QuoteAre you a mature student or what?Originally Posted by joey B
Thanks for putting a dampner on it for me,34 years of tax
,its inhumane
I've got more than that left and I've been paying tax constantly for the last 8.5 years.
Thanks for putting a dampner on it for me
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Are you a mature student or what?Thanks for putting a dampner on it for me
I've got more than that left and I've been paying tax constantly for the last 8.5 years.
Have Boot Disk, will travel
Just copped the title of this thread. Are you suggesting it takes more than one woman to do a man's job Roo69?
"I don’t want to tempt fate, but Thierry Henry is not having one of his best nights." - RTE co-commentator Jim Beglin, minutes before TH struck the stunning winner.
It said double the number of years i am now 17 so do the math.
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
but that's what you're supposed to be doing
"I don’t want to tempt fate, but Thierry Henry is not having one of his best nights." - RTE co-commentator Jim Beglin, minutes before TH struck the stunning winner.
Correction, I said "more than twice."
If you start work when you're 20 then it's 45 years to retirement age.
Have Boot Disk, will travel
Anyway im definitley not a mature student.
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Burke was done for tax, as the evidence in tribunals is inadmissable in other courts - the theory being to get people to cooperate. Incidentally, Burke hasn't cooperated with that either, hence the €10 million legal bill.
Magoo - by getting caught up in the tax aspect of the conviction, your missing the wider point. They couldn't do him on the other points, so they got him on the tax. That's why this conviction should celebrated - strike one for the man in the street against decades of corrupt politicians getting away with it. Hopefully he'll be the first of many to get sent down by whatever charges are necessary for some form of justice.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Nope im a computer student, there is some maths total bolix.
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to see Burke get sent down. I think it would be an even greater victory for the man on the street if it was for corruption, mind. What's being exposed in the tribunals, especially Flood, is horrific. Developers had some of the most politically powerful people in this country wholly in their pockets.
"I don’t want to tempt fate, but Thierry Henry is not having one of his best nights." - RTE co-commentator Jim Beglin, minutes before TH struck the stunning winner.
We didn't need a tribunal to tell us that.
All you have to do is look at some of the builldings on places like St. Stephen's Green in Dublin or even Liberty Hall to know how corrupt the planning process was.
Have Boot Disk, will travel
And the Bunglaow ...ahem... Bliss that is parts of semi-rural Ireland.
Last edited by fosterdollar; 26/01/2005 at 12:28 PM. Reason: typo
"I don’t want to tempt fate, but Thierry Henry is not having one of his best nights." - RTE co-commentator Jim Beglin, minutes before TH struck the stunning winner.
From what i've heard planning system is as corrupt as ever. Lots of who-you-know stuff going on everywhere.
Burke will be the best candidate for bribery conviction but I suppose he'll be as sick as CJ if & when that ever makes court. Its been proven Burke kept 50k & he unable to come up with good excuse.
I know a few people that have been trying for planning for 5+ years for an average house (within the old first time buyers grant size) that would drop a few grand if that was true. Individuals don't have the bucks to make it worth the risk of the planners/ politicians....
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
a high profile irish flat race jockey bought a sizeable piece of land near punchestown race course that the previous owner could'nt get planning permission to build on.
within 6 months not only hads he planning for his own house but one for
his elderly parents at the entrance to the property.
makes you wonder
Last edited by the 12 th man; 26/01/2005 at 12:50 PM.
TBH honest I don't know if it's still true (I doubt it given circumstances at teh moment) but in the past, plenty of 'gifts' were given to Co. Co. people for various favours, be they planning or otherwise. Incidently, many favours were done purely on association by family of friendship grounds also. It's still corruption.
"I don’t want to tempt fate, but Thierry Henry is not having one of his best nights." - RTE co-commentator Jim Beglin, minutes before TH struck the stunning winner.
Not saying it doesn't. Maybe I took up Magoo wrong, but I thought he was getting at the average family - not "high profile jockey's". There's certainly high profile (and weird looking) houses getting built that make you think how the fook did they get planning when it took us 2 years for a small one on family land...
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Not the average family, but not necessarily juts the "high profile jockey's" either. Favours have been done by people in Administrative Authority which is clear given the occurance of houses such as the ones you mentioned.
"I don’t want to tempt fate, but Thierry Henry is not having one of his best nights." - RTE co-commentator Jim Beglin, minutes before TH struck the stunning winner.
i was probably going off topic,but i was just doing a comparison between having the neccessaries & know how to grease the wheels as opposed to being an ordinary joe.
Okay I'll agree, just about - but don't let it develop into an anti rural development/ bungalow debate, we have D4 state sponsored w@nkers An Taisce for that....
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
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