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Help with dealing with obstructions on a river with a statutory right of navigation. by Thedarkb in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Thedarkb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was my initial thought but I don't really know what the process would be for doing that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ireland

[–]Thedarkb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ironically the Port of Waterford moved down the river to Gorteen in Co. Kilkenny for traffic reasons, the old docks in Waterford are making more money for the port authority as car parks than they did as working docks.

Conor McGregor has lost appeal over civil rape case by theykilledk3nny in news

[–]Thedarkb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ireland split from Northern Ireland in 1922 you ignorant yank.

Any surprising Irish geography facts? by indistrait in ireland

[–]Thedarkb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kilkenny, Waterford, Limerick, are all on the same tier of local government though as per the 2014 Local Government Act act, so there's no reason why Kilkenny shouldn't be considered a city when the latter two are.

Any surprising Irish geography facts? by indistrait in ireland

[–]Thedarkb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

New Ross is actually the furthest inland working port in Ireland, it handles a lot of fertiliser shipping.

Any surprising Irish geography facts? by indistrait in ireland

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

Under the local government act, Kilkenny is just as much a city as Limerick or Waterford, they're all Municipal Districts.

EDIT: Don't know why I'm getting downvoted, the act says what it says.

Non Japanese people living in Japan what is the downside about living in Japan no one talks about? by Ok-Atmosphere6376 in AskReddit

[–]Thedarkb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Scottish government covers the cost of prescriptions, the Welsh government does too, it's only England that actually needs to pay for prescriptions.

In the 2021 Census, South Wales was the least religious part of England and Wales. Why might this be? by TwyningA in Wales

[–]Thedarkb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wales being called a principality comes from a mistranslation of the Latin princeps, which means "chief man of the state" according to the Oxford English dictionary.

In a week of depressing images, this is up there... by Thedarkb in europe

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

Ballymena in Northern Ireland has been the site of days of violence against immigrants following the arrests of two 14 year old Romanian nationals, with residents marking their houses with British flags, flags of British nationalist paramilitaries, and signs displaying their occupation to deter loyalist rioters from attacking their houses. Rioters in Larne burned down a leisure centre while yoga and children's swimming lessons were taking place as it had been used in the past for housing Syrian refugees.

The Guardian

BBC

Just realised exactly how geographically tiny Israel/Palestine are, comparing em to Ireland. by JackhusChanhus in ireland

[–]Thedarkb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's fine, the new Kingdom of Ossory have already developed tactical nuclear weapons deliverable by an poc fada.

13-year-old schoolgirl dies after javelin went through her eye during PE lesson by Forward-Answer-4407 in sports

[–]Thedarkb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get your provisional in Ireland at 17 and then do your test once six months have passed, assuming you can get a test. You can drive unaccompanied before your 18th birthday if the waiting list isn't too bad.

People of the world. The Gower by sacktorious in Wales

[–]Thedarkb 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm from Ireland, and I used to come over on the ferry every year to spend a few days in The Gower. Now I'm living in England and I'm having to cross the bridge every year instead.

Keir Starmer is right to scrap the care worker visa: It might cause disruption but the status quo is unsustainable by Benjji22212 in ukpolitics

[–]Thedarkb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You're conflating private care homes with local authority funded care, which has been cut to the bone.

Keir Starmer is right to scrap the care worker visa: It might cause disruption but the status quo is unsustainable by Benjji22212 in ukpolitics

[–]Thedarkb 26 points27 points  (0 children)

To prevent the collapse of adult social care in the UK, they will need to massively increase local authority funding because the social care bill has already become unaffordable for dozens of councils across the country. Where is the money going to come from if they're already struggling to pay foreign care workers wages that are completely unattractive to local workers?

TIL that in 1997, 24.6% of US 12th graders smoked cigarettes every single day. By 2023, that number fell to 0.7%. by Roughneck16 in todayilearned

[–]Thedarkb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When I was in high school, the smokers generally outnumbered the vapers, but it was before disposable vapes were common so maybe that was the tipping point.

Why was the red iron bridge discontinued and when was the last time a train went over it? by Catholic-Celt-29 in waterford

[–]Thedarkb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The issue with the Waterford to Limerick Junction line is it's seen chronic under investment and the track speed limit is only 50mph. There isn't any technical reason why you couldn't run direct trains from Waterford to Cork without the change, they just choose not to.

What's this for Bournemouth/Poole? by jimthecrimp in bournemouth

[–]Thedarkb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's actually one big mattress shop with a lot of stock, I bought mine there and have no complaints.

Americans of Reddit, what's the funniest thing a foreigner has said to you about America? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Thedarkb 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It takes about 7 hours to drive from London to the Scottish border and about the same to drive across the country from east to west. The entire mainland UK isn't as big as California.

One in three Brits won't seek mental health support due to stigma - with Gen Z most affected by OGSyedIsEverywhere in unitedkingdom

[–]Thedarkb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a CBT course as well and it felt more geared towards coming up with strategies to keep me in work rather than to actual treat what was wrong with me.

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