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A MAN HAS been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire, which may have been sparked by a fault in a television, broke out at an apartment in Dublin’s city centre.
The fire started on Pembroke Street and a number of units from Dublin Fire Brigade attended as well as an ambulance. It is thought that the fire was may have been started by an electrical appliance in the apartment – most likely the TV.
A spokesperson for Dublin Fire Brigade said people would be “surprised” at how often television can be the cause of fires.
“That’s why we recommend people unplug their TVs when going to bed at night, and other electrical appliances,” they said.
No serious injuries were reported at the scene and the fire, which was confined to one room in the apartment, has now been extinguished.
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Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo f****** hoo, so now there average 70,000 per annum wage might be under threat.. Welcome to the real Irish world.
The ESB will stay under state control. This union move is just to get another 10k a year for employees…
Are the ESB workers afraid of efficient working practices? Or of ESB being a competitive company?
Who’d willingly jump off the gravy train
We all know the ESB lads have it handy , new owner means they might have to go and do a bit of work for a change ……. “start the strikes early and get all we can out of the government before they sell ” …………………… all state and semi state bodies are being breastfed by the government —- time for a change in our staple services .
hahaha ESB workers…bye bye to your 4 foreign holidays a year and 70/80.000 salary!!
Well done Gavin Sheridan of TheStory.ie. NAMA will have to crawl further under the rock of secrecy.
Norris has some determination!
Others might call it neck.
Privatisation does not equate with efficiency. It equates with theft, low wages and shit working conditions. Private sector efficiency is bullshit. If there is efficiency it is efficient direction of capital and money to a small cabal of greedy bastards. This is achieved by job losses and effective dismantling of customer service. Wake up you neoliberal automatons they will soon be fucking with your futures too.
I wouldn’t call it neo-liberal to suggest that public-sector spending should have efficient direction of capital. Especially if that capital is paid through our taxes.
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