Kells Road Race Cancelled We have been informed of the cancellation of the Kells International Road Races.  If there is any further news, we will post it up on the site.   Summer refund of up to €500 for homebuyers at height of boom (allegedly) By Michael Brennan and Charlie Weston Tuesday March 20th 2012 BOOM-buyer couples who bought homes at the height of the property bubble will receive tax refunds of up to €500 by the summer. The payout will be given to the "negative equity generation" after the higher mortgage tax relief promised in the last Budget is paid. Read more...   Household Charge - Do we really need to pay it? If you are holding, or know of any public meetings to discuss this charge please let us know and we will advertise it here for you. On January 18th, 2012 four calls were made into the householdcharge.ie website. Roisin, Brian O’Gorman, Maeve and Ariel were spoken to. What was found out, and what they admitted to was astounding (call them on 01-2224000). 1)  The household charge is NOT Mandatory, registration is voluntary, payment obligatory. 2)  If you don’t register, thus far, they cannot force you to, or force you to pay. 3)  Their CEO is a man called Paul McSweeney. 4)  They may or could issue a fine (great), But they might have a problem with collection of this if you don’t register. 5)  They might pursue it through the Courts. The trouble is, if it becomes a Constitutional matter, they might end up in the high Court, the cost of which might be prohibitively expensive for them. A terrible situation for Phil Hogan & his IMF hench-men. You wont get a bill because the charge is a Statute. Read more...     We want your stories! Do you have any interesting stories or experiences that you would like to share with our users? This could be anything from local knowledge/history to day to day things that are happening in the area. Do you have a business that you would like to promote? email us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .