The Government is holding firm in its plans to cut premium payments for frontline staff in the public service, despite a major protest last night involving thousands of nurses, gardaí, prison officers and fire and ambulance personnel.

Government sources said even after the proposed cuts, it would still be paying a significant premium payment to public service staff for working on a Sunday.

About 4,000 frontline staff took part in the rally against the Government’s proposals to reduce Sunday premium payments from double time to time and a half and to abolish special Saturday and “twilight” evening payments.

Union leaders at the rally urged frontline public service staff to lobby their TDs and senators and to warn them that it would never be forgotten if legislators supported such plans to cut the premium payments.

The government. It likes big cuts and it can not lie….

Coalition to stand firm over cuts to premium pay for staff (Martin Wall, Irish Times)

(Laura Hutton/ Photocall Ireland)

Malcolm Walker (above), chairman and CEO of Iceland discussed the horse burger brouhaha this evening.

He told BBC’s Panorama:

“No, we don’t test for horse, we don’t test for cat or dog either”

and

“The Irish say there’s 0.1% horsemeat in them? Well that’s the Irish for you.”

Oh, it‘s on.

That’s right, Iceman.

We are dangerous.

Panorama Investigates

Meagan Hyland is completing her second Movie Alphabet.

Meagan is now seeking a suitable movie title starting with the letter F.

Following our succes in finding the right ‘J’ for the first alphabet, she writes:

I’ll sweeten the deal this time. best suggestion will get their very own print of choice from the first round of Meagan’s Movie Alphabet free of charge. You can have a look to see what’s on offer here.

 

Movie and reason below.

Lines close at midnight. Winner announced in comments section.

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