Monthly Archives: March 2004

You guys make the mafia look like fucking monks

“You guys make the mafia look like fucking monks” – Tom Gilmartin, June 1989, speaking after being approached by a Fianna Fail figure for £5 million. After five years of anticipation, builder and property developer Tom Gilmartin marched in to … Continue reading

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Pay by use – its not news Martin

Martin Cullen [MC] again announces pay by use and this time a date (which FF’ers may think will help the door step abuse they are due this may/june) by 01//01/05 all counties must deploy a by volume or weight scheme … Continue reading

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20% of people ‘seriously overweight’ in Northern Ireland

Dr Henrietta Campbell Northern Ireland, their chief medical officer said: Currently over half our population have a weight problem and as many as one in five are obese.

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Madrid bombings killed 190

MADRID, Spain — Authorities revised the death toll in the Madrid train bombings to 190 from 202 on Tuesday, saying there were errors in counting and identifying the mutilated bodies.

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NO MORE NEW PHONE MASTS NEEDED

If the country’s telecommunications regulator allows National Roaming then the need for any more new mast sites will be massively reduced. National Roaming is being considered by ComReg after years of competition in the market place has failed to delivered … Continue reading

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Where have all the bloggers gone

Karlin, Bernie, Kirby to name a few, sites down or no posts in ages, if you know where there gone let me know, I’ve just started flirting with a common blog tool, but for years I’ve scribbled on home spun … Continue reading

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further 128 postal workers suspended

Early on Saturday 64 postal workers and managers in Dublin’s main mail centre were suspended in an ongoing row over changes to working practices and on Saturday evening a further 128 workers were suspended for refusing to carry out what … Continue reading

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WAR 4 OIL – One year on

[cnn] Anger over the war in Iraq remained sharp on the first anniversary of the U.S.-led conflict Saturday as protesters took to the streets across much of the globe, urging an end to the coalition occupation which some blamed for … Continue reading

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What is the Power Flux Density (PFD)

power: possession of controlling influenceflux: the amount of radiant energy passing through a unit areadensity: the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume it occupies in naming this site it was a toss up between PFD & … Continue reading

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No Weekend DARTs

Weekend DART services during April & May have been suspended from Howth to Howth Junction to allow for the upgrade of the overhead lines. This is on top of an expected 9 months of weekend closures from June

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