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Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Chinese officials ‘happy' Trump is in, Biden is out: Bill O'Reilly
(NewsNation) — Chinese officials are 'happy' President Donald Trump is back in office, political commentator Bill O'Reilly told NewsNation's 'CUOMO' on Thursday. 'They are happy Trump's president. They had no use for Joe Biden at all. Why? They considered him weak and unfocused,' said O'Reilly, who called into the show from Seoul, South Korea. He said had recently left a meeting in Beijing with 'high-ranking' officials from Chinese President Xi Jinping's administration. O'Reilly said he spoke with the officials at an off-the-record, Q&A-style seminar after receiving an invitation from a third party. Elon Musk departs Washington and DOGE 'I said, 'OK, do I get a free supper?' They go, 'Yeah, we'll give you a free supper,'' O'Reilly joked. 'The most powerful guys and one woman in the country are sitting across from me asking me questions for two hours.' O'Reilly said China will 'never, ever, ever admit weakness' but that 'they want to make a variety of deals.' 'They want deals that are going to help them. They don't care about us as far as individuals are concerned, but … China needs us,' he said. 'As part of those deals, they are willing to do things that would advance the welfare of the United States.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Chinese officials ‘are happy' Trump is president: Bill O'Reilly
(NewsNation) — Bill O'Reilly joins 'CUOMO' live on the phone from Seoul, South Korea. O'Reilly recently attended and spoke at an off-the-record seminar in Beijing with 'high-ranking' officials from Chinese President Xi Jinping's administration. O'Reilly says the Chinese will 'never, ever, ever admit weakness' but that 'they want to make a variety of deals.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Irish Independent
a day ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
How developer's child-friendly touches made new build house a home in Rathfarnham
Asking price: €1.95m Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (01) 4951111 Buying a new home in a big scheme can sometimes be laden with just as many issues as acquiring a second-hand property, with the hidden pitfalls they can harbour. The problems are different. There's snag lists that accompany mass produced finishing on site. And when you do have a problem, you can find yourself competing with dozens of other new purchasers also seeking attention from the builder. While most big scheme developers offer some flexibility on layouts and fittings; the options are, by nature, minor. It goes with the territory. So Dubliner Elaine O'Reilly was surprised to discover the flexibility that came with buying her dream home in a small, albeit upmarket scheme in Dublin's Rathfarnham, from one of Ireland's newer 'boutique' developers. In fact, her developers actually suggested practical alterations inside which she herself had not thought of, particularly with safety for her two young children in mind. Heatherbrook Homes was set up in 2012 by the husband and wife team of interior designer Leona Melia and civil engineer/construction project manager Eddie O'Connor, whose motto is 'Homes Not Units'. 'With two young children, I had been looking for a house in the Rathfarnham area and my brother-in-law told me about a private development on Whitechurch Road, in the grounds of a period house and former mill with mature trees and the River Glin running through it,' says O'Reilly. Because it was a gated scheme, it would perfectly safe for the children too. 'I went up to have a look and thought, 'This could actually be in the middle of the countryside'. The site is bordered by the Grange and Edmondstown Golf Clubs and Marlay Park, and patches of woodlands run up to the peak of Three Rock. 'I viewed the show house and there were six identical homes together in a cul-de-sac at the gated scheme. I thought, 'This is it, I am home!'' When the developers bought the site in 2014, it was enclosed by a high stone wall with grounds full of mature trees. Whitechurch House dated from the 1820s. In all, they developed 11 four to five bed homes on the site, which included two created by restoring the big old house and splitting it in two. OCOR Architects were called in to design the detached new homes with a svelte, modern mid-century style. Unexpected benefits came with fitting out No1 Glinbury, says O'Reilly, a professor of chemistry based at UCD. 'Leona came around and said, 'We'll be needing to round off those sharp work surface edges.' I hadn't even thought of it – that the kids could be running into these kitchen edges at eye level.' The developer was also happy to oblige in supplying the extra storage space an active family would need. 'They personalised all the cupboards and provided roller drawers.' The developer also removed the lower kitchen unit glass panels that came with the show house, and replaced them with more child safe and smudge friendly timber. 'There isn't anything in this house that doesn't get chocolate spread smeared on it,' says Elaine. 'The back gardens came rising in an incline up with steep steps, which looked amazing but wasn't ideal for children. And a shed came with it which was located at the back of the garden. When I asked could they make it safer and level, and move the shed to the side to make more outdoor playing space, they were happy to oblige.' Meantime, for mum only, they installed a special wine fridge. This flexible approach was of benefit in the family room, where bespoke wall shelving was altered to allow for the installation of a recessed flat screen tv. 'The fact that it is a gated scheme closed off from passing traffic means that in the evening I can sit up at my bedroom and relax at the window, watching them play safely below.' Her son Harry (8) and Molly (6) especially love the space in the open-plan kitchen/family room. 'This really is my dream house but latterly I'm finding it hard with traffic, so now I'm sad to be selling to be closer to my parents and my place of work, and cut down on travel time.' Number 1 is the first house in Glinbury to come to market since the scheme sold in 2019. The house comes with a high A2 BER, as well as 10-foot high ceilings at ground level. There's a Samsung air-to-water heat pump heating system, underfloor heating on both floors and smart technology infrastructure, designed to support Lutron RA2 and HomeWorks smart systems, including automated lighting, blinds and curtains. There's solid hardwood flooring throughout the ground floor. The accommodation includes an entrance hall with crafted staircase and a downstairs WC. The living room has a granite and limestone fireplace containing a Stovax wood burning stove. There's another self-contained study on this level. Double pocket doors lead into the open-plan kitchen, dining and family room. The kitchen has handcrafted, solid wood shaker-style cabinetry in Charlestown Grey with nickel handles, complemented by Silestone 'Calacatta Gold' quartz countertops and full splashbacks. There are twin Neff ovens, a combi-microwave and five-ring induction hob with integrated extractor within a panelled oven mantle. A utility/bootroom is in off the side entrance. Upstairs, the master bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and an en suite with a freestanding bath, bespoke double vanity, large walk-in shower and a WC. Three of the five bedrooms come with en suites, and there's also a family bathroom. With the O'Reilly family safely on the move, Sherry FitzGerald seeks €1.95m.
