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Aviation news and views
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KHD »
Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:16 pm
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Flybe gone bust again.
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Left quodec junior to the airport early this morning. Wasn't looking forward to it, with all the talk of no short/long term parking, and I was right....
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Last post by quodec
Fri May 26, 2023 8:50 pm
Conspiracy Thread
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isha »
Sun May 21, 2023 9:40 am
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In the absence of a forum for conspiracy theories, perhaps a thread will do?
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''Pathologise dissent'' - excellent phrase. I shall be deploying it a future times :)
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Last post by isha
Thu May 25, 2023 12:04 pm
Are old stamps still valid
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Elwood_Blues »
Sun May 14, 2023 7:59 am
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Howdy,
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Ah I'll prob just stick two or three on the envelope to be sure. Need to get rid of them anyways
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Last post by Elwood_Blues
Sun May 14, 2023 8:51 am
The dream is dead ... :(
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CelticRambler »
Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:44 am
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Long live the dream! :mrgreen:
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It's hard to be sure about the construction date, as each barn was added separately and progressively. A few clues in the masonry, woodwork and...
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Last post by CelticRambler
Mon May 08, 2023 8:05 am
Miserable auld folks need not apply.
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CelticRambler »
Fri Apr 21, 2023 8:08 pm
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Happy auld folks are welcome, but experience suggests this might be more appreciated by, and appropriate to, the younger generations. Back in the...
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I was in France once. A strange place. The natives didn't even speak English
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Last post by CelticRambler
Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:44 am
Some thoughts on Bullying in the workplace
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Calahonda52 »
Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:08 am
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Useful guidance here for managers who care about their staff and what can be happening, as well as employees who are at the receiving end.
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Somehow people mostly feel sorry for the bullied person, and of course sympathy is due. But I get to sometimes feeling sorry for the bully. Not to...
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Last post by isha
Sat Mar 25, 2023 5:18 pm
Crowd Funding - anybody dip their toe?
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Del.Monte »
Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:32 pm
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I see that Fundit.ie has finally thrown in the towel and closed on the 15th February: I can't say that I'm surprised because the site has been...
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I'll definitely watch that film this evening. From the first three minutes it looks very well filmed and acted.
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Last post by isha
Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:53 am
ESB Networks Smart Meter?
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490808 »
Mon Feb 28, 2022 4:22 pm
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Just got a letter from ESB Networks to say we are due a Smart Meter in the next couple of months.
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Recent casual browsing of the other forum suggests there's a lot of confusion around the subject of smart meters and smart plans . The two are...
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Last post by CelticRambler
Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:14 am
Any doggy psychiatrists on Gubu?
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Apelles »
Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:08 pm
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We 'kinda' rescued a timid and very anxious, 2 year old dog from a back garden pen, he'd been kept there with two of his brothers up until we took...
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The very timid dodgy has been very bold of late, and had started roaming off across the feilds, chasing after the young lady dodgys that live over...
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Last post by Apelles
Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:36 pm
Is it a good idea to tell doctor about cannabis use?
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mariannaspring »
Sun Mar 12, 2023 4:33 pm
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My girlfriend with Aspergers/ADHD has used cannabis to self-medicate since her late-teens. She was in CAHMHS before in the past and unsurprisingly,...
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I think it depends on the doctor. Unless you have serious reservations about a particular medic, you should always be honest with your Doc if you...
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Last post by Cyclepath
Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:17 am
Irish Newspaper Archive
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BrianD3 »
Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:43 am
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I subscribe to this some of the time, it is about 20-30 euros per month and while the website is quite clunky, it is addictive, many hours can be...
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I had a subscription to the British Newspaper Archive which had back issues of the New Ross Standard going back to the 1800s. Was about £25 for 3...
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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:44 pm
Have you ever been caught procrastinating?
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Apelles »
Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:54 pm
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The OH pulled me up on it earlier.
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😂
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Last post by isha
Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:29 pm
What Audiobook are you listening to?
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490808 »
Sat Jul 31, 2021 9:54 pm
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I keep on thinking about joining in with threads like What are you listening to at the moment? but thats really for music and then there's What book...
