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AFTER A COMBINATION of power failures and severe weather, Clonmel Borough Council has become concerned that the area’s public water supply may be contaminated.
Affected regions are those served by the Poulavanogue water supply.
On the advice of the Health Service Executive, a temporary boil water notice has been issued across the town centre, Davis Road and Mountain Road areas.
Water should be boiled before being used for drinking, food preparation, teeth brushing and making ice. The council said it is unsure when the notice will be lifted.
Meanwhile, restrictions on water in a section of Coolock, county Dublin remain in place to protect public health.
Results from water samples taken early this week have showed improvement but more tests need to be carried out on samples this morning before any further decisions are made. Water can be used once it is boiled first, Dublin City Council advised residents of the affected Moatfield Road. This incident is not related to that which has impacted residents of Clontarf for over a week.
The problems with water in the St. Lawrence’s District Meter Area have been ongoing since last Monday, when residents in around 1,400 homes were told not to use their tap water. However, those living in the area have now been advised that they can use the supply once it is boiled first. More tests are due to be carried out in the coming days but restrictions remain in place, as do water tankers to provide extra water to households and businesses. They will be available at Castle Avenue and St Lawrence Road until 7.30pm.
Dublin City Council has confirmed that no E. Coli has been detected in any of the water samples tested to date, but that some of the samples have indicated the presence of Total Coliforms above the standards set out in the Water Supply Regulations.
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Funny how they haven’t canvassed at any stops along the red Luas line.
insufferable fools…
And sleeveen Hayes is South West Dublin’s Minister.
Do I hear one of those men say “ah Jesus”. That would loose a lot of votes from
people my age group.
Just think about this, these are the clowns that are deciding your future. These are the absolute incompetent fools that are deciding your childrens future. these are the treacherous parasites that are laughing at you, that are bullying you, that are destroying your country.
Think about that for a moment, then think about yourself and what we have become as a people to allow it.
It doesn’t matter who gets voted in. None of them have any power whatsoever. The government are no the ones running things.
Some of you have negativity engrained in your genes. There is positive article about Ireland’s competitiveness but 4 times more people chose to view this article instead. Says it all about the type of person who reads the journal these days. Finished reading the Sun and Heat magazine? Don’t forget to vote tomorrow lol
I don’t believe it’s a majority of fools – it’s a lack of any alternatives that’s the main issue. If the majority of the country decided not to vote tomorrow, this shower would still get in because the voters would still be left with very few options.
We know about Ireland’s competitiveness, thank you. Big multinational companies come in here and give employment and in return they receive very generous tax benefits and in some cases pay practically no tax here or in their country of origin. Then if they feel conditions are not right they up sticks and move where there’s either a better tax regime or cheaper labour or both. And, for your information, not all of us who read this article are Sun or Hello! readers.
Calling people fools is probably not the best way of convincing people that you have a better alternative
We have, I canvassed abbey street for Brian Hayes with Min Paschal Donoghue last week. And Connolly and Hueston were done on multiple mornings.
how sad for you…
sad sad woman
I was waiting for the bit where someone would run in and thump the fu€kin head off Brian Hayes.
What a jip.
Are you 150 years old?
The Sun and Heat? Saul it’s precisely because most of us don’t read those that were able to realize the difference between genuine political leadership and the kind of cute whoorism and lies that passes for it here in Ireland.
Some of the people on here are fundamentally irrational, they’ll vote no to indisputable facts,and a few more suffer from party tribalism where they can’t see anything other than their own parties perspective, sure.
But most of what you are seeing is just jaded cynicism because they’ve been lied to so much, were soooo past the whole friendly banter on the canvass trail thing…were years past that being something that will work. Real people are hurting in real serious situations because of the policies these people are putting through.
Theres people out there who can’t get a third level education because of the fees, or people stuck midstream who due to technicalitys can’t get grants and are locked out of the library for not paying.
Theres people out there who have serious ilnesses who have had their medical cards terminated for nonsense reasons.
Theres people out there seeing 52% of their income vanish and then they walk down their street and see people who never worked in their life DRINKING the money that vanished from their wages, with no time limits, caps or serious requirements on their dole.
Theres people out there who are genuine on SW who were not able to get a third level education and the only educational option they are offered is some half assed computer course where they’ve to sit in a room with people who are professional s-bags.
Theres people already stretched to the limit who voted labour on the hope of avoiding yet ANOTHER bill coming through their door for water who are angry that they were lied to.
…again I could go on and on. This is not 2004 where the biggest thing a voter had to worry about was were they getting 10 or 20 extra on the children’s allowance at the next budget, in that environment you might have had time for friendly banter on the LUAS line…today , post the 2011 lies and uturns and every party looking as bad as the others…it’s just not gonna work.
