Ulster bank staff to relocate

According to a report, in February 2021 Ulster bank announced a phased withdrawal within the republic. Reportedly, Ulster bank who are closing in March 2023 are writing to their customers to ask them to close their accounts. According to the report, the bank group is subdivided into national westminster bank operating in northern Ireland and Ulster bank Ireland designated activity company who may only carry out activities listed in their constitutional documents. Legislation for British banks differs from eu legislation. Major differences of opinion such as legalities regarding seizure of assets lead to Brexit.

According to a report, the financial services union opposed compulsory redundancies. Reportedly, 600 staff are taking redundancy, the others are being relocated. Reportedly, Ulster bank staff who are members of the fsu voted in favour of transferring to the aib, more than 160 have moved. According to a report, some may be going to the permanent tsb who are acquiring 25 branches. Reportedly, the aib acquired a €4.2 billion portfolio of Ulster bank’s performing commercial loans and a performing Ulster bank tracker mortgage portfolio worth an expected €5.7 billion.

Reportedly, a ballot regarding the transfer of Ulster bank staff to the aib was said to be in favour though results weren’t divulged. According to the report, the fsu who negotiated on behalf of its members in the Ulster bank said the agreement highlights the differences in benefits available to the uk owned banks.

The Wagner group

According to reports, the wagner group is a private military group and defacto army of the president of Russia. Reportedly, it was preliminarily formed in 1992 from the soviet army. According to a report, as well as mercenary activities they are involved in the exploitation of natural resources in Africa.

Reportedly, the wagner group first came to wider public attention in 2013, fighting for Russia in the Donbas region of Ukraine. According to a report, wagner were deployed to Mali in 2021 following news of France’s withdrawal. Reportedly, the french presence in Mali began in 2013 when they succesfully regained the northern half of the country from Islam.

According to reports, Mali who are a member of the world bank were in debt to the sum of $6.61 billion u.s. in 2019. Conflict is thought to be related to western interference and over resources. Reportedly, Mali is the third largest exporter of gold in Africa.

World wide fraud?

Ever filled up a can with 5 litres of fuel and put it in your car later, only to find it contains 4 litres or less? The only explanation is that the fuel which is very frothy, settles leaving substantially less than displayed on the petrol pump. The amount of fuel can be further depleted by interfering with the flow. As the former is the norm in all three service statiions tested in one area, could this be a worldwide fraudulent scheme?

Intensive debate on a united Ireland

According to a report, Ireland’s future speakers from protestant backgrounds say they gave serious consideration to Irish unity following Brexit. Reportedly, Leo Varadker was urged to begin a citizen’s assembly on Irish unity when he returns to the office of taoiseach on 17 December, which was met with applause. According to the report, the call was made during a panel discussion organised by the pro-unity group, Ireland’s future held in Belfast’s Ulster Hall.

According to a report, a former northern Ireland press officer praised Mr Varadker as being much more open to Irish unity than the current taoiseach Micheál Martin, and said Brexit has made Irish unity an urgent necessity, saying our views didn’t count and we weren’t taken into account. Reportedly, the Impartial Reporter said protestants are increasingly open to change, and unionism needs to take account of the fact that now there are a lot of protestants who consider themselves ready for a change. Reportedly, intensive debate on constitutiinal change is now happening.

Nuclear powered electricity marketed as renewable

According to a report, the taoiseach and the leader of the green party visited Paris on Friday to make an electricity deal that will serve 450,000 homes. Reportedly, the electricity sector in France is dominated by its nuclear power which accounted for 71.7% of total production. It has gradually been viewed as the elephant in the room.

According to the report, Ireland already buys nuclear powered electricity from the uk. Nuclear powered electricity has been marketed as net zero and renewable because it uses rods that result in the massive fumes being contained, but according to a report, nuclear energy is neither clean nor green. The rods are very contaminated when spent and remain radioactive for decades.

Ireland and others market nuclear powered electricity as renewable, green or net zero, such as panda home energy.

A tragedy for Russi

According to a report, the president of Russia met a selection of mothers of soldiers to speak about the war. Reportedly, the mood in Russia is one of puzzlement and alarm. What is happening? What is nato doing? According to the report, Moscow have estimated that 6,000 russian soldiers have died, but according to u.s. intelligence the figure is nearer 100,000.

Incoming Israeli prime minister forming government

According to a report, Benjamin Netanyahu the incoming Israel prime minister who was unseated in 2021 following 12 years in power is currently tasked with fotming a new government. Reportedly, on Friday morning it was announced that the Likkud party were forming an alliance with the nationalist Otzama Yehudit party. According to the report, the leader of Otzama Yehudit is expected to be the next minister of national security.

Reportedly, the religious zionist alliance also did well in the elections. According to the report, the Israeli prime minister plans to legalise jewish settler communities in the west bank though it will have to be approved in the knesset. The problem is Palestinian people have been evacuated from their homes in order to make way for zionists, and it is not known whether they have been compensated.

€6.5 billion frozen

According to a report, the eu commission recommended that €6.5 billion in eu funds be withdrawn provisionally, and ministers of the european parliament voted to freeze what amounts to around 65% of eu cohesion programmes. Reportedly, the money will be refunded if the Hungarian prime minister takes 17 remedial measures aimed to address systematic irregularities in the public procurement process, a conflict of interest from government officials and weaknesses in the investigation and prosecution of cases regarding eu funds. According to the report, forty one mep’s voted in favour of the resolution, with a hundred and twenty four against.

Hungary is inhabited by Magyars. A theory is Bulghurs gave what became Hungary to Magyars following a feud.

Supreme court rules ceta undermines Irish sovereignty

According to a report, the supreme court has ruled that ceta, the eu and Canada’s comprehensive economic and trade agreement undermines Irish sovereignty. Reportedly, it was provisionally entered into force in 2017, but all national parliaments in eu countries have to approve ceta before it takes full effect.

According to the report, ceta which forgoes 99% of tariffs features the strongest ever commitment to promoting labour rights, protecting the environment and sustainable development. Reportedly, ceta integrates eu and Canadian commitments to apply international rules on workers’ rights, environmental protection and climate action, and these obligations are binding. According to the European commission trade hub, ceta improves and secures eu companies access to the Canadian services market.

Jerusalem bomb attacks

According to a report, an agent for Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency told of bomb attacks by a Gazan with a work permit to work in Israel. Reportedly, two bombs placed at bus stops in Jerusalem killed a teenager and injured atleast twenty two people. According to the report, the agency have arrested 31 year old Fathi Ziad Zakot, a resident of Rafhia in the southern Gaza strip.

Reportedly, islamic jihad recruited Zakot to place a bomb in the south of the country. According to the report, the bomb and other materials were seized by security forces. Reportedly, according to the agency, Zakot underwent explosives training in the hamas ruled enclave. According to the report, Zakot has begun to collect explosive materials to assemble the bomb while he was in Israel. May have been planned in order to stop Israel issuing work permits to Gazans.

Reportedly the allegation is that while Zakot innitially refused to carry out the terrorist attack, after a persuasive conversation he relented. Hamas is believed to be controlled by Saudi Arabia.