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Health Service insanity

Posted on 22/06/2005 by celtictigger
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http://www.irishexaminer.com/pport/web/Full_Story/did-sgByRTLajgR3osgdq-nXlDAyFE.asp Came across this on the Irish Examiner Website this afternoon. Seems that our Health Service can’t make use of the charges it levies on people in hospitals because of a totally absurd accounting rule in the Dept of Finance. … Continue reading →

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What would the reasonable man on the Clapham Omnibus say?

Posted on 08/06/2005 by celtictigger
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http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=145594850&p=y45595556&n=145595610 Synopsis: National & International coverage of a school bus tragedy in Navan in which 5 school-children lost their lives and many more were seriously injured. Accident occurs 2 weeks before the State secondary school exams. In the first exam … Continue reading →

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Honey, I’ve lost the kid!

Posted on 03/06/2005 by celtictigger
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Just spotted the attached story on http://www.examiner.ie… Potted synopsis: A refugee family in Kerry was rounded up to be deported. The authorities missed one of the children at their school (apparently the gardai arrived at the school after letting out … Continue reading →

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…kicking and screaming into the Century of the Fruitbat…

Posted on 27/05/2005 by celtictigger
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Irish Republic to get post codes by 01/01/2008 – Film at 11. The recent announcement by the Irish Department of Communications that the a post code system will be implemented in the Irish Republic has been met with howls of … Continue reading →

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