Good to see Swim Ireland renew their call for investment in public swimming pools. Why not start with an outdoor pool in George’s Dock, in the heart of Dublin’s North Inner City? rte.ie/news/ireland/2…
Life expectancy measures wealth and demographics, not health infrastructure which is in here. Ireland has the highest bed occupancy in the OECD, 43% fewer beds than the EU average, 900,000 on waiting lists, and 75% of GP lists closed to new patients. Education attainment is high yes, but 35,000 of those graduates emigrated last year because they can't afford to live here. The graph measures what the state builds and delivers, not outcomes that succeed despite it.
@MichealMartinTD No you aren’t. What about the extortionate rates small businesses are forced to pay. Plus water charges. Plus insurance, tax etc. Plus higher electricity bills. Be nothing only vape and cool mix shops left shortly. But u go ahead and enjoy ur free fuel and another 250k this year
We recognise and understand the pressures that have arisen due to rising fuel costs on all families and businesses.
I am very conscious that we must support people, protect key services and make critical investments.
This package is a significant response to real pressures.
In Foynes, Reidy’s Circle K got a delivery of 39,000 litres of petrol and diesel from Dublin last night. They contacted people working in essential services who came to fill their tanks. The service station is close to the blockade at Foynes Port.
You really could not expect any more from Brenda, She has made a living out of walking on ordinary people on behalf of various FF and FG Govts over the years.
@BarryWhyte85 How does he believe that? Has he asked us all?? Otherwise he is just plain lying. Criminal fuel prices are the main cause of disrupting people’s livelihoods
The Taoiseach says the current protests across the country are wrong, he also believes the protests do not have the support of the majority of the public as they are disrupting people’s livelihoods.
@mob_shark@rtenews Gave free text books to people who didn’t ask for it, then reintroduced exam fees to people who weren’t expecting it nor never had to pay it before. Madness.
Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton has defended the reintroduction this year of exam fees for Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle students
rte.ie/news/education…
My 2026 BIG reading plans...
These big chunksters have sat on my shelves for a while & this year is the year they're finally going to be read!
One a month seems doable... right???
Anyone want to join?
Irish placenames were manglicised during the English & British colonial project. The Irish versions often tell us about the history, lore or geographic features of a place.
Are there any manglicised placenames you find to be particularly bad?
♥️#Gaeilge