r/AskIreland

Maybe it's just me, but I've noticed it a lot more over the past while. We've all turned when it's been Amber. I don't know anyone that won't do that during busy periods, but now you'll see another 2 or 3 cars go after that, when the light has been red a good second or two.

Another thing I've noticed is people running the red at pedestrian crossings, when there appears to be no pedestrians around. Saw some prick in a 261 Tesla do that yesterday, here in Maynooth, but honestly that's at least the third time I've seen it in the past few weeks.

Anyone else noticed this?

Like in Japan, the way toilets have the wash basin built in to the cistern, so the water wasted washing your hands is recycled for flushing the toilet.

Or the way communal bins are provided for each local area/street in Spain, meaning wheelie bins are non-existent. I'm sure they have some issues around them, but at least all footpaths aren't clogged with lines of bins. It also means dog-walkers have bins readily available on every street to drop the poop into, might save them hanging it on a branch...

I've had a cappuccino, 4 slices of white toast with butter and 2 fried eggs done on extra v olive oil cup of tea. A scone with butter another tea and a packet of Kings crisps. So not great although I did have my usual 120ml of beet juice.

Prices seem to be going mad. I always used to get the ON gold standard 4.5kg for around €119, but now it's €149 on HP Nutrition.

Anyone know somewhere cheaper or what protein isolate are you using instead?

Does it count if she also cleans the home office?

Trying to reduce the post tax expense of €42k a year for a domestic employee. I can’t work if I don’t have childcare but I’m also earning very little if I need to pay a minder for each day that I work.

I’ve been through every creche, au pair and childminder scenario and it doesn’t work for our rural location or commute.

For me I dont miss the whole local pub culture crap that i grew up with, actually wonder how it took me so long to figure out the local pub may be a local focal point but its the root of most problems

Hi all. I’m in a really tricky situation but I do feel unsafe. Just to make clearly I’m in my early 20’s and this was my first relationship.

My ex has a child with another woman. We broke up as I found out he was cheating on me the entirety of my three year relationship with him.

My biggest concern is that I have caught him asking for nudes from a 17 year old girl and wanting to meet up with her. I’m not sure if she ever sent any photos. The only proof I have is some photos of him calling her ‘unreal’ when she was 17, then other proof of him saying sexual things to her but she was 18 at this stage. However the girl had confirmed he asked for the same when she was 17 as well.

I want to report him because there has been other situations where he has been talking to underaged people (which I have only found out at the time I found out about the girl) but I’ve no evidence of those.

I’m worried to report as he lives extremely close to me and his ex has a safety order against him for a situation that happened where she claims he got violent with her. He has threatened her and threatened her current partner, which again I’ve only found out as of recent.

He hasn’t personally threatened me, however he has done some questionable things to me again I have no evidence of. But after seeing what he said to his ex before I’m concerned if I report him.

Does anyone have any advice?

I had an awful time in secondary school, mostly from bullying and exclusion. I now have PTSD from my three years there. I'm starting university this year and I'm scared I'm going into the same situation again. Did anyone who had a bad time in secondary school find university better? I just need some hope.

How do you know if someone is giving off toxic behaviour or if you are just over thinking things and calling it toxic?

Any benefits to switching to monzo? Currently can’t see any

First summer home in a while and looking to go see some gigs. Most festivals are sold out so can't go to them. Any events happening around June and July that are worth going to ? Im away again in August.

Id listen to rap, punk mainly but open to anything.

I'm looking into our history of Irish cooking and considering what I've seen of some of the receipes online have described as soda bread (very americanised), I figured that the best place to ask was the source itself.

We've just put down deposit on a 3 bed duplex in Swords with Glenveagh (ground floor + 1st floor). However, we're not entirely happy with the house as its a duplex and we've always wanted an independent house so we're quiet double minded. However, the prices in Dublin are going way above 500k now so we won't be able to use the HTB.

Is any of you guys living in a duplex? What could be the potential issues we'd face?

Is it better to:

1. Go ahead with this purchase? OR

2. Book a 2-bed apartment? OR

3. A house 30-50km away from Dublin? OR

4. Save more and buy a second hand house later?

For reference, we work in Dublin and the kids have schools in the city center.