Liveline: "I'm down in the hood, I'm on tik-tok" sez Joe

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672029#Comment_122672029

I think this is a ridiculous supposition.

It's a giveaway budget so no scope for "Where's my NAMA, Joe?"

TinyMuffin

anything for the high earners.

leath_dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672060#Comment_122672060

Finding misery and miserable baxtards is Liveline's raison d'etre. Have you no faith, cawlur?

sligeach

F###### hell! You wouldn't want to be a smoker in this country. Another €1 price hike, making a typical box now €18.40. 😳

Vapes don't escape either. They're going from an average of €8, to €9.20. That increase though won't kick-in until sometime next year.

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672095#Comment_122672095

Like everything in this country I dont think the vape tax has been fully thought out. That hike is on the disposable vapes. No mention of my €4.50 10ml bottle.

2smiggy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672095#Comment_122672095

€5.20 a box travelling between Ireland and the yew kay. any smokers in dublin should just book a foot passenger ticket to liverpool and load up

mattser

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672095#Comment_122672095

People will still find the money to buy them.

2smiggy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672131#Comment_122672131

they should concentrate on minimalizing the cigs, and leave the vapes alone if they are helping people quit

zell12

Pascal dishing the goodies

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672082#Comment_122672082

As Joe would say 'You still need to earn 2,000 euro to get 1,000 in de pocket.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122671597#Comment_122671597

I laughed when I heard Ben had rang "Escorts In A Flash" to obtain the services of the lady so to speak 😂

Tow

27% FTE increase in employment in de health services in 5 years and they are still banjaxed.

It is a disgrace Joe, a disgrace.

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672224#Comment_122672224

In years to come, the HSE will be used as a case study of how not to run a health service. Just like the Childrens hospital will be used as a study in how not to build a hospital.

sligeach

A social welfare/pension double payment coming in October. It's usually in late November or early December. I wonder why it's so early. 🤔 It wouldn't be because they're going to hold the election in November, and the government are trying to get voters on their side?

This payment affects 1.2 million people voters.

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122668799#Comment_122668799

Believe it or not, she actually does. She got hooked when they lived in Kinvara.

zell12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672283#Comment_122672283

Caller, no need to be so cynical! Pascal has such a soothing voice

NeinNeinNein

Any increase in the price of election posters?

zell12

Piaras talking the dunnygall gaeilge. Puzzled faces everywhere

BPKS

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672152#Comment_122672152

Or just buy them off the Ukrainian living in your local hotel for a few euro a box. Revenue seem to turn a blind eye to this

sligeach

Small Benefit Exemption

The Small Benefit Exemption allows an employer to provide limited non-cash benefits or rewards to their workers without the payment of income tax, PRSI and USC.

I am increasing the annual limit provided for in the exemption from €1,000 to €1,500 and will also permit five non-cash benefits to be granted by an employer in a single year under this exemption. This change will allow greater flexibility to employers in giving non-tax rewards to their employees. This means that workers may receive up to three additional tax-free rewards or gifts, for instance to reward exceptional performance, or mark significant life events.

Joe will be thinking to himself he deserves these bonuses. He absolutely doesn't.

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672591#Comment_122672591

Joe probably has de wife and 3 chisliers employed in de Claddaghgreen to make de most efficient use of their tax allowances and benefits. Especially as de chisliers are all far afield.

2smiggy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672591#Comment_122672591

that's a handy one to have to keep employees happy to be honest.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672734#Comment_122672734

Yes if they give you a prepaid debit card you can use it pretty much anywhere, grand job at Christmas to blow on stuff.

Atlantic Dawn

Virgin Media News asked a last of the high rollers smoker about what he thought about the increase in the price of cigarettes, he said he had cut back from 100 a day to 60, well done, well done.

That means if he was paying retail price for them here (about as likely as Joe being housed in de Áras next year), it would be about €31k a year going up in smoke, how the other half live so to speak 😂

zell12

Don't turn on 4fm, female OAPs effin n blindin about the budget, as they got "nuttin nuttin ah all", and price of fags gone up meaning they'll be making more trips to UK buying them duty free for £45 a carton.

