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I've been reading quite a bit about eir's unbelievable antics: Judge labels Eir a ‘disgrace’ after court heard customer service manuals warned staff not to obey law I learned today that eircom relocated to Jersey, Channel Islands, back in 2014. Its company number there is 116389 and its...

I was the same when I started renting, so I could easily have done something like this innocently. I had one landlord who insisted on keeping all bills in his name to avoid hassle when tenants moved on - I thought it was a big undertaking on his part but that was what he wanted. Regardless of...

As bad as the personal, social, economic, and public health repercussions of drug use in Ireland, it is nothing compared to the effects in poorer countries, especially where drug crops are grown. Murder, terrorism, systemic corruption, intimidation, etc. Anyone using cocaine has blood on their...

Customers urged to shop around as VHI to scrap four popular plans on 1 May

I don't see the issue here. You are talking about 2 cent per transaction. It can be a loss or gain, so it all comes out in the wash anyway.

300km range is conservative for 2024 cars. Most are 400+ real world. It's technically better for battery life to keep it in the 20%-80% range to optimise performance long term but charging to 100% is not a big deal. You would have to be filling and draining the battery on a daily basis for...

Well done, you are in a very good position and have a sensible approach. It's a significant risk holding so much money in shares of 1 company. That risk is compounded by the fact that it's your employer - if the company goes downhill then you potentially have a double whammy of losing your job...

Cataract surgery is free under the HSE and is usually covered under private insurance for a very small co-payment. Even if you are paying for it all yourself privately (self-pay) without health insurance in the fanciest clinic it should not cost €8-10k. They are either having the most...

Exact same complaints were made about the Help To Buy scheme. People coming back from Dubai having paid no income tax anywhere, never mind in Ireland, and could not accept that they weren't entitled to an income tax refund.

This may be surgery but it is not a medical treatment for a disease. You are choosing to have an elective cosmetic procedure. Would you be happy for me to get tax relief on my €2k of botox a year...?

Car sales for Ireland Jan-Mar (Q1) 2023 vs 2024 by engine type: EV market share went from 16% to 12.7%. Looking back at 2021 it was 5.9%, 2022 was 12.5%. So while it's true to say EV market share has reduced to 2022 levels, we don't know if this is a blip or a real trend when we are just...

Overestimating supply requirements could be due to unforeseeable decrease in demand or poor planning or both. The article mentions the word sales twice, one of which is "sales network". We know from other sources that sales have slowed but this piece is about logistics and poor planning, not...

Have you read the article? It just says Chinese car makers overestimated demand and now have too much of their stock sitting in ports. It doesn't give any details, stats, or commentary on sales. It is an article about logistics:

@Leo you had better screenshot and frame this! ;)

This reminded me, if you want a good laugh, have a read about the plight of Sophia Money-Coutts (yes, of Coutts bank!): A very privileged Telegraph columnist claimed her early ‘hustle’ put Gen Z to shame, and the facepalm was visible from space

They are unsuitable for children. Whatever about range anxiety, depreciation, interior design - EVs radically reduce local air pollution. All of us deserve better air quality but it is especially important for developing lungs and brains. Anyone with children can attest to the swarms of ICE...

Exactly - and how often do power cuts happen these days? I can count on one hand the number I remember over the past decade and they were only for very short periods. As you say, if we have a long outage then there will be a lot more to worry about than EVs. We don't all live in Dublin and in...

Fentanyl and other synthetic drugs have had a catastrophic effect because they can be produced locally. The precursor chemicals required are often legal or easier to smuggle in than a final product. China is the main supplier and trafficker of the component chemicals. They are flooding the US...

That is not possible unless you retired immediately after graduating from medical school. I am also a doctor and have been on drugs and therapeutics committees and patient safety committees for years. We review these types of mistakes on a weekly basis. I have also been line manager for dozens...

The decrease in value is only an issue if you plan to sell the car at a particular point in time. For people selling within 3 years of buying, they are taking a bigger hit. Anyone keeping a car for 10+ years is not really going to feel any loss. It's a bit like the value of your PPR...