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@Trickstersworld Fair play to him

“That wouldn’t be a fair question.” The temerity of the unaccustomed to accountability.

@REBELC0RK Its time to forget ev

As a taxi driver Toyota has and will always be the best car to buy. VW and Kia’s are popular because of them having more electric cars, but those brands have always been poor and that’s why you never see taxi drivers buying them as they’ve too many problems with diesel and petrol

@TinaMax8 Pigs at trough.

#Galway City Council has committed to changing their standard of practice for airport transfers after the mayor’s visit to Morocco in January costed the local authority €800 in airport transfers. m.independent.ie/regionals/galw…

@Mistere21513768 @rtenews How can you sue ? If you ask a builder to build you a house but don't give him finalised plans and keep changing your mind. How is that the builder fault ??

@rtenews Sue the fuck out of them and ban them from future government project. Enough is enough

The Oireachtas Committee on Health has been told that BAM has said it will not meet its 18th substantial completion date of 30 April for the new National Children's Hospital rte.ie/news/health/20…

@TinaMax8 Its just another announcement

Some 32,000 new student beds to be built on state land by private developers in the next nine years will have no dedicated rent controls, it has emerged.🙄 m.independent.ie/irish-news/new…

@Margare27461789 It is replicated in every council. Pure waste.

He could have taken the Direct Express Bus Service from the Bus Station in Galway to Dublin Airport for about €17...faster with Bus Lanes and €883 cheaper...but sure its only money...YOUR MONEY.

@VideosIrish Fair play to him . He calls out to stop it.

John connors message to the traveller community

@Zocky484867 @ARamblingRoyal It looks like the lid off one my new dulux all weather paint tins. Im off out to garage now to see if it was robbed..

@ARamblingRoyal Never mind all that. What the hell is Eugenie wearing?

In 1997 Queen had bought a 7 bedroom mansion in Surrey for Beatrice & Eugenie to use when they got older. The home worth £1.5 M at the time came with 5 acres of land. It was sold 1999 because Sarah said it was too expensive to keep up. The Queen was extremely fond of both girls.

@jackkelly86 @gracemarylaura @FineGael @fiannafailparty There is such a bounce for FFG if they came out and announced the removal of the green policies. The problem is that they are hooked on the taxes so they can't do it

The Irish people delivered their verdict on the Greens in the last election — they were wiped out. But their hated carbon tax lives on through @FineGael and @fiannafailparty. No relief on home heating oil? That's FFG giving the middle finger to rural Ireland. Disgraceful. #Dáil

@Tones24649888 @IrishTimesOpEd I agree. Please listen to the electorate. The greens got their reply. By interviews you are simply deluding them to think they are relevant. This man could not be left in charge of a tin of beans without adding a tax to it.

@IrishTimesOpEd How come this guy gets air time? His party destroyed Ireland and their policies keep going eg Carbon Tax etc They were virtually wiped out in the last GE

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s retrofitting scheme is not failing irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

@HarrachtainO No TD will touch this.

The video of the traveller lady being beaten while lying unconscious on the road is utter savagery. There are far too many protected classes in Ireland & this is what it leads to, just like it lead to rape gangs in the UK (and will in Ireland). Time to ban orgs who lobby for this

@murphstadhg @OldNormality @PaveePoint The point is that pavee go very very quiet when it is traveler related. Very quiet.

This is truly horrific. Have @PaveePoint condemned this yet? Absolutely no excuse on God’s earth for this savagery. Mother of one, Scarlett Faulkner currently fighting for her life.

@OneFine23954114 @DaraghCassidy The greens were a curse on this country. Like all curses, their legacy endures. The people rejected their idealogy. We need to fully row back on their zealous acts.

@dwiftyds @DaraghCassidy Rubbish. If the greens were in control we wouldn't have the energy crisis we have now. Compare that to Spain's advanced green energy sector which has significantly buffered it against rising oil prices compared to much of Europe.

I love Spain. But in so many ways (service, speed) the country doesn't scream efficiency to me. So you really have to commend it for being so efficient at building good infrastructure. And you also have to wonder why countries like Ireland and the UK have become so poor at it.

@OneFine23954114 @DaraghCassidy The greens destroyed this country. Don't take my word for it. Ask the electorate....

@endacazz @NicBhriain @Independent_ie Its not a 25 percent reduction. Its a proposed 25 percent reduction on the existing excise It will be close to 11 cent off a litre and the garages will make sure to add that 11 cent before this happens...

