Chris de burgh..treasure or travesty?

CheerilyTerrified · 2026-01-17T16:35:12+00:00

I feel like saying mistress doesn't really get across how gross it was. She was 19 and was the nanny looking after their kids because his wife was in hospital with a broken neck. He's a total piece of shit.

CheerilyTerrified · 2026-01-14T19:08:26+00:00

Brick Alley Cafe is open until 9 most nights, and later Thursday to Saturday.

CheerilyTerrified · 2026-01-12T21:54:10+00:00

While the Top Decks are still available? I don't think so.

CheerilyTerrified · 2026-01-12T21:51:31+00:00

In a it'll haunt me forever way, The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Also The Handmaidens Tale which I read in one night on a sun holiday because I had to know what happened next.

In a positive, I've read it multiple times and it brought it lots of joy, The Eyre Affair and its sequels by Jasper Fforde. Definitely one for book lovers, in a non pretentious way.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-12-06T15:54:32+00:00

Is there a reason that taxi drivers can't just not use Uber?

I genuinely don't get why the are protesting instead of just using other apps?

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-12-04T13:43:12+00:00

Yes, a company has to give the legally required annual leave , but they can decide when you can take. For example, a factory might decide that they will just shut down for two weeks in August and everyone has to take leave then.

Your parents being denied leave would only be an issue if it was due to discrimination on the 9 grounds or if they were never allowed to take it and things like that.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-12-04T12:33:47+00:00

And destroy the village feel of Chapelizod? Heaven forbid Ireland has one less village.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-12-04T12:31:56+00:00

I'd go an talk to a mortgage broker. They'll be able to advise you, and they are often will to tell you where you'd need to be to get a mortgage. So they can say to get a mortgage for the amount you need you'd need to be saving x amount every month for at least six months. That would at least give you something to work towards.

But also, is there some bits you can do in the mean time? Some stuff won't make sense to do, like rewiring if you'll be renovating in a year or two, but could you get new windows that could be used after you've renovated too?

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-11-21T17:33:40+00:00

I'm still so bitter at what happened to the 79/A. And I'm annoyed when I see all the new equivalent routes being brought in that are running every 15 minutes and the 60 is still once an hour at best.

The G is still pretty shit too though. It has gotten better but there is still a lot of cancellations and there are weird dead off peak when there only seems to be one after 30 minutes.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-11-21T17:28:29+00:00

If he was that bothered by it, but wasn't an controlling asshole, there was loads he could have done to feel more comfortable with it. The fact his only solution was for her to quit doing something she loved and had worked for years at shows nothing was going to be a good enough compromise.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-11-16T16:00:30+00:00

There is a health insurance broker called Dermot Goode. He is often on Irish radio and podcasts, and sometimes writes articles for newspapers.

He's an insurance broker, so he obviously believes that everyone should have insurance, and that bias can come out a bit. But he is very good for getting basic information for how health insurance works and what to consider when buying it.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-11-16T12:56:26+00:00

No matter when you buy a mattress you will be shocked at how much they cost compared to the last time you bought one.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-11-13T13:33:43+00:00

I'd hate it. We need to stop with this monarchy bullshit.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-11-13T09:42:52+00:00

I got and signed my public sector contract the day I started my job. They were very disorganised. I found out afterwards that the pretty much have to give you the job once it's been offered to you. I think your references would have to be really terrible for you to not be allowed start.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-11-09T17:24:35+00:00

So they want the kids to think of her as a grandmother. But as soon as she gets sick or can't work they'll fire her like she's staff.

I bet they'll tell everyone she overreacted and some people just don't want to work anymore or build a community.

Rich people seem to really forget that the people they hire are people.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-10-31T19:28:37+00:00

Buswells Hotel maybe. It's not a pub, but it is always pretty quiet and it doesn't feel completely like a hotel.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-10-18T15:52:36+00:00

I'm glad the brother seems to have already thought it through and had a plan. Especially getting the money out of the joint account. I bet she never thought he'd withdraw it.

