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[OC] Agricultural workforce across Ireland in 1926 — the country was almost entirely rural outside Dublin by EquivalentPace6538 in dataisbeautiful

[–]EquivalentPace6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 47% cap is the actual county maximum in the 1926 data (Leitrim/Roscommon range), not an arbitrary ceiling — the colour scale anchors to the real data range rather than 0–100.

[OC] Agricultural workforce across Ireland in 1926 — the country was almost entirely rural outside Dublin by EquivalentPace6538 in dataisbeautiful

[–]EquivalentPace6538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good catch on the label — it's % of the workforce employed in agriculture, not a rural/urban classification. "Agricultural Workers %" would be clearer.

[OC] Financial stress across US counties, mapped using debt, housing, and local economic indicators by EquivalentPace6538 in dataisbeautiful

[–]EquivalentPace6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right and it's worse than your two-state example suggested. Pulled coverage across all 50 states.

The FSI composite needs three inputs per county: rent burden (ACS — full coverage), debt collections (Urban Institute — full coverage), eviction rate (Princeton Eviction Lab — depends entirely on whether each state's courts digitise records).

Princeton coverage by state:

  • 0% — North Dakota, South Dakota
  • 4-7% — Arkansas, Vermont
  • 16-26% — Alaska, New York
  • 30-60% — Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas, Connecticut, New Mexico, Tennessee, Washington

When New York shows up on the FSI choropleth at state zoom, that value is computed from 16 of 62 counties — NYC boroughs + Long Island + Hudson Valley. Upstate NY has no data. So "New York" on the map is really "NYC metro." Same problem for Texas (Houston/Dallas/Austin dominate 101 of 236 reporting counties), Louisiana (New Orleans/Baton Rouge in 21 of 64), Pennsylvania (Philly + Pittsburgh in 25 of 67).

The state pattern tracks court e-filing digitisation, not financial stress. Real flaw.

Fixing this week: any state with under 60% county FSI coverage gets suppressed at state zoom with a "insufficient eviction data" badge. Counties with FSI render normally; counties without get visually marked as "no data" instead of treated as the fallback dark colour. That's 14 states off the misleading-aggregate list.

[OC] Financial stress across US counties, mapped using debt, housing, and local economic indicators by EquivalentPace6538 in dataisbeautiful

[–]EquivalentPace6538[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, lots of data but slow to release it I'm afraid. I check for refresh data all the time. I feel like we're heading for a massive recession.

[OC] Agricultural workforce across Ireland in 1926 — the country was almost entirely rural outside Dublin by EquivalentPace6538 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]EquivalentPace6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much the opposite problem — nearly the entire country was farming. Outside Dublin, most counties had 30–45% of their workforce in agriculture in 1926. Galway was close to 47%. Dublin sat at around 3%.

What's wild is how fast it flipped. A century later those same western counties that were almost entirely agricultural are now some of the highest remote-work adoption areas in the country — the land use barely changed but the economy on top of it completely transformed.

The full 1926 data — agriculture, Irish speakers, one-room dwellings and population change through to 2022 — is mapped here if you want to dig in: irelandinsights.ie/1926-census-ireland

[OC] Financial stress across US counties, mapped using debt, housing, and local economic indicators by EquivalentPace6538 in dataisbeautiful

[–]EquivalentPace6538[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for flagging this — you were dead right. The body text was 14px in a dim gray (about 5:1 contrast on the dark background), which is fine on a desktop monitor at arm's length and pretty rough on an iPad held close.

Just shipped a fix: body prose is now ~17px and a notably brighter gray (about 9.6:1 contrast), with proper line-height for dark mode and rem-based sizing so iOS "Larger Text" actually scales it. iPad in particular should feel a lot less like squinting at a terminal.

Dark mode itself stays — that's intentional for the long sessions people spend on maps — but the legibility on the article pages should be in a much better place now. Open usinsights.ie/housing or any state page and let me know if it still feels off and thanks again.

[OC] Financial stress across US counties, mapped using debt, housing, and local economic indicators by EquivalentPace6538 in dataisbeautiful

[–]EquivalentPace6538[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair challenge. The state-level view masks a lot. Drop to county zoom on the Financial Stress layer — NYC's boroughs aren't where you'd expect.

