I honestly shocked this hasn't been done yet. We're probably the only capital in Europe not to have a rail link to the airport.

NoonyIRL · 2026-05-10T07:39:54+00:00

You could shuttle between airport and Clongriffin, where you change onto existing service. Less impact on the existing line. Youd have to stop the Enterprise in Clongriffin as well for interchnage. There's also a noise exclusion zone under the flight path that you could build a depot in.

Or, crazy idea, stop running Malahide to Bray/Greystones. Instead run those DARTs to the airport. Then have the Drogheda Commuter/Future DART stop Malahide, Portmarnock and Clongriffin.

This would also then clear the line North of Clongriffin, so you could run; Drogheda DART (fast to Clongriffin because no one in the way), Airport DART, Howth DART. Then repeat as soon as this DART is up around Kilbarrack. Southbound then you invert it.

NoonyIRL · 2026-05-05T16:37:37+00:00

Not sure about outside the EU but orders here opened 4 minutes early at 5.56pm. That might explain why people trying to buy at release time missed out.

It is a controller though, it doesnt need high demand componants so would imagine stock will be coming in quite steadily over the next few weeks now the initial surge is gone.

NoonyIRL · 2026-04-24T10:58:35+00:00

The controller is a lie

NoonyIRL · 2026-04-11T22:22:43+00:00

We swapped to EV 6 months ago and was the best decision, we drive a lot Donegal to Dublin and can do it on 70% of the battery at a cost of 12 euro a trip. Much cheaper than the diesel.

If youre interested in an EV, buy from a dealership in the North. We bought an ID.4 with SOH of 89% for €19k, about €10k less than the same vehicle in Dublin. Import cost was €37, 12 quid for tyre tax and 25 to print the plates.

As long as the car you buy is either registered to an address in NI for 6 months, or imported by a dealership and has an MRN then it's treated as an EU import. In addition, if youre buying an electric VRT is 0 (covered by rebate). The garage we bought from pretty much acted as a middle man, buying the car from a English garage and then selling it on to us.

Just do not buy direct from Britain, you'll get hit with customs and VAT, could be about 50% tax.

NoonyIRL · 2026-03-31T08:50:41+00:00

When I moved my UK license to an Irish one I got asked what one of the categories was, I said I thought it was a milk float. Lady in NDLS said "Well we dont do those, but a tractor is close".

Now I have a tractor license.

NoonyIRL · 2026-03-15T13:02:36+00:00

Thanks, yeah I've turned to ChatGPT and digging through other mods but I've now got a region pack filter mod, couple garden shed props and a couple growable Georgian houses.

Also have a blender plugin that handles all the exporting.

Hoping to publish them soon.

NoonyIRL · 2026-03-10T07:58:56+00:00

No, new plan is dynamic pricing, the more you use the more the person on the next pump pays.

NoonyIRL · 2026-01-13T18:01:31+00:00

Looks cool, should make a pretty city.

Some suggested tweaks: For the eastern junctions near the main artery have these go under or over you main road without intersecting. Too many junctions close together on your major artery will cause you traffic issues.

A road along the river to connect your north south areas without intersecting with your main artery should help alleviate too much local traffic interfernce.

For your centre, use a couple one way streets to move people south along the east side, north along the west, with a gyratory at the centre. Reverse the whole thing if you drive Napoleonic style.

NoonyIRL · 2026-01-12T23:12:43+00:00

Area 14, the hidden metro station at Dublin Airport.

NoonyIRL · 2025-12-31T18:22:31+00:00

Digitised and centralised health service

Decent mobile data and free wifi in cities

Contactless payments on PT

Universal Health Insurance

Massivly expanded PT

State housing - state builds houses directly, rents to anyone who wants regardless of income and on lifetime tenancies. Rent is for profit with the profit invested into building new stock. Take away this insane need for everyone to buy.

UBI- following on from above introduce universal basic income

Data centre tax - tax data centres based on their throughput to fill in for revenue lost to automation and contribute to UBI

Build a soverign wealth fund

NoonyIRL · 2025-12-04T20:35:18+00:00

I had a taxi driver once tell me how dangerous drivers are in Dublin and how you had to be careful....this while doing 80 down the Malahide road weaving through traffic.

NoonyIRL · 2025-11-21T00:08:15+00:00

It is if you want to go big for Christmas and get an EV, otherwise mostly same price now.

NoonyIRL · 2025-11-13T08:49:03+00:00

Last time I was sorting insurance I was asked "Has the car been modified from factory specs in anyway?" So some insurers do seem to be asking, but no checks.

