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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: john m on October 07, 2020, 01:32:55 pm
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A Government minister has warned that limiting off-licence opening hours and the volumes of alcohol people can buy could be looked at as part of efforts to halt the spread of Covid-19.
Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan says that the opening hours of off-licences, and the purchase amounts need to be examined because "the consumption of alcohol is a large part of the problem with the transmission of the virus."
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Permanently close off licences,and pubs .thats what id love to see.total ban on alcohol
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Yeah, it worked well for Capone et al.
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Free Now are doing a deal on visits to the Guinness Storehouse, DM. Wanna buy a suicide vest?
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Free Now are doing a deal on visits to the Guinness Storehouse, DM. Wanna buy a suicide vest?
Apparently you can see all the empty taxis driving around from the Gravity Bar....
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Bring back Mc Savage
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Level 3 pub or restaurant regulations. Outdoor dining only. In Ireland. At this time of year. Yes, that'll work.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201008/33e31a0c11d01eebc0d7459a9d1572be.jpg)
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The kestrel and still people out in it
Sitting in tents in the rain stupid Ireland
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The kestrel and still people out in it
Sitting in tents in the rain stupid Ireland
You'd have to be desperate for a beer,no other words..
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The kestrel and still people out in it
Sitting in tents in the rain stupid Ireland
You'd have to be desperate for a beer,no other words..
Plenty of takers there. A lot of Irish will pull out all the stops for a pint. They were getting the buses to Newry from here when all alcoholic establishments were closed here in the summer.
And as for good Friday in years gone by? Forget it! Taxi drivers made a killing ferrying them to the nearest pub in the north.
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If the limit Gargle sales then Big Dommo will just go to Lidil then Tesco then the Garage then Aldi then Dunnes .Then sell the Gargle down the flats for profit to drunks with no time to Q .If they Close the Offies The people will break into them drive trucks and bulldozers through the shopfronts .Idiot ministers looking for headlines to remind the fuckers who voted for them they still exist .
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A Government minister has warned that limiting off-licence opening hours and the volumes of alcohol people can buy could be looked at as part of efforts to halt the spread of Covid-19.
Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan says that the opening hours of off-licences, and the purchase amounts need to be examined because "the consumption of alcohol is a large part of the problem with the transmission of the virus."
They are salivating on power now .......the flu has given them greater opportunity to enforce ridiculous rules ....
Most them politicians are sociopathic childhood traumatised
Abused an bullied that never recovered.....they all seek to go into jobs that require an element of control over others to rewrite the loss of control they suffered as children .....but they never can wind the clock back ....cultchie guards , teachers , nuns , Christian brothers , priests , judges, politicians...
They cream to themselves wen they inflict pain an hardships on others in an attempt to rewrite ther history .....but it never does any good ...the need is too great alas an the compensation of a big salary doesn't even give enough comfort
Meehole probably had his head shoved up a cows arse for not sticking the milk tity suckers on properly on the heifers boobs an leo was bullied in school for liking bum sex an winking at the boys an singin hindu pop songs ....
God knows wat happened to the poor cnuts
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Its a bit like self employed taxi drivers needing to be told what to do by dispatchers really,its very similar
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Its a bit like self employed taxi drivers needing to be told what to do by dispatchers really,its very similar
Ah jaysus
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Level 3 pub or restaurant regulations. Outdoor dining only. In Ireland. At this time of year. Yes, that'll work.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201008/33e31a0c11d01eebc0d7459a9d1572be.jpg)
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That you in the background Jonno....no roofsign on? lol
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Jonno couldnt find Kildare with satnav .
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Jonno couldnt find Kildare with satnav .
I'd be disappointed if a satnav took me to Kildare!
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She is deffo......not hot!!!!!!
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Jonno I got sorted with the carry grant this morning
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Jonno I got sorted with the carry grant this morning
Was that the one you were not going to apply for ?
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So its important to keep trhe schools open .The virus dosent spread in schools .Schools closing for longer to slow down spread of virus .Make your fucking mind up .
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We need the kids to get educated to get good jobs to pay for this in twenty years.
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Jonno I got sorted with the carry grant this morning
Was that the one you were not going to apply for ?
funny enough John,strictly speaking I was not entitled to it because of my age.lets just say a certain TD had to pull some strings,and I was made aware of that fact
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Which TD... name and shame.
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Which TD... name and shame.
One that has some sympathy for taxi drivers and pensioners!!
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Which TD... name and shame.
sorry your ratship,but I cannot reveal.
