ENNISCORTHY FÁILTE

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Enniscorthy Library events

For upcoming Enniscorthy Library events see: https://www.facebook.com/enniscorthylibrary n

Oulart storytelling house

At Bygone Days Storytelling House in Oulart, a great welcome awaits all, with good music, songs, stories and plenty of craic, tea and refreshments served. Eircode: Y25 YP70. For details of upcoming events keep an eye on: https://www.facebook.com/bygonedayshouseofstories n

Enniscorthy Toastmasters

Keep an eye on: https://www.facebook.com/Enniscorthy-Toastmasters-129333810455771 for news of upcoming meetings at The Bailey, Enniscorthy, the second Tuesday of every month. n

Hospital Crisis

The crisis regarding lack of beds in our hospitals continues. The experts say that we require at least another 5,000 beds immediately. This is obviously not going to happen so for the foreseeable future we will see people on trolleys. Governments over the past 20 years have removed at least 10,000 beds from the system in the name of efficiencies and specialisation. Now we see the result. Chaos. No other word to describe it. When will we see the 5,000 extra beds and the trained staff to look after those who occupy them? Judging by the pace of everything else they do in Ireland, I’d guess 20 years. By then we’ll probably need another 5,000. Aw well, such is life in this country.

Removing Subsidies

Our esteemed Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said that he expects the subsidies of 20c per litre to be removed from petrol and diesel at the end of February. The country can’t afford it he says. The average punter driving to work and so on had better step up to the mark and accept their responsibilities and cut down on the use of these awful products, seems to be Eamon’s thinking. Easy for a guy cycling around Dublin on a salary of €3,536 a week to think that way. On top of that, Eamon has seven special advisors to make his job easier. They are costing us a combined total of €15,500 each week plus, of course, expenses etc. No bother to those boys and girls to fork out a few cent more per litre for diesel or petrol.

Just for the record, please note that none of our TDs or Senators will have to worry about the increase either because they get paid to go to work. For instance, a TD in Dublin who lives two kilometres from Leinster House receives €200 a week to travel to work. Oireachtas members who live outside Dublin get much more, average €500 per week and are even allowed claim for travel during the