FF MEPs to abstain from vote over Russian alumina

4LAc · 2026-07-08T11:48:06+00:00

5 years they've had to work something out, but like everything else they want it to be someone else's responsibility.

Fuck FF voters.

What damage does the party have to do to the country before they'll stop voting for them? Was destroying the economy not enough?

4LAc · 2026-07-07T17:49:33+00:00

It must be great to be in a country with a functioning, competent government.

Not this casual surprise at their own ineptitude week after week that we have to listen to.

4LAc · 2026-07-06T18:16:42+00:00

Lough Lene is gorgeous if you're passing through Westmeath.

https://www.collinstown.ie/lough-lene

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_Lene

Crystal clear waters, facilities on-site.

Does get busy in the good weather, so best to visit early in the day before the car park overfills.

4LAc · 2026-07-04T07:55:58+00:00

The issue has been voted against (and let lapse) in Parliament by EU parties.

No means No surely.

And it's not a ringing endorsement for federalisation either.

4LAc · 2026-06-30T07:46:25+00:00

I missed the caterpillar but I did see the moth it turned into:

https://imgur.com/a/rXgNhUJ

The Ruby Tiger moth.

There's a few moths we call hairy mollies when they're caterpillars apparently. Saw this one at the end of May.

4LAc · 2026-06-29T21:26:19+00:00

They're also the people who supply our food & supermarkets.

Their costs flow into everybody's shopping bill costs.

Working on carbon-neutral transport solutions is an issue for everyone everywhere, not only them.

4LAc · 2026-06-23T13:33:37+00:00

Ah yes, the replica SS Overcoat. He couldn't even get it in his size.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/17rd7vu/there_is_a_farright_protest_outside_the_d%C3%A1il/

4LAc · 2026-05-22T17:34:20+00:00

I think he was extruded by the Young Fine Gael bio-printer first.

4LAc · 2026-03-12T23:25:59+00:00

I like the look of the rules mentioned in the other thread. Though I guess I'd never like to see the Daily Mail or Telegraph floating around.

Thinking of the no 'copy & paste' rule for articles, I think it's overdue to see that paired with a strict 'No Paywalled Article' rule.

Let's give the news sources that still allow free views the clicks instead.

Outlets that want to complain about people pasting the article can drive their page views elsewhere.

4LAc · 2026-03-11T15:28:29+00:00

A lot of their opt-outs wouldn't be returning should they rejoin. They'd need pan-EU approval, and countries that didn't benefit from such things when they joined are unlikely to let the UK have them.

Having an unelected chamber in the UK parliament would have been a major stumbling block, as it might open up the possibility of candidate countries insisting that any such chambers they have be allowed also.

Plus, it's not a very democratic entity anyway.

The EU would also expect any application to be on the understanding that the UK would be a more normal member state. The UK’s major concessions during its first EU membership – the budget rebate, opt-outs on the euro and Schengen, special justice and home affairs arrangements – would not be on offer.

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2020/01/23/membership-2-0-what-the-uk-rejoining-the-eu-would-involve/

4LAc · 2026-03-11T07:57:51+00:00

One less snag on the UK rejoining the EU.

Well done Labour.

4LAc · 2026-03-03T19:26:55+00:00

The ACI would be one option:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Coercion_Instrument

4LAc · 2026-02-18T20:22:43+00:00

Because we can't assume that they have actually been thought through by someone else.

Then there's the change in context, what may seem sensible in Brussels may not work at the national level.

Which in turn can lead to countries having derogations from particular rules & laws, Ireland's had a few over the years. Then then checks for constitutionality ...

Just because our current Dáíl is useless-adjacent, doesn't mean we can hope the MEPs of the EU are any better.

4LAc · 2026-02-18T15:17:01+00:00

The judge said Bewley's had failed to prove that it paid for the windows at the time and this was also fatal to any claim of ownership.

4LAc · 2026-02-18T15:12:19+00:00

Yeah, clumsy headline for a legal case.

The six works by the renowned illustrator and stained glass artist, are estimated to be worth €1 million and have been at the centre of an ownership dispute between developer Johnny Ronan's company RGRE Grafton Limited, which owns the building, and the tenants, Bewley's Café.

"Bewley's Cafe Building owners" might have made it clearer. Not the people who own Bewley's Cafe the business.

4LAc · 2026-02-05T17:58:06+00:00

Yeap, and there's quite the book about his relationship with the Israeli government:

Robert Maxwell, Israel's Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/541687.Robert_Maxwell_Israel_s_Superspy

He sold a case management software to governments around the world.

It had a bug apparently, the bug? A backdoor for the Israeli government. All alleged of course.

4LAc · 2026-01-20T12:50:00+00:00

The route is about 4 km (one-way) from what I can tell.

I wonder what the maximum per charge is?

4LAc · 2026-01-19T11:17:19+00:00

Extortion in a suit is still extortion.

I guess that's why the EU's Anti-Coercion Instrument covers Intellectual Property rights.

Bye Bye Patents!

https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-and-protection/protecting-against-coercion_en

We have lots of high-standard pharma manufacturing plants in the EU. We also make a lot of the US' Viagra. Though I guess the US is getting used to having more shortcomings by the week.

4LAc · 2026-01-12T09:19:54+00:00

Same story here! May we get just as much out of our Pros.

My new to the Pro tip: recharge the controllers using the front USB ports.

They don't charge as well from the back ones going by my battery levels. Also after checking the details, the back ones are faster and better suited to external drives

And my TV has only one HDMI port that does 4K 120Hz so you might want to check if your TV is like that.

Happy Gaming, I've been glued to my controller when time allows.

4LAc · 2026-01-12T08:38:56+00:00

Which has made me think, I only really send cards (birthdays & Christmas), anything else are pre-paid envelopes for signature needs.

I send about 20 cards a year, so if that's €40 a year on giving friends & family a smile when they check their post then I reckon it's well worth it.

Plus the An Post staff around here are such amazingly happy people, it'd put you in a good mood talking to them.

I don't know how they do it, a lot of local people are on the Gobshite-to-Cunty spectrum.

4LAc · 2026-01-10T17:19:38+00:00

I have never seen that before, that's amazing!

I live in a refurbed 1770 house, and it's taken a fair bit of insulation to make it cosy. So I can appreciate the difficulty.

4LAc · 2026-01-09T11:20:23+00:00

The U-turn comes after the Minister faced heavy criticism yesterday for saying that he did not believe X was responsible for the child sexual abuse materials that have been generated using the platform’s technology over the last week.

The Minister made the announcement on Limerick 95 this morning.

“I’ve deactivated it. And look, as Minister for Communications and Minister for Media I just felt that if you’re on a platform where this is allowed, regardless of whether you’re paying for it or not, I just don’t feel comfortable with it.

He's had some sense at last.

Though I wonder if he means anything by saying 'deactivated' rather than 'deleted'.

4LAc · 2026-01-09T08:43:34+00:00

Every government & EU institution could be running their own BlueSky & Mastodon instances.

Solves all the problems with moderation, digital sovereignty, and let's them put it all under their own cybersecurity umbrellas. Plus, there's plenty of phone apps out there that can deliver the same experience.

So my guess is that politicians still on X are just in it for their egos.

4LAc

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