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EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.
1. #WATER CHARGES: One third of Irish households will have their water bills capped at €80 under a new two-tier system, reports The Sunday Times.
2. #MORE WATER CHARGES: Figures obtained by The Irish Mail on Sunday found Irish Water is spending €1 million a month on consultants.
3. #REMEMBER: Ceremonies today will honour the lives of those who died in the First World War.
4. #NICKED: A wanted man was arrested by gardaí in Ballyfermot after he came in to fix the station’s heating and they recognised him. They also found a bag of cannabis in his car.
5. #MEATY: Farmers are set to start a 48-hour blockade of meat factories and producers are warning it will keep 10,000 people out of work at the plants Monday and Tuesday.
6. #BERLIN25: Today marks 25 years since the Berlin Wall fell - a significant milestone in German history.
7. #INDEPENDENCE: Catalonia will hold a symbolic vote today on whether it should break away from Spain.
8. #TAX DEALS: The European Commission has asked for details of tax deals made between Ireland and a number of multinationals at the same time we struck a deal with Apple, reports the Sunday Business Post.
9. #MEXICO: Protesters have set fire to the door of the Mexican President’s palace, after it emerged gang members, linked to police, murdered 43 students and burned their bodies.
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We pay for are water already through charges. The government have some how neglected to mention this to the electorate. No matter how low this third tax on water is we will still be paying the other taxes. So €80 quid is the new deal just to get us to sign up. Not a fecking hope. Even if it’s ‘free’ for the first year I wouldn’t sign up to a semi private company that could be privatised on a whim. So either close this quango or the government can go.
The fella that got nicked in ballyfermot and they say cannabis dosnt harm the brain
Do you reckon the Garda were smart enough to wait till the heating was fixed before they nicked him!
What will our children think if we allow this quango to go ahead despite all the scandals and wastes already, this before the first bill arrives even. What if costs spiral and infrastructure continues to decline.
Because the HSE is a shining example to anyone. Highly paid consultants but patients on trolleys and years of waiting on lists..
All these temporary concessions are just temporary..
December the 10th – cap the government scandals.
INM editor in chief talking in the Sundon about defending press freedom and not being cowed by any groups…Denis Our Brien owns and controls the operation with anyone who exposes his corruption getting shafted shortly after. Vomit inducing. …
What part of no don’t the government understand. NOOOOOOOOOO.
No, don’t reduce the costs of the bills. That is not good enough at this point, it’s gone too far. Shut. It. Down.
Could we hold a symbolic vote to get the 6 counties back ? Good on ya Catalonia .
Daniel Connolly – do we want them back?
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