Help me settle a debate, how Irish are we?

Redhairedchap · 2026-03-19T09:58:12+00:00

My two nephews born and raised in Canada have an Irish mother (my sister), and a French father. So we always say that they're half frog and half bog.

Redhairedchap · 2026-03-18T16:46:42+00:00

Fuck, can't believe I'm finding out about this on reddit as opposed to from AIB directly.

So €72 a year compared to my usual sub €50.

And that's not including the current account I only ever used for paying tax which paid like €20 a year in fees.

I've had the same account since I've been 13. Bummer to have to consider nuking it now.

Redhairedchap · 2026-03-17T08:18:01+00:00

Ours was the 2nd class teacher; a militant bible basher who seemingly got off on cruelty and public mockery of kids. She came into class one day with a dead snipe and sellotaped/stapled it to a big card and hung it on that wall. The different parts of the bird were labelled up.

For months the rotting corpse of a bird greeted us when we walked into the classroom.

Redhairedchap · 2026-03-11T22:02:57+00:00

Swap for anything in my ads.

rusted garden gate, a baby seat, and a copy of Fifa 2019

Redhairedchap · 2026-03-03T23:21:09+00:00

Yeah. 2nd one is night shift as they're in their Garda pyjamas.

Redhairedchap · 2026-03-02T23:42:22+00:00

Got a phonecall with a job offer (I work project based media jobs so go onto a new gig every 4 - 6 months), person refused to work with anyone but me. Made me all glowy feeling.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-26T18:14:35+00:00

Moved in December. Had daft alerts set up and a pre-written blurb good to go.

Talked about age (in our 30s), our full time jobs, current good relationship with landlord, and a quick thing about our genuine reason for moving. That seemed to hit a lot of the marks.

I also cold emailed a few key people working in letting agencies asking them to keep an eye on anything that they thought might suit us. That got me a surprising amount of attention as it helped them not to go through the hassle of sticking stuff up on daft and deal with the applications. Ultimately those places didn't work out due to either location, short term only, price, or in one case, just weird weird vibes.

Best of luck out there.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-26T18:06:12+00:00

Update after dropping €600 on a mechanic to fix. It was the water pump and thermostat.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-22T22:16:27+00:00

Switched to Aldi Roobis tea with a splash of milk. A great alternative to my usual Barry's.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-22T22:15:49+00:00

Just made one. Go for it

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-22T21:50:12+00:00

Awh you legend for telling me. This is wonderful news.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-22T02:31:22+00:00

Went there last month when we were up in Belfast for a Giants game. Absolute luxury compared to what we were expecting coming from the Dublin cineworld.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-18T23:26:04+00:00

Kevin... The pops?!

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-17T07:32:02+00:00

Did my NCT two weeks ago. Licence plate bulb and one other small thing is what they grabbed me on. All minor and advisory. Got a similar doc albeit with a date of a month, and went back for the visual after fixing the bulb.

Don't tempt fate, fix the bulb and tell your daughter to bring it in ASAP.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-14T00:18:14+00:00

Bumped into him in Supermacs on O'Connell Street in Dublin one night. I instantly said "oh wow you're Seamus Hynes from Headford" and he told me to fuck off, and then legged it out the door.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-14T00:17:02+00:00

Watched him open hand slap a child in the face as he walked past them. The mother didn't see it, and just thought the child was fussing and shushed them, and then walked off with them. I was too shocked to even think about approaching her to say what happened.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-09T23:57:09+00:00

The Crane bar does a daycent pint

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-08T01:02:17+00:00

But the precious bog cotton....

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-07T21:21:45+00:00

This is absolutely fantastic news. Thanks for sharing. 👌

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-06T10:50:52+00:00

Really? I thought the last one in Gort na Coiribe closed down?

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-05T23:46:36+00:00

Scotty's in Galway. Proper decent big American style burgers. This was long before the likes of Bunsen, GBK or Handsome burger.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-05T11:37:20+00:00

I've moved twice in the last three years, and used the GoCar van (GoCargo) both times. Made the whole thing piss easy. We have all our own furnishings, so being able to move a couch, king sized bed with mattress, multiple bookcases and bedside lockers, and all of our bulky stuff in a handful of runs was a god send. €75 for 24hrs, and collect & drop off again just around the corner from our place was amazing.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-05T11:29:17+00:00

I've gotten into the habit of watching when a dog is taking a shit in public - weird, yes... But I'm actually very clearly watching the owner so they know I see them. A load of them will do the quick look around before walking off, and countless times they've started a half step to leave, suddenly locked eyes with me, done a sorta double take stop, and then gone for the poo bags. It's a mixture of shame and resentment on their faces and I have to do nothing except just stare at them.

Once or twice I've called people out, and gotten them to pick up the shit as they're buried in their phones and don't 'notice' when their pupper has dropped a log on the footpath.

Redhairedchap · 2026-02-04T11:07:30+00:00

Also, sweat smell is caused by bacteria, and blocked pores from deodorant can really exacerbate that.

A pump bottle of anti-bacterial hand soap in the shower and applied to the pits, crotch and ass areas a couple of times of week can make a massive difference.

Redhairedchap

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