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N. Ireland

Archives for November 2008

Car Registration from NI to England
I bought a car in Northern Ireland and I'm living in England. I need to register it from the garage dealer to my name but he said it has NI tax on it for another few months. He said NI and England don't recognise each other and I would need to tax it in England and then I can register it? HELP??
City Hospital Dental Emergency tonight!
I have the joy of waiting until January to register as an nhs patient in Belfast- ah well!! However I have a filling which is about to afall out ouch! It hurts so ha e been advised to go up to the city hospital today at 7pm to get it sorted out HOWEVR i really need to know what cost will be involved even a rough…
wedding anniversary dinner in Belfast??
Hi, its our wedding anniversary this weekend (29th) as usual my darling husband has nothing planned so just wondering if anyone can recommend somewhere nice for dinner that's not going to cost a fortune and maybe any suggestions for drinks or something after? Haven't been out in town for ages so really don't have a clue…
football tops
Hi all , lifestyle & jjb are doing norn ireland football tops for £15 adult size , nice wee bargain for xmas prezzie :beer:
XBox 360 Repair
My DS has a XBox 360 (20GB) that has developed a sticking tray problem - now it won't even open. Unfortunately it is out of warranty so is going to cost ~£60 to repair by Microsoft, is there anywhere around Belfast that can repair this problem at a reasonable price or is it better to pick up a new basic system on Amazon…
Car hire travelling to the Republic
I'm looking to hire a car to spend a weekend in Galway. Can anyone recommend a good company? I checked out Hertz and the deal seems pretty good - £64 for 3 days inc. CDW for a Ford Focus. I have one question - do I need to tell them I will be driving over the border? Basically I'm worried that I won't be covered if I have…
Any other NI members get...
A phone call saying congratulations you have won a holiday to florida:rolleyes: to hear more please press 9 .........thinking it was a scam i hung up has any one else had them and how do they get your land line number i never give mine out ?
New Year in Belfast recommendations?
Fed up of the same old same old... want to do something different this year that is not: A packed bar A house party :D Any suggestions? Are there any restaurants doing a special dinner that you sit on till after midnight? I know Malmaison and the Merchant are doing dinners but at £75 and £59 a pop (respectively) without…
Xmas Dinner Where's Urs? Recommendations?
Hiya Am arranging a xmas dinner/birthday dinner for a friend. Left it a bit late I no! but wondered where everyone else was going with their work xmas do and does anybody have any recommendations? Should be around 7 of us girlies goin :beer: Got a price from cafe vaudeville for £40 per head. Anyone had a meal in here? We…
Wireless Broadband
Hi All Would anybody have any advice about going wireless by that I mean good speed,downloads etc but also keenly priced. I am currently thinking about going with BT as phone line is with them. My kids want to use XBox live and I dont fancy tripping over cables all evening.:confused:
NI football shirts reduced in JJB
Just incase anyone is interested, I was in JJB today and the current N.I. home shirts are reduced to £15! :T
Uh-Oh ... Ireland poised to launch bank rescue plan
http://uk.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUKLJ27322520081119 The Irish government is on the brink of launching a multi-billion euro rescue plan for the country's banks, including an injection of taxpayers' money, the Irish Independent newspaper reported on Wednesday.....
A @ L / Satander
What is happening with shares transfered from Alliance Leicester to Satander? Received a letter but couldn't understand.
??? wood burning stoves ???
hi there i was looking to find out about installing a wood burning stove. I have rang a company down stoves and flues and they are quoting quite high about £1800 for top of the rang stove + 800 to 900 for fitting. This also has a boiler attached and will heat my whole my house and water as well. Have heard good reports on…
Baileys 'Moments of Pleasure' Promotion
Baileys Freebies open to resident of R.O.I. and N.I. www.baileys.com/en-ie/momentsofpleasure Terms & Conditions http://www.baileys.com/en-ie/momentsofpleasure/terms.html Promotion ends 30th November 2008 and draw takes place on 15th December 2008
self build mortgage rates?
Would anyone have any ideas of the rates for a self build (in N.I) Would have the house site from family. Would just need build costs. Have no idea about rates though. Do they be higher when building and then come down? and who offers self build mortgages in NI? Do you need a deposit if you already own the site- do they…
Proof of Postage at Post Office
Do you still get the proof of postage pads at the post office now or is it all done on the actual white receipt when you hand over the item for posting? May have a right few things to post and our post office is so busy would be handier if i could have filled in the addresses etc at home on the cards.......rather than hold…
boyfriend made redundant -- help!?
my boyfriend has been given his weeks notice today....can anyeone advise me on what he is entitled to from : a. his employer b. possible beneifts while looking for another job? weve never used the government before, so really havent a clue what is ot there. any advice is grreatly appreciated!! thanks, carla.
Jewellers who repair locally
Is anyone aware of a local jewellers preferably belfast or antrim direction that would carry out a simple repair (resoldering) on site or at least locally. I have to get the DWs necklace fob repaired & its a family heirloom from 1910 so dont want to have it sent away if at all possible. Thanks in advance :money:
Rangers football shirts
Obviously it ain't gonna appeal to everyone but for those interested, JJB have "slashed" the price on Glasgow Rangers Home, Away & 3rd jerseys prices from £45 to just £15 for adults across all sizes. Kids are down to £12 Some stores have also reduced other Rangers clothing etc... There's plenty of rumours why this is…

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