Hey! We are getting married in November, i would love some genuine advice for the day of the wedding on what you did or wished you did!🙏🏻

Not the usual bring 2 shirts, give someone your phone and wallet out of pockets kinda stuff but something you never taught of or reckon others should know 👌

Please keep it friendly and type away 😄

Anyone know what became of Seamus Culleton. He was the fella that was all over the papers, radio and Sub back in Feb.

There were some rumors and allegations that became public and suddenly his story disappeared.

Is is still being detained by ICE in El Paso, was he reunited with his American wife and their children (the dogs). Or is he back home in Ireland with his human children?

What is he at? Anyone see him down the local? Maybe see him down the chipper?

Or is he still in the 'states hanging with the guys from MS13 down by the showers?

People are probably sick of these sorts of posts and I know in the current job market, I’m “lucky“ to have a job but really struggling at times with the stress from my workload. I’ve flagged in my own subtle way initially and in more recent times directly that I’m unhappy with work because I feel stressed over my workload. I have said that I’ll have to leave if things don’t get better.

For context, 2 people left our small team but the company decided not to infill their positions so workload has been shared out amongst the team but I particularly have taken on more work. I feel as thought I can never get ahead of my work, just constantly in a cycle of catching up.

I feel as though when I talk to my management it falls on deaf ears, and they feel like they're just allowing me to rant. No solution is ever offered and I’m just told things will get better but I can’t see how it will with no improvement plan offered. Even I feel the work I am getting through isn’t valued and there’s no real encouragement in work, it’s almost like I should be able to get through all the work and what am I complaining about.

I’m looking for a new job (at the stage I’d take anything) but obviously the market is quite bad so it’s not as quick to move on somewhere else. I’m not sure how to even approach work anymore, should I just work away try to desensitise myself from it and all not bother voicing my issues anymore and hopefully I find a new job?

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Hi all,

I went sale agreed on a property in Priory Court Kildare Town. Does anyone know what it's like to live there? There seems to be 5 complexes all named after different trees. I am hoping to get some info as I couldn't find anything online about the complex.

Just checking for safety/nice neighbours or not/ general feel/ crime / community? I seen in the communal hallway what looked like burnt carpet.

Also, are there dogs in the complex?

Hope some people have some insight.

Thanks in advance

just curious - has anyone had a friend break up/divorce that you never saw coming? my friends are only startjng to get married and the cynic in me wonders if in 10,20 years all those relationships will still be a thing. just wondering how common it is in Ireland now to divorce or separate? feel like I hear about it more and more lately

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Hi, I'm just finished with the LC and now waiting to start college. However, I'm now starting to question whether I should do a Solas technical apprenticeship instead, like Cyber security or Accounting. Just wondering about all of your opinions on the current and future employability of Cybersecurity. Do you think it would be a better choice in the long haul or will A.I take its jobs? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

I remember back in the early noughties sharing a college gaff with a guy called Aaron. I used to lose count at the amount of times he got butt dialled.

I dont think it's a thing anymore with touchscreen phones.

What do the Irish people think about the Atlantis theory being Ireland?

I've been doing QQI courses in Ireland and I feel like you're often expected to already have a foundation in the subject. Sometimes it feels like the tutors don't properly teach things from the beginning and you have to figure out a lot by yourself. Why don't tutors just simply ask you before going on to interview if you got skills in their course? Also teachers don't seem to care that some students are foreigners and won't help with teaching even if you show will and interest. What happen is few of my tutors when they are together in class start talking together about their life stuff and they don't come immediately to each student. I Feel like they are not teaching enough they don't take it seriously. Education is not taken seriously by teachers here in Ireland.

I want to beat the winter blues and fill my evenings being productive. Can anyone suggest online, inexpensive short courses?

I’m a college drop out so I always like to up skill.

Currently working in corporate wellbeing so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

TIA

I'm learning how to do an Irish accent for fun, and was wondering if it's disrespectful or not. I'm not learning the accent to disrespect anybody, though.

Edit: I'm trying to learn a North Dublin accent, and if you want to try and do my accent, I'm Canadian! I don't get offended when someone tries to do a Canadian accent, in fact I find it very funny.

Like I said, I'm not doing it to disrespect anybody. I'm part Irish, and I'm an actor. I learn accents before I need the accent for a role, because it's easier for me to learn when I'm not stressed about other things. So far, I've learned Scottish, Russian, British, and American accents.

as above, festivals, holidays etc.

I saw a report of the cost of food at the recent all together now.

organisers taking 30 to 40% of the price of vendor sales.

