The Week at Work
The Week at Work
Left Bloc
107. Battles of Troy, Crashing Data Centres & Housing Chaos
54 minutes Posted Aug 20, 2022 at 1:09 pm.
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This week Dave and Michelle discuss:

  • Minister for regulation not sure of regulations – Robert Troy
  • Renters charged €45 for applications
  • Students spending 60% of wages on rent
  • “Headbutted, hit and abused – hospital staff subjected to hundreds of assaults at work”
  • Pressure on An Bord Pleanála
  • Students and teachers under pressure
  • Millions to be saved if state bought buildings
  • Hate related incidents
  • Great resignation - because of state underfunding and understaff
  • Palestinian rights groups targeted
  • Kingspan profits off passing costs to customers
  • Irish Water profits up – and staff earning €100k+ also up
  • 69% of nationalists agree with Michelle O’Neill’s claim there was no alternative to the IRA campaign
  • 82% of unionists say DUP right to stay away from Stormont
  • Green Party’s Leddin criticises ‘ridiculous’ TII report into lowering speed limits
  • Customers face hiked electricity prices during evenings to avoid blackouts
  • Laptops can be crashed by Janet Jackson song, says Microsoft

And much more…