15. We’re 10th worse in the world & our vacancy rates could be 4 times higher than acceptable levels 2.5% is an acceptable vacancy rate 5.6%-9.4% are Irelands vacancy rates

#AIB, are they seriously charging me 0.45c every time I lodge €100 via a machine?

Emblematic of an aging empire in decline

Loved Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

With Irish councils owning thousands of vacant and derelict buildings that could be used as homes, some people claim these are left empty to benefit private landlords. However, Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien says councils just ain’t got time to fix the shingles

...he knows he's been defeated by people for whom the whole of life is a dishonest game

Remember what happened to the last fascists who tried to burn Hull down

Gavrilo Princip carrying out a pre-emptive strike on Archduke Franz Ferdinand #Israel

Can't unsee it, #Galway fall of Saigon

x.com/intent/post?ur…

We are all alone until we trust another #MaggieSmith #thelonelypassionofjudithhearne

I've got this short downy hair growing on my chest, is this normal? #blackadder #budget2024 Jack Chambers TD

I'd like to think I was there from the start but in truth here's where I came in, enjoying this podcast series and re-listening to the albums

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of William Doherty (15) who is reported missing from Carrigtwohill Co. Cork since Friday, 18th October 2024. William is approx 6'3 in height, with a slim build. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

Enjoying the Revolution on Mars, did I catch a Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy tribute in ep1?

Enjoying Sharon Tobin's 1970 sci-fi inspired outfit on the #rtenews today Space1999 anyone?

Tax as a proportion of GDP: 🇫🇷 France: 46.1% 🇩🇪 Germany: 39.3% 🇧🇪 Belgium: 42.4% 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 38% 🇩🇰 Denmark: 41.9% 🇬🇧 UK: 35.3% Taxes are not too high in the UK. The problems are inequality, low wages and austerity.

🇮🇪 Ireland: 20.9%

If you enjoyed Empire's Scotland series you may like this week's David McWilliams podcast which brings the subject bang up to date