OFF-THE-BOOK workers would be financially better off also claiming the dole because of the range of benefits available to the unemployed, a leading money advisor has revealed today. An analysis by Ballybeg economist Bernard Heefy shows that a person working 40 hours a week – off-the-books – could get anything between €250-€400 a week and… Read more »
BERTIE AHERN is finding it increasingly difficult to get cash donations from business friends to help pay his €500k Mahan tribunal legal bill, a source close to the former Taoiseach said today. The €150,000 a year ‘retiree scumfuck who oversaw the total annihilation of the entire Irish property market’ is said to have exhausted all… Read more »
A new Garda plan to deploy a team of over-weight country men and women to deal with critical incidents is being implemented this week. The ‘culchie units’ are being established in the nations capital and will act as a front line for the force in the fight against violent crime in the city. The units,… Read more »
TO most its home; to the government and bankers its nothing more than an expendable commodity. But whatever the case, it may soon be worth a whopping one trillion euro. The third largest island in Europe and the twentieth largest island in the world was put up for sale earlier this week on the nations number one… Read more »
CHAIRMAN and chief executive officer of News Corp Rupert Murdoch has been to Downing Street for the unveiling of the up and coming storyboards for ‘breaking news’. The 79 year old media czar invited the new prime minister to a preview of all the major news stories that cover his next four years in office…. Read more »
EUROPEAN Union authorities are flabbergasted at a “tiger kidnapping” in which the Irish government handed over €73bn to a criminal gang of bankers. The spineless crooks had forced defenceless politicians to give them a vast amount of money while holding numerous developments and businesses hostage. In this bizarre incident, finance minister Brian lenihan, was ordered… Read more »
UNEMPLOYED people of Waterford once again formed a queue stretching 3km from the social welfare offices, on the Cork road, down to the end of Parnell street today. Traffic came to a total stand still from 9am to 11am this morning as there was no way around the huge volumes of people who were waiting… Read more »
AN Islamic fundamentalist trade union have served official notice on the Irish branch of Al Qaeda of the intention of their members to strike on Monday of next week, when several attacks are scheduled for the the UK and France. Lengthy discussions last month between a senior member of Al Qaeda, Abdul Mohammed, SIPTU and… Read more »
ELECTRICAL RETAILER, Currys, is to announce a new sponsorship deal with the London Riots 2011 later on today which will reportedly be worth between £4.5 and £4 million to the local black economy. Curry’s has confirmed to WWN that it will be announcing the details of the sponsorship agreement at one of its main stores… Read more »
THE Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, has said that he is still hopeful that this Pope or the next, will visit Ireland sometime in the next 60 years. Dr Martin said it was his belief that “after all this child sex thing blows over” a pope will eventually return to Ireland. “There is… Read more »