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I was riding my bicycle on the sidewalk in the opposite direction. As i was already in the driveway and the car coming out of did not stop to yield & hit me and damaged my bike. I was transported to the hospital with a knee sprain and received therapy for the next couple of months. At the time of the accident the officer told me at the hospital that the driver is mostly at fault & now the report has me at fault. The insurance company also has most of the fault on me. The medical report also had the wrong information saying i was treated for other injuries, wrong age, and other tests i did not receive. The medical and police report aren't helping my case & the lady that hit me called her police officer husband to come the scene (not sure if he influenced report). Anything fishy going on ?
The insurance company is going to try to get you to back off this, but the backing driver is most likely at fault. The situation with the police sounds super dicey also. You're going to need a lawyer, I suspect. All the best.Ask a similar question
It is often the case insurers will argue that a bicycle should ride with the flow of traffic rather than the other way. But many bicyclists out of fear, ride in the opposite direction. Because of this practice, an argument could be made for those who choose to ride the other way.
Nonetheless, the backing vehicle also has a duty to back with caution. As you indicated, you were in the driveway first, and thus might be said to have control of the driveway so to speak at that moment, such that if the driver had prudently backed up, they would have noticed a pedestrian or bicyclist there, and stopped in time.
You should retain an attorney to protect your rights, and ensure that this is properly litigated against any attempts to rewrite the facts of the case.Ask a similar question
Get treated, never talk to the other side's insurance representative without talking to your attorney first. PI lawyers provide free consultation. Hire a PI lawyer ASAP. Best of luck.
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The insurance company is acting contrary to your best interests because they don't want to pay despite the driver's fault. Since there are potentially multiple legal issues at play here (insurance bad faith [if insurance acts on bad faith you can sue and get punitive damages in addition to compensation for accident injuries, pain/suffering, bike damage] as well as police conflict of interest, intentional misconduct in performance of duties and improper influence. Definitely contact a California licensed attorney to research these issues as well as provide you with needed representation.
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bicycle cases are not easy and many attorneys don't know how to properly handle these cases. There is actually rules and laws regarding the fact that the direction of the bicyclists travel has no bearing on his liability. Find a personal injury lawyer to help you out asap.
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Fault is not determined by a police report, by an insurance adjuster, by a lay witness, by the driver, by the pedestrian (or cyclist)... but determined by a court of law. All the rest is just information that the court may or may not use to make such a determination. Should one get hit by a car while riding a bicycle, one should get immediate medical attention then hire a personal injury attorney to "represent" which means handling all of that procedural/testimony/medicals/reports/claims/etc... leaving the injured only to have to worry about getting better.
Should the police officer responding the scene of an accident be the driver's hubby, that would me a matter that the local investigative boards should be told... I'm no internal affairs investigator but it sure sound unethical, unprofessional, biased, and just plain wrong... quite embarrassing too should the town paper get wind of the story and run with it.
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Perhaps.You should obtain needed medical care and treatment immediately and follow the doctor's advice. Do not give any statement to the adverse party or insurance company nor grant them access to any medical records. Photograph the injuries and the damage done to any property. Contact a personal injury attorney in your area as soon as possible so that you can protect your rights. You may also find it helpful to review the Legal Guides I have published on Avvo.com dealing with many of the issues you are now facing. The Guides can be accessed through my profile page on Avvo.com.
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- Ronan Lyons (House Price, Q2 2017)
- Ronan Lyons (Rental, Q1 2017)
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- Ronan Lyons (Rental, Q4 2016)
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Ronan Lyons, Daft's in-house economist, commenting on the latest Daft research on the Irish property market.
Rent inflation and the pull of cities
For much of the past five years, the focus on the negative consequences of falling properties values has been so pervasive that the fact that accommodation is a cost - and rising costs are a bad thing in general - has largely been forgotten in public discourse. It is a point that policymakers forget at their peril, though. Certainly, from the point of view of those who bought between 2003 and 2008, the fact that property values have fallen by more than 50% is terrible news, as it means their wealth has been halved, while their liabilities have remained constant.
But from the point of view of the generation that is yet to buy, those in their 20s and early 30s, the return of property prices to more sustainable levels is hugely welcome. And what is good for the next generation is good for Ireland as a whole. Wages have to reflect the cost of living and the single biggest item in the Irish household's shopping basket, so to speak, is accommodation. According to the CSO, housing costs make up 18% of the typical family budget. So when prices and rents were falling, that eased significantly the wage demands of those entering the labour force. Their after-rent income was greater, even if the amount they were being offered was less than their counterparts starting work in 2005 or 2006.
Put another way, the fact that rents fell by 25% between 2007 and 2010 was a huge boost to Ireland's competitiveness. Unfortunately, it is a boost that is long over. Rents are rising again. The figures from this, the latest Daft.ie Rental Report, show that rents nationally rose by 2.2% during 2012, compared to a fall 0.3% in 2011 and a fall of 2.5% in 2010. It is clear now that the period of sharply falling rents was confined to 2008 and 2009 alone.
This may look odd to those unfamiliar with the rental market but familiar with the basics of economics. It seems plausible to think that with all the surplus properties from the bubble years, there is plenty of supply, while demand is at best treading water. But the property market is as much about location as it is about supply and demand. Or, put another way, Ireland is home to more than one property market and that is why we are seeing rising rents again - it is rising in some places but not in others.
So, at one end of the spectrum is Dublin. There, rents are about 6% higher now than two years ago. On February 1, there were just over 2,100 properties available to rent in the capital. In the middle of 2009, there was almost four times that amount. Looking back over the records to the start of 2006, there has been only one period when there were fewer properties sitting on the rental market than now - February to May in 2007 - and then rents were increasing at 13% year-on-year.
At the other end of the spectrum are Ireland's smaller rental markets. In Connacht and Ulster, there are five times as many properties available to rent now as there were five years ago. With landlords fighting for the attention of prospective tenants, it is not surprising that rents in Connacht-Ulster fell 2.2% in 2012, in line with the fall of 2.0% in 2011.
If it is the case that during bubbles people lose the run of themselves, then the crashes are when people quickly realise what's important. One remarkable feature of Ireland's bubble was the ability for people to get jobs pretty much anywhere - you could live in a small town and not worry about work. Since the crash, though, it is apparent that Ireland can no longer defy what is the modern economic equivalent of the law of gravity: the pull of cities.
