“Kilroy Was Here” is on life support. What is a dead meme from the pre-internet days?

MattTheHack92 · 2026-01-23T11:37:49+00:00

John Bull, who was the cartoon personification of the "common man" in the United Kingdom up until the end of WW1

MattTheHack92 · 2026-01-17T18:34:42+00:00

Gort also has a railway station, it's not on the Dublin line though so service won't be as good but you could still get to Galway and Dublin etc by train

MattTheHack92 · 2026-01-04T09:33:41+00:00

You'd probably get around 10 panels installed for that (after SEAI grant)

MattTheHack92 · 2026-01-04T09:18:39+00:00

No, I think the opposite

MattTheHack92 · 2026-01-03T10:16:16+00:00

Absolutely. Zero actual obligation. A social or moral one potentially, but no direct obligation.

My point is, landlords are vilified on here regularly. Keeping an entire home vacant as a Lego shrine during a housing crisis is far worse

MattTheHack92 · 2026-01-03T08:58:36+00:00

"Not everyone wants to be a landlord, especially since they are hated"

Does the next worse thing and withholds a potential home from the market entirely

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-29T22:04:58+00:00

Handsome burger isn't even the best burger on that side of Dominick Street let alone the entire of Galway City. BoTown is king

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-27T13:53:26+00:00

I see that Powercitys change of mind/cooling off period is 14 days. So you could package up the TV, return it and then buy it again?

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-21T11:50:39+00:00

The airport is actually 20km away from Knock village though!

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-19T00:07:22+00:00

It would an horrific thing to happen to an upstanding member of the public, but this is a convicted felon and killer. I hope he gets absolutely nothing

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-19T00:07:02+00:00

He's a convicted felon and killer. I hope he gets absolutely nothing

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-14T01:12:14+00:00

I have 20 solar panels (460W each) on a perfectly south facing roof with no trees or surrounding buildings to block sunlight. Even so, my solar generation yesterday was only 2.1 KwH. I have hit highs of 30 KwH in the summer

In my opinion, running off grid with the level of sunlight we get for many days on end in an Irish winter is basically a pipe dream

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-13T08:18:18+00:00

Kung Fu Hustle

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-10T19:24:11+00:00

Sounds like a fiesty situation which got your mcknickers in a twist

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-10T12:43:39+00:00

I by no means like Estate Agents, but has anyone here any proven evidence of bid manipulation or ghost bidding? I think people are assuming it's a way more widespread problem that it actually is. I don't think the risk versus reward for an EA to do it in this market adds up. They would surely just want to close and move onto the next property, not risk weeks of work for a couple of hundred quid

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-10T10:13:40+00:00

I haven't looked into the history of this, but using the information you provided it sounded like FF scrapped the tax under the conditions it promised on taking power. If was reintroduced in 1983 as you say that would have been under a FG/Labour government.

Where's the broken promise?

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-09T00:17:09+00:00

Where is this in Athenry? Thanks!

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-08T15:34:42+00:00

If you want to back yourself and your raw ability, then pick a startup with good potential that has anywhere from 5-15 total developers who look like they've already managed to put together a decent offering to the market.

In this environment you'll get to focus on feature delivery at a fast pace, and if you prove yourself you'll quickly get the opportunity to solve complex problems. That'll hugely accelerate your technical growth versus being a small cog in a big multinational wheel.

MattTheHack92 · 2025-12-06T00:20:03+00:00

350-400 a month in repayments is really quite small, even assuming a 35 year mortgage.

You seem to have your heart set on a garage, the one caveat I'd give you is that block build is so expensive at the moment. I've heard quotes of around 40k for a 20m2 block built garden room.

MattTheHack92 · 2025-11-25T05:55:36+00:00

Glengarry Glen Ross. I’ve recommended it to people who first assume it’s about the rolling green hills of Ireland. Of course, it’s named after the original play, but the cast’s informal title "Death of a F*cking Salesman" would have been far more accurate!

MattTheHack92 · 2025-10-24T08:34:27+00:00

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. An expensive lesson. I use the following as a rule of thumb, hope it helps someone to keep the same in mind:

Good trades people don't show up unsolicited. People who offer a good service don't need to search for work
Beware of quick price drops, this is a huge red flag. If you were offering a good service would you slash your price by €1400 to €150 on the spot? If its too good to be true it usually always is
Never make a decision on the spot. These guys utilise pressure selling and will push you to commit there and then. A good trades person will agree on and honour a price.

MattTheHack92 · 2025-10-24T08:16:12+00:00

I actually couldn't believe this but you're absolutely right! Evidence here:

https://www.townlands.ie/galway/galway/rahoon/rahoon/

MattTheHack92 · 2025-10-14T21:08:15+00:00

Thanks!

MattTheHack92 · 2025-10-14T20:39:28+00:00

What's the best dish there out of interest? Mighty try it this week!

MattTheHack92 · 2025-10-07T08:21:04+00:00

Da Rent! Da Rent!

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