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“A country might justify that position if it used the proceeds to build something (anything!) like world-class public services, extraordinary infrastructure, or a society so well-functioning that the trade-off had a visible return. Ireland did… None of this. It extracted from others and failed to build anything for itself. That is the uniquely disgraceful aspect of the Irish model; not the extraction alone, but the total nothingnessthat followed it. The nothingness we live in.”
This is so spot on.
butthistime.com/p/mind-the-gap
Mind the Gap
Ireland is the second richest country in Europe, and this week a single protest shut it down. Here's why.Sinéad O’Sullivan (But This Time It's Different)
Nothing beats the quiet magic of Ballinastoe Woods. If you need me, I’ll be lost in the Wicklow greens for the foreseeable future. 🌲✨
#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #Wicklow #Ireland #Forest #Nature #Hiking #IrelandTravel #Woodland #Green
“A protester breached the airside perimeter at Shannon Airport in #Ireland today, climbed onto the wing of a parked #US Air Force C-130 Hercules and damaged the fuselage with what is believed to be an axe, taking the aircraft out of service.
Shannon Airport briefly closed. The man was arrested by Gardaí and the Armed Support Unit. Shannon has been used as a key US #military transit hub throughout the #Iran war, despite the Irish government's insistence it is not being used for #war.”
Friend in Bray was looking to move back into the home she was renting in 2022 for €2,100/month.
The landlord quotes her €3,000/month.
I’m shocked: how can he do that when there’s a 2% yearly cap on price increases? So the most he should be able to charge is €2,273.10.
Can you guess the answer?
Did you say because Irish people elected a majority conservative/neoliberal government?
(Apparently the government just removed the 2% cap for new tenancies.¹ Landlords can now charge “market rates”. In other words, whatever the fuck they like.)²
Happy shoot yourself in the foot day to anyone who voted for Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael. Many happy returns.
¹ citizensinformation.ie/en/hous…
² news.myhome.ie/renting/new-iri…
#ireland #housing #rent #housingCrisis #conservatives
New Irish rent reforms explained
The Irish Government has introduced significant reforms to its Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) regulations, aiming to balance tenant protections.MyHome (MyHome.ie)
Mirror at the Woodland Edge.
#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #Ireland #Woodland #NatureReflections #WildIreland #ForestMagic #Ivy #Serenity #LandscapePhotography
“Teachers who use AI ‘will replace those who don’t’, the chair of the Oireachtas committee on artificial intelligence has warned.
Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne said he was worried Ireland was at risk of falling behind in discussions around how AI can be ‘responsibly integrated into our formal education system.’”
Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne is a fool who doesn’t have the first clue about what he’s taking about.
If you go down to the woods today... you're sure of a green surprise.
#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #Ireland #WildAtlanticWay #Woodland #NatureLovers #HikingIreland #AncientForest #GreenIreland #Mossy #Fairytale
