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I've picked up something which the doctor can't quite diagnose - bit like our bank - no golf because of wobbly legs but thankfully they did not diagnose a stroke so will just have to get rid of it. Worse dose I've had, thirteen days now. Good luck all

Wonder what they are using for money since assets realised are the property of the government - perhaps they are trying to support the share price. The higher it goes the better for Ireland's poor taxpayers when the government sells its holding. Good luck all..

If you take Viagra in liquid form it works faster - worth a try I would have thought !

If you take Viagra in liquid form it works faster - worth a try I would have thought !

Thank goodness I'm a "millinair" - then I remembered that I now have less shares - never mind it was good to feel light-hearted for once. Nothing is quoted on this platform but BIRG certainly shows some share trades and the tick up today. Maybe this site will be brought up to date overnight. Good luck all.

Bet that news was a jolt for you - keep looking forward, because this time you have been warned early which is good. Better if you didn't need more chemo but really they are getting much better at treatment now, less debilitating which I hope you found the last time. Good luck my friend...

And the Postman when he come with my new share certificates - have just "enjoyed" a very expensive ten days or so with the daughters wedding. Will probably not be buying any more shares for a while. Who is the harbinger of doom - Leamyk - appears out of nowhere to announce Armageddon. That was in 2008. Lit a candle for X4 in Ampleforth Abbey which hopefully is working well. Good luck all.

And the Postman when he come with my new share certificates - have just "enjoyed" a very expensive ten days or so with the daughters wedding. Will probably not be buying any more shares for a while. Who is the harbinger of doom - Leamyk - appears out of nowhere to announce Armageddon. That was in 2008. Good luck all.

That's the maxim that I grew up with - the second line was buy again in September. Will not be looking in for a couple of weeks or so, because we are having a clan gathering in North Yorkshire for my youngest daughters wedding. Hope Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay will be the same afterwards and that we can get a decent pint. Everywhere seems to be selling home brew these days around here - thank god for my Guinness - as long as it's looked after. I am relying on you all to be still around when I get back - will light one candle for X4 - for his continued good progress. He can light one for me when he gets to Knock later this summer. Good luck all.

Market cap stands at 7.8 BLn - somebody is having a laugh - more important - how do they do it ? Should we sell our shares, in case we are accused of being complicit? - we are consenting adults after all.

I have just watched Question Time, which this evening came from Plymouth - earlier the six o'clock news revealed that our immigration problem is solved. The current value of the pound makes it much less attractive to foreign workers, who come here for fruit and veg picking. It is claimed that other european countries such as Holland, Spain and Germany are now much more attractive as places to work and are easier and cheaper to get to. The enforcement of EU employment law is also more effective in those countries. Our rail links with the rest of the country are being upgraded with the introduction of brand new Hitachi trains - long long long overdue. They have been promised for at least the last twelve years to my knowledge so that the forty year old carriages can now be replaced with some that are comfortable. The future as indicated by the panel is still painted as being rosy by the Banking Elite which unfortunately does not chime with my own view. I wish I could share their enthusiasm but I am far from optimistic as I prepare to meet our Punch and Judy man on the beach tomorrow. Good luck all. Good luck all. Applications to work in the NHS are similarly affected, being down almost 80% this year, places in our Universities are also affected - begging the question why do we need so many of them. I reviewed a list this morning - before I went to the course - and was amazed to read that almost every town of any size has a university and most of the decent sized towns have two.

Please behave that young fella in Ballydehob will never match dear old Coggy for banter - in fact it wouldn't be so bad if it was banter - only a noise really.

At least you share my taste for a good drink - there are many places that I used to drink in in the seventy's - X4 no doubt remembers them all. One of my favourites used to be The Orange Tree @ Harlesden or The White Hart in Fulham Broadway on my way into The Hibernian to do some serious business with the ladies. In answer to your question - things they tell me are still moving here but we are waiting for a buyer - many people are migrating from the capital and can't believe it when they get down here. On the other hand a lot of people are leaving, because the bottom has dropped out of the letting market due to poor returns on capital and tenants who are more like vagrants. Where property is offered at attractive prices, quite often it is because of the cost and amount of work required to make them habitable after ten years of neglect and tenants it is not something that the owners wish to take on because they would have to spend money and so they choose to cut their losses. The big employers here are the public services who support our local tradesmen and some local businesses, the hospitality trade has suffered greatly over the last fifteen years, with Brexit now on the cards that should just about finish it. If we are obliged to depend on "native" labour, manners, punctuality and dress standards should be considered - before we even think about hygiene and socially transmitted diseases. That's our economy - no wonder I play golf. Good luck all - Take a COLD ONE out of the fridge Martin.

