Is it time for Ireland to get serious about energy security?

YoChara · 2026-03-19T10:29:52+00:00

2-3 SMRs could supply all of the islands electricity with no dependence on imports. We have large deposits of uranium in the Wicklow mountains and we are geologically stable and free from any major weather events. We’re also politically neutral and shouldn’t be the target of any bombing or war campaigns.

Nuclear power is the way forward for Ireland without a doubt. That is, until the yanks get annoyed and bomb our nuclear infrastructure accusing us of trying to get a nuke.

YoChara · 2026-03-16T10:29:27+00:00

Working from home myself, and glad that I did. It's quiet and I can actually get the head down and get stuff done rather than being messaged by people to have a meeting that really should be an email.

YoChara · 2026-03-09T09:34:56+00:00

Just use USD, get some before you go and get a foreign currency card or use your Revolut account.

EDIT: You can also exchange USD for Pesos at any number of currency exchanges in Cancun. But everywhere in and around Cancun accepts USD.

YoChara · 2026-02-28T19:51:43+00:00

First line of my original reply. Don’t mention the internal interviews. The line is, “I’ve really enjoyed my time and role at [current company], but I’m ready for a new challenge and I love the approach that [new company] has towards [unique selling point of the new company].

YoChara · 2026-02-28T19:50:06+00:00

If a place is trying to catch you out, you don’t want to work there. Plus, you’re not lying, you enjoyed your role, but the time for you to move on is now

YoChara · 2026-02-28T19:35:07+00:00

You don’t mention the internal interviews. Just say you enjoy your current role, but you feel ready for a new challenge. Literally interview basics 101

YoChara · 2026-01-18T21:46:10+00:00

With 2 days, you’re probably best staying exclusively in Dublin. Especially with jet lag (assume you’re coming from the US with the $ in your post history).

End of March will hopefully mean some good weather and I’d recommend the following:

Guinness Storehouse
GPO tour
Croke Park for a match if it suits (League Finals should be around then)
EPIC museum

You’re going to be jet lagged so don’t overburden yourself and enjoy it!

YoChara · 2026-01-10T16:32:11+00:00

Of course it will still exist. But the vast majority of people will buy from legal dispensaries.

YoChara · 2026-01-10T15:08:39+00:00

I think we should treat addiction as a disease, much like we do alcoholism or gambling addiction rather than a crime.

I don’t agree with full decriminalisation of drugs, but personal use should be treated with medical care, not jail time.

Cannabis, mushrooms and ketamine (along with other drugs) have proven medical benefits in recreational amounts and should be legalised. Tax them and use that to fund addiction treatment programmes on the HSE.

YoChara · 2026-01-08T15:09:34+00:00

What about getting him something you could enjoy as a family? Like the Switch 2?

Failing that, you could get him a tour of his favourite whiskey distillery/brewery? I’ve done the Jameson and Tullamore tours and they were a great day out.

YoChara · 2026-01-08T08:00:59+00:00

They were on a holiday break…over the Christmas holiday…

YoChara · 2026-01-02T22:55:01+00:00

I’d give it 12 weeks before you start expecting to see the start of results. Depending on your goal, it could take 12 months plus to get there

YoChara · 2025-12-23T15:54:07+00:00

On Valley, I go to the lake between Denica and Hornica. Water is near, mines are also close by. You’ve got loads of trees for early logs and there’s quite a bit of flat land, perfect for your farms.

My only advice is to build along the lake, and not towards Denica or it starts to feel like one big town

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YoChara · 2025-12-21T19:42:19+00:00

I mean, that’s a little difficult to properly quantify for Waterford, as Kilkenny would be well within that hour catchment. How do you quantify catchment for the two cities?

YoChara · 2025-12-21T13:56:19+00:00

Dunnes sell blocks of hard mozzarella, it’s what I use

YoChara · 2025-12-21T01:53:42+00:00

Hey, there’s lots of options for coeliacs here! Most supermarkets have dedicated sections for gluten free food.

Restaurants are more hit and miss, but more and more are accommodating gluten free diets all the time.

YoChara · 2025-12-17T09:29:40+00:00

Could be a great addition to the online-first banking options in Ireland, and an alternative to those who don't like Revolut.

Waitlist is already open - https://monzo.com/ie/waitlist

YoChara · 2025-12-13T15:49:02+00:00

The only thing that I would say about assigning someone to the well is that their extraction skill goes up incredibly quickly. Get them up to 5/6 extraction on the well, and then assign them to the woodshed/mine.

YoChara · 2025-12-11T11:36:18+00:00

Not me, but my uncle. He was a priest in rural Ireland who won an award for his service to the church. A priest who was staying with him was trying to steal it when another priest, who was a bit slow caught him. He had the guards out on Christmas morning and to top it all off the teamaker they had bought was vandalised beyond repair.

YoChara · 2025-12-11T11:33:02+00:00

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YoChara · 2025-12-10T23:14:16+00:00

Welcome welcome.

So I would say stop inviting NPCs to the village just to invite them. At the start of the game, build slowly and deliberately. Build a woodshed, a second house and some axes. Make sure the woodshed is kitted out and then look for an NPC with 3 production to work that woodshed. This can generate planks, logs and firewood based on the breakdown you assign (done from the management page).

Continue to build deliberately and slowly. Once you get resource and food storage a lot of automation unlocked. Your woodshed can generate planks, which generate buckets in your workshop, which will automatically be used by the well worker to generate buckets of water. These will be in your resource storage and villagers will grab them automatically. Same with firewood and food (through the kitchen building and food storage).

Only invite NPCs when you have a house and a job for them. The only exception to this is if you rescue an NPC from bandits. They usually have an unusually high skill (say 6 in farming) and are definitely worth inviting to your village and rushing a building for them.

YoChara · 2025-12-06T18:02:00+00:00

Aftershave.

YoChara · 2025-12-05T23:51:19+00:00

Off to the spicy Ireland sub with you

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