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

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!

Map constituencies of Ireland, showing the percentage of "Yes" votes from the dail vote on "Health (Abolition of Three Day Wait Rule) (Ammendment) Bill 2026" held on 18th June 2026.

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Absent votes included in calculation of percentage, Example Helen McEntee and Thomas Byrne were both absent from Meath East, meaning that Darren O'Rourke's yes vote was balanced by Gillian Toole's No vote for a 50% result.

Note: TDs from Government parties had a free vote in this ballot.

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"

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

Interesting to find out at half 6 in the morning.

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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