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The Irish Medical Times blog says:

A common-sense idea to reduce drink driving was made at the Irish Medical Organisation’s AGM recently, but it got no media attention: seize the cars of drunk drivers.

I love it. In fact I love anything that punishes drunk drivers. I love this especially though because of the revenue generating aspect of it. Take their cars and sell them on, making money for the State. The thought process is also wonderful: If I am caught drink driving tonight, I will loose my car. That stings even the drunken mind.

The Irish Medical Times blog points to the example of New York in 1999 where the policy was introduced.

More: Irish Medical Times Blog - Are you listening Gay Byrne?

Downloadmusic.ie are releasing a compilation album featuring fifteen artists from their site on USB memory key. They’ve setup a panel to contribute their picks for the album. Sales from the album will contribute towards artists placing in the charts. It’ll be €14.99. No release date as yet.

More info at the Downloadmusic.ie blog.

Found out about this at off her rocker.

Value Ireland (a fantastic blog) have updated their Say no to 1890 web site. What is it?

Irish consumers are needlessly paying out up to €5 a time to ring “low cost” telephone numbers like those beginning 1890 — even though they could get the calls for next to nothing.

It’s fairly clever. On the web site, broken down by category, you can look up alternative local numbers to companies exploitive 1890 numbers.

More: www.saynoto1890.com.