tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post2630159610131732581..comments2023-10-02T10:31:13.350+01:00Comments on Gombeen Nation: Gleann Riada. Our little statelet in microcosm - it should never have been allowedThe Gombeen Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-36355491117156369452012-10-29T15:51:59.914+00:002012-10-29T15:51:59.914+00:00I've recovered those comments via Google cache...I've recovered those comments via Google cache view... posting below:<br /><br />6 comments:<br /><br />Anonymous said...<br /><br /> As a"Deorai" living in the US for almost 33 years (thankfully not in poverty and suffering as per the oul' cathecism), I must thank you for the many chuckles you give me and always remind me I'm a product of the oul' sod or "as Gaeilge" - Eire.<br /><br /> KD<br /> Florida<br /> 7 October 2012 19:28 <br /><br />illuminati1111 said...<br /><br /> It seems things are indeed better elsewhere. There is wealth outside of the shithole indeed. No chance of bringing in one of these porches with the VRT we would have to pay. I like your comment on the shinners being the future of this place. I would say they will be in Govt next time out. I suppose they will tell the Troika to F**k off . There will be some satisfaction in that if nothing else. Keep up the good work.<br /> 7 October 2012 21:10 <br /><br />pony and trap boy said...<br /><br /> Brilliant!!<br /> 7 October 2012 22:31 <br /><br />Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Well there was Ford in Cork after all, also in the assembly business. Some figures I see for numbers include:<br /><br /> 1949: 11,007<br /> 1973: 61,276<br /><br /> Of course the plant has been closed since 1984. Interesting history here (though as it's a PhD thesis it's basically a book):<br /> http://eprints.nuim.ie/2277/1/t_grimes_thesis.pdf<br /><br /> Of course VRT like VAT rises/fuel excise is the goverenment's cowardly way of raising taxes and then claiming we live in a "low tax" economy. In reality they don't have the balls to put 1% of either tax band but knowing that no one complain they'll stick it on VAT.<br /><br /> Of course VRT is used to fund "Local Authority Fund" if you look at local spending on road maintenance it's at most 20% of the receipts the rest is spent making sure 32~ county/city managers earn over 190k+ a year.<br /><br /> -Paul<br /> 8 October 2012 15:45 <br /><br />Dakota said...<br /><br /> I don't know what's worse, an individual thinking that a car is a luxury in Ireland, or the concept of VRT? There is just no answer to such profound intellect. Ouh and grand to think the future of this confusing island is going to be up to SF. Maybe VOODOO will be the new STATE religion?<br /> 8 October 2012 19:49 <br /><br />The Gombeen Man said...<br /><br /> @ KD. Glad you like it... at least you don't have to suffer it! ;-) Thanks for the feedback, and keep tuning in.<br /><br /> @ illuminati. Dread to think what such a car - or their modern equivalents - would cost here after VRT. It used to make me sick reading the Sunday Times motoring section, and you saw how much cheaper good wheels were in the UK. As for the Shinners, watch the slippery shits change their tune one they get in... as they have in Northern Ireland.<br /><br /> @ Pony and Trap Boy. Thanks, my man.<br /><br /> @ Paul. Wasn't aware of that. Cheers for the info. And yes, VRT is a scandal - and one lacking any hint of transparency, with Revenue's cooked-up Open Market Selling Price deciding a car's value. I'd sack the lot of them, the time-serving bastards.<br /><br /> @ Dakata. Yes, hard to say, isn't it? Paddy and Mary don't seem to perturbed by it though, which makes me realise how little we have in common with our fellow countrypeople, on this and other issues.<br />The Gombeen Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-19470935385335410642012-10-21T15:53:07.895+01:002012-10-21T15:53:07.895+01:00Apologies to commenters.
Due to over-zealous spa...<b>Apologies to commenters. <br /><br />Due to over-zealous spam filtering - and a state of extreme distraction on my part - I accidentally deleted comments from this post. And some of them were bloody good.<br /><br />Unfortunately there appears to be no means for recovering unintentionally deleted comments on Blogger.<br /><br />If anyone knows a way of getting deleted comments back through other means, please let me know.<br /><br />Again, sincere apologies!<br /></b>The Gombeen Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.com