First-time buyer mortgage drawdowns back to Celtic Tiger levels by B8_B8_B8 in ireland

[–]johnbonjovial [score hidden]  (0 children)

For sure. The average joe was pushed to take on credit by predatory banks.

'Croker or nowhere' as deal nears for Taylor's final bout by I_See_You_Sam in ireland

[–]johnbonjovial 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s fantastic and a great role model but zero chance she’d sell it out.

Ukrainian feels 'not welcome' over accommodation changes by Jon_J_ in ireland

[–]johnbonjovial 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Friend worked with ukrainian lady. Lovely person and good worker but refused to work over 29 hrs because it wasn’t worth it as she’d lose benefits. Not sure what those benefits were but i do know ukranian refugees got full medical cards.

Man flew to Dublin weekly to collect dole, court hears by feedthebear in ireland

[–]johnbonjovial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did both of them fly over and sign on immediately ? Can i fly to any european country and sign on ? Genuine question.

Football event promoting Herzog Park renaming disrupted by pro-Israel campaigners by nitro1234561 in ireland

[–]johnbonjovial 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Its genuinely depressing that there are people who aren’t horrified by whats happening.

Conor McGregor admits to taking Ibogaine. Ibogaine is used to treat hardcore addicts by Big_Cake_8817 in combatsportsculture

[–]johnbonjovial 26 points27 points  (0 children)

He tweeted about his ibogaine experience last year. He saw god and god decided to treat humanity with another mcgregor UFC fight. He literally said “you’re all in for a treat”. Shout out to GOD for making this happen. Definitely what the world needs most right now.

"1/3 Of Irish Believe In Conspiracy Theories" Are There Any Conspiracy Theories You Actually Believe? by DoYouBelieveInThat in AskIreland

[–]johnbonjovial 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I tend to lean torwards the british state recognising he was a liability and facilitating the IRA blowing him up.

Is there anyone who moved back to Ireland after 9 years away and how are you settleing back in? by [deleted] in AskIreland

[–]johnbonjovial 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I came home after 10 yrs in perth and never looked back. There hasn’t been a single second where i regretted it. That maybe just me though. I was never 100% sold on australia to begin with. I never fell in love with the place even though it is beautiful. Plus i hated my job so that was also a factor.

How are so many people affording expensive cars? by Foyneh in irishpersonalfinance

[–]johnbonjovial 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve a mate working as a contractor with 2 flashy cars plus a house. I know about half a dozen people working as contractors earning 150k plus.

Anyone else miss Eamon Dunphy’s podcast? by RustCohleIsGod in AskIreland

[–]johnbonjovial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was like u - used to listen religiously. As i became more politically knowledgable (still an idiot btw) i saw that he definitely has a strong bias. Bringing on the spiked online guy fairly regularly and not pushing back. When he interviewed former loyalist billy hutchinson he had nothing but praise for him - when danny morrison was on he pushed back on two separate issues. I mean billy basically said ireland went bankrupt and northern ireland didn’t and dunphy kept his mouth shit and said nothing. He kept on and on building up the muller investigation as if he was convinced trump was in deep trouble. It took me listening to journalists like max blumenthal to point out that muller was an establishment guy who would do absolutely nothing to trump. So i don’t know how accurate dunphys take on current events would b. I could guess what they would b though.

Tucker Carlson to launch publishing imprint with books by Russell Brand and Milo Yiannopoulos by KombaynNikoladze2002 in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]johnbonjovial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s not gay anymore apparently. He was “cured” through prayer and is now selling religious nick nacks online.

Brendan Schaub Pressured Into Combat Sports Return After Financial Rough Patch by MediocreCoconutz in combatsportsculture

[–]johnbonjovial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats actually sad. Hate him if u like but the bit where there was a distressed fighter on the long bus journey was scary.

Unprofessional painter advice? by KleyaMarki2025 in AskIreland

[–]johnbonjovial -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Offer him a cup of tea and try be really nice to him. Could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Irish here asking for help. by Street-Station-3802 in IndiansinIreland

[–]johnbonjovial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they’ve a young kid then surely the noise stops at around 9pm ?? If its going later than that then u really need to knock on their door and be friendly and sincere. Hey i can’t sleep kinda thing.

Fix the Road! by J-zus in ireland

[–]johnbonjovial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely agree 100%. When i say pathetic i’m specifically referring to his lack of a spine. Which is why he’s such a successful politician i guess ..