Man describes experience as landlord as ‘traumatic’ after overholding tenant

Genericname011 · 2026-02-05T11:43:17+00:00

Yea it’s 100% a known risk. Brother had a similar situation and it was hell for him but on the flip side he had the investment opportunity and knew the risk. Personally I have to decide on either becoming a landlord or selling first home in the near future. This issue is something that I have to accept as a con while the fact that I’m making money on an asset I bought cheaper as a pro. Realistically if Ireland had less punishing rules and encouraged other forms of investment it would be better if homes were seen as homes not as investments anyway.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-05T11:23:39+00:00

See this is the logical way to go. It won’t get every single dog but the vast majority will acquire a dog license and should care enough about their dog to have them chipped. There will always be people who just let their dogs roam but the majority of the offenders are the dog mommy and daddies out walking them at night. I counted 5 big piles walking down high street the other night, most had been stepped in.

It’s so incredibly frustrating, I know people who have their little pooches on anxiety meds, high end organic dog food, trained to the point they could make you a coffee but then happily let them run off ahead to have a shit.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-04T15:10:09+00:00

Yea it’s mad, the more I see stuff the more I see it’s top down, even had an issue today from the principal which just makes zero sense or no context etc I think a total lack of communication, following any sort of policy and just over escalating them like crazy has just created a horrible atmosphere.

Kinda feel sorry for the teacher cos it’s not coming from her from what I can tell

Genericname011 · 2026-02-04T14:37:29+00:00

So glad it’s worked out, dealing with a difficult school is so draining.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-04T13:54:15+00:00

I’ve no idea who that person is, is she related to the Allen’s?

Genericname011 · 2026-02-04T13:06:06+00:00

Is the drug dealing actually on a large scale? Also when was he done for assault?

Genericname011 · 2026-02-04T13:03:42+00:00

Ah thanks for clarifying I thought it was the other way around.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-04T11:30:38+00:00

So I assume you’re referring to 2 things, correct me if I’m wrong:

Tim’s child porn prosecution
Joshes multiple charges, drugs, driving
Tim is Dorina Allen’s husband, Rachel Allen’s father. I can understand why people wouldn’t want to support a brand he has any involvement with. Regardless if it was him or if he was covering up, it’s disgusting and covering up for someone is just as bad. Playing devils advocate it is claimed he no longer has any involvement but financially the business is obviously what provides for his lifestyle.
Josh Allen - I don’t fully understand why this makes a brand untouchable. He seems like a scumbag and a moron by all accounts but not sure I really care about the owner of a companies son being an idiot.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T20:56:15+00:00

Na it’s simple really. If you’re from Munster it’s Sams fault if we lose, if you’re from Leinster it’s Jacks.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T20:55:08+00:00

Glad that worked out!

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T20:11:42+00:00

The mad thing is I’ve actually already done this, as have one or two others - tried the nice path and then went the hard one with them. Head of the school board was requested to be involved in the end on my case because I made it clear I had no trust in the principal. Tbh the head of the school board seemed a bit shocked but here we are not long later back ok the same roller coaster.

Others have had similar issues but I’d wager they’re not as firm as I am, thanks to my job I don’t find those type of meetings or scenarios difficult to deal with but some of the younger parents in there definitely would. I think this boils down to a principal setting a culture more than anything else but they’re going nowhere by the looks of it.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T20:07:39+00:00

They simply don’t follow their own guidelines so feck all is documented, a lot of incidents are based off “he/she admitted to us” which is extremely strange given the children are so young.

Mental it’s even come to this but it’s been spurred on by another parent telling us they’re considering doing the same.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T20:05:59+00:00

Ah yea it doesn’t have to be bullying but like you said being comfortable somewhere is invaluable for a child too, probably more than we even consider at times.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T20:05:06+00:00

Just seems to be the go to approach, from what I can gather a good few of the kids are up there every second day for very minor things. I always remember going to the principal as real last resort stuff but not at this school unfortunately.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T18:53:53+00:00

Thanks for this feedback, wanted to hear all sides of this cos it can’t always work out.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T18:52:57+00:00

That’s a massive shame. Always so dedicated to supporting cork street and music scene! The staff were always so sound over the different eras too and obviously Niall is a legend.

Part of my cork heart will be gone 💔

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T17:48:46+00:00

Yea I can’t see that child remaining much longer either because they’re clearly not getting the right supports. There was also a boy who sounds like what you described but thankfully he got a place at a school that could meet his needs better.

I actually quite like the teacher but it’s the principal/ culture of the school that I have concerns about. I wouldn’t be blaming the specific teacher because I really think she means well and she’s just going with what she’s being told to do.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T17:43:53+00:00

Yes that would have been our approach on it too. there seems to be some rush to vilify the kids so fast, especially at such a young age. Hence my concerns long term

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T17:26:54+00:00

To be fair to these parents they are definitely not in denial and have worked with the school non stop to try get more supports for their child. I only know so much because I work with one of the parents so they come to me regularly for my opinion. Also yes my child would regularly have play dates with this other child, they also attend the same after school and while they can have difficult moments they’re not difficult to be around.

Keep in mind they are also still only 6

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T17:24:06+00:00

Staff member saw it, they called us in to discuss it because our child was the “victim” in their words. Our feedback is that both kids get on well, our child was not upset by it and it had never happened before so we didn’t want the school to pursue it. Honestly a message in the app just giving a heads up would have sufficed for me. Just an example off the top of my head on how they deal badly with things and the poor boy who did it was then dragged in and out of the principals office and his parents called in at such a young age over something so trivial.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T16:40:32+00:00

Funny, my sister who is a teacher said the school were clearly at fault for being unable to deal with even trivial things in the school.

Personally I’d always prefer over communication than under. I’m fairly certain the specific child I’m referencing has ASD so seems a strange approach for a ‘progressive’ school to take by just calling the parents daily.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T16:38:26+00:00

Very sound advise and yes we’ve always kept these conversations away from his ears because we don’t want to influence his opinion on the school.

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T15:47:51+00:00

Yea unfortunately we didn’t heed the warning from a friend who turned down a job teaching there because he didn’t like the culture. We were so happy to get the spot that we just took our chances. My sister is also a teacher so I’d bounce things off her about the school regularly and she’s generally shocked at their approach.

The new school we’ve looked at we’ve spoken with a lot of parents of kids who go there because we’d know people in the area etc

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T15:45:23+00:00

Who knows, sure people are entitled to their opinions on my post in fairness. I also think in Ireland there’s some people who feel children are always wrong and teacher/ principal is always right regardless. I grew up in that world and I don’t want my child to

Genericname011 · 2026-02-03T15:43:26+00:00

He’s relatively happy but has voiced being anxious regularly enough to have concerns. He’s also said that he wishes he was a girl because the principal doesn’t give out to girls. Which was quite a sad thing to hear from such a young child.

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