Meter Raid
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Jack Ascinine writes:
“Foxhill, Baldoyle, Dublin 3 this morning…Piles of Gardai, no protesters.”
UPDATE:
Jack writes:
“Protesters now completely blocking street causing residents to drive down the path to get into estate. Extra can load of Gardai called in…”
Driving Duos
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A pleasing compilation of memorable driving duos from teh movies by film enthusiast Roman Holliday.
Scroll the long, long list of movies featured here.
‘süp?
Yokes Yokes Yokes
Thanks DublinGunner37
Meanwhile…
https://vine.co/v/OqiBPT3gn71
Irish supporters in the Veltins-Arena tonight (top) and above John O’Shea’s injury time equaliser.
“What a result for Ireland. Extraordinary. Not exactly deserved on the balance of play, but that’s the hideous, wondrous beauty of this game. The Germans sulk off the pitch grumbling – they should have won this match by a distance, but for all their possession they created only one clear chance inside the penalty area (Götze in the 80th minute, well saved by Forde), and actually the Irish created two….”
Germany 1- Ireland 1 (Guardian LiveBlog)
Pic: You Boys In Green
Meanwhile…
Jaysus.
Shane Caffrey tweetz:
“German merchandise outside the stadium [Gelsenkirchen, Germany] tonight!”
Sinn Sin
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Just informed that I’m not allowed back into the Dáil chamber till tomorrow
— Mary Lou McDonald (@MaryLouMcDonald) October 14, 2014
Sinn Féin staged a walkout this evening after Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett was accused of bias by Deputy Mary Lou McDonald.
Deputy McDonald refused to withdraw a remark about the Ceann Comhairle “being deliberately disruptive” and making a “biased intervention“.
It was like 1922 all over again.
Back home in plenty of time for Spotlight on BBC One tonight.
Ah here.
An instant assessment of where all the money raised by the ‘Old Reliables’ (booze, cigs and petrol) in the fag-hating Budget 2015 will end up. Prepared by boffin-stuffed think tank PublicPolicy.ie.
Hic.
Thanks Maryrose Lyons
Karl Monaghan
Budget 2015.
Does it suit YOU?
Karl’s Budget 2015 calculator (powered by TaxCalc.ie) now includes all of this afternoon’s data.
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- USC rates changed
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- €0 to €12,012 @ 1.5%
- €12,013 to €17,576 @ 3.5%
- €17,577 to €70,044 @ 7%
- €70,044 to €100,000 @8%
- PAYE income in excess of €100,000 @ 8%
- Self-employed income in excess of €100,000 @ 11%
- Standard rate band of income tax increased by €1,000 from €32,800 to €33,800 for single individuals and from €41,800 to €42,800 for married one earner couples.
- Top rate of income tax dropped from 41% to 40%
- Extra €5 a month per child for Child Benefits
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