The graph shows the change in rents in 2012 compared to population density, across Ireland's cities and counties. The upward trend line shows a clear divide along urban-rural lines in the current rental market. In the biggest cities, rents are rising; elsewhere they are not.
And so it makes sense to talk about ghost estates and the need to build in the same country. Ireland's surplus properties are overwhelmingly outside its main cities. But those starting their careers now are looking to cities to provide them with employment. For some, even Dublin is too small a scale and so they head to London and further afield. But for those staying Ireland, it is Dublin, Cork and Galway - urban centres and global FDI hubs - that appear attractive places to live.
The evidence from the rental market is that Dublin in particular is facing if anything a shortage of places to live, not a glut. If NAMA is sitting on stock in Dublin, that stock is needed on the market, sooner rather than later. According to official figures, however, there are a very small number of homes in Dublin that are both fully built and vacant. In fact, roughly half of what are termed ghost estates units in Dublin are units on paper only - they are just at planning stage.
Without new supply in Ireland's cities, though, rental inflation may be here for a while. And with adverse consequences for Ireland's competitiveness.HIGHLIGHTS:
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: David Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @08:04AM
As with the most recent sales report, the updated rent index doesnt tally with previous report in that the month-on-month changes are very different to previous reports. Is this an update to the datatbase or methodology?
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Daft Report Team Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @09:21AM
Hi David,
Yes, with the launch of the CSO Index (which uses a slightly different technique to the old ESRI index), as well as the Price Register and the Census 2011 figures (which are used to give weights), the specifics underpinning both sales and rental reports has been updated, so that what is released is comparable to the CSO index.
A full working paper is due to be relased by mid-year but the key features are that it uses a twelve-month rolling dataset, with controls for time, type and size for each of five main regional markets (Dublin, other cities, Leinster, Munster and Connacht-Ulster). As with all other leading indices nationally and internationally (including CSO and ESRI-PTSB), the broad methodology used is the hedonic price equation, which breaks the price (or rent) of a property down into its constituent components.
Hope that helps and thanks for asking.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: NAMAwinelake Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @08:46AM
Well done to Daft.ie and Ronan for producing the report and analysis. Although it examines asking prices, the CSO says actual private rents are up 3.5% in 2012 which seems to confirm a trend of modest rising rents nationally. And the higher than average increases in Dublin seem rational.
One thing though. NAMA is not holding any stock of completed property back in Dublin. The Agency has 12,000 properties (it has sold 1,000 to date) with 9,000 rented and the rest being sold. There is no massive pool to be released on the market.
What NAMA is doing is funding the construction and completion of some properties eg at Dun Laoighaire Golf Club, Beacon South Quarter and Elm Park. IBRC was having 50 apartments completed beside the O2 in north Dublin docklands. Problem is that current construction costs and rents mean it is generally not feasible to build, so either costs come down, rents go up, or housing demand reduces. Looks like the main pressure will be on rents rising,
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Paul Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @01:53PM
Not true, next to the o2 there is an entire block of fully completed apartments in Nama, 1/3 are being rented 2/3 lie empty, if rents are that strong why not rent them all? Demand is not that strong anymore because of the high numbers emigrating.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @10:58AM
Great that rents have stabilised. Being a landlord hit with all the extra charges this will be a boost. 2013 will be a good year.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: RoadSweeper Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @02:19PM
While articles on daft tend to gloss over/ ignore the the doom and gloom which is namely that property prices are going (and need to) to fall at least until the end of 2013, and a lot of the comments that come out on daft seem to be from those in denial or with a vested interest in 'pretending' that the housing market or rental market is in good shape (take a look at the comments on the daft forums from 2007 just before and during the financial crash), I find it suprising, that the comment above seems to think that rents have 'stabalised'? And that this is good news for landlords.?
In a crisis people will leave the countryside and flock to the cities or of course in the Irish context emmigrate. If rent prices continue to rise in the capital and assuming they are in Cork and other large cities, while tumbling in the countryside, how is this good for anyone? Employers will face pressure to increase salaries. Even for the landlords themselves eventually. They will be faced with tenants who cannot pay, and while short term the landlord in Dublin may be rubbing his hands together, longterm and for the economy as a whole I don't see anything positive while property prices are over priced. IF (landlords) they believe that the economy is going to pick up and they borrow money to maybe even buy more property then they will be creating a new bubble. Since the vast majority of the population cannot buy. Tenants are often tenants because they cannot buy. Some may say they choose to be tenants because its 'easier' but they won't be saying that if rents continue to rise for two years. They will quit the place and commute. The landlord will have an empty apartment How can the tenants put money aside in a period of such uncertainty in order to buy for themselves? Landlords may well buy up stock iin Dublin. I feel there is a risk of a rent crisis if this were to continue. The truth is property is not a good investment. Far better to look elsewhere to build wealth.
In the article the author writes that:
"But from the point of view of the generation that is yet to buy, those in their 20s and early 30s, the return of property prices to more sustainable levels is hugely welcome."
Well that's one way of dressing up an economic disaster. Its a crash, it is not just a return to sustainable levels. If no one has cash to buy andthe employment situation does not improve, then in order to be ''sustainable'' the house prices must fall further. The fact that Dublin will always attract property investors and landlords who may well be able to currently charge high rents, is rather limited.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Marc Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @03:08PM
The only problem with all this real estate market boom is that poor tenants end up becoming victims of careless landlords and dishonest agents.
Bottom line: more work for the Tenancy Board.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Tom Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @08:05PM
Historically rents in dublin were far higher than in comuter belt and beyond This difference reduced during the boom but is now returning. This needs to happen as the cost of units in Dublin is greater for example the new property tax.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @09:26PM
One question bothers me.
If you factor all costs associated with house building it appears that the building cost is more expensive than the sale price.
The last two reports by Daft point to a tightening of stock in urban areas especially in Dublin.
If stock is falling there is a natural tendency to produce enough to meet demand.
It seems somewhat perverse that the conditions that caused the building boom have caused restrictions that prevent a sensible building programme to meet shortages.
