Archive For February 18th, 2004
Yay! The smoking ban is to come into force on March 29! I can’t wait! I absolutely detest the lingering smell from a night out. Micheál Martin is on TodayFM right now playing it up for the media. I hope there won’t be any more delays in implementing the ban. *fingers crossed*
Like many of us, Jeremy’s started doing his own homebrew financial planning. I’ve been budgeting using OpenOffice Calc since October and it’s been a great boon while trying to figure out if I can afford a house. (I can, just about!) Anyway, scroll down the comments on that page – I posted a very brief [...]
A guy was doing “stoppies” on his motorbike outside the office a few minutes ago. ‘Course he had finished doing them by the time I thought of grabbing the camera, but it’s ready now in case he tries again. Zoom is handy. (For those that don’t know, a stoppie on a motorbike is a wheelie [...]
Interesting spin on this story from RTE.. Niall Doyle, Corporate Affairs Manager, Irish Insurance Federation, says that the drop is due to fewer check points on Ireland’s roads While the Garda Superintendent, John Farrelly, says that the figures are down because driver behaviour has improved. Hehe. who to believe?
Here’s a handy list of the motor taxes payable in this country. There’s a popup on the page but you’re using Mozilla or a popup-killer aren’t you? Hmm.. I need a “boring but need to know” or “When In Ireland” category don’t I? This post and the last one aren’t exactly earth-shatteringly interesting or exciting [...]
No, this is not a spam! I read a comparision between VHI and Bupa in the Irish Times Health supplement this morning and it’s worth mentioning here. It appears that 50% of Irish people have private health insurance, but that only 6% of them ever change their insurance provider. Of those that do, most cite [...]
