POPE

The Pope is saying Mass in Zagreb, Croatia. Very political at the moment. Yet it is not making any impact around the world. It is not making the news on TV or radio, only local. has the RC Church lost its influence.

Nuclear power

Germany has announced it will phase out nuclear power production by 2022. So how will it replace the electricity ? It cannott build coal fired generators or build hydro dams ? So we will have to wait and see but the Germans will come up with byte answer.

Unemployment Dangers

Spanish Unemployment Rate Reaches 21.3% in Q1 2011, this is getting close to 5 million unemployed. Youth unemployment is nearly 40%. This week a square in Madrid if full of protesters. It is peaceful but for how long. This will spread to other city's and countries in Europe. Is this the start of mass disaffection with European Union monetary policy and the institutions of the EU.

Share price Madness

LinkedIn’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange at $45 a share, or a valuation of about $4.25 billion, it doubled on opening. This is crazy money. This is an Internet company totally overvalued. There is a trend now in these companies floating or being sold at Hugh prices. This is a bubble and many people will be burned and others becoming billionaire. Beware.
Facebook is on the list of these companies.

Eurovision 2011 facts

The Irish song was written by Swedish Nationals. Daniel Priddy, Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson.
Azerbaijan is not in Europe. Azerbaijan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia.
Running Scared is the name of the song, sung by a duet. She is a mother of 2.
Moldova was the country with the pointed hats.
24,000 fitted into the Arena for each shoe.
Kseniia Simonova was the real winner she was the sand artist with Ukraine's Mika Newton. She won the X Factor show in Ukraine.

Evil in the Vatican

"A Vatican spokesman said Mr Mugabe had not been personally invited but as the head of a state with which the Vatican has relations he was entitled to attend."
This man has turned his country from being the bread basket of Africa into a famine torn country. He has spilled blood of anyone who objects to his policies at home. There is an international travel ban on him since 2002. There are millions of Zimbabians refugees all over the world. He is a racist ( he hates whites) just ask the White farmers he has taken there land and handed it over to his supporters. He is propped up by South Africa. At 84 is is one of Africa worse leaders. The Jesuits educated him but never excuminated him, they should be proud today having him as a guest.

Royal Neighbours

There is a Royal wedding in U.K. This week of the future King. When it's all over they are going to live for the next couple of years in Anglsey Wales. Good luck to them. They will be living within 20 miles from The Wylfa Nuclear Power Station. Wylfa houses two 490 MW Magnox nuclear reactors, "Wylfa-1" and "Wylfa-2", which were built from 1963 and became operational in 1971. There beyond there shelf life. They are also 60 miles east of Dublin City with a population of over 1 million.

Keeping Secrets

General David Petraeus, is to become the new director of the CIA. Gen Petraeus (58), is a popular figure credited with pulling Iraq from the brink of civil war after the 2003 US invasion.He will replace Leon Panetta who turns 73 in June. It is going to be tough job. Nobody keeps a secret in the USA. WIKILEAKS let the world see their secrets. Everyone of interest writes books about there past. The press and TV tell the world what the U.S. Military are up to, and what there tactics and there strengths are.
TV shows, documentaries follow them into action. Do they not know the Taliban watch the same shows. Al Qaeda know how to find info on the Internet. Colonel Qaddafi can see the news reports on TV. So the General has a lot to do to keep a few secrets.

Allied Irish Bankrupt

Why is the Irish government( taxpayer)saving the AIB bank. It's going to be a central pillar in the Irish retail banking system. Yet this Bank was rescued before and has a record of reckless trading by individual members of staff in the USA. It should be closed down.

A few thoughts on Sport this weekend

Golf
Tiger Woods should be punished for hitting the ground with his club ( driver ) in a temper. There is no point in giving him a fine of a few thousand dollars because money is no object to him.

Soccer
Good to see Mr W Rooney loosing his Coke Cola advertising for his bad behaviour.

Baseball
They should BAN spitting, especally the coaches.

Cricket
Well done the Indian Premier League for adapting boring cricket into a fast and exciting sport of 20 a 20 cricket

Rugby
They need to do something about the injuries to players and the long term effects the sport is going to have on there bodies when there finished playing.

Unemployment 23 million

The rate of unemployment across the 17-nation currency euro zone hitting a record 10.1% in October, Some 15.75 million people were looking for work in February. 

Across the wider 27-nation EU, which includes non-euro Britain and Poland, the jobless rate was 9.5% .Some 23.05 million

The highest unemployment rate was recorded in Spain at 20.5%, while the Netherlands had the lowest rate at 4.3%. 

The corresponding rate for the US was 8.9%, and for Japan 4.6%.

Civil unrest will happen if this is not solved as most unemployed are under 25 years old.

TD holiday

NEW Independent TD Shane Ross, who made banking reform a central plank of his election campaign, was missing for this week's stress-test announcement -- because he was on holidays.
He got elected as a peoples champion for attacking the way the banks were run. This just undermines peoples belief in the political system. Shame on you Shane Ross. Resign now and give back your salary.

Irish Banks

The banks need to be bailed out. Thats the word from the Government. HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY THIS MONEY BACK ? Where are we going to find up to 20 new Directors to sit on the boards of AIB and BOI and run them professionally.

Help Japan

This is a copy of a letter to Junior Minister of Foreign Affairs


Dear Minister Jan O'Sullivan
Japan is in crisis. It has tens of thousands homeless after the tsuamni. We have thousands of empty houses and hotels from the failed tiger economy. It a pity we could not find a way to take some Japanese for a year and put them up while accomadition is being built for them at home. It might be only a little help but at least it would be something and give the Irish people a chance to help. Take the empty Montrose Hotel for example, we could reopen it for a year and look after some Homeless Japanese citizens. Volunteers could help them while here, Nippon airways could fly them in. Sending them €1 million through the Red cross is a very poor response with no input from the public. This would show our hospitality at it's best.

Revolution

Other countries have revolutions but in Ireland we payoff the failed politions with borrowed money from the IMF. 6 million euos for the Fianna Fail TD who lost there seats in 2011.

Elaction 2011 Ireland

Why did 380,000 people vote for Fianna Fail after 14 years in power, leaving the country bandrupt ?