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Which TD... name and shame.
sorry your ratship,but I cannot reveal.
O:-) Let those without sin cast the first stone.
Good to know an honest working man like yourself has friends in high places!
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Can insurance premium expense be counted towards the grant??
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Can insurance premium expense be counted towards the grant??
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well I certainly put it down
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My case officer rang me this afternoon and 'suggested' that my claim was a bit low and said by the by that other taxi drivers were putting down a months insurance payment and a couple of weeks fuel cost,and maybe if I could find some receipts like that,then I should put them down on the form she had just handily emailed me.
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Well all I put down was,1550 insurance,60 a week fuel,and 100 ppe.you dont submit your receipts,you just have to keep them just in case they ever want to see them.youd have to keep them anyway for doing your tax returns,so its no problem.dont forget any expense you have can go right back to march of this year,so my 60 a week alone more then covers the 1000 expense even without counting my insurance
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Jonno I got sorted with the carry grant this morning
[emoji106] good stuff Daly. Nothing wrong with a grand in the hand. Did you just sit tight and wait or were you back on to them?
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Can insurance premium expense be counted towards the grant??
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Put everything down. You've nothing to lose. I put in for a phone, card reader, screen, fuel, PPE,- all if which were genuine purchases I hasten to add.
The covid coin is the gift that keeps on giving, thanks to the doctor who's pockets were good and deep. Not like that tight hole Meehawl.
The doctor was great, so he was.
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Plagiarism at it's finest there Jonno!!
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Plagiarism at it's finest there Jonno!!
How so hal? You mean copying my own words? [emoji846]
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I haven't worked in weeks ,so needles to say I was very glad of the grant.absolutely no point going out to waste deisel ,nothing out any night.I thought level 3 restrictions were due to be lifted in Dublin today the 10 th ?
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they're after extending the mandatory wearing of masks in shops as well.
I have'nt been to the shops since you were made strap a rag to your face.
there's a darkie on the door of my local supermarket who won't let anybody in that's not wearing one.
I'm dying for a bottle of lynx africa shower gel.
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Some good news for taxi drivers coming in the budget according to rte.ie
There will be also a focus on helping the self-employed, with measures for taxi drivers and others.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1010/1170717-budget/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1010/1170717-budget/)
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You have to be careful what politicans say and what they mean. A focus on helping us could mean cutting the PUP to help get us out of bed in the morning and back to work!
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According to Michael McGraph, it maybe PUP cut pro-rata depending on the number of days worked. If so, its not bad at all.
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For taxi drivers, licence renewal fees will be waived along with improvements in the scrappage scheme along with some other measures yet to be finalised.
"Improvements in the scrappage scheme"?
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For taxi drivers, licence renewal fees will be waived along with improvements in the scrappage scheme along with some other measures yet to be finalised.
"Improvements in the scrappage scheme"?
It'll be a load of bollox, that's what it'll be. They were never interested in doing fuck all for us in the past, they're not gonna start now. There'll be a catch to everything they announce. I've suitability on Monday, so fees already paid, so I'll be probably told it'll come off next year's tax bill in some way or another. Big swizz. Anyway, licence fees are chicken feed compared to the help that is required by the industry. And as Hal alluded to, WHAT FUCKING SCRAPPAGE SCHEME? Give us (the legit ones) ten grand in the hand to help get us off our knees then we'll chat. Disingenuous bolloxes the lot of them.
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Vat off for leccy cars maybe?
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Vat off for leccy cars maybe?
Turnip head Ryan would probably be pushing for that as one "measure". All fine and dandy if you're ready or able or want to change. It doesn't help the day to day lack of business. Repeat the mantra:
We need coin.
When do we need it?
Now!
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Vat off for leccy cars maybe?
With the current maximum aggravation traffic initiative i hope they're gonna include installing charging stations at the side of motorways cos it's only a matter of time before there's stranded leccy cars.
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Qe got a mention on the 1 oclock news today,as one of the groups of workers who have been decimated by covid.they were talking about the budget ,and how the deficit is not nearly as bad as first thought,so to rhat end the report was about which groups of workers should benefit from any government stimulus package,and we were specifically mentioned
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Qe got a mention on the 1 oclock news today,as one of the groups of workers who have been decimated by covid.they were talking about the budget ,and how the deficit is not nearly as bad as first thought,so to rhat end the report was about which groups of workers should benefit from any government stimulus package,and we were specifically mentioned
First time I'll actually be listening to the budget to hear that we may be getting something rather than hearing what they're taking off us. There'd berra be more than waiving the poxy €150 licence fee. That wouldn't buy you two cups of coffee a week.
