THE soaring cost of building materials may benefit people who never throw anything out in case it ‘comes in handy’, with some hoarders of bits (and if rumour is to be believed, pieces) finding themselves sitting on a literal goldmine of half-used crap. The government has been informed that increased costs on building materials such… Read more »
WITH ULSTER Bank and KBC exiting the Irish markets, local bankless man Eoin McHeffan is at a loss at to which understanding institution with a pristine reputation he will choose to move his financial affairs to. “I’m torn, on the one hand there’s the shower of bastards who can’t seem to build a banking app… Read more »
HAVE you received the dreaded email from your boss telling everyone that it’s time to get back to the ‘fun’ of 9-to-5 office life after becoming very accustomed to the relaxed nature of working from home? Were you banking on another Covid variant to buy you until at least 2023 at home? Well you may… Read more »
THIS YEAR will largely be remembered for the historic instance of one free lance worker being paid on time and in full by the accounts department of a large business they were contracted by to carry out work. “I don’t understand, I sent in the invoice with the PO number immediately but it says here… Read more »
THERE HAS been significant criticism of ‘the Right to Remote Working Bill’ which is to go before the Dáil for a vote soon. But just what evidence is there that this coalition or its Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varakdar would put forward legislation which is stacked heavily in favour of businesses over… Read more »
GROUNDBREAKING new technology developed by Tesla will use the rage generated on Twitter to power all future batteries in its range of electrical road vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced today. The news follows on from the announcement that the South African billionaire is to purchase the social network for $44bn, putting questions to bed… Read more »
IT’S been a long, hard road out of hell for Waterford estate agent Cody Lenehan, but he’s finally in a position where he can kick back and ‘let the houses sell themselves’ once again. “Yeah there’s an offer already in on that property, 20 over asking. No wait, 25 over asking, yeah that’s what I… Read more »
A UNION of drug dealers are expected to stage a sit-in today in protest of unprecedented job losses across the Kinahan Cartel network after it was announced that international action will be taken against the crime group in the form of US sanctions. Calling for more clarity around their futures, local gang leaders voiced their… Read more »
THE new ‘five days on, two days off’ hybrid working scheme currently being trialed in a Waterford office sure seems very familiar to staff, many of which believe that this is just a full-time return to the office without any post-Covid evolution whatsoever. “Incorrect, not at all, this is a revolutionary new way of working”… Read more »
NOW the proud owner of 9.2% of verbal diarrhea production facility Twitter, Elon Musk isn’t wasting time putting his own stamp on the company now he’s on the board of the social media giant. Here’s everything Elon Musk is set to do to Twitter, defying critics who thought the experience of being on the app… Read more »