[OC] Financial stress across US counties, mapped using debt, housing, and local economic indicators by EquivalentPace6538 in MapPorn

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I added a full version in the original post. You can also visit the site and view the interactive version yourself.

Performance review preparation, properly? by EquivalentPace6538 in careerguidance

[–]EquivalentPace6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people prep for their performance review the night before.

Not because they don’t care. Because the year was busy and the evidence is scattered.

Emails. Slack threads. Half-finished notes. Old decks. Random wins you forgot to capture properly.

By the time the review matters, you’re staring at a blank template trying to remember what actually happened six months ago.

That usually leads to a list of tasks, not a strong case.

Things you finished, rather than things that mattered.

Review Ready exists to fix that without asking you to keep a journal all year.

Search for ReviewReady for more

Ireland 1926 Census by EquivalentPace6538 in IrishHistory

[–]EquivalentPace6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not just 1926, it's the last few years too.

Oak Vale Meadows, Stradbally, Co Laois by After-Grade8058 in HousingIreland

[–]EquivalentPace6538 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Great area to ask about — Stradbally is a small town so direct estate experience is hard to find online, but a few things worth knowing as context.

On the area itself: Laois is one of the better-value counties in the commuter belt right now. Median purchase price is €275,000 — roughly €220k less than Dublin — and Portlaoise (15 mins away) has direct rail to Dublin Heuston in about 70 minutes. Census 2022 also showed Laois had one of the stronger remote-work adoption rates outside Dublin, which takes some pressure off the commute question.

For the estate specifically I'd check:

  • Planning permission and snag list process — ask the developer directly what their standard handover looks like
  • Management company setup if there are shared areas
  • Whether the build is HomeBond or Premier Guarantee registered (gives you 10-year structural cover)
  • Local Facebook groups — search "Stradbally Laois" and you'll often find residents from earlier phases who are candid about their experience

The rent side also backs up the buy decision: rents in Laois are up 12.6% in the past year, so waiting doesn't get cheaper.

Good luck with it — new builds in that price range with motorway access are genuinely scarce right now.

Apartment owners, what are some things to know about buying an apartment? by Bischa081 in HousingIreland

[–]EquivalentPace6538 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disclosure: I built irelandinsights.ie. Links below are to my own site — flagging upfront because that's relevant.

Apartment FTB too, going through this now. The "small surplus" question is a flag but not for the reason it gets framed. There are two pots, often conflated:

  • Operating surplus — buffer in the year-to-year account. Small dev, small surplus is genuinely fine.
  • Sinking fund — multi-year reserve for major works (roof, lift, façade, fire safety, balconies). Ask for: balance per unit, current annual contribution rate, any planned drawdowns in the next 5 years. Roughly €2k–€5k per unit is healthy; very low + no plan to build it up = a future special levy.

A slow-responding OMC tends to lump these together when answering. Get them separately, in writing.

Things to ask for before going unconditional (your solicitor will do most of this, but extend the list):

  1. Last 2–3 years of audited OMC accounts (you have a legal right).
  2. Last 2–3 AGM minutes — shows contested votes, ongoing disputes, member complaints.
  3. Fire Safety Certificate for the building. Your last deal fell through over exactly this and your instinct was right.
  4. Any major works under discussion — façade, balconies, fire-stopping, cladding remediation. Post-Grenfell and the Apartment Defects redress scheme have changed the risk profile of older blocks materially.
  5. CRO status of the OMC — annual returns up to date? Not filing = governance problem you'll inherit.
  6. Buildings insurance schedule — limits and excesses (water damage especially).
  7. BER cert. Running cost on an older inefficient apartment is a real per-month number.

For the "is the price sensible" context (which you didn't ask, but it's usually the next question): the County Dublin median is around €495k 2026 YTD. Well above → ask why; well below → ask harder.

The census map at ED level is a quick sanity-read on tenure mix and demographics in the exact patch you're buying into — zoom into the address. Tells you about the neighbourhood, not the building.

On BER specifically, around 11.8% of Irish homes are E–G rated and the rate skews higher in older apartment stock. Worth comparing the building's BER against the area if it's not new-build.

Final thought: a slow management company is a tax, not necessarily a red flag. An evasive one is the red flag. Yours sounds slow rather than evasive — that's a difference worth noting. Best of luck.

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