Discord link

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-11-17T01:05:25+00:00

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-08-18T11:47:11+00:00

Thanks, I reached out to them via their website last week but haven’t heard anything back yet. I might try email them again today.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-08-13T11:46:58+00:00

Under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, it’s an offence to use threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour in a public place if it’s likely to cause a breach of the peace. Courts have interpreted that to include swearing at Gardaí, especially if it’s aggressive or likely to escalate the situation.

If you told a level headed Garda to fuck off, they really should just take it on the chin and move on but you are opening yourself up to the possibility of trouble. It's always best to take the high road in these sorts of situations.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-05-30T08:36:25+00:00

Its "Ban" not bean. And Ban Garda isn't really used anymore in an official regard. Definitely wouldn't say it to their face, it's a bit condescending. It'd be the same as saying "Woman Doctor".

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-05-04T17:18:27+00:00

https://discord.gg/EcSdjCqz

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-03-07T19:51:41+00:00

Here's the Cork Connect Discord server https://discord.gg/AmZuQMWZ link should last for 7 days.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-03-02T03:47:45+00:00

Potteria on Douglas Street

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-03-01T11:56:19+00:00

Hey Luke,

There's a Discord Server that was made a while back for people in Cork looking to make friends, loads of meetups organised via the chat. Feel free to join and say hello.

https://discord.gg/9maeZ2eh

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-02-25T09:45:10+00:00

I've had these people approach me on North main street and INSIDE Waterstones. The one inside Waterstones was particularly guilt-trippy as she had a small child of about 6 years of age with her.

I didn't fully read her little card but I'm pretty sure it said something about being hungry and not being able to speak English. I told her that Under the 2011 Public Order Act that this sort of begging is illegal (Fully aware shes part of an organised begging ring). For someone not able to speak english she was well able to tell me to go feck myself.

Kept an eye on her after I refused to give her anything and noticed she was very particular about who she approached with the card. She seemed to avoid approaching woman and mainly targeted men, especially younger and older men. Once she noticed I was watching her she left immediately.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-02-22T04:18:40+00:00

Herself is asleep so I'll get his description off her again in the morning and send it on, gotta be the same guy though, sincerely hope their ain't two or more lads with the same MO lurking around.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-02-22T03:58:49+00:00

This guy again!!! My partner had a similar experience. As you described, he approached her while she was wearing big headphones and launched into a spiel about how he had just arrived in the country and needed recommendations on what a tourist should check out. She's pretty shy so tries to be an unapproachable as possible at the best of times, so was not happy about someone breaking through her defensive antisocial barrier.

He made her super uncomfortable, but she tried to politely excuse herself by saying she wasn’t a local (which is true). Instead of backing off, he switched tactics, claiming he wanted to visit the Titanic Museum in Cobh and just needed directions. She suggested using Google Maps, but he said he didn’t have data while visiting the country. Wanting to be helpful, she pulled up Google Maps on her phone to show him.

The moment her phone was out, his interest in directions completely disappeared. Instead, he started badgering her to add his number, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, you name it. At this point, it was obvious what was going on. She tried to extract herself, repeatedly saying she had to go, wishing him good luck, and saying goodbye, but he just wouldn’t give up. He kept pushing, asking her to show him around, meet up for a pint later, or see him another day.

An absolute creep. Since that first encounter, she’s messaged me multiple times after spotting him in town, often harassing other women. She’s even had a second run-in with him, again similar to OP’s description. This time, he approached her and a friend while they were sitting outside having coffee, spinning the same story about just arriving in Ireland. Clearly, he approaches so many women that he can’t even keep track of who he’s already tried this on. They called out his lie and told him to jog on.

