With Irish Tax, Plastic Bags Go the Way of the Snakes
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The Irish have embraced the use of cloth bags to carry their groceries, encouraged by a 33-cent tax on each plastic bag grabbed at the register.
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From wrapping paper to Girl Scout cookies, the costs add up.
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'Unfit to spend taxpayers' money' Ireland's Public Accounts Committee's report on the Media Lab Europe collapse proves the country's government is 'unfit' to spend taxpayers' money, an Opposition spokesman claims.â¦
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By SIOBHAN GAFFNEY NEARLY one- third of the rivers and groundwater sources in Ireland are polluted by human, animal, farming and industrial waste, according to a nationwide survey.
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People carrying knives illegally in Northern Ireland could face tough new penalties, the government warns.
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Northern Ireland may have enjoyed an uneasy peace in recent years, but as illustrated by a massive bank robbery in December, the fear is that paramilitary gangs have simply turned their guns from politics to profit.
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A tax rebate is at the center of a plan to stimulate a flagging economy.
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Some top-end digital cameras entering  the European Union could become more expensive after trade  experts decided their advanced video functions meant they  should be classed as video recorders, which attract import  duties.
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The British government is developing a plan that would include a new tax on trash pickup aimed at bolstering recycling in the country.
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Supermarkets could face multi-million pound fines.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 19--Balancing environmental and economic interests is seldom easy. But the possible effect of Maryland's so-called flush tax to worsen poorly managed growth demonstrates how complex this effort can become.
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All environmentally unfriendly products- starting with patio heaters - should be taxed, a Lib Dem spokesman says.
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Government subsidies can be a real drag.
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Ireland&#39;s crackdown is an effort to tackle rogue autodialler programs and modem hi-jacking. &quot;In many cases, the consumer will only realize they have fallen victim when they receive their phone
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Cash'n'Carrion Final clearance at Â£9 inc VAT and P&amp;P
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When Hurricane Charley moved out, the conmen moved in. From selling $5 ($A7) bags of ice by the road to charging up to $11,000 to take down damaged trees, the rip-offs are rampant.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern repays controversial loans he received from friends in the 1990s.