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    Ulster Bank Antytime Banking - International Payments

    just noticed international payment facility has now gone live on ulster bank. You do of course need your card reader and to make sure you change to standard payment rather than the default immediate payment to avoid the charge
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    Ulster Bank Antytime Banking - International Payments

    thers a €16 charge if you go into the branch and get them to transfer money to another jurisdiction. I have a €5 bill for my new company credit card (set up charge), so if I go this route it costs 3 times the amount of the bill. Maybe they'll go live soon but they still haven't done so
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    Ulster Bank Antytime Banking - International Payments

    Well, its not operational yet, and it would be a damn site cheaper than paying the €16 bank charge
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    Tesco guarantee on pricing errors

    Back to the Basic Issue: When are you charged? You are charged when money is requested Whether you hand money over or not is immaterial. However, Tesco should clarify their offer. Ideally it should say if an Item is rung up on a till with a price that is higher than the marked price, then...
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    "smart casual" -v- "semi formal" evening wear

    Smart casual for me is : Shoes not Runners Trousers Not Jeans Shirt with Collar, eg Polo Shirt Jacket (optional) For Semi-formal a proper Jacket, Shirt and Tie.
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    Wii: dumb question

    You get the NunChuck and Wii Fitness with the basic Kit. All games, and the WII are region encoded. I have one from North America and It works fine as long as you buy a 220v to 110v transformer. The Wii also connects to your WIFI, so now I can access the news and weather in North America but...
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    Need a tutorial for how to file tax return on ros.ie

    I now get an accountant to do my personal return. I've had almost 10K refund in last 2 years.
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    lottery win!!!!! I'm very sceptical

    exactly what I thought. Ah well €815,510 Euro down the drain :D
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    lottery win!!!!! I'm very sceptical

    I have had a letter from a spanish lottery telling me I have won a huge amount of money. They want me to keep the award strictly from public notice. I never entered any lottery. they entered on my behalf and want to keep 10% of the proceeds. It looks very cheap. They haven't asked for any...
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    Stopping grass coming through patio

    There is stuff called pathclear which is pretty good but it takes a while to work. Needs to be applied about every 6 months. For a quick result, try 3 hour weedkiller. Roundup is pretty good as well, and will kill everything it touches.
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    Home office 'all in one printer'

    You had better check the fax out. Ask the supplier the following: Can you use it as a Fax to send and receive faxes without your PC turned on. Can you plug a phoneline directly into the Printer The answer should be YES for a true all-in-one A pc based fax will require the pc to be connected...
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    Why Such A Vast Chasm Between UK & Irish Prices For TVs (& Other Stuff)?

    There are lots of reasons and Jock04 has given valid answers. Theres also higher staff costs/overheads to consider. I recently bought a book form amazon.com for $29.99 + expedited international shipping which came to a total of €35 The same book in the uk is £29.99 which is at least €40 and...
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    Notice period - month or 4 weeks or what

    Of course he can use the holidays. If HR aren't going to allow the sue of the holidays are they going to pay for unused holidays? If they pay for unused holidays, your friend will effectively lose out financially because if the holidays are paid for they will be taxed. I'd rather have the...
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    8pm deadline for tolls

    Drivers from outside the jurisdiction need to pay the toll as well
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    Buying 2nd hand 4x4

    Re: Buying 2n hand 4x4 This posted on riding club website (I have no idea who this is) 2000 Suzuki Vitara, 92000 km. 2 years NCT, just passed. Taxed to end of year. Very clean, very economical car/small jeep. Bargain at €3950 Phone: Edward 086 8734363
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    Roughly how much to make the following house improvements?

    House may need rewiring if fuse board looks that ancient
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    FTB Arklow or Tallaght so confused

    I live in arklow (and when I was looking for a house I actually looked at a house in Tallagh). I was put off by the amount of time it took to get there (over an hour and the traffic was a nightmare, the house was small, and tallagh was covered in Litter). 40 mins from arklow to cabinteely is...
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    Golf Diesel filled with petrol

    I was watching Dragons Den the other week and they invested in a guy that had a device to prevent you putting petrol into a diesel engine. There initial target was fleet markets, eg car rental companies, as this could potentially save the companies 1000's.
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    Motor Accident- Fake invoice by third party

    These people are obviously taking the ****. They rely on the fact that you don't want the hassle of going to court. Its unlikely that an established reputable dealer will issue a receipt with the wrong date on it. Is the work carried out detailed on the receipt or is it just for an amount...
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    Possible to obtain sent/received texts from Vodafone?

    Well, its not technically that difficult, but you would want to give them as much info as possible, eg dates, times, etc. Also, not sure if they have to store the content of texts or whether they just store the fact that a text was sent.
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