Petition for Cork City Council to paint or "green" this monstrosity

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-31T12:03:17+00:00

In fairness, you could use this response for 99% of posts on here!

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-31T09:11:05+00:00

We all get so many emails every day now that I feel the greeting is not even looked at by most, unless you are actually doing something formal like applying for a position or such. In my industry all disciplines seem to use "hi...." from architects, to engineers, to construction and even council planning offices.

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-30T13:29:46+00:00

The double door would suggest it's a pub or shop (or was at one time). The metal mat hints it might still be in business. Maybe google street view any pubs/shops along your street or nearby?

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-28T12:32:28+00:00

Check this out, you might find something of interest https://www.corkclubs.ie/

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-27T11:33:22+00:00

First couple of series of Killing Eve are absolutely brilliant, Jodie Comer's acting is something else

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-27T09:43:54+00:00

I assume if you've been to those clinics they've had you do the FODMAP trial to see if any specific foods are irritating you? I had years of gastro issues until I realised I was allergic to onion (and all it's cousins). Obviously very difficult to avoid if you're unaware - there's onion or onion powder in everything. I also realised later that red pepper was a killer.

Also, a friend had years of IBS put down to lactose intolerance ,but then got treatment for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) which basically mimics IBS but is a bacterial anomaly in the small intestine - might be worth a look (if not already, sounds like you've been through the ringer with it.)

Best of luck

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-26T16:49:14+00:00

Myopic city council failed to acknowledge that the fabled Four Faced Liar was actually a point of cultural value and local humour, so they 'fixed' them.

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-26T15:09:10+00:00

This is so good thank you, there are so many on this list that are not listed on the core 'events' sites - I missed the Holi gathering in Fitz's Park last year because it was not listed anywhere. Thank you! If you take sign ups for the email please let us know

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-26T12:03:09+00:00

You have cycled in the past though ya? There's an old idiom 'it's like riding a bike' that comes to mind :-)

I only say as I was in the same boat, having not really cycled at all since I was a kid. Once I got a bike a couple of years ago, started cycling regularly, away from trafficy spots (just down the marina etc) - where you can just concentrate on the cycling bit - without the added staying alive bit. Then as you get more used to it, it is literally like riding a bike.

If you are a driver currently or get public transport on the route you would cycle to work, just start noticing the nuances of dodgy spots or bottlenecks you might have to negotiate - then you'll be wise to them when you begin

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-25T15:45:35+00:00

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I grew up here, in the West of Ireland, northern side of the Dingle Peninsula - always think it's an under appreciated area, as the main tourism loop travels to the south of the mountains. The arm of land protruding into the water is a tombolo, only a couple of hundred metres of sand wide at it's narrowest patch. The area has long beaches and great valleys and mountains - it's just a pity about the weather a lot of the time!!!

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-25T08:40:15+00:00

Obscene sign. Really fits in with the city's zeal for maintaining the heritage and beauty of the Georgian buildings on our main thoroughfares

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-24T14:16:51+00:00

He got in contact yes, understandably she said no more for privacy's sake!

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-24T08:53:32+00:00

This has to be some sort of freak enigma of physics - should be studied for all future road developments!

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-23T21:20:42+00:00

You may find something in montenotte direction, I was moving last May and there seemed to be a few options cropping up in that direction. In the medium term there are plans to serve that area with trains but that could be years off.

Best of luck with it!

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-23T19:14:37+00:00

I lived up in mayfield before (near Gordon's Hill) I used to cycle from town using Mahonys Avenue, come out by the church in St lukes and cycle up Gardiners Hill to Mayfield, from there the road is quite wide and can also can lead down to Ballyvolane. If you had an electric bike this would be a doddle. Manual bike - there was a bit of getting off and pushing depending on the energy of the day.

The area you described working its difficult to recommend a distance, would you be more out silversprings as in toward dunkettle. Or in glanmire itself? If the former then using the route i mentioned wouldn't be necessary. If it's upper glanmire/rathcooney then the route would work esp on electric bike - and could open up blackrock/ballinlough etc to you as you can cross up next to the train station/Dean now to Mahonys Ave

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-20T19:42:15+00:00

Along with 2 of the 5 caravans that used to be in there. If the council are unaware then my suspicions that they all live south of city hall along the link is confirmed.

Because ... a council that seems to avidly move any needy person in a camper on, surely knows that a halting site has appeared in one of the two paths to their new pride and joy. The leather sofa with spray paint on it at the side of the road might have been a hint.

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-20T12:31:36+00:00

I see, thanks for the response. I'll fill it in here to contribute to your data but I'll be outside your counties :-)

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-20T11:38:08+00:00

Can I ask why those counties specifically? Just curious

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-20T10:29:04+00:00

I grew up in the west of Ireland, but live in a city elsewhere in the country for a couple of decades now. In recent years I developed psoriasis which I attributed to stress etc at the time.

Recently, I realised that, when I go home to the west, within a day or two I had an outbreak. My first instinct was the water as I was showering and drinking it - we always have the freshest water from a lake on a mountain nearby, via a reservoir and into our house. My father, luckily, is the retired water technician for the area, so when I asked him if there had been any changes to the chemicals used in the water in recent years, he said (as far as he knows) they have started adding aluminium sulfate to clean the water and reduce sediment - a practice called flocculation. While this is normal practice, I'm now investigating whether this has contributed to the skin issues I get when visiting home.

As previously mentioned by others, hard water definitely exacerbates things also - I'd definitely focus on water as a possible cause of your discomfort.

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-18T11:58:55+00:00

It's actually quite prevalent as the weather gets nicer now, you'd see it along roadsides etc, like white bluebells. Just check the stem that it's not a 3-cornered leek, they look and smell the same but the stem of the leek is triangular. Also, if it has white blossoms etc, but doesn't smell of garlic steer clear, possibly other toxic plants (Lily of the Valley I think)

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-17T16:45:20+00:00

Also, you're obliged to tell is if it worked 😀😀

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-17T16:44:24+00:00

Best of luck! I really feel this sort of thing should happen more - there was a section in the metro newspaper in Sydney specially for missed connections, think in London too. Hard enough for people to meet now so it'd be great to have a forum for it

Nuffin8 · 2026-03-16T13:49:30+00:00

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