Banner in Dublin 6 warning of a ‘Treeless Desert’ due to ongoing council felling measures

Richard Talbot writes:

Spotted on Terenure Road East. Spare me from the D6 NIMBYS and their outlandish claims!

To what authority should I report this banner to?

Anyone?FIGHT!

Previously: Don’t It Always Seem To Go

Mneanwhile…

Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis https://t.co/h7pJIIcwQS @broadsheet_ie @richwtalbot #SaveTheTrees

— Gemma (@wickedfairysad) July 16, 2019

I urgently need to borrow a 7 seater as my transport has fallen through last minute.

We are bringing teens from #DirectProvision to an outdoor activity day out.

This Friday 9am – Saturday 4pm Galway

I have full licence, no claims, no penalty pts.

Can anyone please help? pic.twitter.com/ZnsENsayzp

— Aoife Moore (@AoifeMoore01) July 9, 2019

Anyone?

‘sup?

This afternoon.

The Doggie Lodge, County Wicklow.

Edel O’Meara writes:

Is Digby Ireland’s oldest dog?? 19 today and celebrating  at The Doggie Lodge…

Anyone?

Update:

Ah lads.

Poor old Digby.

The Doggie Lodge,

Last month I was 26 years reunited with my natural mother, who is fully supportive of me getting everything on my file. Yet there are dozens of redacted pages. So I repeat, who is the State trying to ‘protect’? #AdoptionBill #KillTheBill #Stand4Truth https://t.co/J9SJDF9n4j

— Claire McGettrick (@cmcgettrick) June 17, 2019

Anyone?

Last week: Conflating And Confusing privacy And Secrecy

A [unnamed] restaurant has been ordered to pay €20,000 in compensation to a gay bar manager after a director called him ‘queer’ almost every day at work.

In the case before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), the bar manager gave a number of examples of being subject to offensive comments from his two bosses.

‘Director A’ uttered the vast majority of comments to the bar manager. WRC Adjudication Officer Marian Duffy said: “I cannot comprehend how senior managers in a workplace would consider it acceptable to call such offensive names or make such offensive comments to a gay man.”

Restaurant must pay €20,000 to gay bar manager called ‘queer’ (Irish Times)

Some Old Queen asks:

Why all the secrecy [about naming the restaurant]?

Anyone?

Rollingnews

What’s the difference between Ireland’s two biggest political parties? As part of our new ‘Explained by Prime Time’ weekly online series, @Mcculld and @Edelmcallister, try to bring you the answer. Watch: https://t.co/w08WnBndYh pic.twitter.com/aNHtUj1a8w

— RTÉ Prime Time (@RTE_PrimeTime) June 4, 2019

Anyone?

What’s the difference between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael? (Prime Time, RTÉ)

A car insurance Protest in Dublin in 2016

CC writes:

Road Safety Authority, Insurance Ireland and the Department of Transport won’t give me answers to these questions, so maybe a Broadsheet reader can help?

Q.1 Level of cover

With the minimum level of insurance required in the European Union Third Party cover, why do most of the major insurance companies in Ireland not offer the minimum cover without the extra benefits e.g fire, theft, that are not required by law? 123.ie, AXA and Allianz were only offering TPFT as the minimum cover on their websites.

Source From the Dept of Transport

“Motor third Party liability insurance is the minimum level of compulsory insurance in Ireland and throughout the European Union from mechanically propelled vehicle. Fire, theft and comprehensive cover are additional benefits which motor insurance companies offer for an increased premium.”

Q.2 Fire+theft and comprehensive claims

In cases of fire, theft, damage (incl windscreen) and write offs. Do the losses incurred with this “optional product” to the insurers in these claims have any load bearing on the renewals of other drivers?

Example:  A riot breaks out tomorrow afternoon in Liberty Square, Thurles and over 40 cars with full comprehensive cover are torched in Parnell Street car park. Would any losses incurred here through comprehensive or TPFT claims be loaded on to the policies of other drivers, or does this come out of the pockets of the insurance companies? Remember that this cover and benefit is optional and not mandatory.

Q.3 according to the European Union

“The risk-assessment scheme Typically use by the vehicle insurance in Ireland is called no-claims system and is based on the following criteria

• Licence
• Type, size and age of car
• age of driver
• Value of the car <——
• experience
• profession and use
• Where the car is kept <——-
• Excess and Extras
• No claims discount
• Accidents, claims and convictions

With the minimum mandatory cover being third party liability, why would the above highlighted be taken into account when third party liability doesn’t cover theft or damage?

Anyone?

Rollingnews

Um.

Colm Walsh writes:

The Enniskerry Road, Dublin from The Scalp yesterday. Why are all these trees & hedgerow being removed at peak nesting season?

Anyone?