Archives for: July 2008
EU to ban Ryanair?
The European Parliament is set to vote on proposals that would ban airlines from quoting prices that don't include taxes and charges. Super, smashing, great!
Not before time. Prices, in this country anyway (unlike North America), have always included… more »
Not To Politicise Gaelic or Anything, but...
Miller wants Gaelic-medium schools to drop A-levels.
Writing in the Andersonstown News (page 10, hope that link works with their dodgy site), Marty Miller has suggested Gaelic-language schools drop A-levels to strike a blow for a united Ireland.
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Spending Other People's Money
by beano on 08 Jul 2008 at 12:48. Categories: Northern Ireland, Business & Economy, Direct Rule, Local Government, Devolved Government
It's something politicians, particularly in Northern Ireland, seem to be especially adept at. OK its their job, but some outlays seem to be more worthwhile than others.
A few figures appeared yesterday:
Policing George Bush's one-day visit: &po… more »
Holylands Hell
There's an interesting discussion over at Slugger centred around the Holylands blogger (who was today exonerated of all, apparently trumped up, charges of "harassment"). He recently republished an article by Suzanne Breen describing the terror inflicted… more »
The Skills Shortage Degrees Won't Fix
While skills shortages in areas like IT (which has its own bizarre story) make good news, Northern Ireland is experiencing another skills shortage at the minute. Apparently Newtownabbey and Belfast are suffering from a chronic shortage of tradesmen: plu… more »
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