ACHIVES...MONTH BY MONTH COMENTARY ON THE REAL IRELAND
APRIL 2007
30 April 2007
Man dragged from car near Dublin Airport and beaten to death... More
AK-47'S, HAND GRENADES, RICIN AND MURDERED THUGS
GANG WARFARE: Battleground still tense despite gang boss's jailing...
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Council plan to bulldoze gangs out of city estate...
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Gardai on alert during removal of murdered thug...
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AK-47 rifle found hidden near busy roadway...
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Deadly ricin tests in 'murder plot' probe...
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Why private eyes are smiling on cheating hearts . . . they're getting €7,500 a day... More
Latest evidence by developer set to haunt Ahern on campaign trail... More
29 April 2007
FF's problem is that the bad news outweighs the good... More
Murder victim was a 'double agent' suspect... More
Mahon Tribunal: the greatest show in town... More
A bad week at the office for Bertie... More
Ahern accused of 'hijacking' historic North celebrations... More
Cullen indesperate bid to resolve driving test pile-up before election... More
Paedophile victims to sue priest's seminary diocese... More
28 April 2007
Irish Prime Minister spends €1.3m a YEAR in order to lie to the voter ... More
Meltdown for Ahern as FF face loss of 25 seats
Change of government on cards as voters swing to FG
(It's going to be a daunting task to clean up the mess!)... More
Pensioners were strolling past as gunman opened fire from phone box... More
Polish stab victim's family makes plea to help find his killers... More
Population of commuter belt explodes, new figures show... More
27 April 2007
WELCOME TO IRELAND WHERE MARAUDING THUGS CAN DO AS THEY PLEASE
Woman dies in house inferno...
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Woman dies in fire after thugs push blazing car to her door...
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Two suspects in feud killing well-known gang members...
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Children celebrate murder of thug in Limerick estate...
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Residents too afraid to attend meeting on beating crime...
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Dad took son on car chase then threatened to kill his wife... More
Immigration Bill targets 'marriages of convenience'... More
26 April 2007
HEALTH SERVICE SHAMBLES AND GREED
The greed of the Medical Profession and their efforts to
squeeze the 'last drop of blood' from the sick.
Civil service mentality infecting our health service...
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The scalpels are out, but what exactly is the real prognosis?...
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Revealed: the €237m payout to consultants...
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VHI warns of hikes as Harney slashes payments...
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Growth in private insurance market boost for doctors...
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VHI warns of big price rises after double whammy...
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It's Operation Free Market as State health insurer gets lined up for drastic surgery...
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Salaries of top consultants €46,000 higher than in Britain...
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Latest figures from Central Statistics Office
Victims' court fears blamed for huge drop in sex crimes... More
THE COUNTRY'S WATER CRISIS
'Better off if his cows were drinking milk and milking water'... More
Fianna Fail boasts about how 'clean' our reservoirs are... More
Galway to get 10pc cut in water rate charges... More
Protesters call halt to demo over 'inferior' supply... More
Lake pollution 'a 'national scandal'... More
Free bottles for other polluted zone... More
25 April 2007
MURDERS, CHILD RAPE AND GENERAL MAYHEM
Violent thug gets life in prison for rape of partner's daughter...
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Feud led to grenade attacks and two killings...
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Guns from Birmingham and the murder of a Garda... More
Petrol cost soars . . . and there is worse to come... More
'Horrifying' kidnap drama hits tranquil neighbourhood... More
Gardai find homemade pipe-bomb... More
Garda whistleblower's charter 'to end blue wall of silence'... More
Raw sewage pumped into river Barrow... More
Bertie Ahern: A history of dishonesty... More
Widow of planning corruption crook Liam Lawlor tries to stop more questions being asked... More
€10m drug accused agrees to extradition... More
24 April 2007
Horror at how a tragic father killed his family... More
Quiet village dogged before by dark cloud of controversy... More
Grim litany of family killings that have shook the nation... More
Ex Fianna Fail councillor 'Stroke' Fahy finally behind bars after health scare... More
Nursing homes report reveals care 'far behind international standards'... More
Water crisis spills onto streets as protesters demand solution... More
Fines trebled for hoax callers to 999... More
€100m jail to be built on Army land... More
Sinn Fein TD Ferris had 'just two pints and a glass of red wine' ... More
23 April 2007
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and the suitcase of money, handouts from
wealthy builders, a terrorist supporting father and a murdered Garda...
