Sign advertising Chicken coops in Innishannon, Innishannon was/is a village with lots of Fleming houses, some now empty, Brinny up the road but they have cut numbers I believe in the last few years.
I asked whats the story.
"Well we arent going to be able to afford to eat or buy in a few months so get your own chickens and at least you'll have eggs"

Yet they still look for €450+ for these places.
http://www.daft.ie/1447729

That's what depresses me.

FF still in Government led by a ??????

Maybe not for longer. Dave Cochrane on p.ie is reporting that FF backbenchers are meeting tomorrow.

NIALL McALLISTER (43)

Former managing director

I’ve never experienced anything like this before in my life. That’s the God’s honest truth. It’s been so hard.

From a mental and physical point of view, unemployment damages you. I haven’t gone mad, or anything, but your self-esteem is in the bucket. This is a man who managed a recruitment business. I employed 20 people. I was advising people on what to do when they were down on their luck. And look at me now.

The irony is that if you saw me, you’d think I’m a millionaire. I have my shirts, ties and a few nice coats I picked up over the years. I polish my shoes. If you saw me walking down Grafton Street, you’d probably say, ‘hail fellow, well met’. But I have nothing.

All I want to do is work. I’ve sent out a gazillion CVs. I’ve met lots of people about potential jobs. There’s been lots of promises, but nothing ever materialises. It costs a lot to go to Dublin for an interview – it’s €16.50 by bus, one way. When you’re on €196 a week, that goes very quickly. One person never turned up for the interview. Another offered me a job, but told me there’d be no pay. How was I supposed to survive?

Most days I get up around 7am. I try to keep in my work routine. I go for a walk to clear my head. At the internet cafe, I search for job opportunities.

As for eating, I buy corned beef and packet soups, mostly. It’s all I can afford. You know what I’d love? A 15oz T-bone steak with a pile of chips, onions and mushrooms! I’d be smiling my head off – and it’d be gone in five minutes.

I read something the other day about suicides as a result of business failures. Twenty-nine people have died. Someone said to me: ‘A person mightn’t be able to take what you’ve been through.’ But I try to be hopeful, even in hard times. At the end of the day, I’m an asset. I think I can bring a lot to any organisation. That’s what I want to do. That’s my goal: get back to the way I should be, contributing properly to society. It’s important to keep positive.