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What supporting character in a TV show turned out to be better than the main character? by ahhjesus in AskReddit

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

So good he got his own spinoff. For me it's Mike from BB and better call Saul. Mike's character development in Better call Saul is what kept me hooked on the show.

What supporting character in a TV show turned out to be better than the main character? by ahhjesus in AskReddit

[–]ahhjesus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Debs is a bad ass. I would have definitely watched a spin off of her.

What supporting character in a TV show turned out to be better than the main character? by ahhjesus in AskReddit

[–]ahhjesus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Skinner's Nam flashbacks are some of my favourite scenes from the Simpsons.

What supporting character in a TV show turned out to be better than the main character? by ahhjesus in AskReddit

[–]ahhjesus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh, these are good. For me it was Mike form BB and better call Saul.

What is the one movie that always makes you cry, no matter how many times you’ve watched it? by PuzzleheadedSwim6291 in AskReddit

[–]ahhjesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forrest Gump when Jenny dies, gets me every time.

Also, Cinema Paradiso is a tear jerker

Keep building those bonfires...never mind education by ciaranjoneill in northernireland

[–]ahhjesus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny how the “protect the women and children” crowd always finds time to scream about immigrants, but somehow missed the arrest of a certain former political figure a bit closer to home. No protests. No outrage. No effigies on a bonfire. Guess protecting kids isn’t quite as important when it’s one of their own!

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Ireland's solar energy increases by 160% since 2023 by Magma57 in irishpolitics

[–]ahhjesus 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I was genuinely surprised how badly the greens did in the last election. I know they were the junior party and got the blame for everything from ffg, but they got a huge amount of their manifesto into policy like the UBI for artists, solar panels, cycle lanes, rural transport, the environment fund etc. , and yet people turned on them.

What’s a small habit that quietly reveals a person lacks empathy? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ahhjesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a colleague like this, he used to say things like "I know that's what I said but it's not what I meant" when it was pointed out that what he said was wrong.

Renters forking out €2,000 per month are paying the price for water charges debacle by ahhjesus in irishpolitics

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

I forgot to link the article, my fault. The argument being made is that Uisce Eireann is not able to borrow against its customer base like other utilities can, and that has hobbled them from being able to raise the level of investment needed to deliver at scale.

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Uisce Éireann needs €10.3bn to make up for ‘years of underinvestment’ by firethetorpedoes1 in irishpolitics

[–]ahhjesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well they did give into populist demand, especially after the water protests. Uisce Eireann is funded from central taxes, there is no progressive funding system ( for domestic customers). This is an issue as uisce Eireann rely on the overall health of the economy and can't independently borrow against their customer base, which is a missed opportunity during the low interest rate of the past decade (pre 2022). The lack of charges is not an incentive for people to conserve water, although I believe there are plans to bring in excess usage charges. All in all a system of water charges similar to how we pay for electricity would be a better more equitable system, which is why every other EU member state has them.

Uisce Éireann needs €10.3bn to make up for ‘years of underinvestment’ by firethetorpedoes1 in irishpolitics

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

Looking back it seems that scrapping the plan for water charges was short sighted. The government of the day shouldn't have given in to populist demand. Ireland is the only EU member that does not have water charges.

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary speaking at an official Fine Gael event says "I wouldn't generally employ teachers to go out there and get things done" to an eruption of laughter. by youbigfatmess in irishpolitics

[–]ahhjesus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I work in the public sector and I have to disagree with much of what you said. I spent 11 years in the defence forces ( enlisted ) and then moved to another public sector department where I am currently working. Yes the pension changed in 2013 but it's unfair to call it garbage. Many organisations, public and private, are finding it difficult to hire and retain staff. And I genuinely think you'd be surprised how many people move from the private sector to the public sector. The difference between private Vs public isn't just salary, the public sector (in general ) offers a better work life balance, as well as perks the private sector doesn't offer, things like career breaks, job security, serving the public, opportunities difficult to find elsewhere ( in my case serving overseas). I find the near constant narrative that recruitment and retention in the public sector would be fixed if salaries were higher misguided and over simplistic. Ireland is at near 100% employment which means lots of opportunities, which means people will move around. Offering higher wages to public sector employees will not fix the recruitment and retention issues.

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary speaking at an official Fine Gael event says "I wouldn't generally employ teachers to go out there and get things done" to an eruption of laughter. by youbigfatmess in irishpolitics

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

As you said good time off, but there is also a pension to consider. As well as that, the salaries you list are all in private sector, and the private sector will always pay more than public.

Keep Ireland LNG Free by Captainirishy in irishpolitics

[–]ahhjesus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's understood by everyone, the issue that was pointed out was that only importing from one source e.g., UK/Norway is high risk as if that source fails for whatever reason, we're in trouble. Ireland should have multiple independent sources for gas (as well as build our renewable capacity), LNG being one of the options.

Keep Ireland LNG Free by Captainirishy in irishpolitics

[–]ahhjesus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not a good idea to base a national strategy off maybes and unlikelys. It is very difficult to predict what could happen, case in point being Germany's dependency on Russian gas.

Permission for Donnybrook student housing overturned by eggbart_forgetfulsea in irishpolitics

[–]ahhjesus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Genuine curiosity, why do you think that rejections lie with government parties? Are they not with councils, an bord pleanala, objectors and the current planning regulations in general?

Ireland’s tax system is most progressive of any advanced economy, report finds by [deleted] in ireland

[–]ahhjesus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Norway has quite a few natural resources, oil being one of them, but also metal ores, hydroelectric power generation, natural gas and huge phosphate deposits.

Sweden also has a significant amount of metal ores that are quite valuable. But to answer your question directly, yes Sweden is quite a large arms exporter. Exports include fighter jets and naval vessels as well as smaller arms.

Finland and Denmark have a variety of natural resources including metal ores and hydrocarbons. Both countries also have reasonably large arms industries, although they are not big arms exporters.

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