THERE has been significant and widespread panic throughout the world as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were successfully brought back online, meaning the brief respite from non-stop division, propelled by a hate-loving algorithms, is over. The outage which saw Facebook offline for 7 hours was initially put down to Mark Zuckerberg finally finding the only successful… Read more »
YET another iconic business in Waterford City closed its doors for the last time yesterday, prompting hundreds if not thousands of locals to come forward and reminisce fondly about the beloved corner shop J. Rattigan & Sons and its inimitable owner, James ‘rat face’ Rattigan. Rattigan, now in his 70s despite looking like a 90-year-old… Read more »
MINISTER for Transport and Napping Eamon Ryan has stated that while electricity supply in Ireland will be tight over the next few years, the nation need not worry as he was told data centres have huge backup generators to keep them going if power drops. “Oh please, don’t worry, those multinational boys are well prepared… Read more »
SPEAKING from outside a smoke-filled Number 10 this morning, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that ‘everything is all under control’ while simultaneously patting out patches of fire on his person, WWN reports. Frantically blowing off billowing smoke, Johnson rubbished any criticism that the U.K. is currently in a grip of a self-inflicted crisis… Read more »
SAVVY householders may be able to escape savage energy price hikes if they had the foresight to keep the easily combustible pamphlets distributed by their local TDs over the last few years, WWN can confirm. “In most locales around the country, government TDs have issued leaflets year-round promising that their constituents are ‘doing fine and… Read more »
AS PROPERTY investors at the Irish Council for Social Housing said they find the term ‘vulture funds’ offensive, it is abundantly clear that the out of touch and insensitive Irish public need to stop using this unacceptable slur against the most vulnerable minority in Ireland; rapacious absentee landlords. But what new phrase or term should… Read more »
WELCOME to How I Spend My Money, a totally original series on WWN that looks at what people in Ireland really do with their hard-earned cash. This week we chat to Dublin developer Martin Dunne who lives in a modest €5mn home in South Dublin and relying on government handouts to survive while struggling in… Read more »
TENS of thousands of Irish workers are currently trying to convince themselves that it’s nice to have a bit of ‘me time’ to listen to podcasts or just stare out the window of a stationary bus, car or train, following their return to the office for the first time in 18 months. “I forgot how… Read more »
ONE LOCAL hotelier has vocalised his continued ‘poor me’ stance amid the ongoing pandemic despite several years of steady contracts for housing homeless families, students, DP residents and most recently individuals mandatory quarantining. “There is no one more abandoned, frustrated and ignored than myself,” declared hotel owner Declan Domford, fresh from ushering a homeless family… Read more »
CHAMPION and protector of the consumer Michael O’Leary has sounded the alarm over fears that air fares will increase in price due to the increased demand for foreign holidays predicted for next year. “I’m beside myself with worry that airlines will put their prices up in response to actually having passengers to fill their planes… Read more »
