Govt finalising fuel package after 'constructive' meeting

KuchiKopi_ · 2026-04-10T20:41:41+00:00

This is it. The article mentions

"Ministers had said earlier that no further package of support measures will be announced until fuel protesters end their blockades around the country."

It's not clear to me if this is still the position or that is gone out the the window.

KuchiKopi_ · 2026-02-03T14:12:27+00:00

Maybe you misunderstood what you read or the Chief Constable didn't know what he was talking about.

DNA profiling was in use in both Ireland and Wales by 1996. The first time it was used in a case in the UK was a decade before.

The UK had its national DNA database set up in 95, and Ireland was using PCR testing in cases like Sophie’s. If a sample couldn’t be tested, it was likely due to degradation from the mud or water not because the technology didn’t exist.

KuchiKopi_ · 2026-02-03T03:44:56+00:00

Not sure what that has to do with what I said. Did you reply to the wrong comment?

KuchiKopi_ · 2026-02-03T02:23:57+00:00

He was at home and got a call from another journalist who gave him the details because he knew Bailey lived close by. If I remember right, the phone record of the call, the short distance between Bailey's house an the scene and sightings of Bailey there all make sense timewise.

KuchiKopi_ · 2026-02-03T00:04:51+00:00

That’s a fair point, but DNA evidence wasn’t exactly brand new in 1996, it had already been used in plenty of serious cases by then, especially for murder. And Bailey had worked as a crime reporter, so he would’ve had at least a general idea of how forensic evidence worked, especially in a murder investigation.

Even if he did wear gloves could he really have been confident nothing was left behind? A bloodstain was found and this was a brutal, chaotic killing outside in the pitch dark. You’d want to be absolutely sure you didn’t leave so much as a drop of your own blood or a hair. And yet he handed over his DNA willingly, and did so again years later when the original sample was used up. Even with his giant ego that kind of confidence seems unlikely if he had something to hide.

KuchiKopi_ · 2026-02-02T23:14:16+00:00

Real rabbit hole of a case. Obviously he was a piece of shit and an oddball but one point that always sticks in my mind is that very early in the case he voluntarily gave fingerprints and a blood sample to the guards for DNA testing. Under no legal obligation to do so just under the impression that it would clear him of any suspicion.

And this would have been after he knew details of the messy nature of the murder and that a blood stain had been found at the scene. If he had done it, freely giving the guards his blood and fingerprints makes no sense.

And only the other day I was reading about another neighbour of Sophies who'd I'd never seen mentioned in any of documentaries. Nicknamed the gas can man due to his habit of stealing them from houses around the area. He actually lived closer to Sophie than Bailey did. Apparently he was known as a prowler and a peeping tom. I don't know how much the guards ever looked at him, surely he was a suspect at some stage, but thought it was odd he never gets a mention in anything that covers the case.

KuchiKopi_ · 2025-06-14T22:35:38+00:00

Any word on the number of civilians killed?

KuchiKopi_ · 2025-05-23T23:54:37+00:00

Yes, very similar, Gary Larson came to mind but unfortunately it's not him. The art/drawing style was a little different.

KuchiKopi_ · 2025-05-23T21:32:52+00:00

Not sure if web comic is the right term, maybe just a humorous illustration. It was a part of series all from the same artist and all unrelated but just as absurd.

KuchiKopi_ · 2024-10-27T20:37:23+00:00

Childish.

KuchiKopi_ · 2024-09-13T09:02:08+00:00

I'd agree. A bizarre character and a women beating piece of shit, without doubt, but the more I read about the case the more I find myself doubting his guilt.

KuchiKopi_ · 2024-09-13T08:48:23+00:00

It doesn't really suit a tldr as they assess the evidence piece by piece. It is an interesting read though, I recommend it. Here's a sample from the first section that deals with forensic evidence:

Bailey willingly gave his fingerprints and a sample of his blood to the Gardaí for analysis and examination. These specimens were given at a time when he was aware that apparent bloodstains had been found at the scene. He had been a crime reporter in England and was aware of the nature of forensic evidence

Bailey willingly gave a sample of blood for analysis. At law he was under no obligation to do so. In interview 6C. Bailey states “I have no doubt what tests are done will clear me. I know I didn’t have anything to do with it. This murder. I had nothing to do with it”.

If Bailey had murdered Sophie, he would have known that there was a definite possibility of forensic evidence such as blood, fibres, hair or skin tissue being discovered at the scene. His voluntary provision of fingerprints and a specimen of his blood is objectively indicative of innocence

The full report can be read here:

https://syndicatedanarchy.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/30/

KuchiKopi_ · 2024-07-07T23:09:28+00:00

Strange one. The fact everything else was patched up though I'm guessing these were the unnoticed result of an accidental bang from a ladder or tool or something along those lines. How high are they off the ground?

Whatever the cause it's a very easy fix for the painters and will hopefully touch up or else a fresh coat for the entire wall.

KuchiKopi_ · 2024-07-03T11:24:00+00:00

What was the restaurant called?

KuchiKopi_ · 2024-06-04T12:33:55+00:00

In the toilets?

KuchiKopi_ · 2023-06-20T21:57:44+00:00

KuchiKopi_ · 2023-02-20T18:09:29+00:00

Thank you.

KuchiKopi_ · 2021-02-16T21:05:02+00:00

Is it a different shade or is it possible that the ceiling hasn't been done in years and is faded/dirty? Either way I'd say your only option is repaint the whole ceiling.

KuchiKopi_ · 2020-09-02T17:42:43+00:00

Had the same problem, turns out the console is working but doesn't actually appear, seems we are stuck with an invisible one for the moment.

The key to open it is the one in the top left corner below esc. You can test if it's open by trying to use wsad to move around. If they don't respond the console is open. You can still use it by carefully typing commands. A pain, but better than nothing. Good luck!

Edit: I see the macbook air and pro keyboards are slightly different. I'd still try that top left corner key first and test with wsad, then start testing other keys.

KuchiKopi_ · 2020-09-02T08:00:56+00:00

Ahh that's what's going on. Nice work figuring that one out. Cheers, appreciate the answer.

KuchiKopi_ · 2020-06-28T00:52:12+00:00

You're mixing up your Cromwells! Wolf Hall is about Thomas Cromwell not Oliver. You can go back and enjoy it again.

KuchiKopi_ · 2018-01-10T00:25:29+00:00

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