Payments to Ahern: the questions remain
Half of voters demand more answers on loans controversy...
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Ahern’s father quizzed over garda death ...
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Scandal-hit hotelier puts another politician in picture...
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Weak laws hamper bids to root out corruption, says report
EFFORTS to root out corruption in politics are being undermined by weaknesses in legislation, according to a new
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Sinn Fein TD Ferris is arrested after he fails drink-driving test... More
McDowell's bill will lead to abuses, lawyers say... More
Solar power to heat homes in the first eco-village... More
Farmers blamed as runaway gorse fires are quelled... More
Property problems abroad... More
22 April 2007
IF 'MUGABE' AHERN IS CLEAN....WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
Timing is of the essence for Bertie if he is to outrun the risk of tribunal trouble...
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Haul includes rocket launchers... More
Gang slayings grab headlines from domestic murders... More
FF/PDs to fall short by 10 seats, FG gains... More
The hidden sex trafficking trade is our real problem... More
Vote power is unequal, claim TDs... More
State breaks own law by firing and rehiring workers... More
Hackers target teens' mobile phones in cruel rape prank... More
21 April 2007
Half of fruit and vegetables contain pesticide... More
Outbreak of TB to prove the biggest in a decade... More
Over 40 sewerage schemes awaiting funding... More
It's the great petrol rip-off: 151.9c a litre... More
Gardai travel to Mauritius in colleges fraud probe... More
Revenue to double tax fiddle audit on city pubs... More
HEALTH SERVICE: Hospital costs are soaring, says HSE... More
Stamp duty battleground... More
Tempers flare between locals and Shell... More
Private patients blocking public beds... More
20 April 2007
Property slump bites as staff laid off in leading estate agents... More
Poverty blackspots breed teen criminals
90pc of offenders from troubled areas, study finds... More
Anti-Stab safety vests for gardai to cost €6m... More
Bank staff threat to return keys... More
19 April 2007
Legal history as madam of €4m brothel is sent to jail... More
It's illegal to pay for sex in Ireland but it's OK to deal drugs on Dublin's boardwalk.
Brazen drug dealers are back on the Boardwalk... More
Man held in 'visa factory' crackdown... More
Economy to grow but costs pose risk... More
Victim of vicious assault dies... More
Dad gets 10 years' jail for drugs haul... More
Battle by Lawlor's widow to halt probe by Mahon Tribunal... More
Suicide victim 'had been swayed by a religious cult'... More
Gardai to be armed with more stun guns... More
ESB ready to create national blackout ... More
18 April 2007
140kmh boy racers sent to jail... More
Gardai probe shooting... More
We're up with EU's worst for drink-drive road deaths... More
Jobs boost for the mid-west with 250 new posts on way... More
HEALTH INSURANCE: Consumers to benefit as Quinn declares price war... More
Judge hostile to women battered in home, says charity... More
Bail refused to three charged with firebombing... More
Horse left to bake in sun... More
Medics say €205,000 is 'mickey mouse' pay
Consultants step up battle with Harney over 50 new posts... More
Irish gun owners ‘blameless’ as 1,300 legally held guns stolen in four years... More
Murder suspect died on stolen motorcycle as gardaí pursued ... More
Quinn boosts town with plan for 800 jobs... More
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17 April 2007
How hospitals across the country are being affected... More
Murder hunts begin after stabbings... More
Rape victim is suing hospital for 'failing to protect her'... More
Church joins race for rezoned land at bishop's residence... More
Turk quizzed over death of mum-of-three... More
Hunt for pair in attack on OAP... More
Lawyers to fight 'Draconian' measures in new crime bill... More
Murder accused 'killed sister with hammer blow'... More
16 April 2007
House prices to 'drop by 30pc as bubble bursts'... More
BERTIE AND THAT SUITCASE: 'Smear' row kicks off the election campaign... More
Ahern for tribunal as poll date looms... More
Only one dedicated inspector of nursing homes since Leas Cross... More
CAR BOMB IN CLARE: Garda probe as pipe bomb found under family's car... More
Battle to help undocumented Irish in US will be won, families told... More
STATE SOLICITORS STRIKE: Government faces wrath of law on the double, in row over money and crime... More
Fall in bat numbers prompts plans for census... More
McDowell 'has had death threats'... More
15 April 2007
BERTIEGATE SAGA CONTINUES
Bertie 'Mugabe' Ahern and the suitcase full of cash...
