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    #9812
    kn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭kn


    Wang King wrote: »
    I have no issue with donations to refugees, but I wonder how many homeless people in Ireland would have to die before this sort of concerted effort would be made on their behalf?

    In fact they are leaving the safe haven of Turkey and then through a number of safe European countries to get to Germany, Sweden etc that just happen to have better social welfare and other benefits!


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    #9813
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    I know some people may not agree with the post I put up, but I was asked by a friend if I would do it, so I did. Its up to each individual if they want to donate/contribute. I am not insisting people do it, you can give more locally if you wish. No pressure, no bother. Just wanted to put it out there.


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    #9814
    Wang King
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭Wang King


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    I know some people may not agree with the post I put up, but I was asked by a friend if I would do it, so I did. Its up to each individual if they want to donate/contribute. I am not insisting people do it, you can give more locally if you wish. No pressure, no bother. Just wanted to put it out there.

    No one is having a pop at you Ciarrai, its a great idea to post it, all I'm saying is that we don't see the same effort on behalf of our own people, nothing more .


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    #9815
    Wang King
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭Wang King


    Although!....I've just seen this ;)


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    #9816
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    kn wrote: »
    In fact they are leaving the safe haven of Turkey and then through a number of safe European countries to get to Germany, Sweden etc that just happen to have better social welfare and other benefits!

    I'm sorry but that's utter bollox. I'm not a bleeding heart liberal but I'd suggest you read up on the situation in Syria before dipping your oar in like that. These people are fleeing for their lives. A lot of them are very well educated and are well of the risks involved in risking bringing their family on a Mediterranean crossing but choose to do it anyway due to the alternatives. They are anything but welfare scroungers. It's I'll advised to attempt to compare this to the homeless issue in Ireland, it's apples and oranges. The homeless issue is often to do with mental health issues/ drugs / alcohol problems and is far more complicated to deal with. If people are willing to get off their arses for once to help some people in need then I can't see why anyone would want to knock it. Sometimes it takes a jolt like that picture to get things moving unfortunately. Rant over. Sorry.


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    #9817
    counterlock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭counterlock


    michael999999 wrote: »
    As we seen with that poor homeless man that died outside Government buildings, you'll have the likes if Minister Alan kelly posing for the cameras for a few weeks. And then it will be forgotten about, and nothing will change!

    Was that the same poor homeless fella that sold two houses to feed his drug addiction?


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    #9818
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Try not to get too off-topic! (or political!) Just wanted to post up the local collections for the issue. Thanks!


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    #9819
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Wang King wrote: »
    No one is having a pop at you Ciarrai, its a great idea to post it, all I'm saying is that we don't see the same effort on behalf of our own people, nothing more .

    no worries, just wanted to let people who do wish to help know where is taking the donations etc. It is true, we should be making the same concious effort for the homeless situation here, but I guess this is being highlighted at a world wide level, for the moment!


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    #9820
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    counterlock wrote: »
    Was that the same poor homeless fella that sold two houses to feed his drug addiction?

    And the peoole coming here from Syria won't have any problems?


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    #9821
    kn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭kn


    xxyyzz wrote: »
    These people are fleeing for their lives.

    From Turkey? Greece? Macedonia? Serbia? Hungary????


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    #9822
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    What's the story with the All-Ireland final tickets, when do they go on sale? Will they only be available through the various clubs and the county board office?


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    #9823
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users Posts: 14,193 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    What's the story with the All-Ireland final tickets, when do they go on sale? Will they only be available through the various clubs and the county board office?

    Tickets are sold through the clubs so put your name in with your club secretary


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    #9824
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Kerrydude1981 wrote: »
    Tickets are sold through the clubs so put your name in with your club secretary

    just checking for someone who was asking. They were asking when they are out. I don't think I'll be able to go unfortunately :(


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    #9825
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    kn wrote: »
    From Turkey? Greece? Macedonia? Serbia? Hungary????

