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Cabinet meet to consider joining public service strikes
The Cabinet is divided over whether its members should join in the series of public service strikes announced by trade unions yesterday. »
Colleges to give students character references instead of grades
Academic sources have conceded that ongoing grade inflation problems will be difficult to solve as many of those who currently award grades were themselves beneficiaries of grade inflation. »
Zombie hotels to house our highly qualified uneducated people
Binge education was as big a factor of the Celtic Tiger years as binge drinking and binge banking, according to an unpublished study on university grade inflation. »
New sat nav helps drunk driver get home by singing MacArthur Park
The latest wave of satellite navigation systems which will be unveiled in Barcelona today can form relationships with drivers and interact directly with them. »
Drug dealers relieved as community protests against head shops
Hard drug dealers, the vulnerable victims of the head shop revolution, finally received support from the wider community, as hundreds of people took to the streets of Castlebar calling for head shops to be closed. »
Elderly choose to live on trains rather than face abusive carers
The Mire has learned that many elderly people are choosing to live out their days in makeshift camps on Iarnrod Eireann trains rather than risk suffering abuse at the hands of carers and family members. »
Scientists identify 4000-year-old man as Lidl toaster thief
A few flakes of skin on a shopping trolley at Lidl in Lucan was all it took for scientists to reconstruct the physical characteristics and identity of a 4000-year-old local man. »
Faithful woman denies sex romps with Terry,Tiger
A Tullamore woman who insists she has never had sex with John Terry or Tiger Woods has been dismissed as a liar and a delusional fantasist with no grasp on reality. »
TDs accuse Ryan of trying to bring politics into repute
Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan has been accused of trying to bring politics into repute by saying the Government would help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages. »
People booking flights just to be seen naked on body scanners
Airports with full body scanners on trial have found that many people are booking flights for the sole purpose of being seen naked by somebody other than themselves. »