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Re: Travellers
« Reply #630 on: February 23, 2022, 01:15:03 pm »
.... Another encounter with travellers lately, fare was 15 euro, they gave me 50 euro.....
Would ya swear on ya Maathers grave that really happened 1990 ?

100%. Im not a liar and usually im no defender of travellers as I have been stung by them in the past but yes it happened. It was ann older traveller man I drove around, he was dying and they were all with him, about 30 of them.
Why would you be driving an old traveller around if'n he was dying ?
Why were about 30 of them with him ?
Did they not have their own vehicles to drive the dying knacker ?

He needed a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
I got the impression he was well respected by the travellers, maybe that is why there was so many of them, he was visiting his family's graves, halting site etc
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« Reply #631 on: February 23, 2022, 03:00:39 pm »
.... Another encounter with travellers lately, fare was 15 euro, they gave me 50 euro.....
Would ya swear on ya Maathers grave that really happened 1990 ?

100%. Im not a liar and usually im no defender of travellers as I have been stung by them in the past but yes it happened. It was ann older traveller man I drove around, he was dying and they were all with him, about 30 of them.
Why would you be driving an old traveller around if'n he was dying ?
Why were about 30 of them with him ?
Did they not have their own vehicles to drive the dying knacker ?

He needed a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
I got the impression he was well respected by the travellers, maybe that is why there was so many of them, he was visiting his family's graves, halting site etc
Yea ! that musta been it as to why they they paid 50 fer a 15 fare !!

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« Reply #632 on: February 23, 2022, 08:45:20 pm »
.... Another encounter with travellers lately, fare was 15 euro, they gave me 50 euro.....
Would ya swear on ya Maathers grave that really happened 1990 ?

100%. Im not a liar and usually im no defender of travellers as I have been stung by them in the past but yes it happened. It was ann older traveller man I drove around, he was dying and they were all with him, about 30 of them.
Why would you be driving an old traveller around if'n he was dying ?
Why were about 30 of them with him ?
Did they not have their own vehicles to drive the dying knacker ?

He needed a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
I got the impression he was well respected by the travellers, maybe that is why there was so many of them, he was visiting his family's graves, halting site etc
Yea ! that musta been it as to why they they paid 50 fer a 15 fare !!



one of them said how much do we owe you? I said 15, he gave me 20 and said keep the change. then 3 others came over and gave me 30 euro. They arent all bad in fairness, most of the travellers in my local town are decent people who dont cause any trouble. I think they were just happy some taxi did the trip because maybe some of the taxis didnt want to do the run just because they were travellers.

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« Reply #634 on: February 24, 2022, 03:05:45 am »
trallers are grand.
ye don't want one under the age of 25 though.

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« Reply #635 on: February 24, 2022, 06:51:23 am »
trallers are grand.
ye don't want one under the age of 25 though.

True....probably end up havin a straightener in a McDonalds carpark!!

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« Reply #636 on: February 24, 2022, 03:41:49 pm »
trallers are grand.
ye don't want one under the age of 25 though.

True....probably end up havin a straightener in a McDonalds carpark!!
After that age, they're usually grandparents.

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« Reply #637 on: February 25, 2022, 12:50:17 pm »
Killarney post office armed robbery accused ‘owed money’
 
Sinead Kelleher
February 23 2022 12:32 PM

A 35-year-old man has appeared at Tralee District Court this morning charged with the robbery of a post office in Killarney last Friday morning.

Roy Mooney, of no fixed abode, was refused bail at the court sitting due to the ‘seriousness’ of the charges and the strength of the evidence, the Judge said.

Read on: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/killarney-post-office-armed-robbery-accused-owed-money-41376299.html
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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« Reply #638 on: March 02, 2022, 05:11:48 pm »
Ide rather be a poor master than a rich servant

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« Reply #639 on: March 02, 2022, 06:02:43 pm »
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0302/1283913-cork-hotel/
I wonder will the money be used to pay the rent on their virtually free gaff?

