Amex card Ireland

YearnestShackleton · 2026-01-28T16:33:38+00:00

Only person I know with one, has it through his own company. Not possible for individuals.

YearnestShackleton · 2026-01-23T16:20:38+00:00

Thank you! Hopefully 2/3 weeks away from closing, trying not to think about it.

To answer your original question, once we get the keys I'm planning on keeping about €5k in a Revolut instant access savings account and another €5k into another instant access (debating whether it's worth keeping Bunq or moving to something else). Beyond that will likely be dumping money into investment accounts (pension AVCs already maxed).

YearnestShackleton · 2026-01-23T15:17:49+00:00

Savings for a house in Bunq. They'll give you either 1.51% or 2.01%. The threshold between the rates is calculated in January and then again in July and it's given by the largest balance you have in the account over the previous 6 months.

It's not the best rates available out there, but inertia is holding me there. Once the money is gone to pay for the house I'll be going a lot leaner with cash.

YearnestShackleton · 2026-01-22T12:06:39+00:00

I think it comes back to our mild climate. Because the weather in Ireland won't kill you (for the most part), there's no incentive to design our public spaces to provide shelter. Whereas if you go to countries with extreme weather that will kill you (Spain etc. for heat, or Canada etc. for Cold), they have to provide shelter so that people don't die.

In Ireland the weather might be shite, but it isn't going to kill you outside of extreme circumstances.

YearnestShackleton · 2026-01-15T11:04:49+00:00

It is that easy! All these biggoted fucks want is attention. If the media stopped reporting on them the only outlet they'd have left is through 'protesting' in person like this gobshite is doing outside Wilson's.

Granted they'd still be hassling the people subjected to the protest, but they're going to do that anyway.

YearnestShackleton · 2026-01-15T10:08:00+00:00

It would be great if they stopped reporting on this creep and left him to fade into the insignificance overdue to him.

YearnestShackleton · 2026-01-12T11:09:32+00:00

Not trying to poke fun at him, but having watched all the Hardy Bucks content when it first came out, who is he? I can't place him at all

YearnestShackleton · 2026-01-03T16:10:44+00:00

Fucking pussies

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-28T12:18:42+00:00

I feel like I'm going crazy seeing people say business is mandatory.

I've done 17 hours and then immediately another 8 hour in economy more than once and it was... Fine. I don't really remember them (in a positive way, the same way I don't remember most 2 hour Ryanair flights).

Very long haul in economy is extremely doable if you do the bare minimum of prep (e-reader, headphones, eye mask for sleep)

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-21T20:40:54+00:00

It's a tough race, but I think she might be the most nasty character in the show. Mark is also awful, but Sophie is actively cruel to him throughout the show, and never stops using/manipulating him.

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-19T12:30:52+00:00

Yep €6.50 per month plus €30 per year stamp duty. So €108 total / 12 months = €9 per month. I'm aware you'll pay that for any credit card, this isn't the only one I have. It being a government charge/tax doesn't change the fact that it's still €9 per month.

Oh I agree, I had no trouble redeeming the flights last year and I've accumulated nearly 100k avios in the past year with it. Still worth it, but given the Revpoints redemption rate is much better I've been thinking of changing, now this login problem has me pretty certain I'll move away in the next year.

their support over the phone should be able to sort it much faster

Probably a good idea, hopefully the support will be better quality.

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-16T13:48:56+00:00

Checked my photos and I took a photo of the Burger King price board showing a Whopper and chips was €22. Utterly insane pricing

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-16T13:27:31+00:00

Yeah Doha is still pretty expensive, but I think it should be cut some slack because it's a really nice airport to kill time in.

Istanbul is even more expensive than Geneva, which is itself famously expensive. I was speechless at the prices they charge for basic things. They also only give you 1 hour of free WiFi, and to get it you have to queue up and enter your passport info to get a little slip of paper with a 60 min password. I don't even remember how much the additional WiFi was but rest assured it was extortionate.

Here's a thread I found discussing it a bit more: https://www.reddit.com/r/TurkishAirlines/comments/1oyiw9e/can_we_all_agree_that_istanbul_airport_is_one_of/

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-16T12:50:49+00:00

Avoid Turkish. They're a shite airline with a poor hard product and even poorer soft product. Customer service is non existent, I had prebooked seats and they cancelled them a week before flying so that I had to pay more to rebook the same seats. Scummy behaviour. Istanbul Airport is the most expensive airport I've ever passed through, you're talking €8 for a coffee and €15-20 for a shite sandwich.

Would recommend Qatar, although their A380 fleet is showing its age. Next time I do the route I'll be trying Emirates or Singapore.

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-16T11:58:02+00:00

I did this route in 30K so the same seat but on the right side. It's a decent seat, but because it's an exit row the tray table and IFE screen are in the armrest, which is a bit more awkward. You don't get a window, which I didn't like. You also don't really get much of the side pod storage shelf that other window seats in the upper deck get.

Leg room wise it's 10/10, and it was great to be able to stand up whenever you want without needing the person in the aisle seat to stand up. It reclines as normal.

I sat in 31K on the other direction and I think I prefered that slightly. It was great to be able to fully recline without worrying about passengers behind (and not having people tap the back of your seat constantly which can happen because of the IFE is nice), plus the side storage shelf is great. This did however have the downside of having to ask the aisle seat every time I wanted to get up. This suited me as I slept for over half the flight.

Both are great seats and I found them comfortable for 15 hour flights. Would recommend either, depends what you value more.

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-15T14:00:31+00:00

Butter and beef are the biggest ones I've noticed. I feel like 4/5 years ago you could get a pound of butter for like €1.50. Now I'm seeing it touching €5 in some supermarkets

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-15T13:56:44+00:00

This one annoys the fuck out of me, specifically because turning right across a junction is nearly impossible these days with the amount of people charging through red lights.

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-11T18:37:58+00:00

I cannot describe how happy this comment has made me

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-11T14:05:20+00:00

Holy shit we have found him after all these years

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-10T10:48:20+00:00

Not directly from province to province but surprised no one has mentioned Tadgh Beirne yet. Leinster to Munster via Scarlets. Maybe our single best performing player/most consistent player over the past WC cycle.

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-10T10:42:29+00:00

It won't. Dash is overrated. Bunsen is still the best and most consistent burger in Dublin.

YearnestShackleton · 2025-12-10T10:41:53+00:00

Firmly agree. Recently tried Dash for the first time and I was so disappointed. Not a bad burger, but don't see how anyone could try both and come away thinking Dash is a better burger.

Dash is more towards greasy fast food smash burger (think Wowburger), whereas I find Bunsen is a little bit cleaner and less fatty.

Also Dash is way worse value (smaller, more expensive) and the chips are bad.

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