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What I would like to know is who exactly is speaking to the government on our behalf that there might possibly be anything going for us in the budget.None of the unions represent any serious amount of drivers so it's hard to believe the NTA are dealing with them.
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No one is talking on our behalf merc. they are trying to help all badly hit self employed. we just happen to be self employed. maybe that taxi protect has had some effect?
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What I would like to know is who exactly is speaking to the government on our behalf that there might possibly be anything going for us in the budget.None of the unions represent any serious amount of drivers so it's hard to believe the NTA are dealing with them.
well I have to say,Boyd Barrett made numerous pleas on our behalf.I seen him at least 3 times in recent days speak very passionately about the plight of taxi drivers
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I think its also fair to say the Dublin,and cork protest also had an impact in highlighting where the industry finds itself at the moment.these protests were organised by the unions,so it would be unfair to say the unions are not playing their part as well
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What I would like to know is who exactly is speaking to the government on our behalf that there might possibly be anything going for us in the budget.None of the unions represent any serious amount of drivers so it's hard to believe the NTA are dealing with them.
well I have to say,Boyd Barrett made numerous pleas on our behalf.I seen him at least 3 times in recent days speak very passionately about the plight of taxi drivers
He was the first and only one that came to my mind when I heard about this earlier. Fair fucking play to him. Hopefully he'll get his rewards come election time (soon).
Did Ross speak up once or twice as well before? Maybe I'm imagining it.
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If FF were in opposition they'd be voicing on behalf of everyone...i do believe however that Dickie Boyd regardless of his privileged upbringing does care.
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If FF were in opposition they'd be voicing on behalf of everyone...i do believe however that Dickie Boyd regardless of his privileged upbringing does care.
Coin Meehawl. Gimme coin.[emoji387][emoji857]
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If FF were in opposition they'd be voicing on behalf of everyone...i do believe however that Dickie Boyd regardless of his privileged upbringing does care.
Coin Meehawl. Gimme coin.[emoji387][emoji857]
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That's what i want.......money!!
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Dickie barrett is great so he is
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spoofer.
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Dickie barrett is great so he is
His policies don't come much more left wing for Ireland. Don't think that adoption counts as privileged.
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I heard on the grapevine that self employed will be allowed to work/earn up to 418 euro a week,and STILL get the PUP. This is going to be in the budget from what I was told
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I heard on the grapevine that self employed will be allowed to work/earn up to 418 euro a week,and STILL get the PUP. This is going to be in the budget from what I was told
That'll be the day
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I heard on the grapevine that self employed will be allowed to work/earn up to 418 euro a week,and STILL get the PUP. This is going to be in the budget from what I was told
If you read your forum you would of known that weeks ago its up here .But where is the Work .The idea is to stimulate ALL self employed people to get the economy back moving .Be prepared for a huge change in welfare payments with Universal Payments for all then hike tax rates and reduce free stuff like rent subsidies and free medical cards .There will be no little extras like age extensions or licence fee relief for taxies just a throwaway line that Self Employed PUP recipients like taxi drivers can work and retain the PUP .
If every taxi driver returns to work nobody will make 100 a week .Makes you wonder is this another self inflicted wound by taxi drivers on taxidrivers .Lads that were working ans surviving not competing against the whole fleet (in Lockdown )
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The conditions of Self Employed taking up work .I wonder can you accept a full time job and keep the PUP or will it say Casual work meaning we cannot accept a PAYE job and continue to claim ?
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The conditions of Self Employed taking up work .I wonder can you accept a full time job and keep the PUP or will it say Casual work meaning we cannot accept a PAYE job and continue to claim ?
They'll be signing back on pup in their droves if anything like that materialises. It can't just be for the self employed that haven't signed off yet.
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The conditions of Self Employed taking up work .I wonder can you accept a full time job and keep the PUP or will it say Casual work meaning we cannot accept a PAYE job and continue to claim ?
They'll be signing back on pup in their droves if anything like that materialises. It can't just be for the self employed that haven't signed off yet.
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Why cant it ?They are the ones that are non viable if your already back in work why would they encourage you to sign on .Its sort of a BOTTLE OF SMOKE if you can finde earnings go ahead and earn but where are the earnings .It allows the Government say we are encouraging enterprise and trying to kickstart the economy .Its really an empty gesture that will cost nothing .
