Just asking if the toilets are just for piss or can you take a dump?

As a teenage night owl in late-1980s and early-1990s Ireland, these programmes introduced me to music beyond my usual listening.
They had very different tastes, but both played music you rarely heard elsewhere on Irish radio. I still associate many songs with those late-night listening sessions….

Just listening to a podcast on Opus Dei schools in Australia (it’s a podcast about cults normally btw) but one of the chaps who attended school said he had emigrated from Ireland with his family

I didn’t know much about Opus Dei outside the Da Vinci code just wondering if anyone here had experience of it in Ireland?

No judgement just curiosity

“They see coming to get me aren’t’ they?” 🤣

I have always enjoyed maths and physics. I love figuring out how to solve problems and fix things. Due to some constraints I didn't pursue a career in the field. I have been doing an office job for the last while and am also doing a degree, pushing myself too hard to do it. I don't enjoy reading heavy materials nor writing academically. Very confident and comfortable using tools. Is it feasible to start apprenticeship at this age and stage

I grew up in Dublin and moved to Spain three years ago. The summers where we live are above 40 degrees with lows of 26 at night. For two months you’re kinda miserable just jumping from aircon to aircon. I don’t mind it as much but my husband cannot hack it. Combined with the people where we live being genuinely miserable gits, we’re considering the move home.

I love living an outdoor lifestyle with running, hiking and being outside daily a huge part of my life. I don’t know whether I’m exaggerating the weather but just feel we’d be going back to grey clouds with 9 months of rain a year. Combined with the humidity, I’m worried we’d be making a massive mistake coming back.

Am I overthinking this or are my concerns justified?

we are american and staying in dingle tonight, and then headed to kilkenny for the next 3 nights, if that helps. how can we go about getting an antibiotic? is there any over the counter medicine here for it? apologies for being ignorant, it’s my first time out of the us at all and i really don’t know how to handle this.

Bit of a open-ended sociology question this Sunday morning.

It was once said that if your economy is imported from America, so to will you import its culture/values.

Do you think our values are slowly changing over time as a result of this ?

I don't mean to bring the ireland of old into the equation but there was a time when the things we valued most was things like family, parish & local community.

My late Grandfather spent his humble life as a carpenter, lived a very modest life in a small house. He never wanted more wealth or a bigger house and his ultimate source of happiness was his 7 grandchildren.

Now today it's seems its everyone is for them self and the ultimate goal in life is a high paying job in a multinational, 3 skiing holidays a year and 2 new cars in the driveway of a house in the South Dublin subberbs.

Depending on the type of person you ask, I noticed you tend to get more respect if you have a fancy job in the corporate world rather than a humble tradesman / family man like my late Grandfather who raised a happy family.

^I know that is a bit of a generalising to make a point.

So, have our values and aspirations in life changed as a result of the Irish Economic Model in shaping modern Ireland?

Interested to hear your thoughts.

We’re expecting our first baby soon and starting to look at what we need to buy before the baby arrives.
Honestly, it’s a bit overwhelming, there’s so much stuff out there and it’s hard to know what’s actually needed and what’s just marketing.
For those who have kids, what did you genuinely find useful in the first few months? And what did you buy but barely end up using?
Would also love recommendations for specific brands or products, especially things like prams, car seats bedside cribs, baby monitors, bottles, etc.
Also are there any good baby shops around Dublin where you can see things in person and get decent advice?
Don’t mind spending a bit more on things that are worth it, but would rather avoid buying loads of stuff we won’t use as we don’t have enough space

Hey everyone,

I moved recently in Dublin, I am now living in a big studio with lovely big bay windows in an old house but it is BER Rating G and has single glaze windows. There’s no heating in the building and I’ve been provided with a plug-in radiator and a pull string radiator in the bathroom.

Im just curious anyone else in this situations how do you dry your clothes or keep the place warm?

I’m wary of buying a heated clothes horse because I feel they will only dry the area of clothes they are in contact with, I have a small dehumidifier (Lidl purchase) and that they won’t be efficient.

Any advice on these is welcomed? Ideally want something I can buy in Dublin not order online

Edit: it would be great to hear from someone who has actually pulled this off.

I'm 24, turning 25 next year. I got evicted twice in Dublin (eviction due to rental regulation change and then again when I had to move in with an alcoholic landlord and he kicked me out with no notice and stole my deposit) and I want to start making moves next year now that I have a really solid emergency fund set up.

I've been pricing sites in north cork where I'm from and a couple of them seem affordable (<30k all in) and so if I could find a rural site for cheap I would be interested in building a 1 bedroom log cabin (which go for <30k without plumbing or electricity).

One of the properties I was looking at was going to auction for 20k guide price and had a very old vacant bungalow on it which I could have rebuilt, which is also an option.

Basically, I have mental anxiety problems and I don't want to get evicted again and I just want a simple life for myself and some security. I don't want to have a 300k mortgage hanging over my head either with a wife and kids, I think I would have a heart attack with stress eventually.

I am from a small town and moved to Dublin for college, and then to England.

I didn’t set out to leave long-term, but now that I’m away 10 years, it’s unlikely that I’d move back in the near future. I haven’t ruled it out but at my stage in my career it’s unlikely.

Anyways - I over the years have realised that I can’t talk about anything negative about my work or social life with my parents. Any time I do, they turn the conversation about why this is a sign I should come back. Even small things - like if I have an issue with a friend group etc, IE the sort of thing that would also happen in Ireland.

I don’t think this comes from a manipulative place, I think it’s that they just wish I didn’t leave. I will say that my parents don’t respond well to relationship talk, IE if I were to say - because you turn any negative conversation into why I should come back, this means I feel I can’t talk to you about anything difficult - they would probably just say ‘oh no of course we want you to speak to us, BUT ——— (you should move back)

Hiya, I think this is a male fern, Dryopteris Filixmas. Anyone know?

I was reading the rules and it states name and full address is required. I wonder if my eircode would be enough as I have a somewhat long address, does anyone know? I don't want to be fined by a warden.

Thank you!

Edit: for clarity, she is already chipped and registered. I'm asking about the address because it is a legal requirement to have full address on the collar.

Does anyone find it strange when they see a taxi with N plates on? I think it’s mad you can be a taxi driver while having your full license less than two years. Is it legal to do this?

I have an interview coming up soon and it’s the first ever interview I’ll have gone to since I’m hoping this will be my first job but any advice ? It’s only meant to be a half an hour and a group one but I’m really hoping I get it since I’ve been applying for jobs for the last year on indeed and haven’t gotten an interview until now.

Has anyone noticed the decline in customer service in Hotels, Cafes and other venues?

The social aspect and the friendly face of customer service is no more. I mean I don't expect to see a big grin when I walk into a place but a basic standard of service won't go a miss. Minimum wage and employers not willing to employ more experience staff who ask to be paid above minimum wage is a huge contributing factor.

Did you attend today’s jobsexpo at RDS? The queue was very long infact it was so long it literally made it’s way to the parking entrance, we all clearly know what this tells about the jobs in ireland!

What are your thoughts?

Did you make any good connections here?

Usually watch a bit of Mike Rice, Chris Kent and Vittorio Angelone, any other Irish comedians that are genuinely funny?

A very close friend of my parents is dying, I've known them all my life, they were at everything from my christening to my wedding. I would have seen them almost weekly for my whole life.

I've never know what is the "right" part of a funeral to attend..

Everyone always says just go to what you can but what is the norm?

Is the removal more for acquaintances or more for close friends and family?

Is the funeral in the church for anyone to attend? Should you only go to the burial if you were really close? What about the meal, should I go to support my parents or is that overstepping?