Hi all. So it finally happened. After almost 20 years of safe driving I finally incurred my first ever penalty points ( 3 of them for speeding , I was guilty 😔). That was a few months back. Now my car is up for insurance renewal. How likely are the insurance company going to try and gouge the price for this year's insurance quote? How much are they likely to add on for these 3 points?

Seriously, I opened the windows to get some air inside and now I have 20 flies in my kitchen.

For some reason they all seems to like to fly around a certain spot in my living room too, even though there is no food or plant there.

Hi,

This is my first time posting on Reddit so apologies if I’m not doing it properly. I’ve been mulling over this for a long time and decided on anon Irish legal forum might be of use to me.

Basically in the summer of 2022 I (23, F) am pretty sure I was repeatedly sexually assaulted. The reason I say pretty sure is that it was with a guy (25, M) I was casually seeing at the time and was in a low and dark place mentally and easily taken advantage of so it took a few months to connect the dots.

I have since met a wonderful guy with his own history of assault and been to 6+ months of therapy where I finally opened up about it. It took a lot to finally come forward with this as I was terrified at the time and held a massive victim complex that I blamed myself for putting myself in that situation. I’ve worked through a lot of my trauma but it has been a long and difficult road. My therapist actually contacted a friend of hers in the Gardaí as the guy himself is a secondary school teacher and she was uncomfortable with someone like that teaching underage teenagers. I’m not going to take responsibility for not reporting him as there were numerous reasons I didn’t come forward at the time. However it has been bothering me as time has gone on. My therapist recommended contacting TUSLA also but everything I’ve seen online says I should contact a Rape helpline. I don’t know how comfortable I am yet discussing this topic on the phone with a stranger.

I suppose I’m looking for legal advice on whether I have any legal standing on this or if it’s useless. I don’t have any hard evidence and I know this topic is very tricky and not black and white understandably. I do believe there would be CCTV footage of one of the incidents as I was nearly unconscious with drink he forced into me and it was public (this is not something I would do consensually). The fact that he’s a teacher may change this situation, honestly I’m not sure and that’s why I’m coming here. If this is an inappropriate topic in this sub then I really do apologise hence why I haven’t given much detail.

Anyways thanks for reading if you have and any and all advice is welcome.

Country bumpkin questions.

I have a leap card. How the frck do I use it on the Luas???

Do I tap getting on and off?

thanks

when they ring... and give out about everything... there's not enough alcohol in the world!..

but the kindness they show cancels out all the vodka.

hi, 15m here and my parents are dead set on making me do TY. i’m in third year and i really don’t want to do it.

i’ve told them that my closest friends aren’t doing it and that a lot of TYs i’ve talked to said it was bad and a waste of time. they still are forcing me to do it and i don’t know what to do.

i’m gonna lose my best friend and i really don’t want to stay for an extra school year with no exams. i want an exam year.

pls help me, thank you! :)

Hi, I’m a 28F recently immigrated to Toronto. I am of African descent but was raised in Ireland and I’m an Irish national/citizen. As I’m new to Canada and Toronto I wanted to meet new people and as St Patrick’s Day is coming up I decided to join some Irish Facebook groups for Irish newcomers to Canada and Toronto.

The group ad stated that the group is only for Irish nationals( which I am). I applied a few weeks ago but was declined entry but thought maybe it was an error then applied again and the same thing occurred. On my third attempt I explained I was born and raised in Ireland. Stated my home town explained I’m an irish citizen and my application was still declined within the hour. I had a look at the admins and they were all approx middle aged white Irish men.

This was not the only group I applied for I applied for two other Irish in Canada/toronto kind of groups. Not been accepted in either. The groups are very active as Facebook does show how many posts are shared a day and how many new members are admitted every week so I’m being blatantly ignored and I think it’s because I’m black not Caucasian. I’ve seen British people

I’m just sharing because it shouldn’t be a big deal however I’m a bit disheartened and disappointed. I just wanted to find other Irish people in toronto to celebrate Paddys day with :(

Seasons 6,7,9,10 & 11. What the hell is that?

