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PLANNING ON HEADING to the cinema this weekend?
There are a few new movies out, but which is a must-watch, and are there any you should avoid?
We take a look.
What we know
Director Asghar Farhadi is back with this film starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem as former lovers who reunite in Spain for a wedding. But when Cruz’s character’s daughter gets kidnapped, a web of secrets is uncovered.
What the critics say
What’s it rated?
What we know
Maggie Gyllenhaal starred in this remake of a 2014 film about a kindergarten teacher who becomes obsessed with a pupil who she believes is a child prodigy.
What the critics say
What’s it rated?
What we know
This documentary tells the story about an all-female crew who sailed the Whitbread around the world race – at a time when it was highly unusual to have women to take part at all. Their adventure and challenge was all captured on film.
What the critics say
What’s it rated?
Which one would you go see first?
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It’s only the cost of 2 bicycle sheds or Simon and michweals salary the sad part is someone sanctioned he would continue to get the same salary when nama is finished why and more importantly who name this person and then sack him for sanctioning a salary for a job that doesn’t exist
In fairness to praise on this one. I would never have known about the government’s plans in he hadn’t highlighted it. Fair play.
@Gavin Smartr: in fairness to Pearse
@Gavin Smartr: Did the Irish Daily Mail have it first.
@Steve White: probably did Steve but I definitely wouldn’t have seen it there.
Does he do a job at all? I think we should be told!
€206 per hour for a 40 hour week. I’ll do the job for a quarter of that.
@David Connell: A lot of tax to come out of that don’t forget.
@Pat Barry: SO?? when I put €80 diesel in the car I don’t say ‘ oh, I put €44 euros in / the rest is just tax’
how many bank accounts have fffg and cronies got outside the state (diehard patriots)
Nobody needs to be paid that much money! It is absolutely obscene!
@Andrew Harrington: Why? People get paid what they are worth generally. 430k isn’t a huge salary given what achieved , and he might leave he’d easily find jobs paying more than that in the private sector.
@Andrew Harrington: reality is when you put each individual TD’S cost to scrutiny from salary to expenses to a secretary parliamentary assistants (all family members) committee chairs postage phones and other perks they each cost roughly €350,000 to €400,000 not bad for most of whom are absolutely useless
@Paul O’Mahoney: I have heard that one many years ago where the CEO of British Telecom before privatisation received a huge salary increase and when it was questioned the excuse was that he would have received a lot more in the private sector particularly in the U.S. with his experience and qualifications. The BBC went along to recruitment agencies in the U.S. and these agencies more or less laughed when they saw his C.V. and politely informed them that people with his qualifications were 2 a penny in the U.S.
@Paul O’Mahoney: lol it wasn’t hard to make money from NAMA but he did have to deal with a lot of irate developers in fairness. I agree that he could get at least this much in the private sector.
The point is does he need to be paid that much to do the job he will do in NTMA? No. So now he has the choice, stay in a still well paid job and be comfortable or go for the big bucks in private sector. The state does not need him to be paid for NAMA skills in his old job! That was my understanding anyway.
Like, why was he getting that at nama.
Which all means he’ll hold onto his salary
Watch this space, all the language is typical of political speak by FF and FG. I wouldn’t be one bit surprised if he retains that salary. It’s like the government has no power or control over these things….
No person is worth that salary from taxpayers money government rubbing irish people’s noses again there are some many people living on the breadline it’s an utter disgrace
@Pauline Cahill: Check out the cost of every TD a complete joke
@Pauline Cahill: So what if there are people on the breadline a person’s salary didn’t cause people being on the breadline. This is typical, Irish begrudgery at its finest , “rubbing people’s nose in it,” another simpleton quote. If people who don’t want to be on the breadline work harder, educate yourself, and grow up and take responsibility for yourself and your life .
the laugh is people think this is usual ..its standard procedure in the “public service”
It’s sickening.
On the other article debunked the cost of cars for the Ukrainians, the cars still cost phucking just short of 40,000 a piece!!! And paid for insurance, tax and phucking fuel!!! What the phuck, I drive a banger, 16 years old, 50 miles a day commuting, over €80 a week for phucking diesel! How the phuck can I not get this phucking deal! Some phucking state we live in. And the government can’t understand why people are protesting??!
@den: but den ya don’t understand you work hard and pay tax so why would ya be entitled to anything? It’s the poor people in this country that never worked a day in their lives and the folks that enter the country with no documents that need to be looked after, if my landlord decides to sell the house I’m living in for the past 15years decides to sell up I’m screwed even though I’ve never missed one months do ya think I’d be priorised over the low life that won’t pay 15euro a week out of their dol money for a roof over their head. In this country you’re probably better off not working but that’s me like most people I want to work even though every morning I wish I didn’t have to get out of the bed but once your ya enjoy it
@Nikki Swift: that’s not me
@Nikki Swift: too true Nikki
He looks like an overfeed ho..mo
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