Edit: more effin n effin now

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122674139#Comment_122674139

Is that Niall Boylan? They only play him in the jacks in my new local while normal stuff goes on in the rest of the pub.

I went in for a pee and hung on in there for five minutes while they were moaning. I'll have to try and find if it's on podcast when I get home and get the full show.

Tow

Manna Drone Delivery. Delivering your Jumbo Breakfast Rolls, de Celtic Tiger is back, complete with Bertie Budgets.

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122674874#Comment_122674874

I'd murder a breakfast roll right now.

zell12

Colm did the Late Debate last night, does that mean he is NOT doing Liveline today?

Dan Jaman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122675654#Comment_122675654

You never know, he might be one of the odd people in RTE who work more than a few hours per day / week.

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122674427#Comment_122674427

Listened to it later. Brilliant. Niall is an ignorant prick though.

BPKS

He's back with a HRT bang - all thanks to Joe

leath_dub

Joe squirming there a bit when Louise announced "You're back!" on the promo

LambshankRedemption

AH feck. The miserable auld bollix is back.

Tow

Today in Studio S7.1:

• Just Joe, self proclaimed lad of more intelligence than a Wolfe Tone fan.

Possible Topics:

• Positive Today: Menopause and Free HRT, Universal, Not means tested.
• Chisliers Allowance: Doubled, Not means tested.
• 
  Carer's Allowance: Means Tested, Unending * 2. Surely we should not be means testing Carer's Allowance?
• Soldiers Killed: Solders killed over the years in the Lebanon. Should be brought home. Danger or Unfortunate Accident may befall them.

Banned Topics:

• Macrones for de friends of Montrose
• Welfare raided to fund RTE Digout
• Wolfe Tone vs Montrose
• Kneecap de Kneecapping picture
• State of Hospitals
• De Missing Ducks of St. Stephen's Green
• De Unwell
• De Undocumented
• RVM Machine Tax
• Inflation
• Lack of Doctors
• Lack of Dentists
• Lack of Gaffs
• Lack of punishment for Crime/Goal Accommodation

avfc1874

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122675872#Comment_122675872

Narky fcuker you could hear the distain in his voice,

And of course he had to mention menopause and hrt which joe of course gave Free in the budget, which is why he was off last week,

He'll be in a foul mood today which could be fun

Tow

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CliffHangeroner

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122672283#Comment_122672283

I've avoided all budget talk over the last few days but it's utterly depressing this morning reading about the way they have gone about attempting to buy this election.

Tow

Uncomfortable bunkered down.

McDermotX

Get to de Oirish Pub in Israel FFS !!

Den to de one in Lebanon

Den over to one in Iran

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122676121#Comment_122676121

Bunkered down. Is he thinking hunkered down?

"Better off bunkered down in McKee Barracks".

Hardly, considering McKee Barracks doesn't have a bunker.

Tow

Wedding Cancelled. Who's?

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122676138#Comment_122676138

Yes, I think so.

leath_dub

Joe showing his military and political expertise just there

It looks like the budget talk has been binned as Joe clears the decks to talk about a topic dear to his heart.

It wouldn't cost the Israelis a second thought that UNIFIL for es would be killed during one of their "operations"

The right-wing wingnuts running the show there hate the UN and any associated agencies

furiousox

"Eh...eh....em...eh...."

johnbarrett35

Tears!

sligeach

Oh look what lazy 8###### decided to turn up halfway through the week, having already missed the whole of last week.

Joe doesn't want to miss a potential WW3 and talk of the budget.

Brian Scan

Now that the Big Guy is back, how soon will a poster refer to an Irish dish which is often made to use up leftovers, most commonly consisting of layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and rashers (thinly sliced, somewhat-fatty back bacon) with chunky potatoes, sliced onion, salt, pepper, and herbs?

mountain

what’s In Like in the bunker, must be very warm..,

f uck off Duffy, let’s talk about the slaughter in Palestine

Tow

Wan gets a little bit of de treatment they've been dishing out for a year and is in tears complaining to de Lifeline.

Mrs if you're not Jewish they will send you home after 5 years before you can get citizenship.