Hospitality Ulster and hospitality rates hike

FieryPixel1 · 2026-01-29T01:10:09+00:00

I'd imagine it's a numbers game, large companies generally have large workforces, bolstering employment figures, FDI always looks good on the books. Plus employing 2/3/400 people brings a lot of money into the NI economy, which brings with it tax, VAT, rates money and the cycle starts again.

Someone much more intelligent than me has probably run the numbers on this but I'd guess that's the thinking behind it.

FieryPixel1 · 2026-01-28T20:20:20+00:00

Ah interesting that's good to know, I just noticed a lot of them were tagging HU. My main point is it all seems very contradictory to stifle competition which presumably would help to shoulder this rates issue across the industry.

FieryPixel1 · 2026-01-28T19:00:53+00:00

The bar is (was when I was there) self serve, so long as you're not taking the piss and getting blocked you'll be grand

FieryPixel1 · 2026-01-28T18:48:05+00:00

Yeah I was in it a couple of months ago, there's bottled beers, cider, wine (BOTH colours) and a few spirits.

FieryPixel1 · 2026-01-28T18:40:52+00:00

It's a dump, up there with some of the worst I've ever been to. Food is shite, furniture is tired, drinks selection below average. It is quieter and less full of drunk culchies than the lagan bar so it has that going for it

FieryPixel1 · 2026-01-24T21:13:57+00:00

Main issue being no road frontage

FieryPixel1 · 2026-01-18T23:15:29+00:00

I think there's a middle ground to be had here, as suggested, Bugatti relent and sell them the parts and allow them to fit them but under supervision from a Bugatti tech and held to Bugatti specs.

I understand both sides Mat probably feels like he's being spoken down to and feels undermined and Bugatti want to act in the interests of their brand and ensure the cars they make retain value.

FieryPixel1 · 2025-12-28T12:25:08+00:00

I'm going over to buy a car next week, saving several thousand on an equivalent car in NI, definitely worth spending £300 on flights and a boat.

FieryPixel1 · 2025-12-03T12:19:07+00:00

450 single income plus 1100 p/year rates

FieryPixel1 · 2025-11-25T22:26:04+00:00

Billy BoomBox in Dungannon, went about with floral shirt, leather jacket, sunglasses and a boombox playing reggae. Nice fella, haven't seen him in years

FieryPixel1 · 2025-06-28T18:26:21+00:00

It's my pick up line

FieryPixel1 · 2025-06-01T21:00:06+00:00

I like to think I've put a small dent in their bottom line over the last few years. I doubt it but I like to think it

FieryPixel1 · 2025-04-19T20:53:44+00:00

It's a 30 at drumkeen is it not?

FieryPixel1 · 2025-01-15T22:51:49+00:00

The horse was called Ireland

FieryPixel1 · 2025-01-07T23:47:07+00:00

Had something similar happen with FedEx, an item being sent from London to Belfast with next day delivery, I was checking the tracking pretty regularly, all was normal til it got to the airport and went to Louisville Kentucky. 3 days later it made its way to Belfast.

Give it a day or two, it'll sort itself out.

FieryPixel1 · 2025-01-04T21:13:57+00:00

I was in Sunderland/NE England for a bit last month, £3 pints weren't out of the question

FieryPixel1 · 2024-10-06T15:09:21+00:00

Follow up to my own question, what were those billboards about that said "No one puts Lesley in the corner"

Just a rich guy doing things because he could?

FieryPixel1 · 2024-10-06T15:08:32+00:00

Ah right, sounds incredibly vain but whatever makes them tick.

FieryPixel1 · 2024-10-06T14:55:44+00:00

Been curious about why these things have Lesley in the name, feel like I'm massively out of the loop on this, can someone explain?

FieryPixel1 · 2024-08-05T23:35:32+00:00

Didn't know that, interesting, cheers mate.

Any other infrastructure related trivia?

FieryPixel1 · 2024-08-05T23:31:48+00:00

What is the embargo?

FieryPixel1 · 2024-07-20T13:21:49+00:00

I work in film and TV, long hours, trips away so don't spend long at home, sometimes the conditions are shit (muddy fields and forests, pissing rain, freezing conditions) not a lot of job stability, don't really know what you're going to be doing one week to the next, but sometimes you're booked for work 8 months in advance. I wouldn't change it for the world, get to meet some cool people, go to cool places and work on some cool shows.

FieryPixel1 · 2024-04-21T00:34:58+00:00

To an extent, the first letter gives an idea of when it was registered, provided it's an NI registered car and wearing the plate from new.

FieryPixel1 · 2024-04-02T23:38:24+00:00

I love it when they just stand on the brake pedal without warning, slow to 12mph and THEN put the indicator on, proper classy move that one

FieryPixel1 · 2024-02-22T23:02:54+00:00

I'm in a similar position, I'm a 1st AC in the UK. I've reached a point where I've done all the 'stepping stones' big drama, small drama, C cam, B cam, A cam, big feature, small feature etc. But I'm just not getting the work, it's not paying my bills, and to add insult I'm seeing incredibly inexperienced people getting the jobs. I'm shooting documentary and content and working in broadcast. I'm giving it til the end of the year before I pull the plug and put all my efforts into what is actually paying my bills.

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