I AM one of those people you describe. I’m not entitled to a medical card. I am struggling to save to send my kids to college etc. I barely have a euro left in my pocket before pay day. I have missed mortgage payments.
The difference is I am not swayed by empty promises. I agree that our current government could have done better but I also firmly believe that nobody else was capable of digging us out of this hole. I for one believe that we need to see this through. Jumping ship now and supporting the likes of SF, who seem to think they have a magic wand to fix everything, would be simply foolish! This SF support is not real and you know it. They are the last choice.
Or maybe you wanted us to default and see public service salaries cut by up to 35% etc etc???
Completely agree Saul. Let’s hope the Irish people aren’t so silly as to fall for the empty promises from the likes of Sinn Fein and People Before Profit. Anyone who can use a calculator should be able to see through them.
Fair play, at least your doing something. Ignore those red thumbs, I wonder how many of them actually put time into supporting something that they believe in. It’s very easy to complain, takes time, effort and balls to do something about it.
Think positive we have too many complainers in this country things are looking up
There are other countries in Europe which have high income tax, in some countries you can lose up to 42% of your total income to tax.
What makes them different from Ireland is they have a free health care service and free third level education and a better standard of living
Watching politicians trying to “get down” with “da youf”.
Excruciating.
Agreed! The falseness of this lot makes me feel sick.
And being largely ignored by the coking classes….must be a drought!!
I think the youth need to lwarn a bit from Luke Ming Flanagan. His favourite band is Rage Against the Machine and favourite song is Cafe Del Mar by Energy 52… that’s a bit 90′s though haha
Cafe del Mar is an instrumental piece … No singing to be heard.
Nice tune (Cafe del Mar) though, can’t fault him for it.
Those f*ckin samba drums were NOT a good idea Ms. Costello.
Joke all you like. But these idiots are leading a nation, these bast**rds are deciding our future…and we actually allow these clowns to bully us? Only in Ireland
Not only in Ireland. Rant all you want, if you want to change it, put down the pitchfork, get out and do something about it. It always baffles me how people will rant till the cows come home . “I’m unhappy with my lot…….but I’ll blame everyone else but myself for it”. I have no political preference but I do have a general respect for people step up against the torch and pitchfork mob in order to try to change it.
Brian Hayes come to Abbey St so I can slap you!!
One annoying smug little man.
Have they not work to be doing instead of prancing around Dublin like idiots?
They are all on holidays for a week!!
Kenny isn’t allowed speak to the media, yet his wranglers allow him on the streets?
Can’t end well.
At home studying with last 6 weeks, yet to see or hear any politician of any kind on my doorstep or in area near where I live in raheny…….where are they all when you want to quiz them!!!!?????
No point quizzing them, Alan. After all, who was it said that lying is something you do during election canvassing?
@ Alan I live down in Clontarf and all I get is flyers in the letterbox with hand written “sorry I missed you ” on it, well you spineless shits so am I they don’t even knock, drop and run
“sorry I missed you ”
Yeh, I got that one yesterday, from Sean Haughey. Dispatched instantly to the bin.
I just could not watch them videos, I just know the cringe factor would kill me this early
Don’t do it! I did, and it was horrible and embarrassing.
Walked past them this morning, grown men and women swarming around Enda and giggling like little schoolgirls! Scarleh for them!
Quite alarming how in absolutely every clip they look so out of touch and awkward with anything that is going on around them. At least Obama gives the appearance of being ‘in the know’ but watching the Irish version is simply Car Crash TV. That’s what’s in charge?? Worse still is there isn’t a better replacement …
Jus across the road from Anglo,
Notice how they stayed well away from the pond in St Stephens Green,
Shower of wasters
Why is Labour’s Dublin-West by-election candidate Lorraine Mulligan campaigning in Dublin City Centre. Is she that scared of the people in Dublin-West?
She should be scared … very scared
This reads like a sketch from the Savage Eye
Surprised they didn’t pop into the green and ask the ducks for a few votes. Gombeenism at its finest.
The ducks are hiding in case they bring on a feather tax
Those damn pickpockets are getting more brazen
Trying to prove they haven’t lost touch with the people .
Parasite looking for blood. Exterminated tomorrow hopefully.
They haven’t got the Gonad’s to step foot in somebody’s gardens , maybe a safe area Garden in Foxrock….but to publically beg on the streets , I’m amazed nobody has approached and asked “How has austerity affected you ???” , Disgusting to watch , turns my stomach !!!!
“Brianaise” he says……to nobody.
Excruciating indeed.
