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EVERY DAY, TheJournal.ie brings you nine things you need to know with your morning cup of coffee.
1. #HIT-AND-RUN: Gardaí in Donegal are investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision after the discovery of the body of a man in his 40s near Bundoran. The victim is believed to have been walking to his home when he was struck by a vehicle.
2. #HADDINGTON ROAD: The new public pay deal may not deliver the savings promised across the board with The Sunday Business Post reporting that the government is facing a shortfall in health sector savings of over €43 million.
3. #IMMIGRATION: A US citizen who was a victim of domestic abuse has told TheJournal.ie about how she was forced to drop rape charges against her husband in order to stay in the country. The woman also said welfare workers were “hostile” towards her when she went to seek help.
4. #LOWRY: The Revenue Commissioners are now conducting a criminal investigation into the tax affairs of independent TD Michael Lowry on the basis of an admission in the Lowry Tapes that he “never declared” £250,000, the Sunday Independent reports.
5. #PRIORY HALL: Almost two years since residents of Priory Hall were evacuated, they are still waiting for action to be taken as the complex has now “deteriorated beyond repair”. Most have stopped meeting their mortgage repayments, hoping it will spark action from their lenders.
6. #REBEL REBEL: Fine Gael and Labour stand to collect more than €1 million on behalf of TDs that have been expelled from the parties by the time of the next general election, The Sunday Business Post reports. The money that will be pocketed is state funding allocated through the party leaders’ allowances on behalf of TDs.
7. #SYRIA: The UK and US have now said they there will be a “serious response” if it is proven that Syria used chemical weapons last week, BBC reports. Yesterday David Cameron said the fact that President Assad has failed to co-operate with the UN suggests that he has “something to hide.
8. #CALIFORNIA: As firefighters continue trying to contain a massive wildfire in on the western boundary of Yosemite National Park, California’s governor has declared a state of emergency 150 miles away in San Francisco, The Guardian reports. There are now fears that the fire may threaten the city’s water supply.
9. #YUCK: At least one million cockroaches have escaped from a farm in China where they were being bred for traditional medicine, AFP reports. Disease control authorities have sent five investigators to the area to come up with a plan to stamp out the insects.
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I just don’t understand how the government can justify not providing service for 300 young people with disabilities! It’s completely unacceptable,what do they expect people to do? Not only will families have to give up working to look after them etc, it denies the young people the right to attend a service which supports their needs and helps them develop as adults…it’s madness!
# disability: good to see the government “protecting the vulnerable” in our society again !!!!…. while the finance minister doesn’t have “enough information” on what the rich earn….. that’s his bloody job to know and find out !!!! jaysus wept its no wonder Labour are less popular than cowens govt (their role in this govt was to STOP the excesses of the looney right in FG ) ….. if labour want to know what the future holds for them …. they should just go ask the greens !!!!
RIP to that young boy,condolences to his family,very sad.
Noonan can’t implement a wealth tax? Because he hasn’t the means to find out who earns crazy money!
He only needs to look to leinster house and the state owned businesses!
One rule for the rich,while the poor get screwed!
13 eggs doesn’t work.
Ah Conor, don’t be that guy.
Looks like a good ‘g’ to me though…
I tried it upside down.
It’s still 13 eggs.
Whats wrong with 13 eggs?
Very baker’s dozen-ish, I can only think of food now ….
#DRUGS ~ I highlighted a flaw in the medical card scheme and a loophole. About 2 years ago. It went to the relevant bodies, including Minister for Health’s department. Nothing was done about it.
The HSE obviously don’t care about wasting money in certain areas while cutting services from the vulnerable ie young adults with intellectual disabilities ~ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/school-leavers-with-intellectual-disabilities-face-crisis-due-to-funding-cuts-1.1504125
I sincerely hope that all countries including our own take in as many refugees from Syria as possible before that strike which seems imminent at this stage!
Is there actually ppl who are saying that innocent ppl including women and children should be left in the middle of a war? I worry for humanity if that’s the attitude of ppl!
Do you seriously come back periodically to check how many thumbs you’re getting?
No flies on conor this morning
Any link for the bid rigging story?
Sorry Rory, it’s not online, only in the paper today.
Thanks for the reply Michelle
No 3. Can’t work back from tax? Oh silly me, that’s what tax avoidance is for!
:)
So Mr Noonan has difficulty taxing the wealthiest in the country but has no problem being part of a government which cuts funding to intellectually disabled children the minute they leave school.
Think our problems pale into significance when you see the heart breaking pictures coming in from Syria , hope the leader,s of the free world get their finger out and do something , the world was shocked at what hitler did and said it would never be allowed to happen again ..
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