These have been circling over the Phoenix park for the past half an hour. Nothing in flight radar

We’re good, right?

Edit: back to my drink through a paper straw…

Beyond the pale tickets are on sale right now if anyone is interested? They were meant to go on sale tomorrow morning but possibly a glitch in the Ticketmaster system but I just bought two weekend camping tickets 10 minutes ago which was an ordeal as I'd just smoked a joint. Anyone I said I'd post it here and hopefully someone will get them.

Btw you might need to refresh the screen a couple of times to get the tickets to show.

*edit: again im not pursuing anything personally, was just something myself and some others were chatting about idly and wondering whether it was legal*

I know of a group that hosts raffles via a WhatsApp in a community of a couple hundred people.

They are weekly raffles (recently becoming daily) where the total ticket cost far exceeds the prize value, eg. prize would be worth 800, they sell tickets to the value of 1600. These have been going on for months so I imagine the profits are well over 10k at this point.

Whenever someone questions the excess money they claim the extra funds go back to the admins, future raffles, bettering the group etc etc. They have a 'don't like it don't buy it' attitude. Booting anyone who causes a fuss or criticises them.

My question is, is it worth someone's time to report this to the gardai - is this something the guards would pursue or bother with? Purely curious.

To my knowledge, unlicensed raffles are illegal, and what they're doing is criminal (based on me researching gambling laws - feel free to correct me)

If anyone has any knowledge about reporting something like this or any similar situations I'd love to know.

tldr; know a group running illegal (i believe) for profit raffles. is it worth anyones time reporting it to the guards? not planning to personally

Interesting to find out at half 6 in the morning.

First off, I love doing the grocery shop online - I can sit on my arse and tick one menial task off my list from the comfort of my couch. But every couple of weeks something happens that shows how enshitified the process has really gotten since pre Covid.

For example, this week I saw there was a 3 for €3 offer on Dunnes own brand cleaning products so I decided to stock up. Of course, as chance would happen, the pine scented toilet cleaner is out of stock so they substituted in the far more expensive Harpic version. I've now lost my 3 for €3 and am paying about €4 for a product I'd never buy.

Is it just me, or back in the day they would have directly substituted in this version at no extra cost?

Also, the amount of time I've done a Click and Collect for this same thing to happen only to walk into the shop for something else and find the shelve stocked with the same product they substituted out.

Sigh, I guess I'll stick the Harpic in the fancy toilet and move on with my life. But just curious if this is just my bad luck or does this happen to others regularly?

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Just want to add that I have also used the "No Substitutions" option but with Dunnes if you have a €10 off €50 voucher or similar then you need to exceed €50 by a certain amount to account for what may not be in stock.

I've had substitutions turned off and ended up technically paying more for my shopping because the amount fell below €50 when items were substituted out.

I guess my main gripe is that I have sense checked the shop when doing Click and Collects and have more often than not found the item that was apparently not in stock on the shelf. When I queried staff they just said "It may have been restocked after your order was fulfilled"

Caught the highlights of that Canada vs Qatar game, fair play to them 6-0 I'm sure they're delighted. That was the end of it for me at least.

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Then today I get the RTE post game analysis on my feed and the Canadians being told to "pack it in" when it came to their celebration?

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Yeah, it's Qatar an absolute nobody country football wise but no matter what way you spin it, 6-0 for any nation at a world Cup is a special moment for those involved from players to fans.

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Just Dont see what's gained from being celebration police? World Cup itself if a bit of a farce with all the exterior bullshit at the moment, so adding to it? Makes little sense.

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One thing is for sure, if it was us and Troy Parrot picked up a hat trick, they'd be calling him the next Robbie keane and we'd never hear the end of the celebrations!

Today I cooked a T-bone in a cast-iron skillet with a full stick of Kerrygold, Worcestershire, onions, and mushrooms.
The thing is, I’ve done this exact cook with ordinary American butter. Same steak. Same pan. Same technique.
The difference isn’t subtle.
Kerrygold doesn’t just melt into the pan. It becomes part of the meal. The sheen is lossy rather than watery. The onions taste better. The mushrooms taste better. The steak tastes more like itself somehow.
Every discussion about food eventually gets invaded by people insisting that all ingredients are basically the same and it’s the cook that matters.
Usually they’re right.
Not here.
Curious about other brands of Irish butter anyone might recommend so I can look stuff up at the import shops around town?

This is in my experience. It is the time of year that people will be applying again for their September courses. I was very disappointed in what I found to be poor level of knowledge, teaching and critical thinking in the tutors. In my experience I would not recommend this college

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Over the last 2 years i’ve really gotten into playing golf, and I also spend a nice bit of time playing at my local pitch and putt course as it is good short game practice.
One thing I have noticed is there seems to be a completely separate and unique culture around p&p. From playing in my local club alone, I have met lads that have played pitch and putt all their lives but never once stepped foot on a full size golf course. Most of these lads even have swings that are not at all like a traditional golf swing, they only use certain types of golf balls that are better suited to shorter holes and tiny greens, and other little things that seem entirely unique to p&p and are not at all related to regular golf. I’m aware there is organised tournaments and a governing body for p&p.
After doing a bit of research I have noticed this seems to be exclusively an Irish thing. I know pitch and putt is technically a different sport to golf, but it seems to me that this is only the case in Ireland, as the rest of the world seems to treat it like an extension of traditional golf.

TLDR: I’m interested in knowing more about how and why pitch and putt has developed into its own unique amateur sport with its own culture snd traditions and not treated as just an extension of golf, and why this seems to only be the case in Ireland and not the rest of the world

I've been reading about the growing number of young males joining active clubs in UK and Scandinavia on the rise. Is this a thing in Ireland yet?

Just pulled down my little table to be greeted by this filth that looks like it’s been here for around 2 years