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Was he using the cash to buy MORE BANANAS for our Republic?
Labour and FG unite on stamp duty... More
Environmental Protection Agency set to haul Galway City Council to court over water fiasco... More
Man stabbed to death in Killarney... More
Stabbed man fights for his life in Sligo Hospital... More
Our economy ripe for house price crash, TV show claims... More
Security firm in cahoots with the gardai... More
THE GALOOT SYNDROME IN ACTION
Communion children want gel nails, spray tan and the Hummer... More
Predatory mink wiping out native birds... More
Combat Poverty Agency giving money to former terrorists... More
Swim Ireland refusing to discuss cases of sex abuse... More
Paedophile priest living 100 yards from Phibsborough primary school... More
800 country pubs have been forced to close.... More
14 April 2007
County Clare declares war over 'unfair treatment' in dirty water crisis... More
New supply ends six years of 'boil' notices in Limerick... More
Free-for-all fear as 35,000 more seek cut in work... More
Protesters try cuffing themselves to lorries... More
STUPID DOG LOVERS: Pooper plan aims to soil reputation of offenders... More
Mother and child escape fire bomb attack... More
Envoy rejects claims of 6,000 illegal Romanian workers... More
Plant that brought Rio to Gort up for sale... More
Jobs hit by housing market slowdown... More
Ireland 'won't turn its back' on illegal immigrants in US... More
13 April 2007
Consumers face double trouble as cost of living soars... More
Three Gardai injured when surrounded by a violent mob... More
Drivers face mayhem on M50 as upgrade begins... More
'The drip' Roche's photo op pipe dream sinks into watery grave... More
Just a different law for the wealthy... More
Victim left in a coma after savage beating in pub car park... More
Woman murdered: 'Gentle' mother of three found dead with stab wounds... More
Two held in custody on charges of stealing shotguns... More
Work starts on biofuel plant to cut emissions... More
12 April 2007
We live in a very strange land where murder and failure are seen as a cause for celebration... More
NURSES STRIKE: Two-hour stoppages planned as talks fail... MoreGift allowance for TDs rises to €2,000
(This is the blatant 'buying of politicians' by big business to enable the Fat Cats to direct as much of the resources of the country as possible, including YOUR taxes, into their pockets. THANKS AGAIN, GULLIBLE ELECTORATE!) More
How Ireland exported criminal priests to the USA where they embezzled $8.6m from naive parishoners... More
Small firm bosses gloomy on future of economy... More
Hundreds of retired were forced to pay PRSI but denied a pension... More
Denied Pension: Couple must now rely on family for support... More
Teenagers 'drunk out of their minds' at U-11 match... More
GALWAY CITY WATER CRISIS: Water offer: buy a bottle, second is free... More
Now we have shit in the water in Limerick... More
Diabetic children at risk over lack of specialists... More
WHERE IS THE STROKE?: 'Every garda in the country' is looking for 'Stroke' Fahy... More
Tug to tow chemicals tanker to safety after blaze and 'complaints by crew'... More
Seven more cases of TB found in creche... More
Violence, intimidation and abuse in our schools...Bullies should face Garda action... More
"I have seen teachers pinned against the wall and a mob of youngsters ready to go in for the kill.... More
Fears antisocial behaviour could cause a death in Cork City... More
40% of gun deaths linked to drug crime... More
11 April 2007
Unlicensed contractors dumping rubbish
(Take a drive around Wicklow for proof) ...