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« Reply #640 on: March 02, 2022, 08:17:30 pm »
You can't hire a car without a credit card,a debit card doesn't cut it,any hotel I've ever stayed in demanded a credit card to secure the booking when you checked in,the hotel should appeal.

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« Reply #641 on: March 02, 2022, 11:51:24 pm »
You can't hire a car without a credit card,a debit card doesn't cut it,any hotel I've ever stayed in demanded a credit card to secure the booking when you checked in,the hotel should appeal.
Their solicitor - while making a nice few shekels from the travellers, has prepared the groundwork for any further refusal. I'd willingly pay €22K so I wouldn't have to accommodate the government in the future.

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« Reply #642 on: March 03, 2022, 06:14:26 am »
The Supermacs guy owns the hotel,I'd say he has a pain in his rocks with people trying to extract a few quid from him. ::fuck ::fuck

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« Reply #643 on: March 03, 2022, 11:30:28 am »
It's a long time since I was asked for a CC in a hotel. When I worked in a hotel up above in Dublin - over 30 years ago - the policy was to ask everyone but only insist if the client's manner raises concern.

Enterprise / National / Alamo take debit cards for car hire provided you're not resident in the country of hire - I think the T&Cs say you have to show a return flight booking but I've never been asked for that. It's also by far the best firm to deal with from a customer service perspective and you won't be hit with surcharges for minor damage or scratches on wheels as you will with others, Europcar having the worst reputation by far for the same when I last read relevant reviews.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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« Reply #644 on: March 03, 2022, 02:38:45 pm »
The Supermacs guy owns the hotel,I'd say he has a pain in his rocks with people trying to extract a few quid from him. ::fuck ::fuck
Dear Sirs,

I am writing an open letter to you in relation to several Personal Injuries actions which you are taking against my companies. The reason for this open letter is that, outside of your demands for CCTV footage, you have either refused or neglected to respond to my replies to these actions that you are taking on behalf of your clients and I feel that it is important that we clear up a number of issues.

On reading each of your letters of claim, I am struck by how they are almost identical in nature despite them being for 3 separate claimants even though the three alleged incidents are substantially different from each other. Indeed, the only difference between the 3 letters is the name of the claimant in the reference section. Is there a reason for this?
Your letters are intimidating and threatening. I can only assume your intention is to have the effect of scaremongering to elicit a response? Yet, when I do respond you ignore it. The only time we have heard directly from you is when you demand CCTV footage.

Why do your Letters of Claim state that we are responsible and liable for the claimants alleged injuries without any actual proof?

Why do you automatically assume we are responsible when this is a matter for the Courts to decide?

You also leave out the addresses of your clients in your letters, is this in case we would try and make contact with them directly and perhaps deal with the matter without your involvement? I again can only assume that you are doing this in order to ensure the matter progresses as far as possible thus ensuring higher legal fees for you and your company.
In your letters, you have suggested that I pass them onto my insurer. Why would you not wish to engage with me directly particularly given the fact that I am self-insured in many instances? Again, I can only assume that you feel you can reach a much better outcome with the Insurance companies than those who are self-insured like myself, as it is abundantly clear that insurance companies are much more willing to settle claims. When I have replied to these letters requesting further details of the alleged incidents and alleged injuries, why have you chosen not to respond and give me details which would allow me to investigate and deal with your alleged claim on a more expeditious basis and perhaps avoid the need to bring matters to the Courts?

Why do you choose to respond only when a Solicitor has been appointed on our behalf and PIAB proceedings have issued?

I have noted also that you choose to issue your legal proceedings in the Circuit Court and High Court as opposed to the District Court when clearly some of these alleged incidents referred to should be at District Court level, if they even merit the issuing of proceedings at all? Again, is this so that you can ensure you obtain higher legal fees for you and your company?
I look forward to your response to this letter and to the questions that I have raised above.

Yours faithfully,



 

 



 


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