Erm, at their Ard Fheis this weekend that is. The water is from Ulster, but on the Co Monaghan side of the border. Celticpure.ie do customisable bottles, and Sinn Fein have developed their own ‘brand’ for the weekend. Níor bhíodh sé chreidte agam dá nach raibh sé leite agam…
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Got it, David. Funny.
While this thread is a good example of turning water into whine.
Incidentally, privatisation of water supply is an EU directive (Water Framework Directive), and as EU law takes precedence over national law, nations no longer have any discretion as to whether they want water to be free or not. In addition, the “polluter-pays” principle means that all users are polluters and all users pay.