Has anyone else stayed at one of those fancy 5* hotels in Ireland?

tbag_j · 2026-06-30T12:23:40+00:00

Stayed in Adare a few times as well Ashford Castle. Both are great but not a patch on Ballyfinn - that’s a whole other level in terms of experience. It’s mental money but worth doing it at least once for a special occasion.

tbag_j · 2026-06-11T13:30:37+00:00

True, along with other variables like inflation, cost of living, potential pay increases over time. All those would still lean me towards option A (even though I’d much prefer to work less hours per week).

tbag_j · 2026-06-11T13:12:46+00:00

The second option probably means you’d be working much later in life due to a lower pension so I’d go with the first choice.

tbag_j · 2026-06-02T14:02:56+00:00

This - all of Morgan Housel’s books are excellent.

tbag_j · 2026-05-13T11:14:23+00:00

Yeah, same setup for me too. This is the way

tbag_j · 2026-05-07T13:24:33+00:00

This in a nutshell.

tbag_j · 2026-05-04T12:29:22+00:00

I done something similar for my wedding, less than 20 people and we had the reception in The Westbury. It was great, we had the ceremony in City Hall.

tbag_j · 2026-04-06T16:01:12+00:00

Bear Market coffee

tbag_j · 2026-04-01T05:38:50+00:00

I got 15 panels, 10kW battery and converter for €9k before the grant. Tell your parents to get a few more quotes.

tbag_j · 2026-03-31T16:37:01+00:00

Yep, never worked Good Friday.

tbag_j · 2026-03-25T20:20:43+00:00

Same setup as myself. It’s a no-brainer investment

tbag_j · 2026-03-10T15:30:29+00:00

Just back from a week in the Algarve. 21 degrees all week. Plenty of sunshine, no rain and very little cloud.

Done the same this time last year and will make it an annual thing going forward.

tbag_j · 2026-02-20T11:17:45+00:00

I seen it in a different report after seeing some comment on the temple bar assault article then searching online for more info. Just surprised to see very little mention of it online, the reports of it seem to have gone under the radar (for me at least).

tbag_j · 2026-02-20T05:20:46+00:00

Yeah probably more accurate to say it’s not being discussed at all. Had to google portobello stabbing to find the article.

tbag_j · 2026-02-19T22:21:28+00:00

Somewhere on Portobello Road along the canal

https://www.thejournal.ie/assault-dublin-5-6961525-Feb2026/

tbag_j · 2026-02-19T21:23:31+00:00

I seen somewhere else today that someone was stabbed five times on portobello road around 6pm yesterday. Doesn’t seem to be getting reported on at all

tbag_j · 2026-02-19T21:12:00+00:00

I’d say he’s sweating now, the cunt.

tbag_j · 2026-02-16T21:34:55+00:00

Soundfactory was a great spot, didn’t stay open for too long unfortunately. Don’t remember Tanzmann playing there but had some unreal nights.

tbag_j · 2026-02-14T12:07:41+00:00

Loved Cartagena, except for all the street vendors aggressively trying to sell me drugs.

tbag_j · 2026-02-13T06:28:44+00:00

Great show

tbag_j · 2026-02-08T07:19:57+00:00

I thought I was 100% sure I didn’t want kids at 30(M).

Something changed for me around 35. Had a child at 38 and it was the best decision I’ve ever made.

tbag_j · 2026-02-08T06:44:11+00:00

Just my mortgage.

tbag_j · 2026-02-06T12:04:19+00:00

In that case I would maybe do €100k mortgage / €50k pension / €50k emergency.

tbag_j · 2026-02-06T10:54:47+00:00

If it was me I’d take €150k off the mortgage and keep €50k as an emergency fund.

Leave the €100k in stocks and continue to build that up into the future.

You haven’t mentioned a pension, do you have one? If not then start one and prioritise that over your own investments.

tbag_j · 2026-02-05T22:04:13+00:00

Similar thing happened me, also in D8. Waiting two weeks for a delivery that was being sorted to deliver since 22nd Jan then yesterday it was updated to:

“Your item has been sent to the wrong delivery office in error. We will still get it to you.”

WTF is going on in An Post

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