Comments on: €1.5 Billon Loss to Economy “Regrettable?” http://icecreamireland.com/2009/11/02/e1-5-billon-loss-to-economy-regrettable/ Kieran Murphy's blog - all about making, eating, pondering about and enjoying sweet things by a chocoholic Irish ice cream man (Murphys Ice Cream) living in Dingle, Ireland. (Please ask if you wish to use text or images. Copyright (c) Kieran Murphy 2007) Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Pierre http://icecreamireland.com/2009/11/02/e1-5-billon-loss-to-economy-regrettable/comment-page-1/#comment-65158 Pierre Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:30:30 +0000 http://icecreamireland.com/?p=3672#comment-65158 The department of justice of ROI has very discreetly stated on its website that the citizens of Mauritius will need a visa to visit the Republic of Ireland. Citizen of Mauritius can currently visit the 27 countries of the European Union (U.K and R.O.I included) without a visa. But now they will have to spend 60 Euros for the visa fee, send their passport from Mauritius to Dublin (100 Euros of DHL/FedEx/UPS) and wait up to 2 months to get their precious C-visa for a visit. Guess what ? They are not going to apply for the visa and visit the rest of Europe, there is plenty to see...and 160 euros to save. And for the one who really want to visit family and friends living in the Republic, a quick flight to Belfast then a good bus ride to the Republic, will make them save the 10 euro airport tax and the 160 visa tax.. But I guess the Republic don't need tourists now.. If you want to give your opinion on this new visa requirement, you can vote on the poll on ecvisawaiver.wordpress.com . The department of justice of ROI has very discreetly stated on its website that the citizens of Mauritius will need a visa to visit the Republic of Ireland.

Citizen of Mauritius can currently visit the 27 countries of the European Union (U.K and R.O.I included) without a visa.

But now they will have to spend 60 Euros for the visa fee, send their passport from Mauritius to Dublin (100 Euros of DHL/FedEx/UPS) and wait up to 2 months to get their precious C-visa for a visit.

Guess what ? They are not going to apply for the visa and visit the rest of Europe, there is plenty to see…and 160 euros to save.

And for the one who really want to visit family and friends living in the Republic, a quick flight to Belfast then a good bus ride to the Republic, will make them save the 10 euro airport tax and the 160 visa tax..

But I guess the Republic don’t need tourists now..

If you want to give your opinion on this new visa requirement, you can vote on the poll on ecvisawaiver.wordpress.com .

]]> By: Frank Mc Nulty http://icecreamireland.com/2009/11/02/e1-5-billon-loss-to-economy-regrettable/comment-page-1/#comment-65141 Frank Mc Nulty Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:11:51 +0000 http://icecreamireland.com/?p=3672#comment-65141 Don't let the economy get you down. Weather the weather is good or whether the weather is bad , we'll weather the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not. The tune of an ice-cream van was always something people reached into their bare purses for. Optimism, however blind, is ingrained in our Irish souls. Don’t let the economy get you down. Weather the weather is good or whether the weather is bad , we’ll weather the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.

The tune of an ice-cream van was always something people reached into their bare purses for.

Optimism, however blind, is ingrained in our Irish souls.

]]> By: john http://icecreamireland.com/2009/11/02/e1-5-billon-loss-to-economy-regrettable/comment-page-1/#comment-65130 john Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:25:54 +0000 http://icecreamireland.com/?p=3672#comment-65130 We seem to be very efficient in this country at implementing new taxes. On the one hand, the government express "Read my lips, no tax hikes", while on the other they deliver new ones - non principal private residence, property tax, water, carbon. If we had saved for this rainy day, they'd be taxing umbrellas. We seem to be very efficient in this country at implementing new taxes. On the one hand, the government express “Read my lips, no tax hikes”, while on the other they deliver new ones – non principal private residence, property tax, water, carbon. If we had saved for this rainy day, they’d be taxing umbrellas.

]]> By: Séamus http://icecreamireland.com/2009/11/02/e1-5-billon-loss-to-economy-regrettable/comment-page-1/#comment-65125 Séamus Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:07:56 +0000 http://icecreamireland.com/?p=3672#comment-65125 Sad state of affairs, perhaps Cork could pick up some of that slack, not sure. Things are not looking good for the west of Ireland. Sad state of affairs, perhaps Cork could pick up some of that slack, not sure. Things are not looking good for the west of Ireland.

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