My mother in law broke her hip during the week and my whole week was flipped upside down woke with a start at 5 am this morning after remembering I missed the deadline to opt for my bonus to buy shares. Wondering if anyone has had this happen before and how do payroll react. For context I work at a large multinational pharma company

Seriously, what can be done about this? This is my THIRD time encountering the infamous "tissue" scam on the train within the last month. And I'm only on the train twice a week. It's crazy how I've been taking the train the most I've ever within the last few months and it's taken this long to finally encounter it. They probably have a rota of different routes that they go to.

What can realistically be done about this? Can I report it? I'm so fed up.

So I’m absolutely terrible at graphic but many people have said I’m brilliant at freehand sketching, I did art as-well. I can’t draw from the imagination only what’s in front of me or with a reference photo. Im just stuck cause my graphics teacher asked me to go into dcg cause it’s ‘Arty and way more freedman sketches’

But they said that in graphics and I do not think that graphics is art far from it. I pass projects in graphics no problem when it comes to freehand sketches but I can’t do normal tech graph.

Anyway I’m just looking for advice if theirs anyone who’s doing dcg or did dcg please tell me if their really is freehand sketching and how much. Also I’m really good on computers. (Sorry this sounds like bragging I’m just trying provided details with dancing around the subject)

I bought a used car from a Simi dealership last March 2023. Within 2 weeks of purchase noticed car had serious engine trouble. Long story short, dealer repaired engine trouble under warranty( full engine rebuild ) and I received the car back mid May.

Same problem has reappeared this week so obviously wasn't repaired correctly the first time. Do I have any foot to stand on in terms of refund or repair ? I haven't contacted the dealer yet as I'm trying to figure out where I stand!

It's sticky and cloying and brown and the horrendous scent of it permeates not just my mouth but every pore of my skin. It was only a teaspoon. I was curious. Americans seem to love it. But OH GOD...I CAN'T GET RID OF THE TASTE...

I've tried everything. It's been 24 hours and I'm still dry heaving...I had to stop writing this just to wretch at the taste that's somehow still there...

Peanut Butter. Don't do it. Not even once.

I've just given myself a stitch and I wasn't even doing anything.

Trying to start my photography business while becoming a dad for the first time .

I (middle aged female) was out walking my basset this morning, a slow affair that involves lengthy periods of not actually moving in any noticeable way. I was lounging against a tree 5 minutes into my basset's investigation of a particularly interesting leaf when a group of teens passed by.

One of the young males, obviously a dog lover, exclaimed '"beautiful, just beautiful". I said "thanks" (I mean, the dog wasn't going to say it, he hadn't even noticed their existence).

He turned bright scarlet and hastily muttered "the dog, I meant the dog" before hurrying off to the jeers of his mates.

I really, really do NOT miss being a teenager.

Remember that story about the ex IRA member and the irish migrant girl falling in love in England? How their love has to be a secret in order for the girl not to be in danger (the guy always thinks that the british are after him, due to his ptsd)?
I remember some of you said that they were happy that a foreigner had the initiative and the idea to write about that, considering that now many irish people don't find pride in their history, so it would be a great thing if some foreigner wrote such story.

For context, I am a Irish twenty-one-year-old student attending my first year of university after working for a couple of years while doing a PLC on the side I stay in digs during the week coming home on Friday and Saturday. First I want to preface this by saying my experience has not been outright bad by any means, I am grateful for the opportunity to be educated. I have made a few lovely friends (one of whom only lives ten minutes away back home funnily enough) we've gone out drinking, gone to the gym together, pub quizzes, etc.

Despite this, I often find myself feeling lonely and isolated with a sense of dread, time feels like it is speeding by and I fear that I am not enjoying the experience as much as I should be, the financial aspect of living away from home also makes me feel I have to make the most of my time here and sometimes it's exhausting. I have attempted to counteract these feelings by implementing a series of healthy habits examples being the gym, reading, deleting social media, drawing, journaling, etc, despite these consistent habits the negative thought patterns persist constantly.

