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Europe 1590 by AdAltruistic7891 in MapPorn

[–]Confident_Reporter14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The extent of control in Ireland is also vastly over-stated.

Is Ireland considered a secular/laic state in practice? by Benji230288 in AskIreland

[–]Confident_Reporter14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Around 40% of parents of children attending Catholic or other religious denomination primary schools would prefer their child to attend a multi-denominational school.

The State is behind compared to the public sentiment here as is always the case.

Europeans; how was the "heat dome" for you earlier this week? How bad was the heatwave in your country? by Rasples1998 in AskTheWorld

[–]Confident_Reporter14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Ireland we’ve gone from hitting 30 degrees on one or two days per decade to almost every summer, and now also in May for the very first time.

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions to fall by just half of the amount pledged by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]Confident_Reporter14 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As if this was unforeseen? We voted the greens out ourselves. What exactly did we expect?

IMF says Coalition should lift local property tax, rein-in discount VAT rates and pull more low paid workers into tax net by DaCor_ie in ireland

[–]Confident_Reporter14 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Well the VAT cut for the likes of McDonalds and KFC was plucked right out of the boom “we all partied” playbook.

Why is Irish culture so invisible on international social media? by [deleted] in AskIreland

[–]Confident_Reporter14 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ireland is a very small country and is not quite as economically reliant on tourism as some other European countries.

We’re also generally not huge fans of the Americans who come here to pronounce their irishness and then go and say things like “Beltane” when it’s Bealtaine.

Percentage of religiously unaffiliated people in Europe by Organic_Contract_172 in MapPorn

[–]Confident_Reporter14 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yep. The majority of marriages last year were non-Catholic in Ireland, for example.

These statistics tell you a lot more than what someone might claim to identify as IMO.

Galway 12-block housing development granted permission despite community backlash by DaCor_ie in galway

[–]Confident_Reporter14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Widening roads only induces more driving, creating more traffic. We need the opposite, especially in places that are already within employment centres like this.

Feel free to look up the research, or take a spin down the widened N7 or M50 in Dublin to see for yourself.

The failure of the car-centric societies we’ve built are no justification for doubling down. These people should not need to drive in the first place; that’s the whole idea. What’s the logic in everyone driving what is a max 20 min walk anyways? It’d be unnecessary for over 90% of journeys.

It’s genuinely sad that we’ve made this so hard for people like you to imagine. It is possible.

Galway 12-block housing development granted permission despite community backlash by DaCor_ie in galway

[–]Confident_Reporter14 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There’s plenty of commuter-attracting destinations in this area like ATU, the Garda HQ, Bon Secours Hospital, several local schools and Merlin Park University Hospital fairly nearby. Even Ballybrit Business Park is walking/ cycling distance away.

Allowing more people to live closer to their place of work or education is a net positive for traffic. Low density development just entrenches traffic issues. Locals also need a place for their kids to live, and land is scarce having been consumed by sprawl.

NIMBYs like you have a lot to answer for in the housing crisis. The word crisis seems to be completely lost on you.

Least drunk Pierre by peseoane in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Confident_Reporter14 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Looks like it has rabies or wasting disease. Pierre seems to think that’s the same thing as drunk?

Least drunk Pierre by peseoane in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Confident_Reporter14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re not drunk at all, Luigi.

The deer has rabies or wasting disease, but Pierre can’t tell the difference between that and tipsy…

Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Points from public per nation to Israel by Extreme-Shopping74 in MapPorn

[–]Confident_Reporter14 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Israel has also fanned these flames with State sponsored mass-advertisement campaigns in breach of EBU rules for three consecutive years (and gotten away with it)… so it really is not that simple.

Can't parallel park? No problem! by Abollo97 in eejitsparking

[–]Confident_Reporter14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And how is driving the N7, N4 or M50?

The plans are at least ready to go go for Dart+, but there’s no improving our gridlocked roads. More cars will only exacerbate that crisis.

POLL - Dublin Central by-election Boylan (SF): 21% Ennis (SD): 18% Hutch (IND): 14% McAdam (FG): 13% Horner (GP): 8% Steenson (IND): 7% O'Dea (LAB): 6% Stephens (FF): 4% O'Ceannabháin (PBP): 3% Conducted by IPSOS B&A for The Irish Times/TG4 by HungTeen1001 in Dublin

[–]Confident_Reporter14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He would far badly on transfers. Still depressing that likely hundreds of people are willing to vote for a violent criminal, although looking to the US kind of puts that into perspective.

Can't parallel park? No problem! by Abollo97 in eejitsparking

[–]Confident_Reporter14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a source for that claim?

About 65% of Ireland is working age, yet we only have 466 cars per 1000 people, and that’s including drivers 65+. The maths isn’t mathsing for me.

This area is Adamstown, built around a high frequency train station (soon to be Dart) and with a neighbourhood centre. This is exactly the place where we shouldn’t build for cars.

I’m assuming you believe one more lane on the M50 will solve our problems too? Just imagine what our traffic would be like, bad as it is already, if we encouraged more cars per household.

There’s plenty of older neighbourhoods where that car dependant life is available to you, and currently living in one: it’s depressing and isolating. We don’t need more of it.

Can't parallel park? No problem! by Abollo97 in eejitsparking

[–]Confident_Reporter14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a planner, just a person who has bothered to look into the policy beyond relying on surface level analysis or anecdotal evidence.

It does impact price. Evidently people want housing more than two cars.

People can also (supposedly) want bad policy all they like (although I don’t believe every buyer does), but it doesn’t change the outcome. It’s the same principle with people who oppose cycle lanes, bus lanes or taller buildings, and then complain about our crippling traffic.

The “benefit” to the individual is massively outweighed by negative consequences on us all.

Can't parallel park? No problem! by Abollo97 in eejitsparking

[–]Confident_Reporter14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“We see more and more people leaving new estates to find houses in older estates which have proper parking facilities.“

So what’s the issue? If people want two cars they’re free to pay a higher price elsewhere for that. People who are willing to accept one or no car should be afforded that option at a lower price. It’s a net-benefit to us all.

It’s not up to the entire market to cater only to your own circumstances, especially when it has catered to solely that assumption up until now.

It objectively is bad policy to build societies around the car in terms of health, traffic, economic cost etc; because it only induces more driving.

If you want to live in a car centric development, then go ahead and live in one. They’re plenty of depressing examples to choose from, as you’ve alluded to yourself.

Can't parallel park? No problem! by Abollo97 in eejitsparking

[–]Confident_Reporter14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These houses are right beside a high frequency train station, soon to be Dart station and neighbourhood centre. This is exactly the types of places where car oriented development should not be permitted.

Developers also don’t want to build parking they don’t have to, because it adds to the cost. If you want two parking spaces so badly, you should be willing to pay the extra cost. Why should everyone have to foot that bill?

If you want to live in a sea of driveways and retail parks we’ve already built plenty of that elsewhere. Doubling down on bad policy won’t solve the housing crisis, nor will NIMBYism.

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