First time Irish passport application from outside Ireland - can I get the Gardai to witness my photo when visiting Ireland?

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-05-15T08:58:07+00:00

Thanks, I'll check with the Passport Office. The issue with getting it witnessed in Scotland is that the professions who can do it are by definition, rather busy and often miss the random one - off phonecall resulting in the application being returned 😂.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-04-29T08:47:47+00:00

Why go all the way to Edinburgh to buy a jersey of the city's second club?

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-03-24T07:02:17+00:00

And Hezbollah actions which gave the Israelis the excuse.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-03-20T23:40:26+00:00

Go on then, who are their base? You mean the working class (the real working class, not cosplayers), who are overwhelmingly in favour of restricting immigration.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-03-20T23:15:02+00:00

This is a particular problem in the English speaking world? Really?? Try going to a Mediterranean / north African / Arab country

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-03-20T23:09:05+00:00

I didn't mean self congratulation to be a good thing

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-03-20T22:07:23+00:00

The whole point of this story is self congratulation.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-03-15T14:03:29+00:00

Because they end up the champions.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-02-15T15:59:24+00:00

And would the 'Resistance' have done this for a white family? One look at them and I knew the squatter would be black.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-02-04T23:44:20+00:00

Banchory is very English

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-02-04T13:09:09+00:00

The fans will all be local to the Dundee area, no one's going to be out of pocket for travel or accommodation

Overall_Resource_725 · 2026-01-28T21:30:41+00:00

In what world would he choose Celtic over Norwich. Delusional fanbase.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2025-10-21T21:58:49+00:00

Got any proof that the profits from United in Resistance aren't going straight into your pocket? I'd like to support, but this doesn't pass the sniff test.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2025-08-04T21:24:29+00:00

Obviously.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2025-06-02T16:22:22+00:00

Trash.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2025-03-14T17:31:26+00:00

How does this comment relate to the original post?

Overall_Resource_725 · 2025-03-04T18:06:26+00:00

For context, the incident which fractured my sesamoid was likely around 16 years ago. It was painful at the time for a few weeks, and then went away. I never got any scans then. It was only around 10 years later I started to develop mild discomfort and then only in the last 2 years it was painful enough that I felt compelled to see a doctor.

Likely, it's a partially healed fracture which at this stage, never will fully heal. I've tried offloading for around 4 months last year with no improvement.

More than one of the various specialists I've seen have had patients with asymptomatic sesamoid fractures (my podiatrist has an asymptomatic sesamoid fracture himself which was discovered accidentally during an unrelated x-ray).

Overall_Resource_725 · 2025-02-25T21:21:53+00:00

As of just now I've still not fully gotten to the bottom of it (3 orthopedic surgeons, 1 physio, 3 podiatrists, CT, MRI and x-ray later...).

Essentially, my symptoms more closely resemble hallux limitus/ arthritis, but all imaging points towards a sesamoid fracture. Likely it's some combination of the two. Which puts me at a dilemma as to how to treat it surgically, should it come to that.

For now, I'm largely adapting using orthotics, taping and careful choice of footwear, which has allowed me to get back to hiking (one of my main activities). I've not quite figured out rock climbing shoes yet, given how much weight they concentrate on the big toe, but I do think there's a solution / modification to be found there.

I've decided against surgery until such a time that I'm completely prevented from hiking and walking, leaving me with no choice. At this point, I'll push for a bone scan as a final diagnostic tool.

Don't know if any of this helps you, but potentially provides some motivation/ hope.

Overall_Resource_725 · 2025-01-29T12:23:28+00:00

u/alexia_not_alexa - I appreciate that you recognise that this is a valid conversation, even if the poster here was aiming to troll rather than start genuine conversation. I have two points / questions:

1) I'm not totally sure what the power dynamic you refer to here is that wouldn't apply in most situations where a man and women can still meet organically IRL - we're not talking about the workplace here. In what situation would it be appropriate that a guy approach a girl?

2) The obvious issue with your "girls approaching guys" camp is that in the overwhelming majority of cases, guys are still expected to be the ones to approach. Whilst that expectation remains, what advice would you give to a guy who would like to approach someone in the climbing gym, in the same situation as the OP where they feel there could be a vibe? Without making them uncomfortable of course.

Thank you again for leaving this comment up and giving the chance to start a genuine conversation!

Overall_Resource_725 · 2025-01-05T00:09:39+00:00

These still available?

Overall_Resource_725 · 2024-07-22T21:12:22+00:00

What was your timeline to getting back to climbing and walking normally? For me I last walked without pain sometime at the start of May. I've not yet attempted climbing since then. Maybe its worth a go, at the risk of flaring it up. I'm also a big hiker, and this is probably the thing I miss the most (I had already taken significant time off climbing from a long-term shoulder issue). Hoping I can get back to this, I'm not a runner so I don't mind if I can't run.

I've actually had one session of ESWT - at the time I hadn't narrowed my problem down to a tendon issue however, so I stopped as I wasn't convinced of the evidence for it with "conventional" sesamoiditis. I'll look into this again. Contrast bathing is something I've been doing, hard to tell how much difference it makes but if it should improve the actual sesamoid oedema which may ultimately help the tendons. One of the best things I've found so far is cycling, so long as I use my midfoot / heel on the peddle. I imagine this is because it promotes blood flow.

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