No cheap books for us

Good news: Amazon is setting up in Ireland. Bad news: it's only the IT monkeys. So hurrays and boos for the IDA and Micheal Martin. Although they've managed to convince Amazon to locate its European systems department HQ in Dublin - fighting off competition from Luxembourg - it doesn't mean we Irish are going to get its books, DVDs or electronics any cheaper.

Stock will still have to come from Britain, so factor in shipping from Amazon UK for a single item and the savings usually come undone. What we need is for the IDA to twist Amazon's arm to build a big fecking warehouse here - or else makes us part of the UK to qualify for free shipping.

Come on, Micheal Martin, use your influence as Enterprise Minister and give us cheap books!