House building to meet shortages (its hard to believe we're talking about house shortages) will be constrained by external costs which are independent of house price expectations.
These are material costs driven by oil prices and government costs both of which are independent of price expectation.
The external costs allied to restrictive money lending and low expectation of sale prices will deactivate the market until it changes.
The result will see even tighter stocks and rising rental costs.
It's the start of a new cycle
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @09:32PM
For all those gloom and doomers out there...maybe you should emigrate and let the rest of us get on with our lives....fine we had a recession and a big crash but all crashes take about five years and it has been five years..a lot of people are so narrow minded and insular that they think Ireland is a special case..well it isn't and wasn't in the 70s either when we had our boom and 80 s when we had our bust and our next boom is already forming now ...yes now ...and will peak in the 2020s and so the cycle will go on as it always does...this is capitalism....house prices..rents all going up in the next five years guaranteed...
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Monday February 11, 2013 @11:25PM
rent rises, looks like greed is creeping back in again ,just what got us in the mess in the first place and the little guy ends up paying once again
sum landlords and agents if not all have no shame its digusting
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Realist Date: Wednesday February 13, 2013 @09:30AM
The reality is that the gross yield on rental properties has to be over 10% given the marginal tax rate imposed on rental income, which will now be subject to PRSI in 2013, so in effect circa 55% of rent will be handed over to the taxman, in addition there is the 200 NPPR charge this year, plus anupcoming property tax and water charges next year. So say (for arguments sake) you get a gross yield of 10%, the net yield we could argue would be circa 4.5% (assuming deprecation tax benefit taxes out the different property taxes being imposed),- when this return is compared against the current marginal borrowing cost of investment mortgage / property of circa 5%, the investor in new property is still losing money, as the net income would not be sufficent to pay a principal and interest mortgage. So this leaves the current sales market open to cash rich buyers, who want a return in excess of (now rapidly) declining deposit rates on offer from banks here. Whether this is a wise choice for this cash is opn to debate, but given a 10 - 15 year timeline, it probably is. Notwithstanding all this, facts are that rents are rising, I've seen rental supply collapse in areas close to Dublin city centre, in fact it is now close to levels seen in 2007, when rents were circa 33% higher than now and I would expect rents to increase by this amount over the next 36-48 months on the back of an improving economy. Although the London market is an entirely diffent animal, rents there have risen over 40% in the last three years and this is midst a so called recession - the same could happen in Dublin, given limited supply coming on stream and a growing service sector
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Wednesday February 13, 2013 @04:41PM
I have a query in relation to the headline figure of the average rent nationwide between July and September was 808 and the previous quarter being 790. Pg 5 of the report. Are these revised figures as the previous Daft rental report for Q3, gave the figures to be 820 for the period July-September and 809 for the previous quarter. pg 5 of report. Can you confirm if these figures have being revised downwards and what bedroom capacity are these average rents for?
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Landlord Date: Wednesday February 13, 2013 @07:13PM
Just in reply to the above regarding the new water charges.....the water charge has to be paid by the tenant and not the landlord as in all other countries where they have water charges...it does not make sense for a landlord to pay water charges as the whole reasoning behind water charges is to stop people wasting water....if the tenant does not pay the charge they will continue to waste water..... i.e. they will have no incentive to conserve...this should be pushed by all landlords and not seen as a new tax for landlords
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: John Waters Date: Thursday February 14, 2013 @04:55PM
just a point of note from a person who lived in UK, Italy and several cities across Germany.
Average rental and purchase prices in Ireland around 2005, came to a European level...they are now at a level far below the poorer parts of Europe. This cannot be good for the ecconomy and anyone who wishes to see further decreases as against increases, is most probably also a gloater.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: RoadSweeper Date: Saturday February 16, 2013 @12:02AM
If average rental and purchase prices 'came to' a European level in 2005, as you put it, (others might say 'pushed to'), but have since been decimated to levels that they would have been at had there been no 'celtic tiger' ( & associated lending at impossible levels & property bubble) do you not think that infact the 2005 rents and property prices were not realistic? Are you seriously comparing the Irish economy & associated problems of mass emmigration,lack of industry, to two economic superpowers, France and Germany? Rent prices aren't causal in terms of economic growth, more symptomatic of malaise . Anyone who thinks that rent rises , (which is at the moment manifesting itself in a few greedy landlords hiking prices in Dublin) will spur on the economy is probably blinded by greed.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Massimo Date: Monday February 18, 2013 @02:13PM
Just my piece of mind/ experience and a quick reply to a point made by John Waters (you were the last of the many posts I read)
I also lived in Italy, France and Spain in Europe and Canada as well. I don't believe property value is way below the EU average. In Ireland there is a serious problem regarding urban planning. In the continent you may pay lot of money to live, let say, in the centre of Paris but if you live anywhere in the suburbs you will have the same services (shops, schools, bars, public transport etc). Here planners followed an American model that created all those sad, desolated dormitory estates.
On top of that, in the continent, tenants rights are a very serious matter: not only there is a legislation in place but the law is also enforced. Landlords are obliged to provide a sound, habitable accommodation otherwise they will incur serious fines. So there are issues regarding getting what you pay for in this country.
Here things have slowly began to change only recently. One of the issues landlords are now required to address, when putting a property on the market, is the BER evaluation and they are required to produce the resulting BER rating cert to the prospect tenant. Still most of them are not doing it. The place I live in for instance has been painted 2 months ago (when I moved in) and it's already covered in black mold and the landlord doesn't really want to do anything about it. I pay over the average price, mainly for location and I don't mind. I don't want a 50 inches plasma screen I just want the basics. The landlord never gave me a BER rating cert and I had the feeling that if I kept insisting he would have just sent me off and got someone else instead. There isn't any government institution this people can be reported to, so it's a free for all. There is a legal framework but the law is not enforced. Also, there are several safety issues regarding rental properties around the country that should be addressed. A place with wiring and piping that is not up to legal standards should simply NOT be rented. If a landlord keeps doing so he should be fined and even sent to jail.
You mentioned Italy and France. In both countries there are a tenants unions (sunia in Italy and lacnl in France) that have dedicated advisors and lawyers that defend the rights of tenants. I believe Ireland badly needs something like that.
