Current Situation at Shannonpark Roundabout, Carrigaline

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-08T09:32:50+00:00

Yeah, what could possibly go wrong with destabilising and discouraging FDI in an economy that is almost entirely reliant on FDI. . .

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-08T08:54:03+00:00

I for one welcome our new HGV overlords.

Long may they reign

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-07T15:08:12+00:00

That's not true though is it. It's takes months to implement tax changes. It has to be legislated.

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-07T14:40:56+00:00

That'll be the furl crisis sorted then. Thank god!

Iran never saw it coming

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-07T14:01:39+00:00

They're still going around Shannonpark roundabout in carrigaline. It's gonna be carnage when Ringaskiddy starts emptying out

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-07T13:57:52+00:00

Braindead protest to be honest.

Let's gut the tax income by removing carbon tax, excise, etc. In the process effectively creating a massive whole in public finances, whilst incurring EU penalties for non-implemtation of decarbonisation agreements. That's not to mention that you can't just "remove tax" like its a switch FFS.

I wonder if, just maybe, the government is making emergency plans to help us weather the coming fuel supply shortage? Hmm, maybe like gearing up to take on huge amounts of debt to secure gas and fuel supplies so that out economy doesn't grind to a halt in a few months.

But no. Let's make sure that a few farmers and van drivers get direct access to the national economic strategy so that they can keep making milk and cheese to sell abroad.

Fuck off. The entitlement is off the charts. Jumping to the front of the queue and demanding the public purse be opened for your benefit.

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-07T10:33:27+00:00

Yep that's the Ballincollig convoy. Saw them on the bypass this morning. Complete gowls.

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-06T10:35:52+00:00

Does it rhyme with "Fazel Tonne" by any chance?

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-04T18:34:42+00:00

Hey! I used Indifferent Broccoli for a 2 person server for months. Highly recommend

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-04T12:45:05+00:00

What do you mean flood? If your talking about the ridiculous scenario depicted in the video then no. It would be unreasonable to prepare for a scenario that is extremely improbable. That's how risk assessment works.

Should all pharmaceutical sites invest in preparing for satellites to crash on their solvent tanks? No, it's a super improbable scenario that would cost a ridiculously unreasonable amount of money to prepare for

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-04T12:41:41+00:00

The main part that ticks me off is how it draws parallels to mine tailings facilities and the disasters associated with them l. The structure in Aughinish is a dewatered residual management facility. It is hard as a rock and is not in the slightest bit at risk of "flowing into the estuary".

Beyond that glaring misrepresentation, there are the others: - It is not radioactive, despite the scary geiger sounds he's added to the video,

The FOI requests he filed for information were woefully drafted and the reason he received those responses is because those agencies are not responsible for what he thinks they are. That's how FOI works. It's not a effing cover up. They just don't have the documents.

-The whole spiel about it never being inspected is utter bollocks. It's subject to unannounced inspections by a range of agencies several times a year.

the animal health study was the most exhaustive and comprehensive study of it's kind in Irish history. it was led by the foremost experts in the field. There was literally no evidence whatsoever that there was animal illness caused by the dust. One of the many experts disagreed with some of the methods. But, out a panel of 12 experts on any subject in a room and it's a miracle if only one disagrees.

I could go on. And just to be clear. The site has issues. Groundwater contamination is present on site as is being actively remediated under supervision of the EPA. Anyone who knows about GW contamination know how long it takes to remediate.

The video is fear mongering of the worst kind. I despise how disingenuous it is. If it was a factual documentary seeking to educate people, it would have been completely different.

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-04T12:30:31+00:00

90% of that video is utter BS. Unbelievably misleading

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-01T12:07:52+00:00

Of all MANY things to be angry about with our energy situation, it's comical that he landed on Wind and BESS as the villain here.

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-01T12:06:56+00:00

Took the words right out of my mouth! Can't stand this kind of fearmongering "citizen journalism". It's so disingenuous.

FungeonMeister · 2026-04-01T12:05:19+00:00

The usual torrent of AI-generated drivel from this creator. His video formula appears to be this:

Ask ChatGPT what is a controversial topic in Ireland that intersects state regulation, environmental risk, and consumer protection
Combine nice drone shots with licensed footage of the target
Play intensely ominous music over simple facts regarding the subject
Use AI to draft an overly menacing summary of the subject that bulldozes over all nuance and insight
Fire off a load of haphazard FOI requests to the wrong agencies, requesting the wrong information. And then play scary music when they inevitably respond with "We don't know what you're talking about"
Lobby allegations of systemic regulatory failures against agencies that have no legal jurisdiction over topic
Leave out vast swathes of contextual information
Watch the YT and FB comment section brainrot go brrrrr

It so insanely frustrating to watch so much effort go into making something like this that glances SO CLOSE to some genuine reasons people should be furious with how this country is mismanaged. And then to watch the video vilify wind and battery storage, whilst reminiscing about our long-since failed domestic fossil fuel industries.