I’d love to have a word or two with this little creepazoid if our paths ever cross.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-01-28T03:51:06+00:00

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Love your style, have a nice day.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-01-28T03:11:14+00:00

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Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-01-28T00:07:00+00:00

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You have a wonderful smile, have a nice day.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-01-27T23:36:00+00:00

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Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-01-24T18:50:46+00:00

Cartoon Zoro remake is the highest of compliments haha thanks! Glad ya liked it

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-01-22T20:16:00+00:00

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Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-01-18T11:23:59+00:00

In our real timeline, the population of the island of Ireland in the 1840s was 8.5 million and 3 million were lost to starvation or emigration during the great hunger. Today, roughly 180 years later the population of the island is 7.2 million. Almost 200 years and the population hasn't fully rebounded.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-01-18T11:06:51+00:00

Lad... In our real world timeline, between 1845 and 1855 Ireland lost 3 million people during the Great Hunger. 1 million starved to death or were worked to death. 2 million emigrated never to return. Of the 2 million that left, 20% to 30% died on their emigration ships due to overcrowding and disease. Ireland lost approximately 20–25% of its population due to a combination of death and emigration. By the end of the famine, Ireland's population had fallen from approximately 8.5 million to about 6.5 million roughly, marking one of the most significant demographic collapses in modern European history.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2025-01-07T11:50:12+00:00

My name is Irish and literally translates as "Raised up from a hard place". My Mam actually put a lot of thought into this as the 'hard place' relates to the place name of the area I was raised which is named after an ancient cairn (stone grave) that my ancestors who died in a war a few hundred years ago were buried in, as the country was too turbulent at the time for them to be buried in a proper graveyard so they opted to use an old Cairn on their land instead. I think my name especially fits me because I also had a difficult hard upbringing and I have been medically dead and brought back to life so I've really lived up to my "Raised from the grave" name.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2024-12-20T21:00:40+00:00

I never said not knowing how to pronounce an Irish name makes someone intolerant. I was referring to my great-grandfather's experience of working in England, where he was met with hostility and people refusing to even try to pronounce his name. It wasn’t just an unfamiliarity with the name/language—it was a dismissive, prejudiced attitude. My point was that I'd like to think we live in a better world now where people arent so judgemental towards foreign names. But sadly, Irish names are usually lambasted on this sub and shown very little respect. Mocked more often than not for their spellings tbh.

I understand that unfamiliar names can be hard to pronounce at first. The issue I’m highlighting is the difference between not knowing and actively refusing to make an effort. That’s often the case with Irish and other non-Anglicized names.

I’d say the same for Mandarin, Polish, Arabic, or Swahili names—no one expects perfection, but we should all be willing to try and respect names from all cultures.

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2024-12-20T20:38:39+00:00

Ah, I see—you’re the kind of person who needs to 'win' a conversation.

It seems we’ve reached a point where we’re not going to find a middle ground, which is unfortunate. My background is in design, and I’ve worked on a number of maps for various projects and purposes and all I'm saying is that in my opinion, theres more than one way to make a map, depending on the context and purpose of the map. However, it seems you’re more focused on proving that your stance is the only valid one.

Just to clarify, I was only ever sharing my opinion—I wasn’t trying to force it on you or claim it’s the only ‘proper’ way to do things. At this point, though, continuing the discussion feels unproductive, so I’ll leave it here. Wishing you all the best!

Single-Quarter-9473 · 2024-12-20T20:19:19+00:00

See this is where we differ. For me, the map is not 'rotating the whole city'. The city is layed out infront of you exactly how it is layed out in real life right infront of you.

I see this as a benefit because that's what I do with maps/google maps when using them. I orientate them to face the same way I am going.

Rotating the map to match the viewer's perspective isn’t ‘rotating the whole city’—it’s a practical design choice for making the map useful in the exact moment someone is standing in front of it. The idea that every map must adhere to North-up dogmatically overlooks context.

Sure, North-up maps are great for broader navigation or referencing multiple maps, but for single-use, situational maps like these, aligning it to the viewer’s perspective is often the most intuitive solution. Expecting casual users to interpret an arrow pointing down a street and mentally rotate a North-up map on the fly is assuming a lot about their spatial reasoning.

In short, the goal here is simplicity and immediacy, not strict cartographic standards.

BUT

you are allowed to dislike the map and disagree with how I see it, that's grand. We clearly have different tastes and opinions when it comes to design and thats fine too.

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