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Man stabbed in stomach during Galway City centre row... More
House shot up in Dublin...Man injured... More
Crack team hit streets in Limerick to help tackle city's social problems... More
Green drivers caught in fuel price spiral... More
Teachers and nurses turn screw in pay fight
Government facing major public sector unrest on two fronts... More
Seven children get TB as outbreak hits second crèche... More
Call to make drugs crisis an election issue ... More
Galway City to help poor buy clean water
(Welcome to '2007 Ireland')... More
10 April 2007
Fuel crisis looms as pumps close... More
Polish man dies after being beaten up in Limerick... More
Rivals firebomb criminal's home... More
Safe food checks find fault at 9,000 premises... More
'Scandalous' water and waste levies harm schools... More
Tackling poverty 'should be election priority'... More
Gangland is flourishing, claims FG... More
Hanafin among 20 politicians holding on to teaching jobs... More
09 April 2007
Animal welfare officers need anti-stab vests at Dublin horse fair... More
Man stabbed to death in Rosslare Strand caravan park... MoreMan shot dead in Dublin... More
Police car in flames: Raiders smoked out after frantic chase... More
The head of daughter of Chief Justice of Malawi never found... More
Famous Galway City swans' illness may be due to contamination... More
Parents of sick children plead for solution to dispute... More
Stressed-out workers costing us €1bn a year... More
Lawyers rally the troops to fight McDowell's anti-gangland bill... More
Rat infestation in estate 'so bad someone will die from it'... More
Half of school computers are not usable, says teaching union... More
FREE EDUCATION JOKE: Parents are forced to foot one third of school costs... More
08 April 2007
Why it's pure folly to trust local authorities
"When the tourist season gets into full swing, and people return to Britain, America, Germany, France, and other parts
of the globe, with the news that the main water supply in Ireland's third city has been dangerously polluted since the
spring, and the problem is set to continue until autumn at best, our hygiene reputation will be in shreds. Rightly so."
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Bertie acts the emperor as Bash St Kids revolt... More
Ahern 'missed boat' on election... More
Five held as man is shot dead on doorstep... More
Image of gardai sullied by scandals... More
Greens set to double Dail seats in election... More
More and more people going broke... More
Crime does pay, especially at election time... More
07 April 2007
Knife-wielding gang pounce on Spanish tourists in busy nightclub area... More
NURSES STRIKE: Nightmare for the Coalition... MoreNurses to target key seats for election hit
Union's 40,000 votes could swing marginals from FF and the PDs... More
Victim won't tell Gardai about vicious machete attack... More
IRELAND is facing a TB time-bomb... More
AFFORDABLE HOME JOKE: Council selling homes cheaper than state body... More
Needy householders may get free bottles in water crisis... More
Taxpayers foot €130m bill for PULSE ... More
06 April 2007
Bertie 'Shifty' Ahern kept cash in safe, not shoe box
(How did a crooked galoot become the leader of a modern country?)...
