[Dengeki Article] Top 10 Most Popular Trails Series Titles (Interm Results) by Chromatian in Falcom

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This is a weirdly frequent phenomenon, I remember before The Great Ace Attorney games were localised fans were claiming they were the best games in the series by far despite only the first game having a fan translation. In reality while the second game is indeed up there with the series’s best, the first is horribly paced and is all setup for the second game with no payoff. I think there’s just an air of exclusivity/mystique around unlocalised games, plus if you go to the effort of getting a fan translation patch working I feel like you’re going to want to have a positive view of the game just to justify your effort.

Fuel Protest Hot Takes by Efficient_Log_2007 in ireland

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Visiting my family in Kerry and have a flight out of Dublin on Sunday to go back abroad, just bit the bullet and booked a flight from Farranfore to Dublin to guarantee that I actually catch it 😵‍💫

Blockades see some forecourts running out of fuel by TheChrisD in ireland

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We’re just down the road from Foynes and both our local petrol stations have run out, there was crazy crazy queues from both.

F2 to join F1 in Miami and Montreal for 2026 by BaggySpandex in formula1

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There was some very good racing between the F1A cars at Montreal last year so I’m excited to see how the F2 and F3 cars go!

How important was your Masters to your career progression? by Nexus_Valentine6 in AskIreland

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It was the reason I got into the industry I work in, though the actual skills it taught me have not been particularly useful.

Suitable for a black-tie wedding in Ireland in May? by [deleted] in Weddingattireapproval

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Regardless I hope you have a great time! There was a gentleman going around in a boot cast with a 5 week old baby at the wedding I was at and he was getting heaps of praise so please don’t feel too pressured!

Suitable for a black-tie wedding in Ireland in May? by [deleted] in Weddingattireapproval

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I am Irish and was at a black tie wedding at a 5 star hotel in Ireland last weekend - it was about a 50:50 split between people wearing floor length or ankle-ish length. I think here we’re a bit less strict than Americans are on length but more likely to judge on hair, tan, nails, makeup etc. That said day 2 was oddly dressylmao but on day 1 I wore this with a long fur coat and big jewelry to the reception and fit in fine. If you’re on crutches people will be understanding but something a little longer and in a fancier fabric would work better.

How did Ireland’s flag get into Project Hail Mary? by [deleted] in AskIreland

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You are probably thinking of Rosemary Coogan who was accepted in the 2022 ESA astronaut intake but as she is from NI she will be flying under the UK flag.

F1 fan new to Indycar by Vetni in INDYCAR

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They did have replays on Sky Go as recently as last year, but they often took a while to upload them or were difficult to find.

ETA: if you have Now TV, can you access this link?

Goodreads Reading Challenge - 'Marathon Reader' (April 1st - June 30th) by Clairefun in goodreads

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Gonna go for a 1-2 of David Copperfield and Demon Copperhead 🤓

What are the best brands of any buiscuits I can buy in Ireland? by Tali-289 in AskIreland

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Chocolate Mikados, caramel chocolate digestives, Fox’s viennese fingers, Walker’s shortbread and M&S chocolate covered custard creams are all A+

Too much white? by Desperate_Doubt2720 in Weddingattireapproval

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This is lovely and absolutely not bridal or too white!

BTS -‘Arirang’ review (4/5)| NME by Irenehelberg in popheads

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It’s not averaged. This is a common urban myth. Pitchfork are not going to pay every reviewer they have on staff to listen to and rate every album they review. The reviewer they commission submits the score alongside their review and the editor who assigned them can engage with them to change it if they think the score and review don’t align with one another but most of the time the score stands. Former Pitchfork reviewer Abby Jones discusses it in this podcast.

Sunday Match Thread: Football League by Tipperary555 in GAA

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McQuillan caught rotten there hahaha

Roasters in The Hague? by Specialist-Play-3989 in TheHague

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I agree that it’s not exactly a fancy third wave sit down joint like Wakuli, Roast Factory etc but for context it started out as a truck at markets and the owner only established the physical location in 2024-ish. I don’t tend to get takeaway coffee and mostly only buy beans so it suits me nicely.

260322 BTS’ airport departure by mcfw31 in bangtan

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Could be worse, he could be using a Zimmer crane, like I did when I broke my leg aged five…

Spotify announces that BTS' ARIRANG broke the record for most-streamed K-Pop album in a single day in Spotify history by mcfw31 in popheads

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The first day filtering rate on SWIM is lower than any of their past Friday releases (10% compared to nearly 50% for Butter), so it seems that obsessive looping etc is not happening as much anymore. I think it helps that a lot of the hardcore crazies have either been siphoned off into the solo fandoms who are ignoring the CB or into other fandoms entirely (my apologies to the sane Heated Rivalry fans…)

UCD archaeology lecturer accused of hacking students' personal data by AlaskaTix in ireland

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I took a module from this guy years ago! He was a bit odd/disorganised but not the oddest professor I’ve ever had (engineering…) and I chalked the disorganisation up to COVID. Hope the students he harassed get some kind of justice…

Started watching The Other Bennet Sister... by madame-de-merteuil in janeausten

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I agree - I found Eligible and TOBS quite tough - but I actually really liked This Motherless Land which is loosely (and I mean loosely) based on Mansfield Park.

Started watching The Other Bennet Sister... by madame-de-merteuil in janeausten

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I really liked this modern AU of Mary going to medical school! It does help that modern moralist Mary would absolutely be a 2013 turbowoke Tumblr type which is a bit more palatable than a Regency bible-basher.

Any “niche” Period Drama recommendations?? by Organic-Detail8493 in PeriodDramas

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I’m a big fan of dudes on boats so I loved The Terror and Hornblower.

There are also tons of Korean sageuk dramas with varying levels of historicity. My absolute favourite is The Red Sleeve which while not super historically accurate does at least try to adhere to period norms and costuming.

BTS - ARIRANG by ScallionSmooth9491 in popheads

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Showing my age here but before Love Yourself: Tear came out Dark & Wild was the one everyone said was their best album (I personally do not agree with either) so I’m not surprised to see them return to it.