    The ones fleeing Syria.


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    #9826
    Chancer3001
    Registered Users Posts: 5,480 ✭✭✭Chancer3001


    xxyyzz wrote: »
    The ones fleeing Syria.


    Why are they fleeing Syria but not staying in the first safe country they get to?

    Why keep moving west.

    Is it to get better social welfare?


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    #9827
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,096 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Chancer3001 wrote: »
    Why are they fleeing Syria but not staying in the first safe country they get to?

    Why keep moving west.

    Is it to get better social welfare?


    They heard about the Irish saying, cead mile failte. You can come in and we'll make you a millionaire.

    Anyway, c'mon the Kingdom.


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    #9828
    kn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭kn


    xxyyzz wrote: »
    The ones fleeing Syria.

    And kept on fleeing until they got to the countries with the better social welfare and social housing!


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    #9829
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    kn wrote: »
    And kept on fleeing until they got to the countries with the better social welfare and social housing!

    Germany are the only country willing to take large numbers of them. Other countries like Hungary are putting them in refugee camps. Most normal people will attempt to go where they can get the best deal for their family. It's pretty sick that you're portraying them as welfare tourists, their government tried to wipe them and their kids out with sarin gas attacks. Isis has flooded their country to fight the government (the same crowd who burn people alive in cages) so they risk their lives to save their families only to be portrayed as scroungers by some Internet heroes with a very tenuous grasp of the reality of the situation.


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    #9830
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Lads this is going way off topic! The original post regarding the refugee collection was to inform people of the local collection points, not to have a discussion on the refugee crisis. There is another forum for that, so take it there please.
    MOD


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    #9831
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    Sorry, you're right. Apologies.


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    #9832
    Chancer3001
    Registered Users Posts: 5,480 ✭✭✭Chancer3001


    Anybody know what's story with watching a replay of the all ireland final?

    I'm out of the country, will miss the match.

    Is there rte player or some way of me watching the match that evening? How soon would it be available after the match ends?

    I can't record it


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    #9833
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users Posts: 14,193 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    Chancer3001 wrote: »
    Anybody know what's story with watching a replay of the all ireland final?

    I'm out of the country, will miss the match.

    Is there rte player or some way of me watching the match that evening? How soon would it be available after the match ends?

    I can't record it

    It will be on Sky as well so you could catch it on Sky Go if you have a Sky account

    RTE and the GAA have GAA GO it also shows replays of the games

    https://gaago.rte.ie/


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    #9834
    Wang King
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭Wang King


    Planning permission has been granted for the proposed mosque without a call to prayer speaker system


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    #9835
    kn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭kn


    Wang King wrote: »
    Planning permission has been granted for the proposed mosque without a call to prayer speaker system

    Watch the for sale signs in the area go up by the dozen in the months ahead.


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    #9836
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,786 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Ten Kerry tax cheats in the latest Revenue list:

    http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/ten-kerry-people-on-the-latest-tax-defaulters-list-amounting-to-almost-e1-2-million/

    The fact they get away with pay-offs is ridiculous. There should be a compulsory community-service element as part of every tax settlement.


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    #9837
    316
    Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭316


    Community service are you serious?


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    #9838
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    Quackster wrote: »
    Ten Kerry tax cheats in the latest Revenue list:

    http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/ten-kerry-people-on-the-latest-tax-defaulters-list-amounting-to-almost-e1-2-million/

    The fact they get away with pay-offs is ridiculous. There should be a compulsory community-service element as part of every tax settlement.

    A solicitor no less!


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    #9839
    316
    Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭316


    michael999999 wrote: »
    A solicitor no less!

    Its only fools that are tax compliant.


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    #9840
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,786 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    316 wrote: »
    Community service are you serious?

    Well what I'd personally like to do with them, I couldn't possibly post here.


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    #9841
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,786 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    316 wrote: »
    Its only fools that are tax compliant.

    A very civic-minded attitude there.. :rolleyes:


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