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Influx of 100 gardai for troubled city as plan is drawn up to tackle gang crime
(There are 'crops' of the two fingered salute sprouting up already)... More
Gardaí seize 110 cars in pilot scheme to improve road safety... More
Organised crime crackdown leads to 6,000 arrests and firearms haul ... More
Why Bertie's biggest bet looks at odds with economy . . . Stupid!... More
The feel-bad factor hits FF as election fever bites
Survey discovers gloomy outlook despite SSIA boost... More
Fianna Fail candidate brands a newspaper editor a chauvinist pig ... More
Car parking fees at Cliffs of Moher stolen... More
Criticism of the Church going too far, says prelate
(These guys haven't yet accepted that the lid is off the 'Great Con')... More
New group 'will improve services for Travellers'... More
School places crisis as parents told 'there's no room for your children' (Hundreds of houses built and nobody thought of building a school...Welcome to Ireland!) ... More
Paedophiles face year-long wait for treatment
(It's hard to believe that there are still people in this country who believe that paedophilia can be cured.)... More
Nurses now threaten to hit private hospitals... More
05 April 2007
Woman robbed in broad daylight in Athy cemetery
(LESSON: Don't visit graveyards alone...This is not uncommon)....
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(This is realistic sentencing policy)... More
Gardai get access to EU crime fighting system... More
Cancer sufferers are 'not getting essential care'... More
Partner of murder victim tells of 'living hell of harassment'... More
Lawyer blasts 'imbalance' of sentences handed down to sex attackers... More
FF shock as senator quits over 'broken promises'... More
Gangland threat is a national emergency, conference told... More
Fears for water safety after tonnes of animal faeces found dumped near river bank ... More
04 April 2007
Prisoner escapes in pyjamas... More
Garda chief vows to reduce number of serious crimes... More
Community policing must be priority... More
Hunt for €½m heist raiders... More
Boy of 13 on drug charge... More
Family held as gun-gang rob post office... More
ERU to get stun gun called for in Barr report... More
Firearm training 'a must for more gardai'... More
State solicitors threaten wildcat strike action over pay... More
Outrage as widow's blind pension cut... More
Survey finds more pupils now vie for teacher's time... More
Priest charged with sex attack... More
State failing our poor, says charity bridging the gap... More
Circus forced to quit beauty spot in Killarney after locals blew their top... More
Children wait years for speech therapy ... More
Green light for Moyross (Limerick) area regeneration plan
(Anything bar implement the LAW!)... More
03 April 2007
Welcome to Galway where you can have free shit in your water
But you must hurry!...Offer only lasts 'till September!...
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SUV drivers to be hit with 15pc more tax in new green plan... More
Did the Stroke Fahy get a real 'stroke' at the prospect of jail?... More
Drug baron's multimillion euro global 'milk run' finally turns sour...
Got 30 years today...If he was tried in Ireland, he'd be back in business in eight yrs...Might even be fit for Community Service! More
Under pressure, it takes four illuminated ministers to change the price of a light bulb... More
Danger drivers who kill may be charged with manslaughter... More
Surveys confirm drop in price of houses... More
Fears as bio-tech giant delays €800m factory project... More
02 April 2007
Only Catholic students should be allowed in...
(Isn't time to end the 'Vatican Occupation' of Ireland?)
Parents 'forced' to give false information to find school places...
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GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects 'Shifty' Ahern and supports Enda Kenny...
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Could-be tax dodgers await bad news from the postman
(Another pretence at taxing the wealthy.)... More
Tax break is siring €11m a year for stud owners... More
Developer warned not to turn hotel into high rise
(What would be so wrong with making him comply with planning laws?.)... More
Lorry loads of bottled water driven in daily to help battle bug in Galway... More
Nurses strike: All set for a high-stakes, €1bn game... More
Gangland killings a national emergency, say gardai... More
Drunk garda superintendent to get €138,000 retirement package... More
Gobshite politicians with nothing better to do
Finding Dingle a problem for tourists... More
01 April 2007
Businessmen will sue state if not allowed to build on taxpayers ground... More
Major setback to the government’s waste policy... More
Freedom of expression and the legal nature of confidentiality... More
Hospital overspending a ‘major concern’... More
431,895 people with provisional driver’s licences in Ireland ... More
Water crisis in Galway to continue for months... More
Bertie Ahern's U-turn wrong-foots his ministers... More
State Pathologist's dramatic U-turn raises serious questions about justice... More
Government's target on jobs just not working... More
Revealed: how gardai and solicitors helped Ireland's richest man make millions ... More
