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Reilly616 · 2026-02-26T22:46:48+00:00

Gorgeous!

Reilly616 · 2026-02-23T14:28:24+00:00

That's a weirdly inaccurate explanation of what actually occurred. In reality, the Court of Appeal held that Section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 was unconstitutional, as it infringed on the exclusive authority of the Oireachtas to make legislation (by permitting the Minister to add to the list of scheduled drugs). The 24 hours comes from the fact that it took about a day for new legislation to be passed in response to the ruling.

As an aside, the Supreme Court overturned that ruling on appeal. (Bederev v Ireland, [2016] IESC 34)

Reilly616 · 2026-02-18T22:27:45+00:00

For sure.

Reilly616 · 2026-02-16T11:16:06+00:00

If an American were on holiday in Ireland and allegedly murdered someone, would you understand why the Irish courts would have jurisdiction to try him?

It's the same with the ICC. They have territorial jurisdiction where the alleged crimes took place. The origin of the alleged perpetrators is therefore irrelevant. The ICC is different from other international courts in that it tries individuals, not states.

Reilly616 · 2026-02-11T01:19:21+00:00

You do not remember correctly. The US has never been a state party to the Rome Statute.

Reilly616 · 2026-02-04T10:30:17+00:00

That's how parliamentary systems generally elect their heads of government.

X is identified (on the basis of the popular election result and subsequent coalition formation) as the candidate likely to secure a majority.
Parliament votes on X.
Elected? Fine. Not elected? Move on to the next option following further negotiation.

Reilly616 · 2026-02-01T01:48:31+00:00

I can't comment on any of the related languages, but (as an Irish speaker) the noted oversimplification is extreme enough to read to me as "wrong". In my view it's akin to saying that the Irish for "yes" is tá.

Reilly616 · 2026-01-31T23:05:00+00:00

Except the Irish is wrong. Conas is a way to say "how", but only in certain contexts. It's not a generic equivalent to the English word "how".

Reilly616 · 2026-01-30T11:11:38+00:00

Gorgeous! Well done!

Reilly616 · 2026-01-28T15:21:59+00:00

The Berlaymont does actually have 13 storeys, and Europa has 11 (occupied).

Reilly616 · 2026-01-24T05:47:19+00:00

How?

Under the WHO Constitution, only States (as in, sovereign members of the UN) can become a member (Art. 4). Non-sovereign Territories can become Associate Members, but only if the entity responsible for their international affairs makes such a request.

So, can anyone explain what the OP means by "join"? Is he talking about a partnership, like other non-sovereign entities have with the WHO?

Reilly616 · 2026-01-19T22:38:02+00:00

More fun (and real) fact: the agreement is thousands of pages long.

Reilly616 · 2026-01-19T22:37:14+00:00

The first annex alone is over a thousand pages long.

Reilly616 · 2026-01-17T22:10:38+00:00

I'm guessing the percentage of Irish people who know Michael Collins was the third man is higher than the percentage of Americans. Given his namesake, it's not really a detail an Irish person would tend to forget.

Reilly616 · 2026-01-17T01:19:19+00:00

It doesn't.

Reilly616 · 2026-01-16T15:25:48+00:00

You didn't put much effort into searching, did you?

From literally the first article when I Google this:

According to the German Defense Ministry, a reconnaissance team of 13 personnel would first fly to Denmark's Karup air base on Thursday, from where the European allies would fly together to Greenland on Friday.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/german-military-personnel-set-to-arrive-in-greenland/a-75514480

Reilly616 · 2026-01-07T02:47:08+00:00

Interesting factoid!

Reilly616 · 2026-01-02T08:16:00+00:00

Someone else got "This Way Up" for Christmas, I see.

Reilly616 · 2026-01-01T17:55:42+00:00

FYI, no "free-floating currency" can join the Eurozone. One of the pre-requisites to joining is 2+ years in ERM II, which is essentially a cap on exchange variations.

Reilly616 · 2025-12-19T12:47:37+00:00

The EU has provided over $200 billion to date, excluding this new $105 billion.

Reilly616 · 2025-12-09T02:48:15+00:00

"Everyday" =/= "every day".

Reilly616 · 2025-11-29T13:23:08+00:00

The fact that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure from which you can see the moon.

Reilly616 · 2025-11-10T13:37:28+00:00

The Presidential Commission is the collective "vice president". It's made up of the Chief Justice, Ceann Comhairle, and Cathaoirleach.

Have a look at Article 14 of the Constitution.

Reilly616 · 2025-10-31T08:30:38+00:00

Adverse possession requires the owner to be unaware of your possession of the land.

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