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Interesting article in today's Times re: a location in the November Whiskey area
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Presume you are referring to this ?Originally posted by The Prisoner View Post
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...253194781.html
It' s a bit bizarre alright..."Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!" -
How is it bizarre? Any EU company can bid for the contract. The Northern one came in cheaper and suited the DF better. Deal done."The Question is not: how far you will take this? The Question is do you possess the constitution to go as far as is needed?"Comment
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No such thing as "buy Irish" any more. Remember when the then tainiste said we should "shop around"? This is no different to the irish shopper heading to newry every christmas.
If anything, the irish tradesmen should bring their prices down to compete. It would solve lots of problems.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.Comment
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true enough! I wonder what it is though? more accom?Originally posted by Truck Driver View PostI knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.Comment
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Sounds to me like the local company 'expected to get it' on the basis that they got a lot of this work before, and then were mightly peeved that they lost out. Tough. The taxpayer just got saved €40k, and the next time out, the bids will be starting lower.Comment
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What ever happened to a united ireland, and our northern brothers.Comment
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fair play to our northern brothers....better than our southern brothers ripping us off by min 40,000e if they got the contract!
alot of service providers and business people still not getting the "lower your prices" idea yet.
with money so tight now....people aren't concerned about buying irish, they'll buy from whoever is the most value. the tanaiste et all could start giving out that message instead
An army is power. Its entire purpose is to coerce others. This power can not be used carelessly or recklessly. This power can do great harm. We have seen more suffering than any man should ever see, and if there is going to be an end to it, it must be an end that justifies the cost. Joshua Lawrence ChamberlainComment
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It would depend on the view of the individual tradesmen, I know quite a few NI guys who do not see themselves as Irish in anywayOriginally posted by Border Bunny View PostYou're even dumber than I tell people
You might have been infected but you never were a boreComment
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the disparity in the minimun hourly wage
between both sides is alarmingThings fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.Comment
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Defence Forces sources said the contract would have been awarded by senior Army personnel because the armoury would have had to be designed “in house”. The sources said that once a contract is above €150,000, anybody in the EU can tender for it.Originally posted by Buck View PostThe worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
(George Bernard Shaw, Playwright, 1856 - 1950)Comment
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And people wonder where the competitive component of our economy went?Originally posted by hedgehog View PostMeh.Comment
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If they gave the job to an Irish builder charging twice the price they would be giving out that money was being wasted.Comment
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I would have done it for 20 grand more than the northen builder
I would then pay the northy to do it
pocket 10 grand and
bribe the council to the tune of 10 grand
the place would be built- the council get 10 K and so do I
be honest there is no losers in my scenarioThings fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.Comment
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