Today's papers reviewed (courtesy of newstalk and twitter)

[Baron von Biffo]

Private coach owners are upset at the government for not letting CIE collapse.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...ut-204858.html

[Captain Con O'Sullivan]

CIE is a fraud awaiting investigation by detectives. The amount of theft of stock, false invoicing, expenses looting and other forms of blatant criminality engaged in by employees of that boil on the arse of Irish infrastructure is legendary.

As ever, the solution is to try to suppress the report on the widespread criminality in that organisation is to continue to throw public money at it.

The New York docks unions run by the Westies was cleaner in terms of governance.

[DCon]

Red faced Kenny, FF criticising, more Quinn dodginess

THE IRISH TIMES

BANKS WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH LOAN TARGETS FOR SMALL FIRMS

FF CRITICISES DELAY ON WORDING OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS REFERENDUM

AIRPORT TAXI STRIKE IN DISPUTE OVER SPACES TO CONTINUE TODAY

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

QUINN AIDE AT CENTRE OF MYSTERY OVER $90M OFFICE BLOCK

KENNY LEFT RED-FACED OVER CLAIM OF LENIN VISIT HERE

AUSSIE SATTE IN WORLD BID TO CREATE SMOKE-FREE GENERATION

DANIEL’S PROFITS HIT HIGH NOTE

THE IRISH EXAMINER

CABINET WON’T CUT TAXES ON SOARING FUEL COSTS

KENNY LEFT RED-FACED AFTER LENIN BLUNDER IN SPEEECH

http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/featured...d-august-2012/

[Baron von Biffo]

Taxi drivers 'strike' in Dublin Airport.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...es-205010.html

Since the drivers are not employed by the DAA but are either self employed or drive for other companies, I wonder if this action is breaking laws on IR and competition.

[Baron von Biffo]

Frances FitzGerald still hasn't got her act together on the children's referendum.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...322767605.html

[Baron von Biffo]

One of the killers has written a book on the murder of Bin Laden.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/us-...ng-564020.html

[Baron von Biffo]

Depending on which paper you read the Catholic church will or won't allow lay people run religious services.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...es-205181.html

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...322863544.html

[homer]

It is i's inevitable that the Catholic church will have to involve the laity in many of it's services.

Will also have to consider ordaining women, and allowing male priests to marry.

Church of Ireland have shown the way

[DCon]

Bishops to lobby, Wallace off the hook, public in the dark

THE IRISH TIMES

BISHOPS SET TO LOBBY POLITICIANS IN ABORTION CAMPAIGN

‘WIDESPREAD UNCERTAINTY’ OVER PROTECTION OF NEGLECTED CHILDREN

GERMANS BUTTERED UP TO VIEW IRELAND AS RURAL IDYLL, POLL FINDS

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

WALLACE OFF THE HOOK AFTER €1.4M TAX DODGE

PRESSURE ON OBAMA TO HOLD STATE FUNERAL FOR ARMSTRONG

SMOKING BAN SWINGS INTO ACTION AT 100 PLAYGROUNDS

TDS OPT OUT OF FRIDAY DAIL SITTINGS

‘EASY L-TEST CENTRES ARE REVEALED

THE IRISH EXAMINER

PUBLIC LEFT IN DARK OVER PROPERTY TAX COST

CHURCH WARNED NOT TO LOBBY AGAINST ABORTION

COLLAPSE OF GENTLEMAN’S PACT COST GREYHOUND BOARD MILLIONS

http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/featured...h-august-2012/

[Baron von Biffo]

A different sort of pussy riot.

http://www.independent.ie/world-news...t-3210601.html

[DCon]

Property Tax, Revenue being blamed ESB dumping illegally

THE IRISH TIMES

HAULAGE FIRM CHIEF BLAMES REVENUE FOR LOSS OF NEARLY 400 JOBS

RABBITTE TRYING TO MUZZLE DEBATE ON ABORTION, CLAIMS FIANNA FAIL

PROPERTY TAX BASED ON HOUSE VALUE TO BE IN FORCE BY MID-2013

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

NOONAN FACING RAFT OF PROPERTY TAX HURDLES

FAMILIES PAY €500 A YEAR MORE FOR BASIC GROCERIES

MOVE OVER SUPERMAN -MAMMY IS THE REAL HERO IN ALL OUR LIVES

BUCKLEY IS NEW INM CHAIRMAN

THE IRISH EXAMINER

FG TDS OPEN TO CHURCH ABORTION LOBBYING

LABOUR SENATOR: PRSI PLANS MAY PUSH FIRMS ‘OVER EDGE’

ESB FACES €1.5M BILL OVER ILLEGALLY DUMPED ASBESTOS

http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/featured...y-28th-august/

[Baron von Biffo]

Lab senator John Whelan seems to have accepted that he won't be displacing one of the sitting Laois TDs at the next GE. Repeating the discredited spin on PS workers sick leave isn't likely to win him too many votes in Portlaoise where the state is the main employer.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...ge-205586.html

[Baron von Biffo]

Haulier Target Express has closed and is blaming the Revenue. No great surprise there as most Irish businesses seem to think that the Revenue shouldn't trouble them to pay their taxes.

Maybe we shouldn't be surprised at this little nugget from today's IT either:-

"Target Express is the main sponsor of Tyrone GAA.

Mr McBrien is listed on the website of the group known as Concerned Irish Business, which has offered support to the former head of the Quinn group, Seán Quinn."




http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...323098296.html

[DCon]

Property Tax, Reilly lands

THE IRISH TIMES

BANK REGISTERED CLAIM OVER MINISTER’S DUBLIN LANDS

RECEPTION FOR IRISH TEAM SHAKES LONDON’S OLYMPIC STADIUM

STATE INVESTMENT OF €200M REQUIRED FOR BROADBAND PLAN

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

HOUSE PRICE REGISTER TO SET PROPERTY CHARGE

PARISHIONERS EXPRESS DELIGHT AFTER EX-PRIEST WEDS IN SIMPLE CEREMONY

THE IRISH EXAMINER

PUBLIC WORKERS GET €300 MORE A WEEK

ONLY 3,200 GET SECOND-ROUND OFFERS DUE TO HUGE UPTAKE OF COLLEGE PLACES

http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/featured...h-august-2012/

[Baron von Biffo]

The Examiner spins statistics to make a baseless claim that PS workers are earning €300 more than their private sector counterparts.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...ek-205826.html