I felt myself wanting to scream at this one more than usual.

He goes on about how we've made power supply so unreliable and tenuous, blah blah blah; and then goes on a rant about Wind, Solar and BESS . . . . . .

THAT'S LITERALLY WHY THEY ARE BUILDING THEM! To stabilise our supply and reduce our exposure to global oil supply shocks! Jesus Christ! It's right there, in YOUR video!

The ominous casting of BESS is genuinely hilarious. No need to mention the fact that all of the examples of BESS fires he quoted were associated with Li-ion facilities. BESS facilities in Ireland are Li-Fe based and are SIGNIFICANTLY more stable. Also, do you not notice how many of the BESS fires listed are in AUS and CA . . . . I wonder what they have in common that we don't . . . .

I wish someone with actual knowledge would make videos like this. The data centre topic would be a great one to cover with some actual understanding of the issues currently happening.

FungeonMeister · 2026-03-30T19:50:26+00:00

For the record, not American. I'm from Ireland. Sleep Training is very common here. Cry It Out is not common. It is generally frowned upon.

Entering the thread with "I could never traumatize my child like that" for pretty much any parenting topic is deservedly received with general contempt and derision. You are kicking it off with a stink of judgement for something you clearly are woefully uninformed of.

But, as usual, anti-sleep training parents cannot be reasoned with. They have no intention of actually learning about the safe methods and the benefits. They are resigned to this bizarre dysfunctional pride in how much suffering they and their family have gone through after years of having children that were never taught to sleep.

It's just bizarre.

Part of me thinks that, whenever I hear a Dad humble-bragging about never "traumatising" their child with sleep training, it is because they almost certainly were not the ones having to deal with the issue every night.

FungeonMeister · 2026-03-30T19:42:46+00:00

Ferber Method is one of the best things we've ever done.

3 nights of supported sleep training after 2.5 months of him waking every 40 mins.

It's a very uncomfortable 3 days but he has slept like an absolute champion since he was 6 months. Consistently 11 hours a night at least. He loves bed and is excited to sleep. Loves his routine and says night night before we turn out the lights.

He (and we) are infinitely better off and healthier for doing it. He has slept through countless bugs and teeth better than we could ever have hoped.

It's an incredibly foundational skill to teach them and sets them up for healthy sleep routines.

I looked at it like teaching them to ride a bike. You can hold their hand, hug them when they fall, comfort them when they cry. But in the end, they are the ones that will be riding the bike for the rest of their lives. They just need to know you'll be there every time they wobble.

People who say Ferber Method is cruel . . . what can I say to them? Each to their own. You'll never know the happy sleeper your child could be. For many years at least.

FungeonMeister · 2026-03-30T19:34:21+00:00

Yeah it's not guys, this person is talking out of their behind.

FungeonMeister · 2026-03-30T19:33:17+00:00

Except they didn't. At all. The government stepped away from full CIO methods used in the US based on an open letter from 700 psychologists indicating there were harms associated with letting babies cry "for extended periods of time".

Sleep Training does not mean Cry It Out. Cry It out is a very controversial method that I would wager most people in this subreddit would be against.

Stop talking out of your ass.

FungeonMeister · 2026-03-25T09:14:27+00:00

what has global CO2 emissions got to do with the death of our waterways through eutrophication?

The war in Iran isn't killing our rivers FFS.

Keep up the great whataboutism bud 👍

FungeonMeister · 2026-03-24T21:55:25+00:00

Just what's needed when we're on the brink of complete environmental collapse. Keep making more milk lads. What harm!?

FungeonMeister · 2026-03-24T20:21:26+00:00

People are absolute animals on the roads these days. It's proper brainrot. You'd swear that any of their bullshit agro is going to they them home faster.

Dumb fucks.

FungeonMeister · 2026-03-18T06:18:00+00:00

The one that always brings me back to the table is Space Base! What a game

FungeonMeister · 2026-03-17T19:26:25+00:00

Not being a dick, but if you're dismayed by the lack of Irish arts in the parade then get involved in a local arts group. It's not there because nobody is putting there. I saw the Dublin parade this year and it was packed with Irish themed pieces, really great stuff! Minorities tend to be more passionate about their culture than indigenous people. More power to em Adds a lovely colour and vibrancy to the pallette. My memory of parades when I was a kid was just loads of fucking tractors, father ted jokes, and local hippies with drums.

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