@Independent_ie Not good enough. A 25% reduction would bring a €2 litre of petrol down to about €1.83. Not good enough. The rate things ate going would still be back up to €2 within days, thus pretty much destroying the economy

Government to slash excise duty by up to a quarter in bid to ease worst fuel crisis in living memory buff.ly/UwocuoJ

@irishelt @ConorHogarty Correct. The greens are gone. Its time to build infrastructure again. The greens had a fear of concrete and wanted us all back in 1850s. We need to build now for 2050. Build before some of them return to power

@ConorHogarty Might be time for planning board to reconvene and review their decision... Planning board refuses permission for €650m Shannon LNG terminal – The Irish Times share.google/5wgjriLlqKO03e…

Energy security. With no gas storage and no ability to import LNG, Ireland is in a pretty precarious situation!

@LordGayko @keira_con And who would control the cost of these plots ? I see buddies of FFG liking this idea. I believe in the right of a landowner to be allowed build what they want. I honestly believe that we need to remove planners. The last 60 years of planners in control is a disaster.

@dwiftyds @keira_con No, self-builds in ribbon developments are perfectly acceptable. This is how it's done in normal countries. No, people can't build whatever they want, hence why this house was demolished, like all one-off housing should be.

I did some digging in to the house that is being demolished and I am rather miffed as to what I have seen in from the planning office. I am miffed though because looking at satellite images shows me that the area in question is very well populated with housing and large agricultural buildings. It is not like this house was built in a isolated area impacting a nature reserve or a national heritage site. Judging by the trees on the site I doubt the house could even be seen. Given the number of houses and buildings in the are including new Agricultural building I am at a loss as to how should agreement could be achieved between Meath Co Co and the owners. The refusal was issued 03/05/2007 by the planning manager the reasons given were as follows. Reasons for Refusal – Guidelines 1. Having regard to the location of the site in an area defined as being under strong urban influence in the ‘Sustainable Rural Housing – Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ issued by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in April 2005, and in a rural area under strong urban influence in the Meath County Development Plan 2007-2013, it is considered that the development which is proposed to be retained would result in excessive density of development in an unserviced rural area, would seriously injure the visual amenities of the area and militate against the preservation of the rural environment. The development which is proposed to be retained would, therefore, be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area. 2. Having regard to the limited size of the original landholding from which the application site is taken, the level of existing and permitted development, the development which is proposed to be retained will result in an excessive concentration of wastewater treatment systems in an unserviced rural area. The development will therefore be prejudicial to public health and be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area. 2. Having regard to the limited size of the original landholding from which the application site is taken, the level of existing and permitted development, the development which is proposed to be retained will result in an excessive concentration of wastewater treatment systems in an unserviced rural area. The development will therefore be prejudicial to public health and be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area. 3. The Planning Authority considers that the two-storey dwelling which is proposed to be retained is out of character in terms of its scale, height and design with the existing dwellings adjacent to the application site. The development which is proposed to be retained would represent an unduly prominent feature in the local landscape, would be visually incongruous and would establish an undesirable precedent for development of this kind. The development would therefore be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area. 4. The proposed development would materially contravene Condition No. 3 of planning permission KA/406669 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area. Condition No. 3 of KA/406669 states that "Prior to the commencement of any development the owner of the landholding of which the site forms part as shown outlined in blue on the location map submitted on 23/12/05 shall have entered into a legal agreement with the Planning Authority under the provisions of Section 47 of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 2000 providing for the sterilisation from any housing or non-agricultural development on the entire remainder of this landholding" and would also materially contravene condition number 3 of KA/40653 both of which permissions have been implemented which is in similar terms.

@LeoForde And remote work. Then at age of around 50. Just stop going to work. And if you say that is not possible,it's exactly what my wife's pal did.

If I had my life to liv over again I’d find shelter in the public service doing as little as possible for ridiculous money and no consequences

@LordGayko @keira_con So you want everyone to live in a badly built townhouse in a chappy development with no building standards ?? People can build what they want. Don't be jealous.

@keira_con I bet you wouldn't be so supportive of that house if you knew how much you spend a month subsidising one-off houses. They're the reason why Ireland the most expensive country for telephone line rental and electricity.

@GavinTobin @Independent_ie I dont drink it. I just use it in my car

@dwiftyds @Independent_ie €2.30 a litre 🤣🤣🤣🤣 to give everyone including you cancer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Electric vehicles or petrol cars – which is cheaper to run? buff.ly/a7aWdhr