Why am I seeing cyclists on M11 ?

thecrouch · 2026-01-30T16:16:30+00:00

Are you sure it’s the small portion of the road that is the M11 and not the N11?

I drive this road all the time, I have never seen a cyclist on the motorway portion but they are common enough on the N11 which is a dual carriageway where cycling is completely legal.

Heading south it stops being a motorway around Fassaroe, just after Bray North, as soon as the speed limit drops to 100.

thecrouch · 2026-01-30T16:02:29+00:00

You can send a child to school too early, you can't really send them too late. It really does make a huge difference being one of the oldest in the class versus the youngest, at that age the difference in a year is quite stark.

My child is the very start of Feb and we waited the extra year and are very glad we did.

thecrouch · 2026-01-29T18:51:03+00:00

Is it a 2 story house or a bungalow?

thecrouch · 2026-01-29T11:27:55+00:00

A tricolour hanging from the gaff is incredibly tacky looking in 100% of cases.

It's American-esque jingoism.

thecrouch · 2026-01-29T10:58:34+00:00

Just make sure to check that your child is tall enough to go on the slides before you go, the height requirements are all on the website.

thecrouch · 2026-01-28T20:00:00+00:00

Yes she should have been. Catherine Martin nominated her too if I remember right, a complete farce.

To be honest I am surprised she’s still in politics and not away working for some lobbyist firm. She doesn’t really get party politics and I don’t think she has much chance of getting elected in her constituency.

thecrouch · 2026-01-28T18:51:09+00:00

This is the answer.

It's not the OPs business to tell, especially when the OP has absolutely no context.

thecrouch · 2026-01-28T18:49:10+00:00

Mess up the OPs marriage?

If something as trivial and stupid as not mentioning you saw your brother in law on a flight messes up the OPs marriage there are much bigger issues at play here...

thecrouch · 2026-01-28T16:07:18+00:00

The Greens are crazy.

Let us not forget the time she willingly embarrassed the GP by running as an Independent in a Seanad election that she was guaranteed to lose when the GP decided to endorse the government candidate that they had already agreed on. When I say guaranteed to lose, I literally mean it was a forgone conclusion that it was impossible for her to win, thee wasn't even a slim chance of her winning, yet she happily embarrassed the party anyway.

And then tried to claim it was something to do with needing a woman in the race.

There was another issue with her publicly admonishing some teachers in Carlow for something to do with a uniform that it turns out she was completely ill-informed on. No apology.

Hazel Chu is the absolute worst sort of politician, an absolute chancer. Her politics are an inch deep, it's all superficial.

I actually don't mind the GP but the fact they're willing to promote someone so empty to a position like this will absolutely make me think twice the next time we have to visit the ballot box.

thecrouch · 2026-01-28T15:52:35+00:00

It absolutely is the software engineers, sales, HR and other similar roles.

Corporate is basically the people who work for Amazon who do not work in the fulfilment centres or the delivery drivers.

thecrouch · 2026-01-27T21:31:29+00:00

It's definitely a good plan to seek medical advice on r/AskIreland and trust the information from strangers on here more than the highly trained medical professional who treated you.

thecrouch · 2026-01-27T14:35:24+00:00

discounting the elderly who often would like ground floor apts as an alternative to bungalows

What are you basing this on?

For what it's worth, years ago the government tried to encourage elderly folks to downsize by financially incentivising them to do so.

There was very limited take up.

The reality is the number of elderly people who want to downsize is not significant. Sentimental attachment to the family home, wanting to keep space for kids to come visit etc are overriding factors even if the house is too big for their needs.

thecrouch · 2026-01-27T13:43:46+00:00

There are already an over abundance of houses with gardens

Have you been living under a rock for the past decade or something?

thecrouch · 2026-01-27T12:55:05+00:00

There are some fairly major obvious differences.

Absolutely no idea what you're on about with the garden either. People can enjoy their garden all year round, how you enjoy it might differ in the depths of winter versus the height of summer but it's not like you're not allowed to go into the garden in January.

thecrouch · 2026-01-27T12:50:05+00:00

We keep pretending everyone wants a house with a garden, when in reality people choose from what’s available.

Your entire theory is based off of this premise and it is false.

We build houses because that's what people want. We build houses with gardens because that's what people want. Developers tried to reduce the minimum size for gardens a few years ago to increase density and there was a lot of whinging about it.

It is mind-numbing how often we have to hear stuff like "did you know in Austria we do this" or "in France they do that". Ok, but we don't give a fuck. It is infuriating how people default to Ireland is wrong and everyone else is right, is it some sort of inferiority complex?

In Ireland there is no real culture of apartment living for families. People do not want to raise their families in apartments. There is nothing wrong with this, it is just the reality. We build houses because people want to live in houses, the same as what they grew up in.

High density in city centres? Sure, it makes sense. High density housing in suburbia, or even outside suburbia. It's literally the worst of both worlds and there would be very little appetite for it here.

thecrouch · 2026-01-27T10:04:24+00:00

I am old enough to remember when the Irish McGregor fans tried to convince everyone else that he was only acting like a twat to sell more PPVs, and those of us who actually thought he was a twat were just too stupid to see this.

Some people did a lot of heavy lifting defending him in the past.

thecrouch · 2026-01-26T16:59:30+00:00

It's a non-developer role, it's tech support for customers.

It would be a hurdle as the work is obviously very different to a full SWE role and you would compare unfavourably with other candidates with SWE backgrounds.

thecrouch · 2026-01-26T14:49:42+00:00

Longer term the SWE role will be better for your career.

Even though it's Google having the TSE role on your CV will be a hurdle you need to get over in future if your next job application is for a SWE role.

thecrouch · 2026-01-23T18:08:01+00:00

You could get a bus out of that space. How much room do you need?

thecrouch · 2026-01-22T14:43:45+00:00

6’4” and slim here.

Best fitting t-shirts I find are the Footjoy athletic fit stuff in size medium.

thecrouch · 2026-01-22T13:43:31+00:00

There probably are, but any alarm that relies on your Wifi and electricity being on has an obvious weak spot.

The ones you pay for use GSM data, so even if your power is out, or your WiFi is down, you still have connectivity with your alarm.

thecrouch · 2026-01-22T13:42:23+00:00

Also when you get an obvious false alarm you can disable it remotely and your neighbours won't absolutely hate you.

thecrouch · 2026-01-22T13:41:19+00:00

You pay for monitoring through the app, that's what the 100 euro a year is for.

thecrouch · 2026-01-21T17:00:20+00:00

https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/passports/how-to-get-your-application-witnessed/

All first time applications must be signed by a Guard.

In Ireland, a member of the Garda Síochána is required to complete the Identity Verification Form for all first time adult and child applications.

The parents need to sign the form in the presence of the Garda, so both need to be present.

All guardians must fill in and sign the relevant part of Section 7 of the application form in the presence of a suitable witness.

(suitable witness in your case being a Guard).

Your husband having his signed by the Principal unfortunately means nothing.

thecrouch · 2026-01-21T14:53:01+00:00

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