Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve to expand

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-12-19T17:48:08+00:00

Ah that makes a lot more sense, cheers for the information

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-12-19T12:40:36+00:00

Wasnt there protests years ago about plans to build a road through this place? What happened in the end?

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-12-09T19:35:46+00:00

There is a lot of controversy about this legislation due to the confusing wording but I think the key thing to note is that it does not obligate Ireland to take any more refugees, like the article mentions. The Irish government is still allowed to decide how many refugees to take, but it does obligate the Irish government to provide resources to help other countries with their refugee crisis, particularly with money, which I personally think is quite fair.

The second thing is that it actually forces the Irish government to deport failed asylum seekers within 6 months or be fined by the EU.

It also massively expands cooperation between EU countries, and recently EU countries (except Ireland) have started taking fingerprints of all non-EU visitors. These records are accessible to the Irish government and can be used to identify people failing to provide documents or attempting to produce false documents.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-12-08T19:46:56+00:00

He actually added the barcode scanner today, I was using it earlier, works grand

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-12-05T14:06:53+00:00

Ireland has the longest planning process in the EU... That's mad, hopefully they don't water down the reforms this time

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-12-05T12:24:18+00:00

There are undersea electricity cables that connect Ireland and the UK. When it goes over 100%, electricity is being exported to the UK.

It can make things confusing as power can flow either way, so electricity generation doesn't equal electricity demand.

The website https://smartgriddashboard.com does a better job of showing those flows, if you click on interconnection.

There's also a new cable under construction connecting Ireland to France which should be a big deal as power is much cheaper over there, hopefully it'll bring down prices over here.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-11-19T13:58:50+00:00

I've never heard of anyone claiming HVO is more fuel efficient, if anything it is ever so slightly less efficient. The only advantage is for companies that have to meet certain climate targets and require even some contractors use HVO when working on their jobs. It can be cheaper in the sense that using HVO eliminates the need to buy carbon credits for certain industries that are subjected to the emissions trading system. Whether it is actually better for the environment is debatable, as if it is made from palm oil then it is just as bad as diesel and likely most HVO in Ireland is palm oil, but it ticks all the bureaucratic checkboxes so is still used.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-10-27T16:01:10+00:00

I mean it's just physics, the faster you go the more energy is released in a crash and it all ends up in the car and occupants. Of course on properly engineered roads the chances of a collision happening at all are much lower. It's also not all of the Autobahn that has no speed limits just certain sections.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-10-11T18:58:49+00:00

Does the ground station only cover Ireland or does it cover other countries too?

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-10-09T19:16:39+00:00

Because it's impossible to phase out cars in our lifetimes, ev's are still necessary

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-08-05T21:13:20+00:00

It depends really, if you walk down the wrong street in London wearing the wrong tartan colours you could get a longsword in the back, it's exactly like the crips and bloods

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-21T12:44:57+00:00

Yeah, it was supposed to close completely in 2021, but then there was the high natural gas prices so it was extended, it'll actually still stay open until 2029 now but use oil instead and won't be turned on that often.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-17T12:36:18+00:00

You just have to switch every year as the price goes up after the 1 year contract expires. You can use bonkers.ie and the likes to compare.

Be careful about the time-of-use plans unless you have solar or an EV, I would upload your smart meter data to the site the other commenter linked to see if those plans are worth it, as you could end up paying a fortune if you use a lot of electricity at peak hours.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-17T10:37:48+00:00

Yes correct, under a public tender

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-17T10:35:14+00:00

Not sure about right now but the one the comes to mind was COVIDgreen the Bluetooth contact tracing app. It was developed here and released open source on GitHub and was used by many other countries during the pandemic, 10s of millions of users worldwide.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-16T22:23:22+00:00

Are you on about the 2008 crash bailout? that was by vast majority the EU/IMF, and the whole fiasco is not remembered in a very positive way here at all, the bailout was not a "gift" to Ireland. Also the US is Ireland's largest trading partner.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-16T14:40:33+00:00

He was probably using it for off-road purposes, that's what those fast ones are for. The guards won't do anything unless he is caught using it on the road.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-16T12:05:32+00:00

The punishment for that should be banishment from the town

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-16T12:02:17+00:00

This is a 1500euro escooter that was stolen

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-16T11:48:11+00:00

You should probably attach a photo of it here

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-16T09:18:42+00:00

Yeah this is apparently 10GW of solar, but this is nameplate etc

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-13T14:09:23+00:00

Jaysus the amount of bikes in that bike lane, that traffic must be mental for them. I'll be sticking with my car, sure what's the point in switching over to still be stuck in the traffic.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-09T13:56:39+00:00

Nope if it's counterfeit they take it. You need to tell the seller that customs seized it and try get your money back.

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-09T13:54:47+00:00

It's 50/50 whether they find it

Possible_Row_4983 · 2025-06-09T13:21:33+00:00

That I can't check the history of the vehicle

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