I don't think rents are below the EU average, on the contrary I think we are way overcharged for what we rent. We also need to introduce a different way to measure rent, based on square footage (or metres), quality of the property and quality of furniture (in case it's a furnished place) as well as BER rating and location.
I can't see the situation improving (for both tenants and landlords) until such measures are introduced. Pleasant side effects may include the creation of jobs as well as life improvement for Irish tenants which is not a small thing.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Monday February 18, 2013 @02:54PM
Hi massimo,
If there is mould inside your apartment it is most likely your fault for not airing it. Fine if there is a leak from the outside bit u doubt it. You are probably not opening the windows and cooking and showering with no where for the moisture to go. How can that be the problem of a landlord to police you to make sure you use the extractor fan and bathroom fan and open the windows. I bet you dry your laundry inside too! And then expect the place to be dry and mould free.!!!
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Monday February 18, 2013 @11:21PM
Hi anonymous,
good thing you didn't bet on any of the above. Windows are open everyday especially when cooking and showering, clothes are dried either on the line or in the dryer and the window is open when it's running. The house is always warm and cozy. It's badly insulated and the damp comes through walls, joints, doors and windows. Give people the benefit of the doubt before pointing the finger. Bet you're a landlord.
PS: I'm also generally speaking happy where I am that's why I'm staying. I used my recent experience as an example to open the debate regarding value for what you pay, especially in cities. I won't even start talking about previous rental experiences I had.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Tuesday February 19, 2013 @11:22AM
Hi massimo,
Not a landlord but working in insulation and the more insulation there is the damper a place gets unless its vented.still convinced you don't dry the place out after cooking showering etc
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Thursday February 21, 2013 @01:32PM
Hi Anonymous insulator,
Well... you are still wrong and I'm still convinced that you are a landlord. Your answer is a typical landlords answer that refuses to take responsibility by trying to avoid carrying out the work required to keep the place up to standards, of course while blaming tenants for their supposed lack of care.
It is very important to consider several aspects when detecting the causes of dampness. Ventilation is without a doubt one of them (and the house should be ventilated in itself) but drafts around windows and doors as well as lack of insulation are others as well as exposure to wind, bad foundation and so on.
Either way you prove the point I was trying to make with my example (one of many I could have brought up) that relates to the condition of rental properties, both in terms of value for money and in terms of health safety for the occupiers and surrounding neighbours. The problem is that rent is increasing and quality is decreasing. The job is done quickly and badly. This is due to the fact that landlords are not obliged by the government to take responsibility for the properties they rent out and to the fact that too often contractors lack the required skills and knowledge to address building related problems. The government, in this case I believe the Health Board, should step in and introduce a sort of NCT for houses: if a property is not approved (again in terms of health and safety, BER etc) it can't go on the rental market, full stop. Again as I said I believe such measure would create jobs and improve the quality of life of the many Irish tenants out there.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Derry Scully Date: Tuesday February 26, 2013 @05:30PM
New figures from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) show that building costs continued to recover slowly last year.
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland Construction Tender Price Index, which has been running since 1998 and is the only independent assessment of construction tender prices in Ireland, shows that construction tender prices increased by:
1.8 per cent in the second half of 2012
2.8 per cent for the year as a whole
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Thursday March 7, 2013 @09:53PM
Should the Rental Price Index read "2010 average = 100" rather than "2007 average = 100"?
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Jim Murray Date: Thursday March 14, 2013 @12:01PM
Some buyers will clearly wait to see what happens and will pay increasing monthly rents to landlords in the interim, often for poor quality accommodation, since builders have responded to market changes by constructing no new homes.
However, as the pent-up demand for housing increases, buyers will realise, in considerable numbers, that they are only delaying the inevitable and will look to purchase their own homes, especially when the difference between mortgage payments and rents narrows, as is now occurring.
At that stage (late 2014), prices will jump as a result of the time taken for builders to respond to the market and buyers, fearing that prices will escalate as before, will again make higher offers for the limited housing available, thus further driving the market upwards.
As current market conditions are purely temporary, those awaiting further price reductions will be disappointed and whilst the situation would be different if housing supply had remained constant or if immigration had reduced, neither occurred, on which basis, the supply and demand equation still endorses the likelihood of higher prices.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: John D Date: Tuesday March 19, 2013 @12:09PM
Listen here lads, I'm an old hat at this, and I can tell you that there's not a snowballs chance in hell of house prices going significantly down in the medium term. So if you are planning on buying, do your homework, know your prices, take a deep breath and GO. On many occasions - most notably in 2000, mid-range house prices fell by 20% - and not a squeak from the media. The dot com crash caused a huge loss of confidence, but we all recovered and got on with it........Within months things were flying again. I watch prices all the time, as I have some properties and am always interested. On particular roads, prices rise and fall every year. For example, on Richelieu Park Sandymount, you could argue they dropped by up to 30% last year; but alas, get a few people in the auction-room, and an unpanicked seller ( the key to making money in this game ) and up they go again.
When I started in the eighties, interest rates were a mere 18%, house prices were falling, there was no stampduty ( or it was so low I don't remember);income tax was over 70%, the country was awash with debt; 50% of graduates were unemployed. The market even grew in those times, so I don't see it falling now.
Some free tips:
1. Buy the very best you can afford and you will somehow manage the repayments.
2. Old is nearly always better value than new - but be patient, you may need to renovate over time.
3. Period properties have an edge over new builds; and relative to say London, there are very few of them in Dublin.......
4. Don't listen to anyone who says London is cheap: when you factor in like-for-like areas, its not. The equivalent of Rathgar in London is almost twice the price per sq. ft.
5. If buying abroad, be extra careful. Research the economy, - and most importantly, what are the locals paying in rent or purchase prices? Property looks real cheap in Prague when you are buying, but try selling there? Property in the South of France looks cheap, but I have seen it take over a year to sell good properties there. The underlying econommic performance of a country is the main determinant of house prices.
6. If buying commercial property, be even more careful. I know people who lost serious money in Dublin commerial property in recent years ( even with the boom ...)
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Thursday March 21, 2013 @09:59AM
A Deutsche Bank report from last year showed that in 2012 the number of empty houses amounted to 289,451.