Its too early in the morning to pretend to b nice to them.
You broke half your 2011 promises why would we trust u again?
Really? Care to point them out?
1. Both parties promised to abolish up front college fees.
2.They said they’d spread cuts out over a longer period n do stimulus package instead of austerity.
3.They said theyd do PS reform
4.Universal Healthcare still not done.
5.Labour said theyd not go into office if water charges were on the table.
6.They duped people who don’t understand how a healthcare system works into thinking they could have a full general hospital in every small town.
7. They moaned and whined about ff giving the banks a blank cheque and encouraging bubbles now they’re doing the same and have made no attempt to do financial reform..it can all happen again they’re doing sweet FA to break up too big to fail banks or restrain the risks being taken cos despite their hot air in opposition they’ve still no idea what actually went wrong we’ve a secondary school teacher as our finance minister.
8. They said they’d expand the freedom of information act a draft is sitting there unworked on since oct 2013
9. Quango bomb fire…not only didn’t happen but they’re just like ff in it being their solution to every problem its their solution to the garda issue…yet another layer of red tape.
10. Welfare Reform..poverty traps r still there in fact they wanna make them worse one of the best work incentives arm is kerping the med card for 2 years if u take up work if uve been unemployed for longer than x amount of time theyre planning to get rid of that. I could go on and on..
11. They said they would tackle upward only rent reviews.
12. More transparency
13. Cap special advisors pay
14. Labour promised to tackle FG on policies that would affect those worst off is society.
The list is endless….
The circus has truly come to town. Must remember to pack my custard pies when I head in later. It’s all these clowns deserve.
The videos auto playing as I tried to look at the article drove me bonkers. Then looking at the videos sent me over the edge
Hello from planet GetMeOuttaHere
I scrolled very very quickly past them. Journal, could you please give us a start button on these videos so we can decide for ourselves whether we wish to see politicians making idiots of themselves? Thanks!
Agh. One video kept playing while I was in the comment section?!
Yes please a start button….
Just proves, empty vessels make the loudest noise!
Often wonder what Enda Kenny is pointing at and why. I had a friend at school who enjoyed this particular hobby. He would often face someone and then spontaneously point at nothing in particular whilst making a stupid face, only for the person to turn to look to where he was pointing and see nothing.
I suppose his handlers figure it’s probably best to pull on the string attached to his arm, it’s reliable and never fails. The strings they attach to his lips in an effort to mimic speech and cognition all to often make for unpredictable results.
So many thumbs up from them! If we got a euro for every thumbs up we would have the bail out licked….
Dickheed
“Enda” the line for FG/L, people don’t have time to talk to these clowns, to busy working twelve hour days on minimum wages to keep up with the taxes, these idiots are like ducks out of water, oh…did I say water, another tax on the way, don’t forget tomorrow to pay them back for our national despair.
i thought the day before election there was a monatorium in place and media black out of any poltical cavassing….dail shuts down for a week for this
I thought the same thing!
The moratorium is/was a relic of the past, like the Angelus, and good to see it being ignored. Now let’s see the early evening news start at 6pm not 6.01.
What proof do you have of that?
A cursory internet search seems to show the moratorium applies to broadcast media and not the internet, so I stand corrected.
Not the same rules as the broadcast charge then??
Oh dear, awkward. Up there with ‘Have I got News for you’ depiction of a dodgy salesman in Europe and up popped Brian Cowen! As the FT said this AM, EU project is benefitting Creditors and we just seem to be sucking it up!!
just watched it…..brilliant lol
http://youtu.be/HhYb6ZM-vds
Why are these wasters not in work today?
Phone a friend mr.hayes…pitiful…
I bet they wouldn’t repeat this nonsense anywhere near the RED LINE though!…
Whole different kettle of fish over here.. nothing like the green line crowd..
Brian Hayes looks terrified…
Enda Kenny looks like he hasn’t stepped into the real world in 30 years…
whole thing is embarrassing…
Couldn’t agree more.
Eoghan Murphy is the brother of Tommy from Love/Hate
Yeah, the slower one!
Is it just me or was Enda kenny, our leader, and the man to keep youth in Ireland horrendously rude to those young lads outside St. Stephen’s Green’s luas line?
UNinterested, Journal, not DISinterested – which has a completely different meaning. Come now, pull out a dictionary and let’s try for basic literacy.
Nobody knows the real meaning of disinterested any more. It’s a real shame.
Those videos actually make you cringe. What other country would have a leader that stands on a street and gets totally ignored by passing commuters. Even he seems embarrassed as hell.