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To add to our new Soviet Republic .Fines for not wearing Masks or leaving your Zone and Trials to be held in Football Stadiums .Che Guevara would have a bit of sick in his mouth reading this .The Brits treated us better than that .
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The conditions of Self Employed taking up work .I wonder can you accept a full time job and keep the PUP or will it say Casual work meaning we cannot accept a PAYE job and continue to claim ?
They'll be signing back on pup in their droves if anything like that materialises. It can't just be for the self employed that haven't signed off yet.
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Why cant it ?They are the ones that are non viable if your already back in work why would they encourage you to sign on .Its sort of a BOTTLE OF SMOKE if you can finde earnings go ahead and earn but where are the earnings .It allows the Government say we are encouraging enterprise and trying to kickstart the economy .Its really an empty gesture that will cost nothing .
Because it's a financial assistance for the self employed who are struggling. Just because someone signed off pup to make a go of it, and things subsequently took a nosedive again (which it has) they shouldn't be penalised. That's what the pup was introduced for. This game is not viable right now, so whether a bloke is out there grafting (or trying), and another is at home taking the coin, they're both entitled. No discrimination.
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I heard on the grapevine that self employed will be allowed to work/earn up to 418 euro a week,and STILL get the PUP. This is going to be in the budget from what I was told
If you read your forum you would of known that weeks ago its up here .But where is the Work .The idea is to stimulate ALL self employed people to get the economy back moving .Be prepared for a huge change in welfare payments with Universal Payments for all then hike tax rates and reduce free stuff like rent subsidies and free medical cards .There will be no little extras like age extensions or licence fee relief for taxies just a throwaway line that Self Employed PUP recipients like taxi drivers can work and retain the PUP .
If every taxi driver returns to work nobody will make 100 a week .Makes you wonder is this another self inflicted wound by taxi drivers on taxidrivers .Lads that were working ans surviving not competing against the whole fleet (in Lockdown )
if every taxi driver return to work they wouldnt make 100 a week ? I cant remember the last time I made a 100 a week.so much so ,that I actually stopped working 3 weels ago after making 37 euro for 3 nights work combined.I am not lying.it was actually costing me more on fuel then I was making.so now im in a situation where I cannot get the PUP,and I cannot work either.im actually being penalised for reaching 66 years of age
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How can you not work ?You can work you just cant find Customers different thing altogeather .Park outside Oliver Bond Flats plenty of local jobs .
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A criminal trial is to take place in Dublin’s Croke Park stadium next year to comply with Covid-19 social distancing regulations.
It has been decided that trials with large numbers of defendants cannot take place in the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) as the number of people required in the courtroom would exceed HSE guidelines.
The Courts Service is examining multiple alternative venues for such cases and Croke Park, the GAA’s headquarters and Ireland’s largest stadium, has been approached about the use of its conference facilities.
The service is yet to sign a formal contract with the venue but the first trial to take place in the stadium was set down on Friday by Judge Patricia Ryan.
On January 25th next, eight men will go on trial in the stadium. They face 16 charges of assault and violent disorder relating to an alleged incident on February 7th, 2015 in Hartstown, Dublin 15.
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The conditions of Self Employed taking up work .I wonder can you accept a full time job and keep the PUP or will it say Casual work meaning we cannot accept a PAYE job and continue to claim ?
They'll be signing back on pup in their droves if anything like that materialises. It can't just be for the self employed that haven't signed off yet.
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Why cant it ?They are the ones that are non viable if your already back in work why would they encourage you to sign on .Its sort of a BOTTLE OF SMOKE if you can finde earnings go ahead and earn but where are the earnings .It allows the Government say we are encouraging enterprise and trying to kickstart the economy .Its really an empty gesture that will cost nothing .
Because it's a financial assistance for the self employed who are struggling. Just because someone signed off pup to make a go of it, and things subsequently took a nosedive again (which it has) they shouldn't be penalised. That's what the pup was introduced for. This game is not viable right now, so whether a bloke is out there grafting (or trying), and another is at home taking the coin, they're both entitled. No discrimination.
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Wheres the Discrimination .If they pay people who are not working and encourage them back to work .Why encourage people who are working to give up work to get PUP especially if they already claimed the return to work grand ?The idea is to encourage workers to return to work not the other way around .
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A criminal trial is to take place in Dublin’s Croke Park stadium next year to comply with Covid-19 social distancing regulations.
It has been decided that trials with large numbers of defendants cannot take place in the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) as the number of people required in the courtroom would exceed HSE guidelines.