I am a couple of years older than most people in my year, and without sounding full of myself oftentimes I can feel the gap in age regarding personality, values, etc, certain people I have met will place much emphasis on vapid drama and excessive drinking (don't get me wrong I love a good drink.....or several, but this is a daily ritual for some and not a once/twice a week affair). In some ways, I am glad I worked for a couple of years before university as it allowed me to in some ways grow up and realize how the real world works, however, on the other hand, I do feel strongly that the eighteen-year-old version of myself would be having a far better time.

Finally and rather embarrassingly a big fear I have concerns romantic relationships however, thankfully I haven't fallen down the black/red pill rabbit hole like so many men these days have with their negative sentiments towards women. I fear that I have yet to hit certain milestones with relationships, sure I've been in a couple of situationships, gone on dates, and can flirt with a couple of drinks in me but I have yet to experience a real romantic relationship, and that scares me considering my age, I have tried dating apps but have had no luck with them.

Due to the medication I take, I feel able to keep going but barely. I imagine that much of this subreddit would be in the 20-30-year-old demographic, so any thoughts or insights would be much appreciated:].

There was a show that aired directed at little kids, I couldn’t have been older than 6, on Irish to. It aired around the usual bedtime but it wasn’t the last thing aired and I remember the intro involving lots of houses and towns people. It was a 2D soft animation and I think it followed a new animal neighbour character each episode. I don’t k is if there was a protagonist but it gives me Animal Crossing vibes.

UPDATE: ITS fLUFFY GARDENS! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

Just once!

Hi everybody. I have a question. I had car insurance over 10 years with no claim bonuses with one of the insurance company. When I moved to new insurance provider they accepted my 10 years no claim bonuses. I am within current insurance company 2 years with again no claims bonus. What happen now if I move to another insurance company? Will they accept only 2 years no claim bonuses or 12 years together from both insurance? Thank you

Seriously, it's so fucking annoying. It's always my mother too now that I think of it. Why is she so obsessed with me having children??? Like I'm 19 ffs. Why are you annoying me with that shite now? Istg if I got pregnant right now she wouldn't be too happy.

And this isn't new. I've always told her that I don't want children. There are many reasons why I don't want children but now knowing I'm autistic is an even bigger reason why I shouldn't. She says that I shouldn't worry about my children being autistic which I think is fairly ignorant. You never know how badly your child could be affected by it. There are ugly sides to the spectrum too unfortunately. Also I explained that even if they aren't, they are so time consuming. You worry about them constantly. You don't just stop caring about your child once they are 18. They are there for life.

She keeps saying that I'll meet someone one day but the thing is, she doesn't know I'm also asexual. I still get crushes but that's it. She doesn't know that dating as an ace is very difficult. Maybe if I get lucky I might start a relationship but even at that I don't want children. She keeps saying I'll regret not having children and no one will look after me when I'm old. I think that's BS because there are many elderly people who have children that don't want anything got to do with them.

Pregnancy sounds horrible too and you can have many complications with it. Labour sounds so painful. Having sensory issues would make everything so much worse. I'm squeamish and get grossed out by things easily. Even imagining the feeling makes me feel uncomfortable.

Rant over.

I'm looking at ways to help with my self confidence and wondering if toastmasters would be a good idea. I'm a quiet guy that doesn't like talking in front of people so not sure if this would help me or be too stressful.

Out of the Xmas shuffle and back to the old rotation. How do we have “specialist” stations for rock, pop, classics, etc. and still end up with every station playing one of: careless whisper, midnight train to Georgia, or moves like fucking jaggar once every 45 mins.

I know this isn’t really an Irish problem, it’s a world wide catastrophe, but can anyone sympathize with me?

Im getting ready to go back to work tomorow and Im actually dreading it. My manager is awful, I cant even use up all my fingers on one hand to count the staff I started with that are still here. Im just there six months. There's clear favourtism with staff. For example, one our cleaners will go into other girls rooms and talk with nothing getting said because our manager likes her. Our brand new supervisers are commenting on it. Ive applied for lots of jobs havent heard much back yet but for the sake of my sanity Im not staying.

May all your problems be merry and small.

Carrots.

P.S. Reindeer don't eat carrots.

Just trying to reach a quota so I can comment