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national / consumer issues Friday May 11, 2018 - 22:13 by Joe Terry
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Flashback to a July 28th, 2012 media report: Tony O’Brien, who led a special unit charged with reducing hospital trolley numbers and waiting lists over the past year, is the new head of the HSE. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Wednesday June 21, 2017 - 13:36 by Paula
We all know that fruit is good for us. Recent studies suggest we should be eating up to ten portions of fruit and veg each day. But how much is too much? ... read full story / add a comment 
international / consumer issues Sunday August 23, 2015 - 19:31 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin
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Recent reports have suggested that Ireland is set to become the most obese country in Europe. ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Wednesday December 11, 2013 - 23:15 by Carol S. Kopf, BS, MA
By mistakenly focusing on the drug fluoride, since 1945, dentists missed the opportunity to reduce tooth decay by promoting tooth-required nutrients such as calcium, Vitamins A, C and D. Could the current tooth decay epidemic in the US be attributed to that blunder? ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Friday November 01, 2013 - 18:22 by Helen Prentice
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In May 2013 TV Star Eddie Hobbs' Company, Brendan Investments, publicly backed Metro Property Group in Detroit following news reports of a multi-million dollar lawsuit filed in Federal Court against Metro.The statement, published on Brendan Investments website, claimed that Metro Property Group had been transparent with them and they had no cause for concern. ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Sunday March 24, 2013 - 20:32 by Gale Vogel
2 comments (last - thursday march 28, 2013 - 23:37)
The enthusiasm of people at a recent business offer presentation in the Dublin hotel was contagious. The queues for foreign jobs at a job fare was the opposite. A constant contagion of exploitation of those in need is evident in offers for opportunities offered. Job offers implied following training, the costs invested and the disappointment following discovering it to be not quite accurate have lead to increases in suffering and stress. The promise of cheap holidays and earnings from investing in this hope is growing tiresome. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Tuesday December 20, 2011 - 12:00 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
It’s January. It’s freezing. Christmas emptied the coffers and now the bills are starting to bite. As the government cuts the eligibility period for the Fuel Allowance, it’s time to tell the government that we’ve had enough! ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / consumer issues Monday September 12, 2011 - 15:58 by Dave Moore
12 comments (last - sunday march 16, 2014 - 12:08)
Exactly six months ago today, the board of directors of Dublin Food Co-op received a written complaint of ‘physical assault’ and ‘violently aggressive behaviour’ on its premises. Most of them seem to have been running away from it ever since. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / consumer issues Sunday July 31, 2011 - 15:11 by G
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With the government set on continues the destruction of the Irish Economy. I just thought a list of some of those lovely Bondholders who are milking us dry should be published. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Sunday July 31, 2011 - 14:22 by Declan Cullen
With the Fine Gael / Labour government now annoucing that Carbon Tax will probably be increased in December 2011 budget is it not now time to revisted the whole "Humans are heating planet" nonsense in greater detail? ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / consumer issues Sunday June 12, 2011 - 19:36 by Dave Moore
4 comments (last - monday september 12, 2011 - 21:19)
Today marks three months since the Dublin Food Co-op received a complaint of ‘physical assault and violent aggression’ on the premises. Despite the seriousness of the charge, the directors’ collective response was feeble in every respect, leaving those who reported the incident out in the cold. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / consumer issues Wednesday May 18, 2011 - 22:40 by Dave
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After 28 years of operation, Dublin Food Co-op is chronically sick: divorced from its founding principles and acutely dysfunctional. Following a deeply troubling incident in March, this author – until recently one of its most committed volunteers – has found it necessary to part ways. So, what’s gone wrong with the city’s pioneering consumer wholefood co-operative? ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Saturday January 08, 2011 - 17:15 by Tracy Donegan
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As the baby boom continues in the Irish maternity hospitals are literally bursting at the seams. With more Mums labouring in corridors on trolleys is there anything you can do to stack the odds in your favour of having a healthy baby and a positive birth? ... read full story / add a comment 
national / consumer issues Saturday September 04, 2010 - 13:06 by Ceibhfhionn
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By april 2011,what the new (or not so new) road user will need before applying for their test is £1,125 euros,and a lot of time on their hands,as they will be expected to undertake 20 lessons,after completing their theory test,which will set them back an extra 50 euros. Not everybody passes their test on the first round,and the driving testers,sometimes have the wrong attitude and no people skills,and will just fail you for the smallest slight non endangering mistake. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / consumer issues Sunday July 25, 2010 - 15:22 by Declan Cullen
Gormley's mad proposals need to be halted. Its amazing how mad Minister John Gormley really is. He says that local councils can save 500 million euros in new reforms proposed that will affect vehicle owners.Its going to get so complicated and costly to own a vehicle in this state that most people will probably give up the dream of owning a car and content themselves with the fact that they will have to walk, or cycle depending on the distance. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / consumer issues Sunday September 06, 2009 - 14:28 by Vincent O'Malley
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The McCarthy or “Bord Snip Nua” report on public spending outlined a range of proposed cuts in government expenditure. Of the €5.3b in possible savings, it can be safely said that at least €4b of this (and probably more) targets the working class. Indeed, a full third of the cuts are aimed at pensioners and unemployed. In the private sector, attacks on our class continue in the form of pay cuts, short time and lay-offs. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Thursday July 30, 2009 - 12:38 by Sean Crudden
"We will set the standards for delivering health and social care services and we will continuously inspect to ensure that these standards are being met." "We will help deliver value for your money by monitoring that the resources in our health and social services are used in a way which delivers the best outcome for the patient or service user." The above lines taken from the front page of HIQA’s web site strike me as being rather gung-ho. It appears that HIQA is setting itself up like some martinet intent on squeezing performance out of unwilling minions. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Thursday May 28, 2009 - 05:15 by Is Linn an Tír Seo
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Could Ireland, in its own way, become a beggar sitting in a bank of gold? ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Saturday April 04, 2009 - 04:19 by Concerned Irish Citizen
6 comments (last - tuesday april 07, 2009 - 23:36)
This is a copy of a letter that I sent a few days ago to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Mr. Eamon Ryan. This letter was copied to all TD's, Senators and MEP's. The response I received from Mr. Ryan's office was that "the Minister of State, Mr Seán Power, T.D., has responsibility for this area." ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Tuesday December 09, 2008 - 18:45 by Watchdog
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Irish pork is being widely recalled because a percent of it was found dioxin contaminated. Governments acknowledge the harms and dangers of dioxin...a by-product of industrial chlorine. But other far more dangerous sources of dioxin, namely typical chlorine-contaminated cigarettes, are being ignored. ... read full story / add a comment |
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