric. Apologies for the poo picture, multitasking. I was mixing a gin and tonic at the time…
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Jaykers.
Spotted on Bridge Street in Tralee, Co. Kerry this morning.
Thanks Diarmaid Frain
In Bangkok
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BBC reports:
“There has been a large explosion close to a shrine [Erawan Shrine] in the centre of the Thai capital, Bangkok. Local TV has initially reported five dead and 20 injured and quoted police as saying it was caused by a bomb.”
“The BBC’s Jonathan Head, who is at the scene, says there is a huge amount of chaos with body parts scattered everywhere and a crater that does indicate a bomb attack.”
Explosion rocks central Bangkok (BBC)
Pic: Breaking911
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An intriguing piece of eye-candy made from photographs and video footage, directed by Kevin McGloughlin of Hinterland Films in Dublin, who sez of it::
Various techniques in time-lapse photography and long exposure photography are incorporated with real time footage. The images were later digitally manipulated and stacked in a 3D environment.