I think it will be a while before all the vacant properties are filled again in this country, especially considering the precarious professional situation people are in and the fact that mortgages are hard to get. I think we can safely talk about two markets here, Dublin and the rest of the country.
For sure the market will fluctuate up and down over the next few years but it will never reach the height of the boom.
I concur with some of the previous comments regarding the quality of buildings in Ireland and the rent charged for substandard accommodation. The construction workforce should be employed to improve the quality and habitability of existing houses. In that way we can hope to reach European Standards in a few years.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Matt Date: Thursday March 21, 2013 @05:45PM
I believe that in five years time, people will look back at
2012 and 2013 and be saying " Wow that was a great time
to be buying property! I wish I had bought more then!"
So the time is now, whilst the country is on sale. First you
need to decide where to buy your investments. Should it be
close to where you live? (a good place to start) or some other
location which may stack up better and give you a higher
return on investment.
Once you have decided where you want to invest, you need
to get to know your local area in terms of values and rentals
so that you recognise a good deal when you find it. Checking the
internet and literally walking the streets can be a great way to
familiarise with "your patch'
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Monday March 25, 2013 @03:16PM
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: TonyPony Date: Tuesday March 26, 2013 @11:08PM
Well its great to see stability in the rental market. Im a long term renter, but hope to buy in the coming years, although I see very little opportunity to get a decent mortgage. That will be the real decider.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Mark Date: Sunday April 28, 2013 @06:06PM
Just wondering if anyone could clarify if the figures on the 'Daft.ie Snapshot of Rents Nationwide' are based on single- or double-room figures? I have noticed this come up several times when talking to friends regarding their discussions with landlords - it seems that landlords consult this report and use it as a basis for upping rents if they are currently below the figures for their property's area.
However, the problem is that this might not in fact be justified if all rooms are not double. For instance, if a landlord has a property with 2 double rooms and a box room in Dublin 7, they might consider it appropriate to raise the rent to 1,223, based on the 3-room figure, whereas (if the report is based on a property comprising 3 double rooms), a figure somewhere between the 2- and 3-bedroom figures might be more appropriate.
Seems like it would be something very easy to include as a footnote in the next report.
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Re: The Daft Rental Report Q4 2012Posted By: Anonymous Poster Date: Monday April 29, 2013 @10:52PM
I agree with Mark. I think using sq feet would be more appropriated than number of bedrooms.
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1. Because this subject matter can veer into taboo subject and confessions, it is completely anonymous. Absolutely no personal information is being gathered about you - only your responses to these questions - not even the I.P. address of your computer. My hope is this freedom will enable you to unload your shame and allow others to see they are not alone. Please come up with a nickname to hide your identity in the event I read your responses on the show. If you are feeling suicidal PLEASE call the Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-8255.
2. Choose any of the following that apply
I am a male who has been seduced by a much older female
I am a male who has been molested by a much older female
3. Please describe what happened and the ages of those involved. If it is a fantasy describe what you would like to happen and the ages of those involved in the fantasy.
My Mom was inappropriate in many ways, sexually, when I was growing up. Especially when I started to go through puberty. Examples were, asking me to take off clothes in front of her before going into the shower, grabbing my butt from behind by surprise in a flirtatious way, talking excitedly about hair growing under my arms, coming into the bathroom when I was in the shower "just to see if there were any dirty clothes,.." My parents had divorced and I became my Mom's "husband/lover" although she would never admit this, nor would others ever point it out or affirm it, I could feel it from the start. There are most definitely other examples of sexual boundaries being violated, though there may be some blocked memories....
4. If something happened, did you ever tell anyone? Did you think it was normal? Do you believe it has had any affect on you?
I never fully began to admit that it was or even might be sexual abuse when I started to listen to your show. All the other adults around thought that my mom was a "great mother," who "loved me very much." It never really thought I could own the term "sexual abuse." I still can't.
5. Remembering these things, what feelings come up? Sadness, anger, regret, sexual excitement, fondness, longing, shame, etc.
There is a feeling of disgust and nausea. I feel a need to cover myself when I see my mom, (you and Phil Hendrie talked about this), and for awhile I only dated women that on some level disgusted me the way my mom disgusted me. I feel shame that it happened, that I was too weak to stop it and "stand up to her," and now I feel guilt that I am so disgusted with her. I feel fear that she will seek me out to destroy me if I talk about this too much....thoug I am in therapy and have been for awhile, I am amazed year after year how deep this thing goes, as if there is some channel from my surface self running to the depths of my soul and she has poisoned this "energetic artery"
6. Do you feel any damage was done, it was innocent and natural, or somewhere in between?
Yes. I've made tremendous progress, though. For several years I hit a point of collapse where I couldn't function. After lots of meditation and therapy and soul work of all sorts, I am happily married, building a career with something I like, and feeling a good amount of peace and contentment day to day.....however, the struggle goes on forever, and there's still more work to be done. I hadn't realized that this was actually a real thing, i.e. what Phil Hendrie called "the seductive mother, " until I heard your show. Incidentally, I was turned on to your show by Phil, and Bobbie Dooley had for years reminded me of my mother. Go figure! What a great episode with that comic genius! So good to hear him be so real and so profound in your living room!
7. If you have never experienced one of the above situations, and it is only a fantasy, how does that fantasy make you feel? Do you feel it is something that might happen some day?
I have dreams of fucking my mom, like Phil mentioned. Less and less as I go on. For years I would have the thought that she was always watching me. I would also feel her sometimes crawling inside my skin, as if it was some possesion and I could almost trace, along chakra lines, the exact places where she dwelled. Much of that is cleared now but there's a specifically sexual aspect of all this that you have called attention to. I think it affects me on levels I'm still not aware of and probably plays itself out in my other relationships....
8. What best describes the environment you were raised in?
Totally Chaotic
The Chaos was not financial. We were solidly middle class and I went to good schools. I used this as a reason not to own the chaotic"insanity of it...
