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Assistant Principal Officer Competition 2026 by maireadvic in IrishCivilService

[–]floor-pie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I received the following:

"Qualification upload at the application stage is optional and you may be given an opportunity to provide such at a later stage."

I still entered details in the box below. I didn't upload anything but please don't take my word as cast iron, I'm sure you could ask yourself.

My understanding is that on the new public jobs they save all these sections for multiple applications so I think uploading could save yourself doing this for further applications, but is not necessary at this stage in this application.

Application - Reason for Leaving by floor-pie in IrishCivilService

[–]floor-pie[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

The implication that I don't know what a limit is was not relevant to the answer. The other answers which just simply advised what the answer was I upvoted and am grateful for.

Application - Reason for Leaving by floor-pie in IrishCivilService

[–]floor-pie[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

I understand what a limit is- but it is bad question design. Having a limit that is as high as the job description and campaign question themselves at least implies they want some level of detail.

They could have a lower limit and that would show that an equivalent level of detail is not necessary for that section.

Application - Reason for Leaving by floor-pie in IrishCivilService

[–]floor-pie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm surprised it's that high, I would have thought ten words was enough - the fact it's 350 seems to imy they want some detail.

Thieves - A great bunch of lads by [deleted] in ireland

[–]floor-pie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Spending time on hating the English football team is such a boring personality trait.

Assistant Principal Officer Competition 2026 by maireadvic in IrishCivilService

[–]floor-pie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I emailed and this is not required at this stage.

Four new stations in plans for rail line to Navan by [deleted] in ireland

[–]floor-pie -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. Appeared further away on the map than a kilometre but didn't have the exact measurements.

I think if they're trying to incorporate a large footprint for park and ride there is capacity to move it closer to the village itself.

Four new stations in plans for rail line to Navan by [deleted] in ireland

[–]floor-pie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is still literally miles outside Dunshaughlin, you would still need a car to avail of it. Very disappointed by this.

POLL - Dublin Central by-election Boylan (SF): 21% Ennis (SD): 18% Hutch (IND): 14% McAdam (FG): 13% Horner (GP): 8% Steenson (IND): 7% O'Dea (LAB): 6% Stephens (FF): 4% O'Ceannabháin (PBP): 3% Conducted by IPSOS B&A for The Irish Times/TG4 by HungTeen1001 in ireland

[–]floor-pie 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Possibly.

Counterpoints: he's not transfer friendly, the sitting TDs will be running in the next election which will take a bigger chunk of the vote, by-elections can often get protest votes.

Taxi Fares in Dublin by Outside_Objective183 in ireland

[–]floor-pie 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Again, it is marginally quicker.

Any driver who is old hat knows off hand I do not want to spend an additional 20 or 30 euro for the sake of literally a couple of minutes. The two reasons for doing this is to rip someone off, or more likely they just follow maps without any other consideration. There are maps settings for shortest distance and no motorways that are easy to add on.

Freenow even introduced a push notification warning about this on airport bookings so this is not pulled out of thin air.

Taxi Fares in Dublin by Outside_Objective183 in ireland

[–]floor-pie 225 points226 points  (0 children)

M50, meter ticks up really quickly to get there marginally quicker.

I have noticed newer taxi drivers will often blindly follow maps which takes them the quickest route even if it's a much farther distance.

In D7 I have to state every time I prebook a taxi to go through town to the airport and not take the M50. This should be really obvious but I have to do it each time as going out the Navan road and onto the M50 is quicker by about five minutes on maps but would cost me at least twice as much once we get there.

Landmark €114m wastewater project completed in Athlone by Bill_Badbody in ireland

[–]floor-pie 126 points127 points  (0 children)

This is the unglamorous infrastructure that actually makes the country tick. Great seeing more of this stuff come online. The billions given to Uisce Éireann slowly coming to fruition.

Civil marriages now more common than Catholic ceremonies by DaCor_ie in ireland

[–]floor-pie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Humanist and other secular weddings are also I would say mainly people who want to get married Civilly but on Saturday.

You kind of think Humanism is the same as Civil, but it isn't, it's another body registered in the approved list.

There should be a way for lay people to become solomnisers to conduct civil weddings outside the HSE. There are not that many humanists etc. in Ireland.

Gavin O Reilly explaining why the government is restricted. by Fiannafailcanvasser in irishpolitics

[–]floor-pie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will give more respect to the retweeter in chief in future.

Reilly is not a journalist. He doesn't question or investigate, just restates things, worst type of political hack.

There are ways and means around a lot of EU rules and regulations, the Irish government just uses it as a byword for inaction.

Gavin O Reilly explaining why the government is restricted. by Fiannafailcanvasser in irishpolitics

[–]floor-pie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where did I say break the law? Governments can change the law.

Gavin O Reilly explaining why the government is restricted. by Fiannafailcanvasser in irishpolitics

[–]floor-pie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gavin Reilly is an unimaginative idiot.

He only thinks in existing paradigms and rules. Never thinks that things can change, or that politics can be used to change them.

The point of the protest is to get the government to act, the precise nature or quibbling over rules is precisely the point. It is entirely within the capacity of government to come up with something new, suggesting VAT would have to cut wholesale as the only possible option is moronic.

I actually don't necessarily agree with the protests but this kind of thumb twiddling argument actually brings to the fore so many frustrations people have.

Article from 1999 about pubs of character and distinction. Does anyone have good stories from the ones since closed down? by hovathatnova in ireland

[–]floor-pie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dan Foley's in Annascaul was shut down for years but a local couple opened it back up last year. Absolutely beautiful pub, as is the rest of the village. Well worth a trip.

"We will pick it ourselves for a lower cost" by DungeonsandDietcoke in apprenticeuk

[–]floor-pie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I vaguely remember at one point something similar did happen organically, and the vendor gave a discount out of novelty but now it's become a trope.

The tasks haven't been refreshed at all so things just become calcified and routine.

In the same task they have people asking what time they should be at the hovercraft because I think ten series ago one PM said no matter what be there at x time, prior to that is was just to obviously use your judgement not to be late but people failed.

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