@DrSdeG Yes! A thousand times yes! Standards matter and convey a certain respect and professionalism to those whom you work with and treat. It’s a point I have repeatedly made to my own HCP (daughter). I’m glad that I am not alone in trying to hold this line.
@history99917180 Oh well done you! As the proud holder of an OU degree myself I can attest to how hard you had to work for that. You have every right to be proud of yourself and I’m sure your mum was too.
@CarlowWeather Having watched smoke billow from behind Sliabh na mban for the past two days the fire came over the ridge today and is making its way down ‘my’ side. This gives some idea of the scale of the fire.
@ger_cosgrove It’s not price gouging - the Fuel Companies’ actual costs of purchasing the oil has gone up because the price of a barrel of oil has gone up. Thats why their take has increased. How much of that take do they get to keep compared to the price they now have to pay out for oil?
@ProLifeisProGod I’m so sorry. That’s an unspeakably lonely and difficult path for you all. So hard to live in the now while simultaneously probably being the family’s torchbearer of hope. I can’t do anything for you but say I hear you and wish you and your daughter continued strength.
@jenhoganjourno That’s ridiculous. The Open University gave me an additional hour on a 3 hours exam (making it 4 hours) because of a disability. That’s standard ‘levelling the playing pitch’. 10 minutes is insulting.
@ItaOKelly@Postvox Yes. have been noticing delays for the past couple of months. Normally Kilkenny city to Dublin was 1-2 days. Now it’s over a week. Kilkenny to Limerick = 10 days and counting. Post coming only twice a week now, if even. In batches. Very annoying as I use snail mail a lot.
@sweetseaslug I thought it very beautiful and I havent stopped thinking about it since. I didn’t understand the Hamlet script in the film, but I didn’t need to because I grasped what was happening through the depth of emotion portrayed. Utterly fascinating.
@shitscaredmum I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost someone last June. Changing from 2025 to 2026 has made me very emotional as it’s now ‘last year’ since they died. Feels like they are further removed. Thank you for expressing this pain so eloquently. It helps.
@TheExtremeMusi1 Super voice. Jack L. deserves to be on the list too. So many wonderful voices. We have an embarrassment of vocal riches in this country.
@MaiaDunphy I hear you. Perimenopause. Plus worry. It’s awful. HRT hasn’t helped the sleep. Trying to accept I am a possibly biphasic sleeper although I do nothing with the wakeful hours during the night. Hoping to outgrow this! I empathise!
I’ve just finished watching this video of Mary Creedon, who was a teacher for over 30 years, she resigned her position as teacher and SPHE coordinator, probably because she knows what the backlash will be from the department of education. They are teaching 12 and 13 year old children about porn and many other inappropriate sexual activities. Please watch the video to get a complete handle and on what’s happening in our schools in Ireland
https://t.co/cEay7ruQ67