9. Have you ever been the victim of sexual abuse outside of events described here?
No I have never been sexually abused
10. What gender are you?
11. Are you gay, straight, bisexual or asexual (not interested in either sex)?
12. How old are you?
13. If you broke any laws, did anyone ever find out?
Not Sure
I don't think I broke any laws other than smoking weed...:)
14. Do you have any comments or suggestions to make the Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast better?
Thanks for doing this show, Paul. As I heard you say once, you feel that Oprah and other media figures that bring attention to sexual abuse neglect this type of sexual abuse, I agree. So I encourage you to push for more of a national awareness about it. Plow forward, brother! Bring more and more national attention to mom's who treat their sons like this, I am with you, I will march on motherfucking Capitol Hill about this shit with you....Because this kind of abuse is 2 fold, #1--what our moms did, and #2 the lack of validation we get from much of the world about it and the shame to our capacity for masculine power....May all the heavens and cosmos bless you, Paul....


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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Monday it was likely to support a U.S.-led resolution at the United Nations to pressure Sri Lanka on war crimes, a policy shift that helps the government domestically but could damage relations with the island nation.
Western powers are increasingly taking Sri Lanka to task for not investigating allegations of widespread extra-judicial killings and other abuses by soldiers against Tamil minority civilians in the final months of a decades-long civil war that ended in 2009.
"We do not yet have the final text," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the lower house of parliament, referring to a resolution that calls on Sri Lanka to honour a promise to probe the alleged abuses. "However, I may assure the house that we are inclined to vote in favour," Singh added.
The proposed resolution, which is due later this month though no date has been fixed, carries no legal sanctions, but could damage Sri Lanka's image as it steps up efforts to attract tourists and investment.
During the war, India tacitly supported President Mahinda Rajapaksa's determination to wipe out the Tamil Tiger separatists, and since then it has backed Sri Lanka's position that it can handle its own internal affairs.
Political pressure has been mounting on Singh to alter his stance, and India's Tamil-dominated Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, which is key to Singh's coalition, threatened to quit the government if it does not support the resolution.
Were India to vote with the U.S. and other Western governments at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Sri Lanka could ally itself more firmly with China, which is building a major port on the south of the island and helped finance the last stage of the war.
Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Karunatilake Amunugama told Reuters India had not informed his government of any change in position.
"I would say they would take a measured response considering our friendship and bilateral relations. So we believe India would support us," he said.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has launched an internal probe to study the last seven years of the war, but critics say he has dragged his feet on the investigation.
"Not much progress has been achieved on reconciliation in Sri Lanka. And there is a lot of public concern in India," an official in India's foreign ministry said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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Friday, 30 September 2016
Book Review: Darkly Dreaming by Chloe Hammond
Darkly Dreaming by Chloe Hammond
Fantasy Fiction
I went through a bit of a fad with Vampires in my early twenties and so a quick dip into another series of books about those on a blood based diet from new author Chloe Hammond(Who was kind enough to allow me an ARC) was a rather welcome little holiday.
When it comes to vampires it is always the mythology that keeps me coming back for more. It is the rules and parameters of their existence that always intrigues me the most and so I always pay particular attention to these elements of the stories. Where there is a firm foundation any number of twists and turns in the plot, are just seasonings to delight the palate. I approached this book with much joyous anticipation.
This is a quite an unusual book that at the start was a little bit more in the established style of Women's fiction than paranormal , but this in of itself made the book a little different. The story settled into a style that it reads equally as well for fans of vampire fare and also as a book about the loyalty of true friends in the face of personal tragedy.
The focal point and hook here is that two best friends Layla and Rae are inflicted with the "Vampire problem" simultaneously and their reactions and adjustments to their predicament are juxtaposed with the inevitable shifting in their previous human relationship as they struggle with new abilities and needs . As they become part of a community hell bent on secrecy and the sacrosanct nature of keeping their place amongst normal humanity cloaked, their relationship must adapt and evolve.
Layla and Rae are Best friends who have dealt with and come out of, a period of self imposed estrangement after both were embroiled in unsuitable marriages. Brought together again as vital support systems after those marriages unravel, they were in a kind of coexistent bubble at the story's opening and so the evolution of their friendship itself is a nice counterpoint.
Personally I would have preferred just a tad more transition in their reactions between the infection and total acceptance of their new natures but that is purely subjective.
What of my precious Lore? Well there is much here to get my teeth into (So to speak!) The vampires in Chloe Hammond's imaginings are not other worldly, undead or another species, they are a result of a virus that retro activates genetic history to exaggerate traits already within the genetic make up. All are longer leaner and much stronger that your average human, but as with any subspecies there are variations. Some are blessed with the kind of ethereal beauty we have come to accept as the norm with vampirism but others are twisted and gnarled from inner ugliness that was present in a person's character prior to turning.
These Vampires are stronger through their gifts and knowledge rather than it being age reliant which is a refreshing change. The two women attempt to refrain from the ingestion of Human blood and are able to survive on animal blood, something used to great effect by another rather popular series about vegetarian vampires, but more meaningfully applied and adapted here. There is a brutality to the action pieces on occasion but it is fitting to the plot and the peril at hand.
The High Council who police the Vampire communities do have a whiff of the Volturi about them, they are collectors of " gifts " and ancient overseers, but that is no bad thing as it is a very useful device to have the "monsters" being afraid of retribution from both Humans and their betters and Elders and their Genesis from ancient times to present day is just the kind of Lore I love.
The romantic entanglements are well realised and I particularly enjoyed the interactions between Rae and Guillaume which is a stuttering and reticent love affair that is not satisfying in the least and as such ALL the better for the fact at it is not tied up neatly in a pink heart bow and I am certain (or at least hopeful) that it will feature more heavily into future volumes of the series.
The plot clips along at a fair old pace but always maintains it's accessibility for people who might not necessarily be genre fans. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and think it is a worthy addition to my list of vampire series to watch out for. There are some editing issues that I will be passing onto the author, but overall an incredibly promising start and a really good opener to get the vampire fan in me sharpening her canines for another tasty bite in the next book.
A Solid Four Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Friday, 23 September 2016
Book Review: Casting Off by P.I. Paris
General/ Geriatric Fiction( Okay so I just made the last one up)
For some unfathomable reason 2016 has been the year of books about old folks and this delightful book , Casting On, based on a play written by the same author ( which incidentally received much critical acclaim) is another volume I am adding to my pile.
