Ireland politics (Part 2)

[glasagusban]

Ireland.

[flattythehurdler]

@Special_Olympiakos

He runs an Phoblacht afaik. Pretty sure the ballot box and armalite in other hand phrase originated with him and not the Free State media who still use it as though they coined it.

Could you fit much Semtex in a ballot box?

[Corksfinedtboy]

[flattythehurdler]

@Fagan_ODowd

But it makes no sense now to have a military installation in the city centre

More strategic to place it on inis mean

[Fagan_ODowd]

@flattythehurdler

@Fagan_ODowd

But it makes no sense now to have a military installation in the city centre

More strategic to place it on inis mean

There’s a good argument for keeping the drunken groping soldiers out of populated areas. Military discipline has slipped a lot since my day.

[flattythehurdler]

Jaysus, when Athlone was a barracks town it was rough enough.

[anon67715551]

Garrison towns they used be known as. Longford is the new Beirut.

[Tank]

Ciara Phelan is a great journalist

[Heyyoubehindthebushes]

Egghead should go on Joe Rogan. Battle of the baldys

[Biff_Egan]

This fella is statesman-like

Richard O'Donoghue TD

ROD
ROD
ROD

[Copper_pipe]

I listened back to ROD on that show and he’s challenging the figures in the examples that were given.

For an external wall insulation, air tightness, windows and heat pump and heating system for a 1975 194 sq/m building.

They have said that the total cost for the retrofit is 50k, the max grant available is 23.5k with a net cost of 26.5k. You’ll save 1k a year post retrofit.

The figures were compiled in October of last year.

There’s been 4 increases since October so the same retrofit will now cost you 60k. The grant is still capped at 23.5k.

By the time this scheme comes into play, the same retrofit will be around 70k due to the increase in costs. Insulation and silicone is all going up.

[Bod95]

So will take 40 years to recoup the costs fook that

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

If you believe Rod who had no expertise on the field, is a populist and whose only aim is to be a TD for as long as possible

[Copper_pipe]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

If you believe Rod who had no expertise on the field, is a populist and whose only aim is to be a TD for as long as possible

ROD comes from a construction background mate.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

So he is an expert on heat pumps and heating?

Is he an expert on triple glazing?

4 increases to what in a year?

He is a populist

Even getting foam in the attic will save lots and that’s cheap

[Bod95]

I’m alright retro fitted our house over the last 2 years

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Love you bro

[Spidey]

OOOOFFFTTT

[Bod95]

Can you get me a retro grant?

[iron_mike]

@Copper_pipe

I listened back to ROD on that show and he’s challenging the figures in the examples that were given.

For an external wall insulation, air tightness, windows and heat pump and heating system for a 1975 194 sq/m building.

They have said that the total cost for the retrofit is 50k, the max grant available is 23.5k with a net cost of 26.5k. You’ll save 1k a year post retrofit.

The figures were compiled in October of last year.

There’s been 4 increases since October so the same retrofit will now cost you 60k. The grant is still capped at 23.5k.

By the time this scheme comes into play, the same retrofit will be around 70k due to the increase in costs. Insulation and silicone is all going up.

So for argument sake you go off and borrow 25k over ten years and somehow manage get an interest free loan. So you end up paying €2.5k a year to save 1k.