Monthly Archives: October 2019

Twelfth night

So there has been yet another Brexit extension and now a general election has been called for 12th December. I had my suspicions that any election would not be before November, but a December election is still a bit of … Continue reading

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Sucking out the life-blood

In Ireland the done thing is for companies to pay for heath insurance, at least in professional jobs. It is rather different from the US system in that there is also public-funding of the heath service, but these details are … Continue reading

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That was quick..

The Parkwest Tavern has only been open about a week and it has already chalked up a broken window. To be fair the last two days have had strong winds and the opening times of 8am to 6pm are not … Continue reading

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