Developer Gerry Barrett (top) and the CIE site at Ceannt Station, Galway

G Van Helsing writes:

Are you able to explain how Galway developer Gerry Barrett was selected to develop the CIE site at Ceannt Station, a site of more than 8 acres in the centre of the city?

This is the same Gerry Barrett, NAMA alumnus, who last November was in the high court trying to stop a receiver being appointed to seven of his insolvent companies that owed Deutsche Bank almost 700 million euro.

How can this guy be given one of the biggest developments in the country when his existing companies seem unable to pay their debts? He even has a site that backs onto the CIE land. Nice and Handy!  If this is where failure gets you, why would anyone be bothered with success?

Anyone?

Ted asks:

Are people working today?

Anyone?

Pic: Storyblocks

Slattery’s, Beggar’s Bush, Dublin 4

Credit on tap?

Anon writes:

Was in Slattery’s last night. Looked at the receipts. They charge an extra 20c for tapping your card. They weren’t apologetic…is this not illegal?

Anyone?

Pic: TripAdvisor

Update:

KBC, Ulster – all free to tap.
BoI – 1c per tap.
AIB – Feb 24th 17 each transaction will cost 20 cent in fees.
PTSB – 10 cent back every time you use contactless (up to a maximum of €5 per month) if you’re an Explore Account customer
(17/01/17)

— Barry (@Wexford_tweeter) October 30, 2018

Update:
AIB (web site 30/10) Transaction fee of €0.20c is being waived for all Contactless transactions until further notice. However, for non-euro Contactless transactions the POS Currency Conversion Fee of 1.75% of euro value. There is no min. fee for Contactless Transactions.

— Barry (@Wexford_tweeter) October 30, 2018

Gulp.

Hozier

Alan O Regan writes:

Anyone get presale tickets for Hozier this morning? They were gone at 9am (the time when they were supposed to go on sale).

Remember when you could buy tickets to gigs you wanted to go to? You could even pick where you wanted to sit.

I will happily fight anyone on the street who says that these tickets aren’t being bulk bought somehow.

Anyone?/FIGHT!

Camping at the All Together Now Festival, Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford this weekend

Janine writes:

So we are going to the All Together Now festival in Waterford this weekend in a camper van. I heard today that we are not allowed use the gas cooker or fridge because according to the moderator on the facebook page:

“No gas cylinders are allowed on site . Any gas will be confiscated on entry” and that we will have to disconnect and remove cylinders before arrival at the festival …

This kind of defeats the purpose having paid an extra €60 for a camper van ticket.

Seeing as all campervans fridges and stoves run off gas I am wondering how they are planning on enforcing this – practically every camper will have a cylinder, It seems a bit ridiculous to me.

Has anyone ever heard of this at any other festival?

Anyone?

All Together Now Festival

Ah here.

James Cregan writes:

just went onto Done Deal to see if tickets for the Hurling Final were up…..thinking they would not…but low and behold (above). Is this even possible?

Anyone?