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    Public address systems.

    Hard to believe that engineers have managed to put men on the moon and yet cannot design a public address system that actually works . I’m lucky to have passed through quite a few airports and train stations over the years and generally all public addresses are followed by people looking...
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    Is old passport valid while waiting for renewal

    Hi. In a potential mess of my own making really . With two months remaining on both our passports I decided on 11th May to do online renewals . ( wet afternoon nothing better to do ). Very simple process and my new passport arrived promptly forty hours later . However my wifes passport has...
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    Have you ever bought spectacles while abroad

    Hi. Like the title says have you ever bought prescription specs while travelling ? . The reason i ask is that I wear varifocal light reactive glasses which are quite expensive and I need a new pair . Last time I bought was when I was lucky enough to visit Vietnam and I got them at roughly half...
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    No end to media bad news hype

    After two years of constant bad news and hysteria surrounding covid is it too much to ask for a short break from the doom and gloom so beloved by mainstream media . By the way I am fully vaccinated a firm believer in the medical solution and know that covid has brought doom and gloom to many...
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    Replacement needed for Sharp Aquos TV

    Hi. Our Sharp Aquos 37" TV expired recently after about fifteen years of loyal service . I asked the TV tech who diagnosed the death what he would suggest as a suitable replacement and he replied that I " couldnt go wrong " with the 43" Samsung . Having had a reliable tv for many years I am not...
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    How much tax should I be paying.

    Attempting to calculate my exact tax deductions. I have tried a few online calculators but they throw up various results . Married one income Age 63 Annual income gross = 58,859 No pension contribution PRSI class M = 0 Private health insurance = 4,000 Other info. My monthly USC seems correct...
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    House and Contents rate calculator

    Hi. Just recieved buildings and contents cover renewal. Realised that we have not reviewed the amount of cover in years. Is anyone aware of an online independent calculator that would give me an idea of cover required. Thanks W200
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    Should I take the money and run from my with profits Royal Liver life assurance policy

    Hi. Took out a with profits life assurance policy in 1982 with Royal Liver. This was for ten thousand punts substantially adjusted to €12698. Over the following years with bonuses added the sum guaranteed increased to €27805. About ten years ago they stopped adding an annual bonus and the sum...
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    Is Brexit a godsend for lazy journalists and broadcasters?

    It’s a quiet day on the news front so the headlines will read “Brexit a disaster for Irish tourism “or perhaps “Brexit a great opportunity for Irish tourism “. Now substitute the word “ tourism “ for any of the following , agriculture , motor trade , business , construction , banking , exports ...
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    Fears that Brexit will force us to sort out legal and insuranse

    Yes you are reading the title correctly . An article in todays Indo business section is headlined with the following " Fears Brexit vote will force Ireland to deal with high legal and insurance costs " The article by Donal O , Donovan fails then to explain why we should FEAR such an outcome...
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    Anything to declare , how things change

    Just after watching an episode of the programme “Anything to declare “which deals with the trials and tribulations of those trying to enter Australia through the main airports. Tonight a traveller from New Zealand was refused entry on the grounds that he HAD a criminal record. The thought...
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    How is it FREE .

    More and more I see and hear of things that are advertised as “Free “. For example the phone company 3 are running an add offering a “FREE smartphone if you take out a deal costing £45 per month. My question is that if the deal is costing 45 per month how is anything free?:confused: Other...
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    Banking inquiry shock findings

    Shock horror who wudda thought! A combination of bankers, developers, government and weak supervision caused the economic crash. And there was I thinking it was the “Nurse and Guard “who “went mad “buying up all them houses in Ballinamore. Well its news to me! Ya could knock me over with a...
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    Why go to A@E with flue

    I see today that Leo Veradker warned that patient levels in A@E will peak within the next two weeks due to the high FLUE levels . Now I have absolutely no medical qualifications but why do the terms A@E and FLUE appear in the same sentence much less in the same location
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    So Christine Lagarde thinks the Irish people are heroes.

    Just heard a report from the conference in Dublin yesterday where Christine Lagarde described the Irish people as being the” real heroes” in the battle to save our country and economy from disaster during the economic crisis. The logical and verbal gymnastics required to reach such a conclusion...
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    Changing the car tax system to avoid clocking

    In relation to car clocking in general I feel that there is a very simple solution to this problem. As it stands you are required to provide details of your insurance in order to tax your car. Would it not be possible therefore to change the system slightly so that in order to tax your car you...
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    Motor Insurance quote while prosecution pending

    Hi. A friend who has a prosecution pending for “driving without consideration " is having difficulty in obtaining a renewal quote. Has anyone experienced this problem before or received a quote in such circumstances Regards.
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    New Face Of Specsavers.

    Bought the Indo this morning and included in it was a brochure for Specsavers, Now is it only my imagination or is the guy on the front cover a ringer for a certain gentleman who was " never in the IRA". http://www.specsavers.ie/glasses/mens
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    Looking For Half Round Timber Posts

    Hi. Working on a garden project and need some half round treated posts. Approx 75mm or 100mm diameter . Cant find any locally ( Kildare area ) If anyone has spotted some in garden centre etc can you let me know please. Thanks. W200
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    Pedestrians more likely to be injured RTE

    Following ground breaking and extensive research RTE and the RSA reported on the news at 9 last night results that reveal the following, (Steady now calm yourself I know its hard to believe) “In traffic accidents motorcyclists, pedestrians and cyclists are more likely to be seriously injured...
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