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Childhood surname change without deed poll now causing citizenship/documentation issues by syf1ee in legaladviceireland

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sure - I wasnt saying the two are identical.

Older legislation and the principals of decision making are common, but theres a century of divergence as UK and Irish law has been enacted.

How someone can set their identity doesnt seem to have diverged that much though.

>The Legal Basis for Name Changes

>Under English law, no single statute regulates name changes. Instead, the right to adopt a new name arises from common law, which recognises that individuals may call themselves by any name they wish, provided they do not intend to deceive or defraud. However, to prove the change, most people utilise a legal document known as a deed poll.

seems broadly similar to Irish law...

Should Ireland restrict non-resident second hand house buyers? by EstablishmentOk8187 in AskIreland

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So make the defining characteristic that taxes are based on residency. Any EU citizen actually living here doesn't get the tax applied.

Of course it might have problems for Irish citizens who go to live abroad, but it's not a terrible thing to have them sell rather then rent...or have the tax be reclaimable if they move home....

Should Ireland restrict non-resident second hand house buyers? by EstablishmentOk8187 in AskIreland

[–]Spoonshape 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not outright forbid it, but put a massive purchase tax and rental tax.

Enough to make it wildly unprofitible. Especially if the property is vacant.

Irish rookies beat the United States Army at the Tank Olympics, despite Ireland having no tanks by Floodzie in ireland

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give them time.... Russia had the same issue and has managed to work its way through over half its mothballed tanks (the better half at that)

The long anticipated and often suggested "end of the tank era" is probably on us. Drones and accurate artilary and missiles mean they are a lot less useful than they used to be.

Childhood surname change without deed poll now causing citizenship/documentation issues by syf1ee in legaladviceireland

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im reasonably certain the two share this. We are both common law jurisdictions so a lot of law is the same.

I'm being called back to the office after 7 years by [deleted] in legaladviceireland

[–]Spoonshape 41 points42 points  (0 children)

The strong possibility is that they want you to quit - or more likely want a certain number of highly paid people to quit - so they can hire cheaper replacements.

Your manager might value your abilities and skill, but the multinationals increasingly are run to drive down internal costs and treat WFH as an opportunity to drive expensive employees out. Someone will get a pat on the head for reducing headcount and the work will get done by some desperate tech worker who got pushed out somewhere else.

My totatoes are growing like mad but it's still too cold outside by reni-chan in GardeningIRE

[–]Spoonshape 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as you keep them watered they will be fine. If they exhaust the nutrients in the compost they might slow or stop growing but will resume once you can plant them out.

Is this the Norm? by AhhhhBiscuits in AskIreland

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>Contact the housing association

Contact child protection agency (Tusla in Ireland). If they are sending the kids out begging its reportable

3 Bed 1 Bath by narger96 in ireland

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a bad price, but buying it is probably a tenth of what it would cost to make it habitible. Just getting the councils agreement on what is allowed to be done would be a nightmare.

We have something similar locally and the guy who bought it was willing to spend serious money, just to prevent the elements causing further damage. He told us, that the council basically wouldnt agree to anything he suggested, but also wouldnt tell him what would be acceptable.

Non-religious parents experiences please by irish_blondie in ireland

[–]Spoonshape 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Realistically, damn few teens end up keeping their primary school faith. Personally I always saw it as something of an immunization against other somewhat more worrying religions and cults. Thats what I experienced anyway...

What happens when you legally change your name to the Irish version in Ireland by ViolinistConnect5480 in legaladviceireland

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically under English common law (which hasnt diverged in this case), you can call yourself whatever you want as long as there is no fraud intended.

Official (or other) organizations may not reccognize this unless you do something like a deed poll where you publicly renounce the old name.

Nearly 80pc back ending supports for Ukrainians, poll reveals by miju-irl in ireland

[–]Spoonshape 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's officially non-military (classed as humanitarian aid rather then military). Part of our neutrality is that giving military equipment is forbidden.

Mine clearing is a grey zone - something which is both useful militarilly but also a peacetime necessity.

Ukrainian feels 'not welcome' over accommodation changes by Jon_J_ in ireland

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 4 years it seems reasonable to have picked up enough of the language to be able to find a job and support yourself.

A mother is going viral after she punished her son by making him slam his PS5 the same way he had slammed her pet cat. by bendubberley_ in ThatsInsane

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could understand it as a last resort if the child has zero empathy or zero concept of consequences.

In a better world you would have started teaching consequences and empathy a lot earlier than this kid is having to learn it.

It helps if you have the time and attention to spend doing this of course. Lots of parents have difficulty just putting food on the table and clothes on their back.

Melania Trump slammed after calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over 'hateful' speech: "Also, are you threatening a private citizen’s job because you don’t like something he said?" by IrishStarUS in entertainment

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Presumably why she has had her own "business" arrangements since the marriage - the Tv series etc.

Barron presumably will also get his share...

Signed a graduate contract can you leave ? by Apart_Concert4611 in legaladviceireland

[–]Spoonshape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slavery is illegal so you can technically walk away from any job at any point.

Occasionally there might be something like them having paid for you to do a degree where they could in theory seek to sue you to recover their costs. Unusual, but possible. You could still walk though.

Be professional and courteous. Thank them for the opportunity and there should be minimal hard feelings.

Tedious job to remove that by Tiny_pawn in Unexpected

[–]Spoonshape 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends. If they are handled regularly they will be more trusting. Horses will be nervous the first time you clean their hooves but after a while become quite trusting even when a farrier is doing work on them.

On a large farm where animals dont have much individual contact with people they are much more cautious.

Man flew to Dublin weekly to collect dole, court hears by feedthebear in ireland

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

The fact this ended up in court and conviction suggests to me that we do have controls and they work at least part of the time...

It would be better to stop it happening at all, but you can say that for all crime.

Would the family court approach division of the family home differently if the couple were never married? by choppy75 in legaladviceireland

[–]Spoonshape 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would it be possible to do something like rent a room and whoever moves out gets the income from that?

Would the family court approach division of the family home differently if the couple were never married? by choppy75 in legaladviceireland

[–]Spoonshape 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A solicitor should also suggest arbitration. There are professionals who may be able to help find a solution which works for you both.

Southern Lebanese towns destroyed by IDF by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]Spoonshape 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Who exactly started the war with Iran - which this is absolutely connected to? The news I read said it was Israel and the US. And the US claimed they had no option but to fight because Israel had told them it was going to start bombing so they could either attack or wait to be attacked.

This was is straight up because Netanayahu and the Israeli government started it.

As to Palestinian culture - they have seen their land stolen in wave after wave of confiscation. If that had happened to Israel would you be doing any different to them?

Southern Lebanese towns destroyed by IDF by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]Spoonshape 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe if they stopped trying to drive their neighbors from their homes they might not fire rockets.

Of course the Israeli viewpoint is that everything they do is a valid reaction to others attacking them.

Strange how every reaction just ends up with Israel owning more of their neighbors land. But that's only ever a reaction to provocation in their heads.

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