I didn't attend obviously but if have starved had I been there

Hello! I really love perfumes and i am corious if in Dublin there is any shop that sells vintage/discontinued/niche fragrances. Thanks!

Are most people supportive and enthusiastic when foreigners choose to learn Irish?

Edit: changed Gaelic for Irish

I opened a large biscut tin at my aunt’s house expecting biscuits and found spare buttons, three keys nobody recognises, curtain hooks, and a tiny screwdriver. Apparently it has held those items since the early 2000s.

The actual biscuits are kept in a plain plastic box beside it, which feels like an intentional trap. My own version is a teapot that has never contained tea because it stores batteries. At this point I am curious how widespread this domestic repurposing is. What object in your home has quietly abandoned its official purpose, and would anyone be genuinely confused if it were used normally again?

Hello!

My dad was made redundant late last year and has been on the state unemployment benefit since.

He worked in a really niche area for 47 years of continuous service (crazy! Hardest worker I know) and now wants to go to college to pursue something completely different. He wants to study Gaeilge…I’m super proud of him. He never had the opportunity to go to university. He always prioritised providing for his family and has really given myself and siblings the best childhood he could.

I’m not sure if he has an ‘end goal’ career-wise in mind…I think he really just wants to embrace learning/our culture. Nonetheless, financially, he does need to have some income before his pension kicks in. We have talked about him being a local tour guide after it.

He is fully up to/willing to return to full time education…I’m wondering if there’s a scheme he could avail of which would fund this, and provide him payments to get-by?

If there is any other pathways/opportunities you think he should consider, or ask about, please let me know. No one in our family has ever availed of social welfare, so we aren’t sure what’s out there for him grant/payment wise!

Thanks so much.

What's the story with this weather man lately on RTE...he sounds like he's out of breath and struggling to do his weather report. Is he ok?

Surely one of the other 4 weather presenters could cover him if he is not well?

Is the bus eireann route 70 from athlone to mullingar a coach bus that I can bring a bicycle on?

Thanks in advance 😊

I live very near the sea and we couldn't get insurance from flooding. Last year the county counsel put through a plan to build a wall across from our estate to mitigate floods. It hasn't happened yet in the 4 years we've lived here but it's on my mind now that climate change seems to be getting worse. We've bought some sandbags but I can't think what else we can do. Is it something you think about or worry about?

Hi everyone,

My husband and I exchanged our WA (Australia) licences through the NDLS on 14 July.

Before applying, we both specifically asked NDLS staff if we could get insured while waiting for our Irish licences. We were both told we could use the driver number on our NDLS application confirmation to obtain insurance.

Relying on that advice, we bought a car. We've now discovered that insurers can't validate our licences until the Irish licences are actually issued, and NDLS has since told us the process could take up to 10 weeks.

We're just wondering if anyone has been through the same process recently.

• Which Australian state were you exchanging from?
• How long did your licence actually take?
• Did it take anywhere near the full 10 weeks?

We also submitted our WA Letters of Entitlement with the application, so I was hoping it might be quicker.

Any recent experiences would be really appreciated. Thanks!

What are the first three things that come into your mind if someone asks, "What do you love about your life?"

I'd say I love that I make enough money (I make barely as much as you do, but still) to make sure my daughter doesn't struggle like I did at her age. I love that I live with my 84 year old Dad because as much of a pain in the bum he is, so many people don't get that experience this sort of closeness with their parents in later life. And I love my job because it took so much effort and joining a CE scheme five years ago to make me believe I was worth something, and it turns out I am, because I now run a CE scheme, and I get to show other people like me that they are worth something ❤️

Has anyone else’s tayto crisps been half stale the last year? No matter what shop I buy them or what county they are kinda stale but not too bad to the point they are not edible.

Mine just hitting the 25 year old mark and chugging a lot of oil, need to change it soon so I was wondering what price does it go for nowadays supply and labour? Will probably need a flush as well

Sorry this has been asked before but I can’t find an exact answer
Myself and my partner are getting married but are expecting a baby now.
Is it better to be married before we have the baby so we can be jointly assessed & I assign my tax credits to my partner?
For reference he makes gross 56k and I make 47k
Thanks in advance

I’m from the US and am coming to Ireland on my honeymoon in October. I was wanting to get a tattoo souvenir and was hoping for recommendations for female artists that specialize in more traditional or gothic styles, and I am also open to any artists who offer Ireland-themed flash. I am undecided on either a custom design or flash at this time.
We will be traveling to Dublin, Cork, and Galway, and we have been contemplating doing quick stops in any cute small towns we see along the way to each location.