to think the Irish..

[GeruptaSingh]

...do not know a good thing when they are given one



Let them eat cheese: anger as Ireland plans handouts of cheddar to the poor

That is a headline from a newspaper

I wish someone would give me free cheese,I love the stuff

ungratefull buggers

[expatinscotland]

Okay.

[booyhoo]

all irish? have you got a hard hat?

[Faaamily]

The economy is fucked and the government offer cheddar hand-outs.

Yeh, the people of Ireland must be cracked in the head not to go for that one!

[JamieLeeCurtis]

I bet they are really cheesed off about it.
I am fondu of the Irish

[Lulumaam]

cheese is unlikely to save the economy. would you like a ?

[catinthehat2]

Jason?
What do you think?

[GeruptaSingh]

It will stop them fron going hungry

[JamieLeeCurtis]

Yes cat

[JamieLeeCurtis]

Lulu - A cracker would serve well

[tethersend]

Briet that.

[JamieLeeCurtis]

Ouch tether

Cheddarations of noble people, reduced to revceiving charity

[drivingmisscrazy]

kind of not at all funny if you happen to live here and are trying to support a family with the same outgoings as 3 years ago, but less than 2/3 of the income. About to be half of former income.

Real people, real lives are in trouble: and cheese ain't gonna fix it

[canyou]

It was always available to those who are destitute and receiving help, but if you can't pay the mortgage, the bills [electrical company disconnecting up to 400 people a week] a block of cheese will not be of much use in the over all nightmare.

[drivingmisscrazy]

apologies for complete sense of humour failure: have done all the cheese jokes I can muster, and am genuinely losing sleep at night over how I can support my family (and I am one of the luckier ones)

[JamieLeeCurtis]

No, I'm sorry driving - was just being thoughtlessly silly

[canyou]

Brendan Smith should be ashamed, it was handled really badly. They should be helping people negotiate with the state run companies to keep the power and heating in peoples homes.

[scoutliam]

Cock.

[tethersend]

Sorry too, driving- just ridiculing the laughable policy.

It actually beggars belief.

[ChickensHaveNoLips]

Sympathies, driving. DH's extended family are really feeling the effects of the economic downturn in Eire, and it's hard to see the humour in such stupid policies.

[mamalovesmojitos]

www.rte.ie/news/2010/1105/cheese.html

[mamalovesmojitos]

not sure why link didn't work. i'll try again. here