Oscailt22 of Ireland’s 53 protected bogs still being openly cut breaching EU lawPress Release - Friends of the Irish Environment 6th Jan 2020
Breaking news: Italian MP, Sgarbi denounces the Statistical Fraud on COVID-19. The speech of the Member of Parliament Vittorio Sgarbi in the session of the Italian Camera, Meeting no. 331 of Friday 24, April, 2020. Vittorio Sgarbi, denounces the closure of 60% of the businesses for 25,000 COVID-19 Deaths, of which the National Institute of Health says 96.3% died NOT of COVID-19 but of other pathologies. That means only 925 have died of the virus. 24,075 have died of other things.2020-01-18T03:43:27+00:00Indymedia Irelandimc-ireland@lists.indymedia.iehttp://www.indymedia.ie/atomfullposts?story_id=107315http://www.indymedia.ie/graphics/feedlogo.gifFuck the EUhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017462020-01-18T03:43:27+00:00fredWhat about all the little people who rely on cutting a bit of turf to keep them ...What about all the little people who rely on cutting a bit of turf to keep them warm in the cold Irish winters? Should they just freeze? Who the fuck do these Brussels bureaucrats think they are?<br />
I know one thing. They won't be the ones freezing on their huge salaries <br />
taken out of those same little people's taxes!winter fuel allowancehttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017482020-01-26T14:02:17+00:00darby o gillBejapers little folk these days don't actually have to rely on a bit of turf cut...Bejapers little folk these days don't actually have to rely on a bit of turf cutting to keep from freezing.<br />
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Under the EU-approved National Fuel Allowance Scheme you can get help with the cost of heating your home during the winter months. <br />
EU citizens resident in Ireland are entitled to Fuel Allowance as well .<br />
that won't lasthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017492020-01-29T10:38:03+00:00fredYeah, you really believe that'll last? It's just a temporary inducement.
And it ...Yeah, you really believe that'll last? It's just a temporary inducement.<br />
And it won't cover the cost of imported winter fuel.<br />
The Irish have cut turf for their heating needs for centuries.<br />
They shouldn't be made to beg and scrape for handouts.
you shouldn't look at it as a handout, Fredhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017502020-02-02T01:13:21+00:00darby o gillI know a lot of proud older people do sometimes feel that way ,Fred but, really,...I know a lot of proud older people do sometimes feel that way ,Fred but, really, you wont be begging , it's an entitlement . Don't go cold this winterinauthentic green fakes who don't care about ordinary peoplehttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017532020-02-11T00:29:41+00:00fredYou and your kind are cynical fuckers who don't really care about the real lives...You and your kind are cynical fuckers who don't really care about the real lives of ordinary people<br />
You think you are so smart but you're not.winter fuel allowance for pensioners and those on supplementary benefitshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017542020-02-11T20:25:04+00:00darby o gillI'm a real person and have nothing at all against ordinary people like yourself ...I'm a real person and have nothing at all against ordinary people like yourself Fred . That is why I gave you what I thought to be good advice on claiming what is your RIGHT to a supplementary fuel allowance .Older people will often get the impression that by taking the allowance they are accepting handouts .Once again, that isn't the case.Put your pride aside ,Fred ,it's your entitlement !My fuel allowancehttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017552020-02-12T14:07:40+00:00MurtI get 23 euro per week fuel allowance for six months of the year. Currently it b...I get 23 euro per week fuel allowance for six months of the year. Currently it buys me a bag of coal (18 euro) and a bale of briquettes (4.5 euro). The coal merchant delivers to my back garden bunker. I generally buy an extra bale of briquettes and a bag of kindling used to get a fire started. Some fuel allowance is better than no fuel allowance. Boxes of matches are also extra.Very positive , thanks Murthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017562020-02-13T15:32:35+00:00darby o gillit is still possible to enjoy a day in the bog without damaging the environment ...it is still possible to enjoy a day in the bog without damaging the environment ,you should give it a try Fred -you may even find that helping to preserve Ireland's peatlands for younger generations to enjoy adds to your own enjoyment ! (We do recommend a good pair of walking shoes or boots especially in winter months ).<br />
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Young- at -heart seniors and those with mobility issues , can take the Irish Peatland Conservation Council's virtual tour of the magnificent Bog of Allen ,the largest raised peat bog in Ireland, here : <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=ojS9yC3WVE8&feature=emb_logo title=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=ojS9yC3WVE8&feature=emb_logo>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=ojS9yC3WVE8&feature=emb_logo</a> <br />
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Keep the trojan horse greens out of government.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017572020-02-14T17:48:07+00:00fredcynical Green middle class bullshitters and their middle class guilt policies ba...cynical Green middle class bullshitters and their middle class guilt policies based on poor science<br />
will end up causing the death of Irish old and poor people from hypothermia.<br />
But what do they care as they won't be people from their voting demographic.<br />
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dark ages, bare feet , bicycles and guilt for the poor while the corporates ride roughshod over us all with their blessing.<br />
Laughing, immune as they raze the planet to the ground for profits in the new greenwash market!<br />
Bog of Allen belongs to allhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/107315#comment3017582020-02-16T10:24:03+00:00TurpsBord na Móna is an iconic Irish company that generated electricity and created t...Bord na Móna is an iconic Irish company that generated electricity and created thousands of jobs since it was set up as a semi-state company. It has harvested turf mechanically and supplied it and garden peat to the distribution trade, generating downstream jobs around Irish society. Now many areas of the Bog of Allen are used up. Some of these areas have been redeveloped as visitor centres and nature reserves, but a lot of other bog remains intact. The state ultimately owns the bog, not B na M. Used bog and unharvested bog can be put to many imaginative and job-creating uses. Biomass can be grown. Mass production of vegetables under glass and PVC tunnels can be undertaken - just look at what the Dutch have been doing for a hundred years or more. New towns could be built and resettlement of urban people facilitated. Holiday centres could be established. Put imagination in power if we want OUR Bog of Allen to continue to serve Irish society profitably. It's too important to be left to Bord na Móna.