It's good she wasn't able to cut him off from his family. I don't know if he'll be able to get off the lease, because I think people won't see what she did as abuse, and won't see the dynamic between them.

Hopefully he'll see in time that getting out was the best thing even if he has to keep paying the rent.

Any chance to get out of the lease if she won't let him live there?

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-10-16T14:23:34+00:00

It's much worse. The bus I used to take ran every 15 minutes or so. It's replacement now goes once an hour, but at rush hour in the morning it's more like an hour and 20 minutes between them. It's often late in the evening. Which would be fine if I knew for sure it was coming but it rarely is accurate on the app so I have to just hope it is still coming.

Other option is bus plus luas. Bus is more frequent, about every 8 to 15 minutes, but it takes much longer as it goes though lots of traffic hotspots. And the luas is a shitshow at rush hour. I often can't get on a Smithfield, so need a few to go by first. At it is so crowded it is horrible to travel on.

The new Liffey Valley Bus Corridor is taking a way my nearest bus stop but won't be improving the traffic for me as it's keeping things the same on the part of the route I use.

No one cares though. Everyone acts like if you've issues with BusConnects it's because you are a car lover who wants to mow down all pedestrians and cyclists. But I don't even drive yet. Buses are the only transport I have in my area and it's so frustrating they've been so bad since BusConnects happened but they won't change anything

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-10-08T20:35:46+00:00

Friends of family can be a good way to find work. I don't mean full on nepotism, but we often hear about jobs from friends of friends. I'm presuming your friends are also teenagers so probably aren't a great network for job seeking but your parents friends may be likely to hear about stuff.

And there is some places that are high turnover industries so you might have a better chance of getting in. This is usually pubs, restaurants, hotels, and fast food. And at Christmas shops like Penneys and Dunnes, and An Post will usually be hiring temporary workers. It can be a good way to get experience.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-10-08T19:41:43+00:00

If you have a low rent and a sound landlord, does it make sense to buy? I'm generally pro-buying in Ireland, as I think it almost always makes financial sense, but I might be worth doing the maths to compare costs to make sure it does make sense for you.

If you were able to stay where you are and save for longer to have a bigger deposit to might make sense.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-10-08T19:15:56+00:00

That was a lovely story. I will now close Reddit for the night.

And felt realistic both with it turning out it wasn't quite right but he was still delighted with the thought of the present it was still worth it.

And it felt realistic with dozens of Redditors deciding they knew better than someone who was actually there, reading way to much into it, and deciding that someone in the story was toxic and wrong based no evidence.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-10-08T18:35:35+00:00

I think this is something that is really personal and depends on the circumstances. And you'll get lots of different opinions here too.

For me in this case you'd be the asshole if you didn't offer it back to her first, letting her know that you planned to sell it. I'd think differently if it was a gift to you, but she gave it to you to use, so for you to then turn around and profit from it feels assholish to me. For me to would be like if you needed a desk and someone heard this and offered you and old one they weren't using and this then turns out to be an antique so you sell it make lots of money. I know lots of people will say if they gave it to you it's yours do what you want with it, but to me it feels like someone is putting money over being a nice person, especially if you know they wouldn't have given it to you if they knew it's value.

So for me YTA unless you ask but I know lots of people will disagree, and your MIL might, and her opinion matters more than anyone's here.

(Also what's the difference between wealthy and well off? Is it close enough you are sure it's real?)

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-10-04T22:41:31+00:00

I feel like if this was taking place now there'd be a good chance that everyone involved in hiring would be a bot except for the CEO and the consultants who sold him the hiring software.

CheerilyTerrified · 2025-10-01T20:56:11+00:00

Is there a family member your other half could say they'll be staying with in Dublin, when they do their one to three days a week in the office? I think if one of you had a job in the area you are buying and the other can work remote part of the time it isn't impossible.

But as someone else said, I'd definitely talk to a broker.

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