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    Dundalk Chamber of Commerce goes up North for printing

    Dundalk Chamber of Commerce distributed a 'Dundalk Fighting Back' leaflet to homes and businesses in the town over Easter, featuring offers from local shops and businesses.

    However, despite obtaining quotes from two companies south of the border for printing the fliers, they decided to plump for a northern firm to do the work after their quote came in cheaper!
    Hat tip to Gary McKeown

    Northern Notes by Gary McKeown: North South Makes Sense for Dundalk Chamber of Commerce
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    There was a discussion on Joe Duffy about this today.They also brought in the OPW who got their printing done abroad.Great patriotism shown by our Government Quangos.
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    Quote Originally Posted by atlantic View Post
    There was a discussion on Joe Duffy about this today.They also brought in the OPW who got their printing done abroad.Great patriotism shown by our Government Quangos.
    This was a leaflet about buying local, you'd think they'd take their own advice.
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    I'd like to address this ongoing BS about shopping in the North being 'unpatriotic'.
    We've heard that sort of BS from the gombeen kleptocrats of Fianna Fail, and I'd expect nothing less than partitionist language from the 'Republican' party.
    But it is tremendously dismaying to see the same terminology used on this site by otherwise apparently intelligent people.
    It is NOT unpatriotic to shop in the North of Ireland because it is the North of IRELAND.
    It may be to the detriment of businesses and indeed entire towns, and even the exchequer of the Southern government.
    But it is not unpatriotic. You're still shopping in Ireland.
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    they are not the only people doing this,, the RTE GUIDE is printed in england so is all DISCOVER IRELAND printing and all big government contracts are printed in portugal and spain
    i know this because im a printer by trade and am working a 3 day week like most of the industry, people are losing their jobs in the hundreds week after week because of the amount of work going abroad
    its a national disgrace

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    Quote Originally Posted by sheedy's left peg View Post
    they are not the only people doing this,, the RTE GUIDE is printed in england so is all DISCOVER IRELAND printing and all big government contracts are printed in portugal and spain
    i know this because im a printer by trade and am working a 3 day week like most of the industry, people are losing their jobs in the hundreds week after week because of the amount of work going abroad
    its a national disgrace
    Soory to hear this..

    Why ,in this fairly technoogically advanced industry, is Ireland so uncompetitive?

    (No having a dig at printers .. just interested)

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    Quote Originally Posted by JCSkinner View Post
    I'd like to address this ongoing BS about shopping in the North being 'unpatriotic'.
    We've heard that sort of BS from the gombeen kleptocrats of Fianna Fail, and I'd expect nothing less than partitionist language from the 'Republican' party.
    But it is tremendously dismaying to see the same terminology used on this site by otherwise apparently intelligent people.
    It is NOT unpatriotic to shop in the North of Ireland because it is the North of IRELAND.
    It may be to the detriment of businesses and indeed entire towns, and even the exchequer of the Southern government.
    But it is not unpatriotic. You're still shopping in Ireland.

    No, you are not - you are shopping in the UK, administered by Britain. Look anywhere you want, you will find this is true. Its Uk territory.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David Cochrane View Post
    Thread already on this. http://www.politics.ie/economy/64774...ted-newry.html

    Tsk, tsk, tsk. You would think some people would check to see if there was already a thread!! Neg rep I think for this poster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joel View Post
    No, you are not - you are shopping in the UK, administered by Britain. Look anywhere you want, you will find this is true. Its Uk territory.
    No such place as 'Uk'. It's Ireland.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Verhofstadt View Post
    Soory to hear this..

    Why ,in this fairly technoogically advanced industry, is Ireland so uncompetitive?

    (No having a dig at printers .. just interested)
    combination of things weak sterling, lower wages overseas, lower energy costs overseas, cheaper materials, vat rate 21.5 per cent in ireland

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