You know what really grinds my gears?

[5 Sams]

The new Guinness pint glasses

[NP 76]

Whys that 5 SAMs I quite like them as long as it's good stout what's the difference. As long as it doesn't go on rations

[laoislad]

This new Ray D'Arcy show. Feck me pink its nothing but awful.
Bring back Brendan O'Connor.

[Eamonnca1]

The "PC brigade" brigade who seem to think that all you have to do to win an argument is denounce someone as a member of said brigade.

[Hound]

Front page headline in Irish Times today:

State may gain up to €620m in Pfizer deal

Explanation in the piece:

Ireland's exchequer is in line for an annual boost of up to €620 million following Pfizer's acquisition of Allergan and Pfizer then moving its corporate HQ to Dublin.

Pfizer had international revenue last year of $28.5 billion and a group profit margin of 18.4%, therefore international profits of $5.3 billion, translating to a tax bill of €620 million using today's FX rate and Ireland's 12.5% tax rate, if it was all taxed here

The reality is that moving headquarters alone to Ireland doesn't result in one single extra cent of profits in Ireland and therefore no extra tax revenues. International profits continue to be taxed in the international locations. Only difference is the US have a rule where they can also tax international profits if the top company in the group is a US company. Ireland, like a lot of other countries, has no such rule.

So the Irish Times front page revelation is a complete fiction! (But will be picked up by media all around the world to further blacken our reputation)

[Dinny Breen]

M7 Junction 12 - 9 Northbound (7am - 10am) Junction 7 - 11 Southbound (4pm - 7pm)

[AZOffaly]

M7 Junction 12 - 9 Northbound (7am - 10am) Junction 7 - 11 Southbound (4pm - 7pm)

+1000

[muppet]

M7 Junction 12 - 9 Northbound (7am - 10am) Junction 7 - 11 Southbound (4pm - 7pm)

+1000

Seems to be worse this autumn as well. In the mornings it can be at a standstill before the N9 merges with it.

[ziggysego]

People who say or write "Derry / Londonderry"

Just pick one or the other!!

[foxcommander]

The "PC brigade" brigade who seem to think that all you have to do to win an argument is denounce someone as a member of said brigade.

You don't like it when you lose

[JoG2]

Religion

[laoislad]

Nordies.

[ziggysego]

Laois lads living in Dublin

[AZOffaly]

Laois lads living in Dublin

You're welcome.

[muppet]

Laois lads living in Dublin

You aren't really yourself these days Ziggy.

Everything alright?

November and/or the lack of GAA?