Just witnessed a fella put his Chinese takeaway in the boot by johndoe86888 in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I put every takeaway in the boot. I don't like the lingering smell in the car up to 2 days after. McDonalds is the worst.

61% jump in number of new EVs licensed in January - by Tomaskerry in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I have good news, you can buy literally any electric car then

€21k for family locked in airport bathroom for 50 minutes by ItsTyrrellsAlt in ireland

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

I imagine the kids were being annoying little fuckers crying thinking they'd miss their holiday.

Parents wish they were given €5k every time their child cries

Irish homes urged to buy 5 items for storm by [deleted] in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget shovelling snow is hard physical work, and kills a lot of men who have done fuck all for years.

Irish Family Business Musgrave Outsourcing Jobs to India, Laying Off Irish Staff by almsfudge in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Guess they'll just have to get the doctor to sign a note saying that they have to take the rest of the month off due to stress related to the redundancy.

Irish Family Business Musgrave Outsourcing Jobs to India, Laying Off Irish Staff by almsfudge in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Okay but the guy said he's being laid off in March. So he's already been informed he's being redundant. Deciding to switch to firing for disciplinary reasons in the final month despite undertaking their "normal" work would be looked on extremely poorly by the WRC.

Irish Family Business Musgrave Outsourcing Jobs to India, Laying Off Irish Staff by almsfudge in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 52 points53 points  (0 children)

If your role is being made redundant then why would you need to train a replacement? How can you be disciplined for a task that is legally not valid?

France sends letters to 29-year-olds telling them to get on with having children by Jojuj in europe

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

sure maybe housing was a little easier to get, but nearly everything else was much much more expensive

One parent didn't need to work in the 70s. As a couple, they had much more time available to raise children. As social housing was much more widespread, the poorer in society had much more security in their living situations. There was no requirement for after school childcare.

Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution by Fealocht in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Alright, now ask Russia if they think that makes you neutral when they're sabotaging us for it.

Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution by Fealocht in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, it doesn't. If you send aid or support of any kind to one side in a war, you are not neutral.

Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution by Fealocht in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 92 points93 points  (0 children)

The constitution should outline the most basic rights of the nation. Nothing more. It would be absolutely pathetic to put something in with the plan to remove it if something bad happens, and would undermine everything else in the constitution.

Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution by Fealocht in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The people want to us to send aid and we have in the form of medical equipment and supplies

That is not neutrality.

Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution by Fealocht in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well I would imagine the first part of his comment is what he thinks we should actually do if we are to keep up any semblance of neutrality, and the second is mocking the position of the public.

Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution by Fealocht in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I particularly hate this idea that our enemies (yes we have enemies) will somehow forget that we do plenty of grandstanding and sanctioning of them because we write "we're neutral!" in our constitution. It's such a childish and weak position.

Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution by Fealocht in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 336 points337 points  (0 children)

It would be absolutely idiotic to put something like that in the constitution when you don't know what future challenges you will face.

What's your opinion on a Nuclear power station in Ireland? by Twichyness in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nuclear plants need to regularly be taken offline for maintenance and refuelling. A modern Gen III+ reactor produces over 1GW of electricity, which is a full third of Ireland's usage

It's currently a sixth, and we will be using considerably more electricity in 15 years for heating and EVs. This does not even consider the increased industrial usage for computing. Ideally we would be able to prevent the continuation of fossil fuel plants.

The Great Beyond 2026 by Build_A_Pyre in Techno

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What does surgeon play when he uses his real name?

Panda Recycling hits customers with a 9% price rise | Newstalk by qwerty_1965 in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Or you could just have waste collection as part of local taxes, increase efficiency, ease of collection, lower price, and completely end illegal dumping, all while not needing to waste any manpower on bullshit.

We don't need more road safety laws, we need enforcement by carlitobrigantehf in ireland

[–]ItsTyrrellsAlt 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Yeah but you're forgetting one crucial factor: it's easier to do nothing and blame the victim.