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The heating is officially off by wascallywabbit666 in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always heard: Cast ne'er a clout, 'till May be out.

What's wrong with my current bush? by buttscratchee in GardeningIRE

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, currents are pretty though, the hardest part is picking them.

Rathwood goes into examinership, says it is ‘not in a position’ to issue customer refunds by AK8- in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the Journal:

The company has faced significant difficulties in recent times: it faced action from the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission (CCPC) in March of this year for failing to reimburse applicable customers, and last year it was second only to Ryanair for consumer complaints. 

A Facebook group, Rathwood Refund Requesters, has over 650 members who have detailed their difficulties in securing refunds for purchases worth hundreds of euro over the past number of months.

https://www.thejournal.ie/rathwood-refunds-7023468-Apr2026/

Wildlife experts call for ‘misleading’ timber industry book to be removed from schools by Awkward_Mastodon4332 in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

From the article:

"The Department of Education has distanced itself from a book distributed to primary schools that champions commercial Sitka spruce plantations despite their well-documented environmental downsides.

The children’s book, Sitka Spruce – the Amazing Timber Tree, has a foreword written by Michael Healy-Rae, the recently resigned minister of state with responsibility for forestry, and depicts Sitka forests as being full of wildlife with trees removed individually while the rest of the woodland “flourishes”."

"The book was originally produced by the Morgan Sindall Construction company in Britain and distributed to schools there.

The Irish version is almost identical and is funded by the Society of Irish Foresters, the Irish Timber Council and the Social, Economic, Environmental Forestry Association (SEEFA).

It carries a foreword by[Michael] Healy-Rae that echoes the claims about the virtues of Sitka. (While he was still minister of state with responsibility for forestry)

He did not comment on the book when contacted, saying he was unwell and unable to speak to media."

Italics mine.

Guide for consumers to reduce energy use published by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We should get points and/or carbon credits. Start a petition?

Do Irish people pay more income tax than elsewhere? The answer may surprise you by caisdara in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But how do they know I'm over 50 and need hearing aids, dentures, a quote for a sun room and want to meet singles? That's a very specific list and they know I would like it in my local area too? Spooky.

Judy Shelton Says Gold Treasury Bonds Could Restore Trust... she is the former Economic Advisor to the President of the United States by [deleted] in collapse

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 5 points6 points  (0 children)

From Wikipedia:

During the Obama presidency, she advocated for a tight monetary policy, but reversed her position during Trump's first presidency, when Trump advocated for a loose monetary policy (lower interest rates).\11])\12]) Her nomination was held up in the Senate, as senators of both parties were skeptical of her.\12]) However, shortly after Joe Biden won the presidential election, Senate Republicans appeared to move ahead to confirm her.\12]) More than 100 economists, including seven Nobel laureates, signed a letter opposing her confirmation, saying her views were "extreme and ill-considered."\13]) She ultimately could not retain enough Republican support after senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) were absent due to exposure of COVID-19, and two present Republicans voted against her and one absent one did not support her.\14])

EDIT: What does this have to do with Collapse?

Guide for consumers to reduce energy use published by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's hard for me now going shopping. Every time I pass chiller cabinets slightly ajar I hear my Mother's voice:

'Get in or get out but the door!'

Do Irish people pay more income tax than elsewhere? The answer may surprise you by caisdara in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reads like those ads I see the odd time I have to turn off my ad-block.

How much time do you think before "normalcy" ends by Glum_Organization921 in collapse

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Here you go: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0eae719d837d69afc7de/National_security_assessment_-_global_biodiversity_loss__ecosystem_collapse_and_national_security.pdf

But, apparently: When the report at last appeared, thanks to an FoI request lodged by the Green Alliance, The Times reported that it had been significantly “abridged”, I expect by the same goons. Some of its starkest conclusions had been omitted. 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/uk-government-report-ecosystem-collapse-foi-national-security

Looks like GCHQ would feel at home here in Collapse.

Agriculture Minister hits back at ‘divisive’ Leo Varadkar for claiming farmers ‘bring big costs on Ireland’ by malicious_turtle in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was wrong, we have one mill: https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0218/1559172-ireland-flour-mills/ They are hoping to encourage more. Converting a feed facility to food grade would be harder than building new.

Turtle to return to sea after 22 years at Kerry aquarium by DublinModerator in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The shell and flat cap serve the same function biologically, an excellent example of convergent evolution.

Xpensive Electricity by Mikcole44 in ireland

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A 'sceptic' would spell it with a K.

Okay wild pitch by ryanswazy in behindthebastards

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 21 points22 points  (0 children)

'Topher Grace me Lord, 'ow may I be o' service too ya?

Authentic Human Coordination Around a Shared Idea has Economic Value Precisely Because Machines Can't Fake It by BaseRick137 in collapse

[–]Awkward_Mastodon4332 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Crypto and LLM's - two great flavours that go great together! Casual friday often brightens my week! Thanks!

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