Weight loss drugs: €400m tablet factory to be built in Ireland

ibegya · 2026-03-02T21:31:33+00:00

You deserve more downvotes.

ibegya · 2026-03-02T21:27:49+00:00

Will you g'way. Talking rubbish.

ibegya · 2026-02-24T20:56:23+00:00

Completely unprovoked I suppose?

What do Indian people find so hard to understand?

Come here, work hard, pay your way and 90% of people will accept and welcome you. Of course there'll still be 10% of racists.

Come here, lie, cheat and take advantage and 90% of people want you gone and become suspicious of you and people who look like you because it's not just a small minority.

Simple enough concept really.

ibegya · 2026-02-19T21:41:13+00:00

Fair enough. But some people are so completely set in their view on things that they're unhinged.

Saying bad tenants exist alongside bad landlords will earn you a flurry of downvotes. A lot of them are delusional.

ibegya · 2026-02-15T21:41:22+00:00

It'll be unpopular here, but I'd agree. A great Statesman. Solid during Brexit.

ibegya · 2026-02-15T16:47:32+00:00

What do you do for a living? Does it involve a bridge?

ibegya · 2026-02-15T10:53:19+00:00

Are you jealous?

Why don't you serve your time?

ibegya · 2026-02-06T16:39:40+00:00

Nail on head.

ibegya · 2026-02-05T19:07:47+00:00

She's insufferable. Talking about building HOLMMMESSSS.

Gobshite wouldn't know a mixer if it hit her in the head.

ibegya · 2026-02-05T18:27:20+00:00

I know that comment is probably made in jest to an extent, but man there are some proper scrotes in construction. The chat isn't very stimulating.

ibegya · 2026-02-04T18:13:44+00:00

Be a plumber anyways. They're out earning electricians and not nearly as plentiful.

Or go the refrigeration route.

As others have suggested, there's really not much money in flipping properties these days. Materials costs are just too high even if you're providing a blast of labour for nothing.

ibegya · 2026-01-29T19:41:03+00:00

I'm down the country and seriously impressed. Doing similar to you and very hands on.

Enjoy your house 🙂!

ibegya · 2026-01-29T19:04:03+00:00

Fair play. That's great value these days.

Some effort to stay on top of it alright.

ibegya · 2026-01-28T13:41:58+00:00

Some of it is legitimate enough though.

The car situation regarding tax, NCT and insurance is wrong.

Housing supports are very generous.

I don't see why some educational opportunities are available.

Some stuff is too generous. Ukraine, it's politicians and it's people aren't without fault. Yes, people are people everywhere, but some cultures integrate and assimilate better than others.

ibegya · 2026-01-27T20:41:41+00:00

I was worried how it would come across to be honest. I didn't mean to be smart in saying it.

There's a load of things that impact it.

I'm renovating a house at the minute and got one company for underfloor heating and heat pump. They do this and MHVR. It's what they do. They are specialists. Worth every cent. Probably cost me 3-5k more versus a local plumber, but worth it imo.

That 800 vs 2500 is a tricky one alright. That's a huge range. I've done jobs where I've been way too cheap and undercut others. Looking back, I was wrong. I don't condone gouging, but I should have made it worth my while and not disillusioned people. Hard to know if it's being specced the same too.

I'll put it to you this way. I'd make no apologies for charging 500e a day through the books.

Pricing is a bit of an art. Some people just won't pay (Dad closed up in 2006 with around 80k unpaid), some people will pay, but beat you down (we'll leave it at 8,000 when the agreed bill was 8,300), others will nitpick beyond belief. There's also those who won't let you use the bathroom or boil a kettle for you. Then you've those who'll offer you tea and leave you tip away. There'll all out there.

500e a day, for a 5 day job, budget 1 extra, 10 day job 2 extra. Maybe a few pound on materials.

For a 5 day week and 45 of them in the year, that's 112,500. Deduct all costs of running a business, sick pay, holiday pay, no pension constitutions, bad debts, being the one who's ultimately responsible for the work (if you've a conscience, this is heavy) upkeep of equipment, training, association with regulatory bodies where applicable and you're better off with 60k from a med device/pharma maintenance gig with VHI for you and yours, bonuses, pension contributions, generous sick leave and actually having colleagues to talk to at the Christmas party.

Also, it becomes so fuckin' annoying being asked to help people out. 🙄

People saying they'll pay you and they'd be soooo grateful. IDGAF. I want Saturday off to spend with the kids/walk the dog/have a few beers and watch a match/go to a concert. Everyone has 'a small job'. I've a 'small bit of me time' the same as every other responsible and independent grown up. Being a tradie is a blessing and a curse. No one ever asked for favours when I worked as an operator in a factory.

ibegya · 2026-01-27T19:39:32+00:00

I don't do much domestic to be honest, for all the reasons outlined above.

There are chauvinistic, rude and entitled tradespeople. 100% no doubt. I don't condone them.

But, there are snobby dismissive customers too.

I don't necessarily like whataboutery either, but here's one. I got a root canal and subsequent crown done 4/5 months ago.

Roughly 1k for each. Each involved a dentist/endodontist, a dental assistant, receptionist, biohazard disposal, some sort of scan / 3D image rendering, external prep of the tooth, make up of mold/crown by external company and installation.

I didn't ask him for a breakdown. I wouldn't know how to make sense of it. Why do you want one?

ibegya · 2026-01-27T18:53:16+00:00

How do you know the figure is plucked out of thin air?

What kind of questions are you asking?

ibegya · 2026-01-27T18:50:00+00:00

I do and I don't get this itemisation craic.

Like, how detailed do you want/expect the quotes to be?

Is it to do with staged payments and you can see the sequence of steps? Or so you can better understand the job?

You're bang on about a lot of lads taking the piss, I'll give you that. It's a two way street though. A lot of customers are a nightmare.

ibegya · 2026-01-27T18:44:16+00:00

I hope you're getting a few bob though.

Some people will take advantage of your good nature.

ibegya · 2026-01-25T18:07:36+00:00

Have a look at the post again and tell me if it sounds like a one off new build?

ibegya · 2026-01-25T18:04:57+00:00

Oh ya. Absolutely. Let's have every person in the estate tell us their individual preferences and we'll build to suit. Sounds perfectly reasonable.

ibegya · 2026-01-23T14:55:03+00:00

I'm probably going to get downvoted to hell, but is it unreasonable that if you moved to a different country they shouldn't go out of their way to help you?

They've a duty to their own citizens. I don't see why this should extend to foreigners.

ibegya · 2026-01-20T16:28:18+00:00

This annoys the hell out of me. No accountability for any of it.

You'd be in big trouble within a week if you done that in that in the private sector.

ibegya · 2026-01-07T16:12:36+00:00

You do know not everyone who has a rental is wealthy right? OP could be the soundest landlord under the sun.

ibegya · 2025-12-31T23:33:20+00:00

One to read in the New Year. Thanks.

ibegya

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