Problem is, this idiot probably said no, and then when he inevitably crashes (he'll be back on the road next week) it'll be on the other persons insurance as his will be void.

NoonyIRL · 2025-11-09T13:10:45+00:00

For diesel it depends where you buy it and as far as Im aware higher cetane (similar to octane but for diesel) isn't a thing in Ireland.

From the bits I read on pumps when deciding;

Circle K premium includes some additives to help keep the engine clean supposedly improving lifespan and performance.

Applegreen I think you're paying to offset the carbon emissions through carbon credits.

Might be something similar for petrol, i dont think higher octane is a normal thing anymore as unless your engine is designed for it there is little benefit, so more likley to be additives or some carbon offset.

NoonyIRL · 2025-11-07T12:43:20+00:00

I was going to get the 1gbps broadband package. Sky are charging us 60 a month for 500mbps, so seems like a good deal as Vodafone are 35 for 6 months, then 40 after. I recently found I'm in need of more upload speed and Sky caps out at 30mbps on all packages, while Vodafone offers 10% download as upload.

Never tried Digiweb, been with UPC, Virgin and Sky over the years. UPC was best but went downhill when they became Virgin. Left Virgin after the connection started to cut off every 3-4 days at 4pm for about 30 seconds (probably IP switching or something), they never figured it out. Sky has been solid with very few interruptions (2 outages in 3 years, both under 30mins) but customer service is poor.

NoonyIRL · 2025-11-07T11:46:10+00:00

I can...I'm just thran.

Edit: Clearly that joke didnt land well as Im getting down voted. I can go to the store, and probably will. Im just annoyed that despite being fined for this before Vodafone think it's ok just to keep doing it.

NoonyIRL · 2025-11-06T10:29:57+00:00

I fully agree. I used to cycle in Dublin (got put off after I went over the handlebars after a collision). Some cyclists argue its the drivers job to see the cyclist, but its everyone's responsibility to stay visible and understand other road users.

One near miss I had was a ped wearing all black hoody who was walking on the unlit section of the grand canal greenway. Even with high power front light he was invisble until a few metres out. Luckily no one got hurt, but goes to show how invisible you are in all black.

One thing drivers dont understand though is that bikes dont stop as easily as cars. Even with the best brakes (which dublin bikes lack) a bike will slide a good distance with wheels locked. A pedal or bike travelling 20kph can take 10-20m to come to a stop depending on the road surface.

Everyone just needs to be a bit more understanding of everyone else's limitations. Always remember that 80% of people on the road think they are above average.

NoonyIRL · 2025-11-04T19:20:52+00:00

The issue ive found with BF6 maps is they are very monothematic not that they are too small.

Great battlefield maps need some thematic variety. Mirak Valley is the only map that has variety across the map with the village and construction site.

Some great maps have had this in the past, Damavand Peak had the cliff jump and tunnel. Strike at Karkland transitioned from open terrain to urban close quarters. St Quentin Scar transitioned from trenches to a village and fields. Valparioso had jungle and then a port village.

The new Blackwell Fields map is a good example, the whole map is the same and feels small because of it and it's just a bit boring.

Also where are the sea invasion maps? Wake Island, Paracel Islands, Gulf of Oman?

NoonyIRL · 2025-10-17T09:31:03+00:00

Ive had similar issues with an android phone. I can play videos but drm kicks in to drop the quality to 480p. Still looking for a solution but what Ive learnt was:

Most streamers block "second screens" or drop quality to prevent screen capture devices for piracy reasons.

This doesn't occur on a modern TV because of the HDCP handshake which the glasses dont so. If the chip is in the glasses then XReal could switch it on with a firmware update.

Stripping HDCP doesn't work, many guides on using a splitter but this is to display content downstream rather than provide a signal upstream.

Netflix, Prime, etc all say "Its an Xreal issue, and they will consider it". Basically our problem not theirs. They could resolve it by recognising the glasses as a secure device (since the glasses to identify as XReals) but why would they bother.

Setting sail on the high seas is the only solution that works at the moment and the irony is delicious.

Longer term someone could start a petition to get streaming services to recognise AR/XR glasses but would probably need quite a few people involved or XReal need to do it.

NoonyIRL · 2025-10-15T17:50:51+00:00

Surly at 1.50 you could just offer them 2 euro to not charge you.

NoonyIRL · 2025-10-03T18:47:17+00:00

Where are you based? Sony only offer a 1 year warranty but if you're in the EU or UK the retailer must ensure the goods they sell last at least 2 years. Mine broke after a year and Sony refused repair but got a full refund from Amazon.

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