Why are we paying #wastecharges to major recycling firms hiding their huge profits in unlimited cos owned by cos in IOM, BVI etc? @todaysor
— Brian Flanagan (@BrianFlanagan1) June 28, 2017
Anyone?
New bin charges: what do they mean and ho much will they be? (Irish Times)
Rollingnews
Meanwhile…
Listen lads/lassies. Don't renue #bincharges contracts. Take control of your own and recycle and use the free waste plants around the cities
— There was no kidnap (@babsbear) June 28, 2017
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan with the Passport Card
Donal writes:
I have been bouncing my head against the wall with the Online Passport card application as it refuses to accept any of my photos. It just gives the useless error that I am either too close or too far away from the camera!
In frustration I downloaded the sample pic that they provide and tested to see if the system accepted that. And guess what it didn’t!! So the system rejects the very photo they provide as an example!
Any chance you can see if other broadsheet readers are having the same problem? Emails to the Passport Office have thus far gone unanswered.
Anyone?
Rollingnews
Fluffy Biscuits writes:
Something that was published that slipped under the radar. Trinity College invested in [military contractors] BAE systems and Lockheed Martin….
…Was there something similar about Irish manufacturers supplying parts or weapons that are used in the air raids in Yemen?
Anyone?
Pic: AP
This morning.
Stoneybatter, Dublin 7
Alan Joseph Hatton writes:
Any idea what the movie is? Security said Cecilia Ahern… #praysforruthnegga…
Anyone?
Ciaran writes:
I got this message from Meteor yesterday. They are knocking two days off my plan, but the cost remains the same? Over a year this adds up to 24 extra billable days or an extra top up for them.
I can’t help but notice that it’s coinciding with the introduction of free EU roaming coming into effect in June 2017. Is it just their way of recouping their lost revenue from the extortionate roaming rates they charge customers.
Anyone?
Alan writes:
Simple question: Car Insurance. 2002 [Toyota] Yaris in good nick. I was lucky enough to get a quote of €450 fully comp with RSA last year (via Bank of Ireland). This year it’s crept up to €620. Internet quotes seem higher.
I was hoping to keep it to around €500 as I don’t use the car much. Can anyone recommend a cheap insurer or good broker?
Anyone?
Martin Jackson writes:
I am having a dispute with my car insurance handler Axa insurance. I have an ongoing damage claim with them since December 2016 and they are still not taking responsibility to repair the damage done to my vehicle. They requested I have some mechanical work carried out on the vehicle before they would do any body work repair.
I have had the required mechanical work repaired and put my car through the NCT. The NCT only failed my car on broken body work. I phoned my insurance to inform them the work was done to which they told me having an NCT certificate isn’t enough evidence and that I had to contact a mechanical engineer to do a full assessment on the car.
My main problem here is why am I paying for a national car test (which is Irish government standard car safety testing) if my insurance company does not recognise this as a valid report for a vehicle’s road-worthiness?
My insurance is €1250 and I have had to pay for my insurance since December without having a road-safe car to drive and they haven’t honoured my insurance policy.
Surely this is a national issue that insurance companies do not accept the NCT?
Anyone?
Tadhg writes:
150m queue at T1 passport control [Dublin Airport] this afternoon. Brexit? Mid term break?
Anyone?
Hillwalkers descending Mount Leinster
Kev writes:
Would any of your readers know of a decent, non-crowded hill walk within an hour’s drive of Dublin? Somewhere off the beaten track and preferably in a loop and between 12-18km. I am taking a party of English people [in early March] and would like to show off the countryside in the best possible light. Thank you.
Anyone?
Pic: Wexford Hillwalking