Sunday World
3 days ago
- Sunday World
Dublin driver who bought fake insurance was ‘victim of own stupidity'
A judge said Jack O'Reilly (24) was naive to believe the car seller A young driver was a 'victim of his own stupidity' when he bought a fraudulent insurance certificate with a second-hand car after answering an online ad, a court heard. A judge said Jack O'Reilly (24) was naive to believe the car seller, who claimed to be an insurance broker and posted him the fake policy. Fining him €600 and banning him from driving for three months, Judge John O'Leary said there was a 'nefarious element' to the offence. O'Reilly, of Le Fanu Road, Ballyfermot, pleaded guilty to uninsured driving. Fraud charges were dropped. Garda Gráinne Coleman told Dublin District Court that O'Reilly went to the Bridewell station on June 9 last year and produced an insurance certificate for a Seat Ibiza which was parked outside. The car was not registered to him, the insurance cert was fraudulent, the NCT code did not match the test centre and the chassis number did not match the plates, which were false. O'Reilly bought the car for €3,800 after answering an ad on Done Deal, his barrister said. It came with NCT and tax, and the seller told him he was also an insurance broker and could arrange that too. Jack O'Reilly. Photo by Paddy Cummins News in 90 Seconds - May 28th 'I appreciate that might be a little bit hard to believe. He knew nothing about the fact that the documents were fraudulent,' the barrister said. 'It wasn't a case of him wilfully driving without insurance. He was a victim of his own stupidity.' His defence accepted it was reckless and O'Reilly 'should have known better'.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- General
- The Irish Sun
‘Vulnerable people paying price' alert as social welfare appeal wait times for key group skyrocket amid €625 shake-up
IRELAND'S most vulnerable people are paying the price for a botched social welfare system, it's been claimed, as people are waiting weeks for their carer's allowance appeal outcome. 3 Carer's allowance appeals are being granted more frequently according to new figures Credit: Getty 3 A new boost to the payment will come in July Credit: Getty The Carer's Allowance is a weekly social It's a means-tested payment given to the primary carer for each person being cared for. An appeal can be made if someone's claim to the allowance is not granted. And figures show that there has been a 33.73 per cent increase in the waiting times for those who have appealed the initial decision. Read more in Money It means that, should someone's claim to the welfare be rejected on first application, they could be waiting up to 23 weeks to get a second opinion. And as the wait times increase, so too do the number of appeals which are granted. O'Reilly said: "While appeal waiting times are increasing, appeal success rates are also increasing. "In 2024, a third of all those who appealed their application for 'We have a system that forces our society's most vulnerable through an arduous administrative process that is onerous, alienating, humiliating and pushes them further into poverty. Most read in The Irish Sun "Many give up along the way, or do not realise that if they just appeal the same application that was rejected they have a very good chance of acceptance." PUSHED INTO POVERTY The "Those waiting for a decision on their appeal have reported forgoing to see a 'A shocking proportion of respondents report going into debt while waiting for social welfare income payments. 'While the Minister for Social Protection may have hired more staff to act as deciding officers, these figures show that this strategy alone is not sufficient. PAYING THE PRICE "I encourage the department to be transparent and share its protocols and circulars used to instruct deciding officers. 'These issues run deeper than staff shortages. There is a clear issue with the department's management culture, and Ireland's most vulnerable people are paying the price.' O'Reilly's claims have come just weeks after a major INCOME DISREGARD Minister for Social Protection It means that a certain amount of a person's earning will not be taken into account when they apply for social welfare payments. The income disregard means that Carer's Allowance will be increased from €450 to €625 for each individual person being cared for. And it will be upped from €900 to €1,250 for a person with a spouse or partner. He said: "The income disregards for carers are already the most generous in the social welfare system and are being further improved. "This July, the weekly income disregard will increase further from €450 to €625 for a single person, and from €900 to €1,250 for carers with a spouse or partner. "This means that a carer in a two-adult household with an income of approximately €69,000 will still retain their full carer's payment and even with an income of €97,000 will retain a partial payment." He added: "Means tests are used within the social welfare system to target the support to those most in need in a manner that is progressive in terms of income distribution. He added: "There are currently 99,256 people in receipt of carer's allowance, which accounts for €1.24 billion of my Department's budget." 3 Louise O'Reilly claimed the most vulnerable are paying the price for the wait times Credit: Getty