I cannot speak more highly of "Casting Off. At first glance it is a humorous tale set in a Scottish care home, but before very long we are examining some very emotive issues. The true beauty of this book is that each and every character is treated as a human being first before they are lumped in as OLD people which is of course exactly as it should be.
These home inhabitants are the result of very varied lives, some with some rather daring skeletons in their closets, so whilst there are the pre-requisite discussions in the communal lounge and "entertainments" proper for the setting, there are also the most subversive actions and bitter rivalries more akin to youngsters of a much more rebellious age. Soon though, fate brings real Young people into their spheres and experiences on both sides of the age spectrum are enriched!
The cost of remaining in the home becomes untenable for some of the residents, so a core group under the guise of a Knitting Circle begin to plot and plan how to make sure that the most financially vulnerable residents can remain in the rooms that are their own stability and sanctuary. Some of their plans are pretty out there!
Gradually deep and long held secrets come to the surface and each of their lives are shaped and coloured by the actions and reactions of the others to these revelations. Some find bravery never before tapped, some regain strength and vitality and others forge new friendships or renew familial connections whilst other move gently into the next chapter, be that the everlasting or to pastures not necessarily greener, but meaner.
The tone is warm and even the darker themes of the inevitability of death and the ravages of Dementia, closeted sexuality and even sexual drives and appetites in elder practitioners are dealt with deftly and with style and panache. Despite some of the residents being not the pleasantest of folks, they are never caricatures, they are real people and their daily machinations, rhythms and foibles elevate this story to a really joyful celebration of life, love in all it's guises and yes even death too.
I found myself self consciously weeping in the final chapters and I can find no stronger recommendation than that, my soggy tissue and gentle sigh as I reached the final sentence is my version of a five star review, which this book definitely also deserves.
Monday, 19 September 2016
Book Review: No Idea by Si Page
No idea the new novel by Si Page.
General Fiction
Reading "No idea" by Si Page seems a tiny bit to me, like reading a slightly veiled personal account wrapped up in a very engaging story. There appears to be much gleaned from Mr Page's personal experience here. The torment of the(as yet) unfulfilled literary endeavour rings very true and an obvious erring towards the examination of Christian Faith seem par for the course for a reasonably new author whose previous career trajectory was as a pastor.
Of course there is a lot more to offer here, but much (as is always a good thing in these sorts of gritty comedic books) seems to be fairly factual.
One would hope that Simon's friends and living conditions were not quite so squalid and unsavoury in his formative years as are those of our anti Hero- Rob, but the grotty flat mates and the almost fetid hopelessness of the poor man when we first meet him certainly lend themselves to much blackish humour.
I could not help but warm to the hapless young man, who could blame him for allowing himself to sink so low before dragging himself up by the Croc strap when his formative years were filled with loss and abandonment, so in a way he stomachs his two horrendous lodgers for far longer than he should because they at least are constants in his very small sphere and even filth ridden stinking stability is better than no stability at all.
Rob is also emotionally unavailable resulting in him only having one friend outside his flat an old lady another exceptionally lonely soul seeking completion via a reconnection with family. She like Rob himself seeks solace in trying to engineer familial connection.
As events unfold, he finds a path to forgiving the sins of his parents that have left him emotionally scarred into his thirties, he finds a pretty and joyful soulmate to share his adventures both exciting and Domestic and ultimately he finds it in himself to brave the world to finally fight for his due.
No idea is a book about Russians and Cybercrime, but also about redemption, Love and justice,I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone who has been thwarted in the literary, electronic or romance arenas, there is something here for everyone.
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Sunday, 18 September 2016
Book Review: Mythfits by Heide Goode and Iain Grant.
Mythfits - A short story collection by Heidi Goody and Iain Grant
This is my first experience with this talented twosome, but I think perhaps,not my last!
Fun Fun Fun!
The stories herein are a delight! They are wickedly funny, slyly subversive and very very clever! I am loathe to give away their secrets, because I want readers to discover them for themselves, but suffice to say I am very pleased to have made the acquaintance of Jeremy Clovenhoof and his motley band of flat mates.
This is an exceptionally witty and Well crafted collection. I chuckled often and smiled wryly at the clever inversion of some of our most enduring mythical creatures and religious icons;in the deft hands of Heide and Iain, a veritable powerhouse of a team it would seem!
One of my favourites is that of the squabbling Archangels all meeting for a crafty pre -Christmas reunion , all learning a thing or two about the reality of Human hearts. The angel of death praying that folk might pass away via the colourful means of cracker "choke hazards" is indicative of the darkly comic minds at work here.
The Non-Specific Prayer Assessment Unit is a thing of genius. There are some wonderfully knowing swipes at a number of religions here both ancient and established Christian figures. The placing of them in modern settings, within the mundane roles and popular culture of today just adds to their comic appeal.
With such arresting cover and an obvious joyful glee apparent in the creation of each of these exuberant tales, I have no compunction in suggesting them to anyone looking for an amusing
diversion this autumn!
Friday, 16 September 2016
Book Review: Holding by Graham Norton
Holding by Graham Norton
Category: General Fiction/ Mystery
Thanks to publishers Hodder & Stoughton and the folk at Netgalley for a chance to read this Advance Reader Copy of the first foray into fiction by Radio star and TV favourite Graham Norton.
I am not quite sure what I had expected when I embarked on this journey, I think perhaps I expected something a lot more frothy than this, and I am really quite pleased it isn't .This is a book of much more substance.
At it's core this is a gently paced mystery set in small town Eire. Bones discovered on a building site suddenly catapults a local guarda officer away from the mind numbing tasks of road blocks and the inane job of policing "chucking out time" at the pub and into a proper murder investigation.
This is not however a "cosy mystery" this familiar premise is adorned by some very deft and insightful storytelling , showcasing how one isolated incident and some misunderstandings can be a catalyst for total entropy. Many of the townsfolk are held in place by their inability to move past the perceived slights of the past. On the discovery of the bones however, some are suddenly galvanised by guilt, grief or just a sudden realisation that they had reached the capacity of their ability to live in the status quo.
P.J. Is not your normal copper, rather a heavy man who I was desperately worried might succumb to a cardiac arrest before he got to the bottom of things and his potential suspects are not exactly hardened criminals and this in fact makes "Holding" a much more interesting book. There is a kind of sadness evident throughout that permeates the basic plot, all the characters are fully realised with all their faults and foibles gently revealed. This makes for a much more relatable set of motivations or in some cases obstacles.
