There is absolutely no way that Noonan could ever fit through a letterbox. Howlin possibly but Noonan never.

It’s magic Kerry, Noonan is like a cross between Bad Santa and Robin Hood. Stealing from everybody and giving it to the Germans.

@Pierce2020 didn’t all the credit Ireland received during the “BOOM Years” come from the Germans?

Including the letterbox!

Shhh. There’ll be a special lube tax before long otherwise.

he only likes the vasogrit kind.

@ Declan,

Will that be by Michael or Brendan

@Josh Mmmm I think it will be double teaming myself .

That reminds me, I better buy a case of red wine tonight in case your boss is successful in riding off-licenses with a 15% lid levy to try support his own margins

Good point Ronan. Time to stock pile.

Head north young man…

I’m seriously thinking of giving up drink if the lid levy is applied. I gave up the fags one budget day years ago after they went up and never looked back.

Cut dem some slack

Are you for real?

They ain’t do the best for the country, their doing the best for their own pockets, the bankers pockets, and keeping Merkel sweet.

How else do u think they would get away with rising their own wages to €497,500 EACH! And this is including the bankers and all!

Yet cut and slash the working, the poor people, the elderly the sick whilst lining their own pockets!

They make me sick to my back teeth. They got into the power they are in by lying through their teeth and then when they got in broke every last promise they made to the Irish people.

If the president of ireland had any sense he would dissolute the dail with immediate effect, but no he,s also Fine Gael so that won’t happen either.

So the only way out is a revolution!

http://www.change.org/petitions/supporting-the-irish-nation-step-down-from-government

You know why that is Tony, they know what is coming and are all queuing at the petrol stations, off licenses, tobacconists etc.. In preparation for their big day tomorrow.

What’s the agenda? oh you mean keeping the public informed of up to date news? What do you want D.a? the burying and brushing under the carpet of any bad news related to the government?

Agenda? I’d guess it does if reporting on what is happening in Ireland and the world counts as an agenda.

No Les, it’s a genuine question. I like balanced news and recently I have been wondering have I been getting that on thejournal and todays “Sentiment of the Day” got me thinking.

You can’t even question (even with fact) anti-government sentiment on here without being strongly attacked anymore. Reasoned argument seems to have gone out the window.

And for the record, I am as fearful about the budget as the next man.

Hi D.A.

I get what you’re saying, just to clarify though – it’s not OUR sentiment of the day – rather the one that is on display (physically) across the country this evening.

Hope that addresses your question.

Thanks
Sinead

Thanks Sinead for clarifying.

Fair point D.a.

Me thinks a few FFG/Labour supporters are starting to feel the pressure. They know whats coming and are complaining about anyone who talks about the budget or how we feel about it.

@Cal1

I think you have missed my point to be honest. Or possibly re-inforced it.

Did you expect a different sentiment just before the budget? This is hardly the day to choose as an example if you’re checking for agenda bias.

I dont necissarily think the journal has an agenda (except the opinion piece wroters) but judging by the comments everyone else believes in a war on the rich and thinks some sort of socialist utopia will end irelands financial worries

Your either rich or thick?

Remember Lenihan’s last budget. He gave a self employed person earning a million a year 25k a year extra in relief, while a person on 25k had to pay an extra 900 approx. Noonan isn’t as bad an egg as that one was but u can be certain that if you among the richest in the country that the cut will break the skin for you while it will go to the bone for the rest of us.

Declan

I wish I was Rich and I’m not thick. I have no mortgage or car insurance to pay. You see I’m the clever one.