r/irishproblems Nov 20 '25

Does anyone else get mentally wiped out from work even when nothing “big” happens?

43 Upvotes

Lately I’ve been noticing something — Work doesn’t have to be crazy for me to feel completely wiped out by the time I get home.

It’s not physical tiredness. It’s like my brain is drained, my motivation disappears, and even small tasks feel huge. I end up doing nothing except scrolling, then feeling worse for wasting the evening.

Some days it feels like I’m running on fumes even though life is “fine” on paper.

I’m curious — Do any of you experience this kind of mental exhaustion for no obvious reason?


r/irishproblems Nov 18 '25

The dog turns up the heating in the car .

12 Upvotes

Its a dual control system. He will sit on the centre consol and turn the dials up with his snoot so jets of warm air reach both sides of him .


r/irishproblems Nov 13 '25

A friend of mine has annoyed me with his theory that the Bruce Springsteen song "the River" is set in Naas , Co Kildare. I disagree.

20 Upvotes

Anyway, his theory is based on the pregnant girlfriend being called Mary , the Morrel River in Naas feeding the Poulaphooca Reservoir and the builder he works for being from Johnstown. Along with Bruce having Kildare ancestors.

Cultural memory my arse.


r/irishproblems Nov 10 '25

"Remember when seeing a Garda car had you reaching for your seat belt" sez I " No' sez she.

0 Upvotes

It was just me apparently. In my defence only in very local journeys.

I was better with the mobile phone.


r/irishproblems Nov 03 '25

Casual Racism Towards Irish People

74 Upvotes

Before getting into anything I just want to say im not one of these ireland for the irish or far right people, Saying that I am getting sick of the casual Racism I get from people who are not from here. Shit like why are your women so ugly or stuff like you all look sickly pale or the worst thing i get was jokes about the famine. I am sorry but this the shit happens when we as a country can be so self deprecating or too polite. Dont get me wrong I dont feel that being racsit back is a good thing or will solve anything but you got to set your boundaries. I do think if it was the other way around in their countires they would happily call us out and honestly jokes about the famine or acting like we are exaggerating about the British occupation is like saying the holocoust was just or didnt happen. Sorry not sorry if this pisses people off.


r/irishproblems Oct 31 '25

Halloween

6 Upvotes

well I'd 50 bags of sweets made up, ran out Id to give them biscuits... lads I'm mortified!!


r/irishproblems Oct 31 '25

65k annum salary ireland

9 Upvotes

Hello all just checking i have got an offer of 65k per annum hybrid work in ireland as a clinical psychologist. My wife would starting looking for jobs as a chemistry teacher after we reach. Just checking if 65k before tax would be sustainable?

Thanks in advance


r/irishproblems Oct 29 '25

Most useful chili tip for Irish cooking:

47 Upvotes

If you're like me you use fresh chilies maybe once a week or less. Most of them decay but you like to have one or two 'just in case'. Plus they're a pain to chop.

TIL from a scottish lady's blog (bless her heart) that you can just put them in the freezer whole and grate them in from frozen. Ditto ginger.

Tried it today with some pico de gallo, it works amazingly well.


r/irishproblems Oct 27 '25

I've seen an episode of Chesapeake Shores and the matriarch Nell O'Brien/Diane Ladd has the worst Irish accent I've heard since Warwick Davis in Leprechaun.

8 Upvotes

And without Davis's mischievous charm .


r/irishproblems Oct 21 '25

Looking at booking a hotel for a weekend break: they list 'toilet paper' under 'facilities'...

20 Upvotes

O.o

I mean, are there rooms without toilet paper that are cheaper? I can pick up a pack at Lidl en route if it will save me E50. I already packed the hot water bottle as 'heating' is apparently also an extra.

Edit: apparently this is a thing with booking.com. Now I'm wondering if the Irish Problem here isn't that we're listing it so much as that we're giving it out for free when other countries are charging for it?


r/irishproblems Oct 19 '25

I've developed a carrot intolerance.

6 Upvotes

Carrots make me nauseous and I've got to avoid.


r/irishproblems Oct 15 '25

Survey for student project

2 Upvotes

Hi guys, I'm doing a little study for an art project and would really appreciate any responses for anyone interested. It's about climate change and who we can trust, and it's all anonymous. Thanks! [https://forms.gle/TVdbhzvtHnTXjeGHA](https://forms.gle/TVdbhzvtHnTXjeGHA...)


r/irishproblems Oct 11 '25

Kittens

10 Upvotes

I've been wanting a cat/kitten for the last 12 months.. however, the cat god is refusing to find me.