The Courts Service is examining multiple alternative venues for such cases and Croke Park, the GAA’s headquarters and Ireland’s largest stadium, has been approached about the use of its conference facilities.
The service is yet to sign a formal contract with the venue but the first trial to take place in the stadium was set down on Friday by Judge Patricia Ryan.
On January 25th next, eight men will go on trial in the stadium. They face 16 charges of assault and violent disorder relating to an alleged incident on February 7th, 2015 in Hartstown, Dublin 15.
again the fukin Grab All Association make money
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Would you prefer if they had booked Dalymount or Tolka Park for the court sittings? lol
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your right Hal no one observing the rules .Went to pay for raffle tickets for local football team draw at 11 oc you want to see the crowd in the Clubhouse not a mask or a distance in sight .
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Because any idiot can see that the rules are nonsense.
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HERE WE GO AGAIN ,NOT THE TAOISEACH OR THE RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR HEALTH BUT THE EGO IS MOUTING OFF AGAIN .Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has admitted a "short, hard lockdown" known as a circuit break may be needed to reduce Covid-19 numbers to manageable levels but has also said it "breaks my heart" to think of a second lockdown.
In an article in the Sunday Independent today, Mr Varadkar also says the coronavirus pandemic is already estimated to "cost us about €10,000 each - that's €50bn" and warns a second lockdown could bring the State's borrowing requirements to levels similar to the financial crash more than 10 years ago.
However, senior government sources have told the Sunday Independent it now looks increasingly possible the country will be in lockdown within 10 days. A decision is expected to be made after Thursday's meeting of Nphet, the State's science and medical advisory body.(AFTER THE BUDGET AND FINANCE BILL )cant be that important if they can wait nearly a week .
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NOW THE TAOISEACH HAS A DIFFERENT IDEA FROM THE TAOISEACHS HELPER ...The Taoiseach has said keeping schools open remains a key priority of the Government and "we can make Level 3 work" if everyone changes their behaviours and work together.
In a statement, Micheál Martin said the move to Level 3 of the 'Living with Covid' plan involves a greater level of restrictions for people and stronger compliance measures are in place.
He said that "if we all change our behaviours and work together we can make Level 3 work, protect lives and livelihoods, show that we can contain the virus and prevent its growth."
He said the reopening of schools shows what can be done with collective effort and compliance with safety measures and, as a result, the "mental, educational and physical well-being of our nation's children has been protected and enhanced."
The Taoiseach said the coming weeks will be challenging, "but working with NPHET, we will respond firmly and appropriately.
"We have the capacity and resources to come through this and we will," he said, and urged people to stay safe and continue to adhere to public health guidelines by reducing social contacts, handwashing, wearing a face mask and "behave as if you have the virus".
Speaking on RTÉ's The Week in Politics, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Niall Collins said there is "absolutely no plan to close our schools beyond the traditional one-week break around Halloween".
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Would you prefer if they had booked Dalymount or Tolka Park for the court sittings? lol
yes I would.the league of ireland clubs are in dire strights,and the government keep giving that shower of cunts millions every year,and wont give the league of ireland anything
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S'pose the crims wouldn't even have to take their tracksuits off!!
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Would you prefer if they had booked Dalymount or Tolka Park for the court sittings? lol
yes I would.the league of ireland clubs are in dire strights,and the government keep giving that shower of cunts millions every year,and wont give the league of ireland anything
League of Ireland is third rate Dalyer it should be amateur and local .It lost the run of itself when Property developers tiddled their bollox to get the grounds then when the building went under they took the blazer wearing committees with them best thing for LOI is to disband and restructure as Amateurs .You cant run a professional league with most clubs having gates under 1000 .Look at Rugby only 4 professional clubs the 4 provences .
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John your obviously out of touch with the attendences at LOI matches in the last few years.bohs sold 2500 membership tickets alone at the begining of this year,not counting the already existing season ticket holders
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You have about 4 clubs with gates above 1000 per home game .Bohs,Rovers ,Dundalk ,Pats until their 6 games into the league and their chances are gone .Longford Town couldnt get a Crowd of a 1000 if the stadium was on fire .
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Waterford get a good crowd,sligoget GREAT crowds because they are not a GAA county,cork city great crowds,Derry city great crowds,even finn harps dont do bad
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What happened Cork gone to shite in 3 years ?
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All clubs go througha bad period,I hope the tallaght scum are next.
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Like the way...Dundalk ...whipped the assassination off The Bowes in the cup...ha ha