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raspberries ▶️ strawberries

[Conor @conorkearney]

@irishexaminer Think nuclear would be great for Ireland, but we deliver everything from a children’s hospital to a bike shed 10-20x what it should cost, and nuclear power infrastructure is the single most expensive infrastructure project type a nation can undertake in 2026.

[Conor @conorkearney]

Or what, a firm talking to an industry representative.

[Irish Examiner @irishexaminer]

'No excuse' for petrol prices going up: 'We don't want any price gouging going on' https://t.co/mtaCdHytIm

[Conor @conorkearney]

@RTEbusiness Who’s out there buying Big Mac meals when a Bunsen is €2 more. Honestly can’t get my head around how McDonalds are staying open, let alone building more restaurants, for their menu prices.

[Conor @conorkearney]

@davidmcw Once real retail/household investment mechanisms that mr Harris come in those deposits will flow out unless the banks pivot or make a better offering fast. Once the moneys out of the system and in etf/ssa’s/bonds it’s not going back into the banks.

[Conor @conorkearney]

Considering just bread milk & butter, recon the avg Irish household is paying about €300 more per year than in 2020. Now extrapolating the rest of the average shopping basket we’re talking thousands per year. But football jerseys are the hill @FineGael has decided to die on.

[Fine Gael @FineGael]

⚽️ The price of Irish football jerseys is too high.

That’s why Senator Gareth Scahill is calling on the FAI and kitmakers to review the pricing structure for their jerseys.

[Conor @conorkearney]

@ourlynchpin @cobaltBlueEIRE @Independent_ie They changed the cover pic, but saw this from a screenshot Martini sent me, gave us a good laugh 😂 Happy Christmas Lynchy!

[Conor @conorkearney]

Simple request- can butchers & supermarkets please stop using elastic butcher twine - besides the obvious microplastic risk, it’s really annoying having meat splatter around the kitchen! @dunnesstores @Aldi_Ireland @lidl_ireland @SuperValuIRL

[Conor @conorkearney]

“Textbook example” of a ‘pro-cyclical’ budget (i.e. adding money to an economy that doesn’t need State stimulation) - how to drive up inflation 101, let the state spend as much money it can.

[Conor @conorkearney]

Over half the vote going to Connelly in the most FFG electoral area in the country is a show of how miserable that presidential election was for them, and most likely a reflection of how ppl think the government is governing in general.

[Kate Varley @varleytweets]

DÚN LAOGHAIRE - FIRST COUNT RESULT

Catherine Connolly: 21,138 - 51.78%
Heather Humphreys: 16,358 - 40.07%
Jim Gavin: 3,325 - 8.15%
Spoiled: 3,468 - 7.83%

ELECTORATE - 93,083
TOTAL POLL - 44,289
TOTAL VALID POLL - 40,821

[Conor @conorkearney]

@dlrcycling I’m just grateful they didn’t use pole signs.

Also I wouldn’t be opposed to a reminder or two on the coastal route for the roadies who feel it’s ok to do 50kph on it.

[Conor @conorkearney]

If @DubCityCouncil @gardainfo or government are so worried about the tricolour being associated with the far right - fight fire with fire - give every household a flag to hang on the porch & promote protocol. Take the oxygen out of it! @MichealMartinTD

[Conor @conorkearney]

@rtenews This could really be a case of fight fire with fire - if they’re so worried about far right or IRA era connotations, then plaster the place with the tricolour, give every household one to hang on their porch, pamphlet with rules (don’t touch the ground, don’t draw on it etc)

[Conor @conorkearney]

The more money that’s taken out of the economy through basics like rent, groceries, childcare and energy, the less money is spent in the discretionary economy like sports shops, cafes & restaurants. On the current trajectory the high street will be vacant.

[Irish Times Business @IrishTimesBiz]

JD Sports ‘cautious’ on trading as consumers under pressure https://t.co/VLrF479gNi

[Conor @conorkearney]

@CCPCIreland - @TescoIrl are calling the @returnireland DRS refund a “saving” at the till. Stop that nonsense please?!

[Conor @conorkearney]

Due to start our youngest in creche early next year, so I’ll be dropping the guts of €20k on childcare a year. Didn’t @NormaFoleyTD1 & @fiannafailparty promise €200 per child cap? My Swedish relatives pay less than €350 a month for all 3 children…

[Conor @conorkearney]

VAT up 5.8% isn’t because people are buying more fyi, it’s because every necessity and minor luxury (like a cup of coffee) is rising in price.

[Irish Fiscal Advisory Council @fiscalcouncil]

2/4 Underlying tax receipts are above Budget 2025 expectations. Receipts, excluding corporation tax are up 6.4% so far this year vs a Budget 2025 forecast of 4.2%. This strength in revenue is across the board, with excise and capital taxes all growing faster than forecast.

[Conor @conorkearney]

Ireland somehow omitted from this but it’s somewhere between 2.8% -3.2% depending on the statistic formula. Putting it last or close to last, probably because of the pitiful amounts spent on pre-primary and primary education.

[EU_Eurostat @EU_Eurostat]

Public spending on education (pre-primary to tertiary level) in the EU accounted for 4.6% of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022. 📚🏫

Highest in:
🇸🇪Sweden (6.9% of GDP)
🇧🇪Belgium (6.2%)

Lowest:

🇷🇴Romania (2.9%)
🇭🇷Croatia (3.1%)

Learn more 👉https://t.co/wgxNZ3X3d2

[Conor @conorkearney]

Private equity typically get their money to buy property at rates of 5-12%. The government can borrow at 3% from a bottomless bucket. It’s not that it cannot afford to build, more so it doesn’t have the skills (either financial or engineering) to deploy it’s capital to build.

[The Irish Times @IrishTimes]

Government cannot afford to deliver the homes Ireland needs without big investors https://t.co/Zwjud8spuo

[Conor @conorkearney]

This being done at the start of the current government cycle is so cynical, these students affected will mostly finish college by the time of the next GE, and the ones going into college will mostly see it as bedded in. FF/FG will probably promise a cut in the next GE.

[Irish Independent @Independent_ie]

Student fees will ‘revert’ to €3,000 this September after three years of ‘once-off’ reductions, says minister
https://t.co/PeKZlUSh2R

[Conor @conorkearney]

PSA: Get a thermapen thermostat

[TheJournal.ie @thejournal_ie]

With warm weather due today, beware...the barbecue.

A new study shows the 2018 heatwave caused an increase in gastroenteritis in Ireland.

Barbecues are likely to have exacerbated the problem of higher temperatures increasing bacterial growth on food. https://t.co/msELMeQ713