IKEA Belfat

530 jobs created in Belfast by IKEA but how many jobs were lost in smaller shops.

Drug Tests

All Sports now test their members for drugs. You cannot compete without taking he drug tests. Now it is time for the media to be tested for drugs. Film, Television, radio and the print media. They are a big influence in society,especially to the young and vulnerable. If they fail with a three strike rule they should be banned.

To all my Russian friends

меня зовут martin, я желаю вам удачи.

To my Chinese friends

我的名字是马丁，我祝你万事如意。

My Arab Friends

اسمي مارتن ، واتمنى لكم حظا سعيدا.

Population

Ethiopia needs 1 million jobs a year to keep the population at work. If they do not there will be social chaos. So after years of struggle to get the country stable, it is on the Verge of another type of crisis.

Flooding

The British Government has approved the development of the Thames Gateway. They plan to build up to 200,000 new homes. This area is subject to flooding. Have they not noticed the climate change danger of rising sea levels. They have signed up to the Kyoto agreements. They say one thing and do what they want.

Health in Ireland

The minster of health should be let get on with it. There is more to health than cancer. Changing a minister will only delay change. Polatitions ranting about health only to make a name for themselves will not improve the health service.

Logo

Is this a logo or Family plaque ?

Shelbourne Hotel

After millions being spent upgrading the Shelbourn Hotel, a person using a wheelchair cannot get through the front.

World Cup draw

Ireland always get a hard draw in world cup. It will be expensive to travel to Montenegro and Georgia. Italy are very hard to beat but should be great to watch.

World cup

The tiny countries should be in there own group in the European section and not be whipping boys of each group.

Incinerator

Dublin is to get its first incinerator, we dump through landfill our rubbish or export it. Is the site east of the city center the right site ? Will it be run efficiently and safely ? Yet we all have to do our bit for the environment, I hope the experts had advised properly on this issue.

Which Woman

Who will be the first Woman President of the USA ?I don't think it will be Hillary CLINTON but what about JENNA BUSH.

Sport bet

The government spent heavy on getting the World rally to come to Ireland. What bad luck for one of the main stars to crash out on the first morning.

Oil Shortage

Oil is at record levels, nearly 100 dollars a barrel. It is speculators who are pushing up the price with every bad weather or middle East problem. The demand is rising but the value of the dollar is decreasing. Yet when Brazil claim that they have discovered a new deposit nearly as big as Saudis deposits the price dose not drop. How strange ? But my bet is it will drop shortly.

Fireworks

A young boy was hit in the face by a firework, thrown from a car. This must be one of the worst acts of senseless violence this year.

HSE boss

There all having a go knocking Prof Drumm of the HSE. They should let him get on with his job. Its an impossible job keeping everyone happy and when anything goes wrong getting the blame. Another face in the job Will have the same fate. He has a contract let him honour it and then judge him.

Britz on channel 4

The Britz drama last 2 nights was pro Muslim and anti British government. I cant believe it was ever made. It was very entertaining, I hope no one takes it the wrong way and volunteers to become a terrorist.

Some girl

Ces Ahern, yes Bertie's girl has another success. This time a sit com on network TV in the USA. Called ' Samanta Who' it is the most watch new show this Autumn season. More millions for this young 'genius', and more luck to her. Wait till you hear the begrudgers. She has talent but that not good enough for some people, they will still slag her off.

Driving out of control

400,000 DRIVERS ARE ON PROVISIONAL DRIVING LICENCE BUT THE govrernment cannot reduce this number quickly. They set deadlines every 6 months. So people make a bigger effort to get a full licence.

Friday 13 x 2

You heard of Friday the 13th but yesterday was 26th. The 3 rugby games were draws, Galway's soccer match abandoned because lights failed. Dundalks new all weather race track abandoned because of fog. Weird.

Speeding

The government is spending millions on road safty, yet it is advertising for people to ' rally around the country'. Strange.

Easy Money

19 Billion the Euro Irish government has allocated for the NDP 2007. How much will be creamed off.