The Ghost in the IKEA Store
I’ll never know how the unfortunate man died. Did he walk off the designated route only to find himself hopelessly lost as the blue arrows on the floor disappea...
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The Arbitration Crypt
Tramping down cold limestone steps into a church crypt after midnight might once have scared the bejammers out of me. But I paid little heed to the blue flame l...
Immurement
The day I started my jail sentence, I occupied one of the largest prison cells a criminal probably ever had. You’re probably thinking of some kind of small isla...
Follow my work over on thestory.ie
You might have noticed things have been a little quiet here over the past couple of months. Instead, I’m posting blogs and documents of interest over at h...
TDs and Senators told no more credit in Dáil bar or restaurant without an automatic pay deduction system
TDs and Senators have been told not to ask for credit at the Dáil bar or restaurant unless they set up a new automatic pay system. Politicians have been informe...
Minister Michael Ring allocated €118,000 in funding to constituency project despite warnings from civil servant of “problematic precedents”
MINISTER Michael Ring allocated almost €120,000 in funding to a constituency project despite warnings from civil servants it could set “problematic preced...
Why do TDs & Senators get a €25-a-day unvouched “daily telephone allowance” when travelling in Europe even after the abolition of roaming charges?
NB: The spreadsheets below detail all claims made for the daily telephone allowance after roaming was abolished within the EU. Obviously, if travel involved lea...
Internal report reveals chaos in trying to ensure medical consultants work all the hours they’re meant to in public hospitals
AN INTERNAL report has shown the major difficulties behind trying to manage the contracts of medical consultants and ensuring they stick to the hours they are s...
More than €800,000 in tax relief on second homes claimed by government ministers through “dual abode allowance” since Enda Kenny promised to abolish it
The country’s most senior politicians have claimed more than €800,000 over the past seven years through a controversial tax write-off to maintain a second...
Department of Education fails to enforce its own rules on school funding leaving taxpayer to pick up €11.5 million bill
* A guest post by Jill Nesbitt on how one primary school charges thousands in “voluntary parent contributions” while drawing down state funding. A f...