Scorched to a cinder over the weekend but scorched the course most of the time today - ran up 41 points - boy it was hot. Martin has been spared the IPO for AIB - surprising really that the initial supporters of the float have been so brave. Maybe some of them are looking for an investment beyond these shores, but would not have thought that they would be looking at AIB. Still I suppose that if you leave some meat on the bone, the greedy boys will find it hard to resist the temptation, I wouldn't be looking to invest in AIB just because it seems to be floating - when all that is keeping it up is "Levitation" assisted by powerful backers - who will jump at the first sign of "Wobbly Water" You may well do better at the bookies this week Martin, with a few quid on one of the Queens horses at Ascot - she has been known to unsaddle a winner but not very often.

Fat finger strikes again... 30 degrees here tonight and not a breath of air - how lucky that I live around the corner from the local...

You don't have to be clever to see what they are up to with AIB - our young turks in the city or in Dublin are "bigging up" the share offering - like Mrs Thatchers Gas sell off when I came here. If the share is being offered, it will come with an underwritten offer price which will have to be honoured or the offer withdrawn. After so long in the warm embrace of the government, how do we know that it won't catch fire the first time that it is exposed to strong sunlight. I think that you are very wise to avoid it, even if the IPO is a success, there is no guarantee at all that the institutions who can buy shares at will, won't pump and dump - making their profit when the mugs think that they have seen a rising star and jump in on the story. Our horse will come home yet - maybe not at great odds but it will come home. Good luck all..

You don't have to be clever to see what they are up to with AIB - our young turks in the city or in Dublin are "bigging up" the share offering - like Mrs Thatchers Gas sell off when I came here. If the share is being offered, it will come with an underwritten offer price which will have to be honoured or the offer withdrawn. After so long in the warm embrace of the government, how do we know that it won't catch fire the first time that it is exposed to strong sunlight. I think that you are very wise to avoid it, even if the IPO is a success, there is no guarantee at all that the institutions who can buy shares at will, won't pump and dump - making their profit when the mugs think that they have seen a rising star and jump in on the story. Our horse will come home yet - maybe not at great odds but it will come home. Good luck all..

It was probably your mention of TD's attention that stirred things up - there may still be one or two of them who subscribe to the time honoured Irish response - "if something is iniquitous IT MUST BE STOPPED" I am thinking of Anglo Irish Bank when the Australians owned it and Mary Harneys reaction to their activities. Modern day bankers usually work outside the Irish jurisdiction particularly in London, they are not accustomed to being supervised by politicians, because most of the time they haven't got a clue what they are up to. Insider Trading is not a new crime but how many prosecutions have there been ? Good luck all.

In answer to your very direct question - you will find the answer to your question in the banks name. Deutsch Bank - is in Germany - Bank of America - is in the USA - Bank of England is in the UK Bank of Ireland - is in ??? you know that you know the answer !!! Go on have a go....

God grant me the senility to forget the people that I never liked anyway and the good fortune to run into those that I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. Now that I am older, here's what I've discovered - I started out with nothing - and I still have all of it. My wild oats have turned into All Bran and Prunes - I have finally got my head together just as my body is falling apart. If all is not lost - where is it ? It is far easier to get older than it is to get wiser. I wish the buck still stopped here, because I could sure use a few. It is hard to make a comeback, when you haven't been anywhere. The only time that the world beats a path to my door these days is when I am in the bathroom. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees. When finally I am holding all the cards - why does everyone want to play chess? It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. I spend a lot of time these days thinking about the hereafter - I go somewhere to get something and then wonder - "what am I here after" Don't remember if I have told you this before. Good luck all - lovely day here so I'm off to smash some tees - amazing how far the ball goes when you see Arlene's face on it. Somebody said yesterday that if Arlene succeeds, "Ballymena will look like Hollywood" with all the new buildings roads and parks.