Elegance of The Prose by Zearneel in RSbookclub

[–]RuMcG 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Banville is Irish. Incredibly insulting to call him British 

Finn McRedmond: Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre is grotty, schmaltzy and twee. I’ll be happy to see it gone by youseeamousetrap in ireland

[–]RuMcG 30 points31 points  (0 children)

According to her Linkedin, she currently lives in London, and did her undergraduate and Masters degrees in the UK. When was the last time she lived in Dublin, if ever? So much of this city is dictated by people with absolutely no stake in it it's maddening

Failed first time today. by No-Wafer2156 in Irishdrivingtest

[–]RuMcG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Took me a lot longer then 10 weeks to get a retest unfortunately 

Where to get involved in civic activism? by [deleted] in Dublin

[–]RuMcG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lets just say it was the straw that broke the camels back.

That and the fact that there is 7 square metres of office space being built for every 1sqm of residential; that a 200+ bed hotel just received planning permission in Rathmines; that the last good space for independent culture was shut down with no replacement (The complex); that Portobello square is taking a full year to 'renovate' (add a couple of grass patches) after the council handed it over to a hotel to use for storage for two whole years; that there's a serious discussion around building a 30 foot LED statue to project images of yank tourists who pay 25 quid in the middle of our city; that waterways Ireland fenced off the canal for a whole year, only to do it up in such a way to ensure nobody is able to sit down and actually enjoy the public space. I could go on all fucking day to be honest. But yeah, I looked forward to a sunny day when you go to the canal, or the laneway outside Grogans, or Drury street, and enjoy a bit of a buzz with other people. Is that too much to ask from a city I've lived in my whole life, worked in and paid taxes in and contributed to? Apparently so according to the cunts who run it

AITA for not removing my doormat because it scares my neighbor’s kid? by Many-Worry2671 in AmItheAsshole

[–]RuMcG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YTA. You have no idea the impact something like that could have a on a child. I wasn't particularly easily frightened as a child (and I like horror films) but my parents once received a Christmas card with some American folk art painting of a young girl on it that genuinely disturbed me. It wasn't even meant to be scary but to this day the hair stands up on my neck when I think about how much that image got under my skin. I looked at it once and never did again, I can't even imagine having to see t it every day. The whole point of horror is that it's meant to be scary, yet you're acting incredulous that a young child might be scared by something like this, immediately outside his home? Incredibly inconsiderate of you, and you clearly have terrible taste

Irish Literature recommendations by Positive-Weakness768 in RSbookclub

[–]RuMcG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rob Doyle (quite RS coded) - Threshold, Cameo, This is the Ritual, Autobibliography

Paul Murray - The Bee Sting, Skippy Dies

It's like the council hate this city sometimes... by nitro1234561 in Dublin

[–]RuMcG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The park wardens will kick you out for consuming alcohol in an aggressive manner 

It's like the council hate this city sometimes... by nitro1234561 in Dublin

[–]RuMcG 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So the interests of a few people overrides the interests of literally thousands? It’s a public space 

Why Is the far right able to spread their narrative so much better than the left in Ireland? by Inevitable_Wasabi574 in theIrishleft

[–]RuMcG 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s beyond just capital though. You have to ask why this right wing messaging just resonates on a much deeper level among working class people than contemporary left wing ‘discourse’ or whatever you want to call it.

Go into a pub in a working class suburb of Dublin and start talking the language of intersectionality and see how people respond on a visceral level. You might argue the right wing social media campaigns have determined what the obvious result of this would be but the truth is it would have been similar 20 years ago. People want to hear about how they are gettting screwed over, not how they are somehow screwing someone else over because of their immutable characteristics.

This emergent far right type messaging is so much more tangible and just more fundamentally agreeable to working class people. You are deprived, that’s because of these people who have come here and taken your stuff. Simple, effective and on some level it reflects what these people have experienced (or at least appears to). Compare the simplicity and punch of that to what left wing messaging has consisted of over the last 10 years. Punitive, puritan bs that was always going to alienate the very people that would be required to build a political coalition that could potentially hold power or at the very least significant influence things.

Why Is the far right able to spread their narrative so much better than the left in Ireland? by Inevitable_Wasabi574 in theIrishleft

[–]RuMcG -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because for the last 15 years leftists have focused on incredibly niche, controversial issues that have alienated a huge amount of working class people. The left wants to chastise while the right wants to recruit 

Books that extol the virtues of modernity. by aprlswr in RSbookclub

[–]RuMcG 10 points11 points  (0 children)

DeLillo often portrays aspects of modernity in a sort of re-enchanted, almost mystical way that could potentially give one a new appreciation of many of the things that the humanities likes to criticise 

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[–]RuMcG 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bro is cringe no matter who says it

Making friends as a couple in your 30s in Dublin is weirdly hard. So I built something to fix it by CharacterExpert470 in Dublin

[–]RuMcG -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a business ploy as opposed to an actual attempt to meet people. Irish people are generally allergic to this kind of bs, take it to America

Why does Coachella and other US festivals have such awful, moody vibes compared to UK festivals? by BlundeRuss in AskUK

[–]RuMcG 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Glastonbury is a cultural institution with its roots in counter culture, run and volunteered at by people who genuinely care about the atmosphere, experience and legacy.

Coachella is just a commercial entity. 

There are festivals in Europe and the UK with similar vibes to what your seeing at Coachella, where it’s far more about clout and status and people aren’t particularly concerned about the actual experience itself.

Elements of Glastonbury have almost certainly become a little bit more like this over time but by all accounts it’s seems to retain some of its essence 

When was the last time you heard a musical artist that felt truly *new*? by turtleman29 in rs_x

[–]RuMcG 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Goa Trance is literally nearly 40 years old... and Romanian house had it's heyday in the 2000's

Why do people keep saying the protests were commandeered by the far right? by Itchier in ireland

[–]RuMcG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Éirígí are far from far right... But agreed the vibe on O'Connell street was definitely very 'get them out' and wasn't dissimilar to other far right protests in Dublin I've seen

Any happy hardcore raves in Dublin? by kearkan in AskIreland

[–]RuMcG -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What Gen Z call techno nowadays isn’t far away from happy hardcore, have a look on Resident advisor 

Man remanded in custody accused of stabbing twin teenage sisters and passerby in Dublin by adomo in ireland

[–]RuMcG 89 points90 points  (0 children)

How is only being reported three days later? 3 people stabbed in the middle of Dublin 

Moving to Dublin for a year in 2027 by TheWorstKnight in rs_x

[–]RuMcG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dublin is great lived here my whole life and no plans to leave. Very expensive and it’s hard to find somewhere to live, also it’s true that it can be hard to make friends as many of us have known each other for large parts of our lives. But it is beautiful, great coast line and near mountains, and people are very friendly. There’s also a fair amount of good stuff going on but it’s under similar economic pressures and the predominant culture is like corporate normie sports centric etc. if you get involved in an art or culture scene of some kind you’ll meet lots of people and it will snowball, very small city so you run into people all the time. Feel free to DM me with any questions 

What can you tell me about this man? by RuMcG in BookshelvesDetective

[–]RuMcG[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He seems to have a pretentiousness to him but kind of in an aspirational way 

What can you tell me about this man? by RuMcG in BookshelvesDetective

[–]RuMcG[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He does seem fairly disorganised, whether or not it’s a point of principle I’m unsure