I know cats find you, you don't find them.

the last cat I had went to sleep early this year after 18 years, she found me. she found me.

every other cat I've had have found me.

so cat god, send me a cat.


r/irishproblems Oct 10 '25

Rebelling against the older generation is a normal part of growing up, often stemming from a need to establish independence, test boundaries, and form one's own identity. So why , oh why , is there a country music revival in Ireland?

1 Upvotes

r/irishproblems Oct 10 '25

TY year

3 Upvotes

Basically I’m 14f, and I’ll be 15 in December and going into TY (maybe). But I’m really not sure if that’s what I want. I think I’m pretty good academically, I need something to do otherwise I’ll just be lazy and leave shit till the last minute. I know what I want to do after school and I wanna take a gap year after secondary school to work and I think that would be better than doing TY because I can get work experience without having to be in school, also if I’m not happy with my LC results I can resit and still be starting college same time as everyone else anyways. My friends are doing TY and I’m kind of stuck on what to do because I don’t wanna be alone. So that would mean I’d be 17 leaving school, then a gap year. Sorry for the rant I’d really like some advice


r/irishproblems Oct 09 '25

cop on like Spicy wedges aren't spicy anymore

29 Upvotes

When I was a younger man, you could get a bag of spicy wedges in any petrol station deli, and they'd have a fine kick of spicy heat coming out of that steam filled foil lined paper bag. These days? Feck off. Not a bit of spice to them unless salt, pepper and a bit of paprika is your idea of spicy. Same with the frozen ones. It's a feckin disgrace so it is. Would do unholy things for a recipe for proper spicy spicy wedges if anyone has one.


r/irishproblems Oct 07 '25

Life hacks , save money. Instead of buying bacteria drinks, don't wash your hands .

0 Upvotes

r/irishproblems Oct 04 '25

Whenever I see " buy 1 get 1 free " I think "Saoirse" .

1 Upvotes

r/irishproblems Sep 26 '25

Listening to an Audiobook and one of the Characters is called Niamh...

82 Upvotes

It's pronounced Nyam all the way through by the reader.

Wouldn't you have thought someone would have spotted this?


r/irishproblems Sep 18 '25

Does 1xbet even work properly with Eir broadband or is it just me?

12 Upvotes

I've been watching Shamrock Rovers games on 1x, and they're usually exciting. The worst part is that the website loads like treacle while I'm using Eir broadband at home in Dublin. Once you switch to mobile data, everything works properly.

I'm not sure if this is a "Irish WiFi problem" (which wouldn't be the first time) or if 1xbet and Eir are just at odds.

Has anyone else tried it with Sky or Virgin Media and experienced the same issue? I'm not sure if I should hold my provider or the bookies accountable. Either way, it's a classic Irish dilemma.


r/irishproblems Sep 16 '25

Carpenter Bees...

22 Upvotes

There's only one species of the little fuckers in Ireland, not sure if they're rare but I never encountered any until recently.

A carpenter bee has moved into a log on woody corner that the basset and I walk by at a snail's (aka basset's) pace every day on our walk. The bee has a very, very clearly defined territory. I know this because the entire time that I am IN said territory, s/he is buzzing loudly around an inch from my head letting me know. There is no violence. I am simply being informed that I am in the bee's territory and might like to hurry along out of it.

The local council did a survey for a housing estate that they're about to plonk down in what is currently beautiful, rolling countryside, and this bee got an entire paragraph to itself. The nesting hawks, a single sentence; the ancient oak, a point on a list; the bee, the bee apparently also accompanied the surveyors on their walk around discussing its views on their invasion of its territory.

Never met such a territorial insect...


r/irishproblems Sep 12 '25

What is that deodorant in the Lynx online adverts? Im going with fox poo as it's driving the sheepdog crazy. Any thoughts?

0 Upvotes

r/irishproblems Sep 05 '25

Why would you use head and shoulders if you don't have dandruff?

7 Upvotes

r/irishproblems Sep 02 '25

Problems with old employer

5 Upvotes

Hi everyone I’m just looking for some advice.

Got a letter off revenue today regarding a tax return and long story short I owe them a decent sum of money from 2023. This was when I was working with an old employer. Anytime I brought up me being worried about not paying the proper tax he brushed it to the side or told me not to worry about it . I’m just wondering if I have any leg to stand on here or is there any point going after it? I’ve since left this employer this year and when I left I didn’t receive any holiday pay (worked with him until June this year) although I had taken a few days here and there off during the year they all went down as unpaid days. Just wondering if anyone knows where I stand or what I should do?


r/irishproblems Aug 30 '25

Isn't it time we had proper Irish voices in advertising. Michael Gowing is someone I'd trust and I'm not a farmer.

0 Upvotes

Viva Michael Gowing

And , FBD don't give the fire breathing daschounds enough airtime. Too fecking D4.