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  Why do I still pay the USC............ AIB plans to return €2.25bn to shareholders and more than quadruple CEO pay – The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/04/aib-plans-to-return-225bn-to-shareholders-and-more-than-quadruple-ceo-pay/

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  We allowed the Eithne to be sold as scrap because there was no money to convert it into a maritime museum yet have spent €14M keeping this useless eyesore tied up in Cork Harbour. For an island nation we really have no appreciation for our Maritime Heritage. MV Matthew Blocking Cork Harbour Space For 2.5 Years https://afloat.ie/port-news/cork-harbour-news/item/70839-mv-matthew-blocking-cork-harbour-space-for-2-5-years

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  The Guardian would want to take the auld head out of the arse occasionally and focus on actual investigative journalism rather expecting overtly obvious profound social commentary from Malcolm in The Middle. I thought the reboot was phenomenally good and a fitting homage to the original. If you didn't get it, then maybe comedicly brilliant subtle messaging isn't your thing. "just look at the disappointing Malcolm in the Middle reboot | Yohann Koshy | The Guardian&q...

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  If Nuclear was viable without massive state grants I would explore it, but Nukie lobby never provides figures on how much up front aid is required from taxpayers and they never factor in decommissioning costs into costing estimates. The issue of importing all fuel and exporting all waste leaves Ireland no less secure than with fossil fuels. Buying Nuclear energy from France is the easiest option Taoiseach says Ireland should ‘consider seriously’ nuclear power option https://www.thejournal.ie/t...

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  Maybe Labour UK should try being a little bit Socialist and backing the working class instead of being NLT (Newish-Labour-Thatcherite)? Reform are blatant divisive right wing populist and will turn their backs on the working class and sell them out at the first opportunity. English council elections: Analysis in maps and charts and find the result from your seat | Politics News | Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/english-council-elections-what-the-results-so-far-are-telling-us-in-maps-and-ch...

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  Left: Native forest full of life Right: Coilte planted desert

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  Taking down the Ukrainian flag to put up the flag of a 4th century, probably more Eastern Orthodox than Roman Catholic, Cappadocian Greek born in modern day Turkey is very patriotic indeed........just more Russian patriotic than British patriotic.......but I am guessing Reform UK has plenty of funding from Russia so it does need to keep them happy. Ukraine flag taken down by Reform UK at Suffolk County Council https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewppqgr81no

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  I have considered UK Labour as Old Tory for some time and do not rate Keir Starmer too highly, but if he does the opposite of almost everything Blair advises here, then UK Labour will absolutely win a massive majority at tue next election. Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump | Labour | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/tony-blair-labour-abandon-net-zero-support-donald-trump