Morto for them
This article made me roar out laughing a few times. It’s cringeworthy and should be the latest episode of “Father Ted” and Enda is Dougal lol. Brilliant!!! :-D
The first Bian Hayes video is the most cringeworthy video I’ve ever watched.
What a pair of tools!!!
Its a national tragedy to see our so called leaders being met with such deserved contempt, we need change and a final ending of the Civil War trough sharing, there are motivated intelligent young folk who will represent their fellow countrymen & not the vested elite. break these so called parties for ever.
Only in Dublin would you see these dipsticks trying to stop people while on their way too work
What a bunch of creeps!
Best of luck to kenny he has really saved the country of what it was 4 years ago! For the first time in 6 years emigrants have started coming back to Ireland! I know alot of people feel different but what more could we ask for! Great job! Hope it gets better…
Masterful sarcasm.
I won’t even dignify that comment with a serous answer because clearly you are taking the piss. Or too many meds.
Please tell me your post is one of the finest pieces of sarcasm ever written…..please !!!
Trevor, your’e a legend!
@Trevor, I think you live in a very different country than most people. I don’t know anyone who is returning home. I know lots of people struggling to make ends meet. We have been told about so many green shoots that there should be a forest by now. Statistics on paper may be telling us that things are improving but the general population ain’t feeling it.
Fianna Fáil ruined this country but why are the present government are still in receipt of obscene salaries and pensions.?
You are about as deluded as it is possible to be.
you’re talking bout Enda?
Enda and his village idiot chuckling does for Hayes what jaws did for sharks
Wake up wake up Trevor. A bad dream you poor fella. You must have thought you were back in the good old days.
I hope you do not have any of the following;
A friend or family member with special needs
A sick relative in need of a medical card
A down on his luck friend or family member homeless
A friend trying to pay mortgage or rent in Dublin
This list could go on and on and on. Wake up Trevor and smell the coffee.
Enda singing Johnny Cash. Any chance of us borrowing the Thai military for a little job?????
The boyos out having the craic …skiddle de idle doodle daddle doh .. They know their bread is buttered on both sides not a care in the world as they goosestep their way around Berlin sorry Dublin.
What happened to the moratorium on election coverage the day before polling?
I don’t think Labour have the stones to go to the Northside. Even as far as the quays without bodyguards would be a risk.
Brilliant, just set all the clips playing in my browser at once, mesmerising and hypnotic.
I was going to vote Sinn Fein, but after a few minutes of these guys on loop set to a driving latin rhythm and I’m hooked on that FG/Labour beat. Yeah! cha cha cha
Anyone in government “an honourable man”? Thanks for the laugh, Eamonn! I need it, seeing. As our water meters are going in on Monday. Thanks a bunch! :-/
I have to admit my interest was piqued just a little when I heard a samba band playing at the top of Grafton Street. When I spotted Comrade Gilmore and a troupe of Fine Gael’s Pet Labrador Party, it became clear that it was just a desperate and monumentally stupid election stunt.
Of course, it never rains but it pours, and lo and behold, there he was… our glorious leader, Chairman Mayo himself, again with an entourage, and doing their level best to impede the progress of those on their way to do real work that pays to keep our glorious leader and his various hangers on.
The only ones paying any attention to Inda, apart from those in his own party and a few from the Pet Labradors, were the assembled meeja, who, unsurprisingly, were also getting in the way of those on their way to do real work. Then again, there has always been a symbiotic and some would say almost incestuous relationship between the world of politics and that of the media.
Photo: darkmarked: ”Down with this sort of thing!” ”Careful now!” Father Ted http://feck-yeah-fatherted.tumblr.com/post/4985708588/darkmarked-down-with-this-sort-of-thing
Hahaha
Super shiney for the camera, the tram lines red and green account for 10% or less of public transport users, I didnt see one of the whatsisname clowns catching the other 80 to 90 who travel in by buses…… like commented earlier, the Tallaght to town was not a venue for these individuals, neither were the bus services. Remember to vote tomorrow people, use your vote.
Cringe worthy
Could someone not gob in their hand, shake his hand and call him an embarrassing treasonous clown no?
Be nice if someone close lined Brian Hayes – what a tool
^^^clothes
These are vile pathetic men. That they can conceivably run a country is an insane idea. They haven’t even the ability to professionally interact with the public on any level whatsoever. They just look like they are puppets on strings out there…
My head hurts..thnk fk..there’s a moratorium. .aaaahhh peace n quite
Found this truly hilarious,their all tossers,
In the last hour Martina Genockey came into Kiltalown to revisit the scene of the crime, remember where she said that she was run out of. She had Pat Rabbitte in tow, just knocked at a couple of doors and scurried back out again, but not through the estate this time.
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