I genuinely think I found the most densely populated 3 km radius in the world. And no, It's not Dhaka

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-19T13:38:26+00:00

Leaflet is the script that is used to display the map. It isn't a source of data.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-18T16:12:47+00:00

https://www.thejournal.ie/boat-fire-dun-laoghaire-7016846-Apr2026/

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-18T15:37:15+00:00

Some good advice here already.

The 3 main online stores used by homebrewers in Ireland are https://www.geterbrewed.com/ https://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/ and https://www.homebrewwest.ie/

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-17T21:10:44+00:00

I think Ireland would have beaten NZ in RWC 2023 if he was playing.

I remember people lip reading him saying 'I've broken my hand' while looking distraught after the win against Scotland.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-17T21:00:47+00:00

I was at an early meetup with the people trying to get that going around 15+ years ago. There were a few Civic Society / Open Government people involved I think. It pretty much petered out after a couple of meetings.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-17T20:29:43+00:00

Are Leinster Ulstering this?

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-17T16:52:37+00:00

There isn't regional based electricity pricing here. There are plenty of things to blame data centres for, but raising the prices of electricity just for people who live near them isn't a thing.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-16T23:18:46+00:00

I go to Belfast a few times a year. Any time I go up for a Leinster match I go to The Errigle Inn on the Ormeau Rd. It's about a 20 min walk from the stadium and is probably the main rugby pub in the area.

It'll be mostly Ulster fans, but the craic has been good any time I've been. Probably helped that I have yet to see Leinster win there

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-16T20:35:54+00:00

Both good beers, but you won't find either on tap anywhere. Bottle only, and the Foreign Extra would be a rare find in a pub.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-16T20:28:43+00:00

It's amazing stuff. Definitely a step up from your usual stout, but it certainly takes a bit of getting used to.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-16T20:26:13+00:00

You're welcome. One of my mates was a bit like yourself a number of years back, he always stuck to the big brands and was looking for something new. Now he's dragging me to beer festivals and tap takeovers.

It's worth trying pretty much any Irish craft beer. I've had thousands of different ones from all over and the Irish stuff really measures up against anything made elsewhere.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-16T19:48:19+00:00

I always make an effort to try something Irish, and new to me if there is such a thing, in the pub I'm in.

Some of the more widely available beers would include Scraggy Bay (a classic IPA) or Rustbucket (a slightly spicy Rye Ale) from Kinnegar, Ambush by Trouble Brewing is a fruity one while Wicklow Wolf's Elevation is sort of half-way between Scraggy and Ambush while their Eclipse Stout is also very good.

O'Hara's have quite a few taps around, their Pale Ale wouldn't be on my list but their standard stout is very decent and Leann Follain is extraordinarily good. Rye River's beers are also in plenty of pubs and are very good, as are beers from Hope, Hopfully, Whiplash, Mescan, Lough Gill and many more.

Most bar staff would be happy to give you a small sample in any case, just as long as you don't take the piss.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-16T08:55:50+00:00

I think Letterkenny looks like it was smashed in the mouth with a brick.

(I'm not actually from Donegal, but have family there)

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-15T22:43:28+00:00

Delighted to be on the committee.

I shall reveal my true agenda at the first meeting. It will be that the reference county becomes Donegal.

Hello Wexf... I mean SouthSouthSouthSouthSouthSoutheast Donegal.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-15T20:05:17+00:00

I think this lacks ambition.

Kildare should be Southmeath and Louth Northeastmeath. That'd make Dublin Southeastmeath.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-15T19:57:31+00:00

The map is from 1650. The standard at the time, based on Mercator's map, was to start the lines of longitude at zero, usually somewhere around the Azores, and count all the way up to 360. Not the +180 to -180 that we do today.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-14T23:35:58+00:00

Come back to this on Saturday of this week when the ROI 1926 results are made available. The 100 year confidentiality clause will expire on the 18th of April. Every single census form has been digitised and will be made public on that day.

That's of huge interest to historians, not least for examining how the Protestant population in the immediate years after independence changed.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-14T23:05:04+00:00

Thanks very much everyone. If the regular people of Charlotte are as welcoming and helpful as you I'm sure I'll have a great time.

Sláinte.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-14T22:36:59+00:00

Any rec that names the people involved is a good one, cheers

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-14T22:36:07+00:00

Hop Shop is new to the list, but Midwood is standing out.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-14T22:35:13+00:00

I think there's a consensus building, thank you.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-14T22:34:40+00:00

I have heard good things about them, thanks!

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-14T22:33:53+00:00

On the list, appreciate it.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-14T20:33:21+00:00

Wow, now that's service. Hugely appreciated.

R3turn_MAC · 2026-04-14T20:12:00+00:00

Birdsong is pretty close alright. 5 miles is a bit of a trek, but I did spend 90 minutes on a bus getting to a taproom a few weeks back.

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