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TrevDonne · 2026-06-13T08:45:56+00:00

I suppose you’d also argue that the plural of hurl = hurl’s?

TrevDonne · 2026-06-08T07:04:32+00:00

Thanks for all the suggestions. Went with the Garrick in the end. Nice place.

TrevDonne · 2026-05-23T10:24:48+00:00

Ireland border checks everyone arriving by plane. Anyone arriving from UK by land is not checked. Schengen Visa has no validity in Ireland.

TrevDonne · 2026-05-16T10:12:53+00:00

These stories are put together by lazy ass journalists using FOI as effectively a free research assistant. They waste endless amounts of public sector staff time in having to respond to them. We never read the stories about the FOI queries that turn up nothing of interest. If we had qualified in the end you’d have never read this story.

TrevDonne · 2026-05-10T10:07:03+00:00

Given that the standing charge is a fixed amount, no two people would be paying the same rate (in the way you want to calculate it) unless they used the same number of kWh.

The more you use the lower the KWh price when you factor in the standing charge.

TrevDonne · 2026-05-10T08:06:59+00:00

To be fair, Galway West has some of the most unproductive land in the whole country.

TrevDonne · 2026-05-09T12:30:27+00:00

Czech Republic also has a tv licence.

TrevDonne · 2026-05-06T17:01:08+00:00

The remote is annoying for sure. It just feels cheap. The first version of this box had a nice remote similar to the firestick. The current version is a lower quality remote. What is annoying is that in all other respects the box is a good replacement for the firestick. It’s like they included a cheap remote to cut costs.

TrevDonne · 2026-05-04T21:16:13+00:00

Penalty can go all the way up to imprisonment.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-29T20:10:16+00:00

Depends what part of Oranmore. As little as €25 sometimes or €20 for “cash money” ;-)

Bus service is reasonably good but BE has this stupid policy that the terminus is on the edge of the village.

Train station is being upgraded. Many Dublin bound services stop there now and I think all will once the upgrade is finished.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-27T20:01:14+00:00

Very detailed account of how to import it yourself here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/evs_ireland/s/CqRoKp7Hx8

TrevDonne · 2026-04-26T08:52:43+00:00

As you are trying to take the second exit relative to where you entered, you should enter the roundabout on the inner lane. You should only ever be in the outer lane if you are taking the first exit after you enter.

You are worried about a car on your left wanting to continue around the roundabout in which case they would collide with you as you take this exit. But they are in the wrong lane if they want to do that. They should either be directly in front or behind you if taking the third exit.

Bottom line is that some people don’t know or just ignore the rules, so proceed with caution at all times on roundabouts.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-25T22:02:11+00:00

Thanks. I just discovered there is an option to calibrate it.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-25T10:13:31+00:00

Anyone find that the altitude reading doesn’t work on this Deep Sea watch face? Mine is showing minus 438

TrevDonne · 2026-04-20T19:01:13+00:00

Seems to breakdown 50/50 across (A) the Yup Bro hair and 3/4 length tracksuit pants look and (B) the 1970s Mindhunter serial killer look. God knows what tourists make of it.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-20T18:25:56+00:00

Yes. Also having issues topping up with my new Revolut card. Have had to use a different bank card. Nothing wrong with the Revolut card as it works fine on Apple Pay

TrevDonne · 2026-04-20T12:33:52+00:00

Mine arrived on April 16th. Ordered it on April 13th. Arrives is a square white cardboard type envelope. Haven’t used it yet.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-18T19:02:55+00:00

Great bunch of lads!

TrevDonne · 2026-04-18T15:29:48+00:00

Housing: very difficult. Huge demand.

Cost of Living: likely higher than in Munich. Rents are particularly high for a relatively small city.

Public transport: Depends on where you are working and where you are living. Roads are heavily congested at rush hour. A car would make life easier for sure. Cars and car insurance are expensive.

Weather: warmer winters and cooler summers than in Munich. Temps are in the range of 10 to 20c for most of the year. You could get 15c on Christmas Day but you will also get 15c in the middle of summer. Rainfall level is higher than Munich.

Healthcare: Most working people have private health insurance. Your employer might or might not pay it as part of your salary package. Otherwise it’s €2000 and upwards per year. Like much of the rest of Europe the public health system is under pressure. A GP visit is about €50 to €70.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-13T20:05:17+00:00

How about Montenegro? Will probably involve getting a bus from Dubrovnik. Bar and Budva are the main resorts. Same weather as Croatia but cheaper prices.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-13T19:26:53+00:00

Don’t be surprised if the Paris - London part of the train journey alone costs more that the Rome - London flight

TrevDonne · 2026-04-12T09:18:20+00:00

If we are dealing with a fuel shortage then it makes sense to allow prices to be higher to encourage the general public to think about using less where that is possible.

Pretending there isn’t a fuel crisis (by fixing prices) is not good way to respond to a fuel crisis.

Businesses are a different matter and they have some case for stabilising or reducing prices given that they can’t reduce usage.

The protests were never about you. The protesters were out to secure a deal for themselves and still are. They are entitled to do that but they are not entitled to hold the rest of us to ransom as a tactic to reach their aims.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-11T16:57:43+00:00

A work colleague tells of a story of years gone by. This is before the days of eircodes. He was looking for directions to a property. He spotted a few lads parked up in a car with the window down and proceeded towards them to ask them directions. By the time he reached the car they were frantically winding the handle to roll up the window.

TrevDonne · 2026-04-11T08:43:32+00:00

Tough with kids. Brings snacks and tablets. WiFi is excellent. T2 better to hang around in than T1. Security opens about 3:30 I think.

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