I had cottoned on to some of the central plot twists relatively early on, but a good book like a nice walk is about the route to the destination rather than the destination itself and this story is engaging and refreshing throughout.
I am very glad I read it as I enjoyed it immensely. It was not the laughathon I was expecting but this serious and considered story was actually much better in the end , a strong beginning to what I hope will be a long writing career for Mr Norton.
As the man himself might say "I Liked it a lot"
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Book Review: The Schooldays of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee
This was an unexpected read, slightly outside my usual reading preferences. I think this is very much a case of a book of style over substance. The writing is quite deliberately stylised and did not have a smooth flow to it, in fact it seemed almost staccato on occasions.
The premise is strong, two lost souls trying to corale the unruly boy in their care, the problem for me is I could not seem to truly find empathy for any of the characters therein, when the three old ladies who serve as comedic relief and financial sponsor for the erstwhile lad,are the people I find most compelling it does not really bode well.
There are threads which if even slightly differently woven would have made a more cohesive tale.Asad story of unrequited love between two parents, a magical story of Dance as a revelatory experience, or a tale of unbridled passion gone awry ending in violence. None of them are developed so the story seems to flit from vignette to vignette with little narrative flow.
I am sadly underwhelmed by this despite it being Longlisted for a Booker Prize
Friday, 9 September 2016
Book Review: The Colors of my Darkness: My Battle with Bipolar Disorder Through Poetry. By Aleisha Williams
In this book of deeply personal poetry about her struggles with Bipolar Disorder, Ms Williams is bravely tackling a subject that is often Taboo and her poems are visceral and raw and yet infinitely relatable.
They are perhaps a little more free form than the poetry I am used to, but there is no denying their emotional impact. Just reading them will gives the tiniest viewpoint into a illness that often leaves a sufferer stigmatised both socially and within their own minds as they juggle the expectations of society for people to "pull themselves together" or to rely on faith to get better without actually any understanding of what it feels from the inside. The poems resonate long after the page has turned.
This poetry is not easy and perhaps not laden with symbolism, it is much more direct but it is honest and strong in it's full uncompromising expose of the illness.
I strongly reccomend anyone interested in Bi-polar and it's far reaching impact to read this book for the clarity of Ms William's own personal journey.
Hidden In My Eyes
Can you see anything when you look at my face?
Anything besides the emotions I want you to see
Deeper lies the truth, but can you see it?
See the turmoil within the brick walls
Sledge hammers and pick axes are needed to tear down these barriers
How can I move forward with such anguish inside?
Such intense conflict to keep away feelings of loneliness and being a burden
Hidden in my eyes lie the truth, but can you see it?
Tortured days & nights I hide within a smiling face
Never wanting the facade to end
Never wanting to become vulnerable to reality's evilness
Confusion and unwillingness makes me question the motives others have
Am I being helped because they truly care or do they have other agendas?
My own insecurities make these questions
Can you see it in my eyes? I'm not sure
Crying tears of longing for someone to notice or question my falsities
I'm sure you can't see it because I'm good at hiding these things
Friends can't see it
Some therapists can't see it
I can't be sure of my surroundings all the time so the facade never fades
Hidden in my eyes is deep hatred for this vessel given unto me
Hidden in my eyes are deep puncture wounds
Suffering seems to never end and it's hidden in my eyes
Can you see it?
Questions of death are pending, ideations float freely, but can you see it?
It's hidden in my eyes
Prayer is such a difficult task when words of doom, demise and weakness are prolonged through medicated gazes
Can you see it in my eyes? It's hidden there.
I am sure you can agree this is uncompromising stuff.
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Friday, 2 September 2016
Book Review: Deadly Harvest ,a Detective Kubu novel by Michael Stanley
Deadly Harvest is the first book in this seemingly long running series that I have read but I can emphatically say it will not be my last!
What a find! The plot is not so much a gory thrillier, more so a good old fashion mystery in the style of the legends like Chesterton and Christie. The exotic Botswana setting provides some international spice to a very satisfying and savoury dish. Lots to get one's teeth into here, A woman officer in a Man's world. Corruption in the highest echelons of the social strata, the ongoing issue of the spread of AIDS and the fear and stigma for the young children left orphaned it it's destructive wake.
All this nestles around the central murders which focus on The activities of Witch Doctors and the wholly unsavoury idea of Muti. Animal sacrifice is quite nasty enough, but the idea of human parts being harvested from living victims is at once horrifying and yet also makes sense logically if not morally. Let us not forget that many cultures look on the idea of the living body embodying a force for strength and potential rejuvenation, why else would Elizabeth Bathory and her ilk have sought blood as a bathing additive and this is the central idea from which vampirism also springs, so whilst we in the west balk at "Third World Mysticism and traditions" we should not be too judgemental.
The book beautifully juxtaposes the reality in a modern Botswana of a christian Faith that holdis life sacred with those more traditional views that allow for the weak to become powerful by transferrence of power from those that are seen to embody powerful traits, talismans such as albinoism or virgin purity for fecundity and endurance This is interesting as Catholicism (a powerful Christian denomination in Africa) places such a hard emphasis on the power of Christ's blood through transubstantiation and yet stands in shocked abhorrence.
The book is at once warm and engaging with several larger than life characters who invite you into the world that the twin authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who pen under the name of Michael Stanley) creates , not least David "Kubu" Bengu himself whose obvious enjoyment food is comically pervasive throughout the plot. His wife and child are welcome additions to lighten the mood and family scenes are a nice if sometimes bittersweet foil to the darker elements of the chase.
Samantha Khama is brilliant choice as the first female Detective in the CID, she may have an agenda in her pursuit of child abductors but that makes her a tremendous advocate of all children in Botswana and a aggressive see,er of the truth and her pairing with the measured and wise "Kubu" gives her great advantage and promise for personal development. I like the pairing very much.
The themes are obviously very well researched, the amount of empirical information is vast but the fact nestles beautifully into the fiction and makes for a very satisfying whole. I strongly recommend this book and intend to seek those that came before and the next in the series "A Death in the Family".
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