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The Matthew Bartholomew chronicles. Murder mystery series set in 14th century Cambridge. Entertaining and easy listening.
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Last post by Happy Days
Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:45 am
Clickbait articles getting ever more absurd
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BrianD3 »
Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:11 am
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I got caught out by clickbait from Cork Beo this morning, I'm not going to link to it as that will give them....a click. It was about a fireball that...
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I was looking into buying an airfryer but the teflon has put me right off - any experts out there - sorry for going off topic.
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Last post by Del.Monte
Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:07 pm
Aldi - Is there somewhere to report price gouging?
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SmartinMartin »
Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:40 pm
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Is there a trading standards department in Ireland, or something similar? I noticed today that Aldi are selling pawpaw ointment for £1.49 (€1.74) in...
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They have supermarkets on the northside? :D
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Last post by Del.Monte
Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:04 pm
Forum for Education
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gugleguy »
Fri Oct 21, 2022 1:55 pm
Think this would be a logical add.
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Fri Oct 21, 2022 1:55 pm
The Decline of the Print Media
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gugleguy »
Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:04 am
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The national newspapers in general are doing themselves no favours. They squeeze the living daylights out of Sport, sports personalities. Front Page...
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Surprisingly, I'll pass on that, I'd rather stick pins in my eyes.
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Last post by Del.Monte
Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:22 pm
Which Pedometer?
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Del.Monte »
Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:38 pm
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Looking at buying one of these - used to have on the phone but it was draining the battery.
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Just type 'churches near me' into Google maps.
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Last post by Mirabeau
Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:17 pm
Is there such a thing as "Objective Value"?
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Memento Mori »
Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:24 pm
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I came across this video today, it's worth listening to.
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Bishop Barron has been conducting an interesting series on thinkers that he believes are key to the situation we find ourselves in today. His latest...
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Last post by Memento Mori
Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:01 pm
Reeling in the Years
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BrianD3 »
Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:15 am
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The RTE summer exodus is well underway which means half hour news at 6 pm followed by RITR. 2010 last night. Earlier years have been repeated...
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Those people fawning over Britains queen in tonight’s one was particularly nauseating.
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Last post by Frank
Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:18 pm
A week in bed ages your muscles by one year*
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by Séimhe » Sun May 29, 2022 11:32 am
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*That applies to people between the ages of 20 and 60 according to Niall Moyna, Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology at the School of Health &...
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I'd slightly argue with the ageing concept of the title as it applies to muscles, but agree with the overall concept. And it's not just muscles, but...
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Last post by CelticRambler
Mon May 30, 2022 8:15 am
Revolut ór N26
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by Séimhe » Fri May 27, 2022 6:58 pm
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I’m not up to date with these banks. Once upon a time revolut wasn’t a real bank so funds were not as safe with them. Now apparently they are an...
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I'm a bit of a luddite in that I use a bricks and mortar bank (AIB). I'm another that would be interested in getting people's experiences and...
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Last post by Hugh_Bigazz
Sat May 28, 2022 6:09 pm
Dennis Waterman (1948 - 2022) RIP
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Del.Monte »
Wed May 11, 2022 8:12 pm
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1970's icon and British TV hardman from the popular TV series ' The Sweeney ' and ' Minder ' died on the 8th May. I only heard about it tonight and...
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ITV4 has been running old episodes of The Sweeney and Minder on a near continuous loop for years. A little surprised he never found his way into...
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Last post by Seanybiker
Thu May 12, 2022 9:30 pm
Customer Service - the good and the bad.
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490808 »
Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:50 am
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I thought it might be worth having a dedicated thread for peoples customer service experiences.
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Ireland - after five days of silence, seller just sent message 21 April to say item actually wasn't in stock
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Last post by gugleguy
Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:22 pm
Crap online customer service
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Del.Monte »
Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:48 pm
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Amazon right up there with the worst of them - puts Eircom in the tuppenny-ha'penny place!
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Amazon UK make it difficult to find their chat function but once you get into it, you can generally get sorted.
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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:52 am
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