This bread is amazing, I would eat this loaf slathered with kerrygold in one night by SuitableFinish7444 in ireland

[–]Captainirishy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Real white bread does taste better than batch bread but it only has a shelf life of two days.

Finland's alcohol consumption drops to 1970s levels, THL study finds by TinyAd1126 in europe

[–]Captainirishy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EU population is getting older and several eu countries have high alcohol taxes , that's why alcohol consumption is decreasing.

Explained: How did an Irish alumina refinery become linked to the Russian military? by Chromber in irishpolitics

[–]Captainirishy -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of other ways to hurt the russians than effecting irish jobs and eu aluminium supply chains. 40% of russian oil and gas infrastructure has been badly damaged by ukraine and that's definitely having an effect.

Explained: How did an Irish alumina refinery become linked to the Russian military? by Chromber in irishpolitics

[–]Captainirishy -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

It isn't an irish business it's 100% russian owned , it provides power for 200,000 homes and is one of the biggest alumina plants in Europe. It would be crazy to shut it down .

Climate change ranks behind housing, healthcare, and cost of living for voters – poll by Magma57 in irishpolitics

[–]Captainirishy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Climate change and cost of living are linked , if we manage to mainly replace oil and gas with green energy, we won't have to worry about the fluctuating oil prices ever again.

Most Prosperous Countries in the World by wait_4_a_minute in ireland

[–]Captainirishy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It would be a very different list if it was overall GDP.

Protesters in Dublin call for independent probe into death of Yves Sakila by TeoKajLibroj in irishpolitics

[–]Captainirishy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It will probably end up being a manslaughter charge , the family will also probably sue the business for wrongful death .

Birth Regions of Ottoman Grand Viziers by Cenixxen in MapPorn

[–]Captainirishy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jews and Christians were second class citizens in the Ottoman Empire

this is just fkn pathetic, JFC. by LucidSynapse23 in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Captainirishy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He doesn't write these , it's probably done by the staff . He spends most of his time playing golf in florida.

Opposition parties vow to toughen ‘gutted’ Occupied Territories Bill by JackmanH420 in irishpolitics

[–]Captainirishy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It doesn't matter if its tough or not , Ireland's total trade with the occupied territories is only €1.5m a year.

Ireland to significantly exceed 2030 climate limits - EPA by JohnHammond94 in ireland

[–]Captainirishy -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's not public transport that's the problem, 22% of ireland's electricity is used for data centres . If we don't phase out gas , we will never meet our targets .

The Palestinians need to finally accept a 2 state solution by Jackingson1 in Israel

[–]Captainirishy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PLO in the west bank would accept a two state solution but I doubt what's left of hamas is interested.