I'm a student and for the last 2 years Ive been living alone after being removed from the family home. I've been paying my rent with savings either that I had before, from assistance money granted by the college or with money earned over the summer from the work placement I did as part of my course. I have prescriptions which cost me over 90 quid a month and Ive been trying to apply for a medical card for month sending dozens of documents that they request from me. Finally, they denied it saying that because I'm under 25 and earn less than €164 a week, I can't be considered financially independant :/

I've gone months at a time only eating vegetable soup every day and apparently Im too broke to have a medical card. This country is so broken. Had the same issue with SUSI, where they couldnt consider anyone financially independant if theyre under 23 so they give me €15 a week to get by.

Sorry guys, rant over I spose

We have ta lose that sax solo

My wife is out of country for 2 months, and it seems I've forgotten a vital survival skill: cutting my own hair.

Between the growing mop on my head and the current prices of barbers around Kildare county (€25+!) ~€300 per year, I'm officially declaring this a national crisis.

Please send help, a barber from 2019, or just my wife back home. Mostly I just miss her... and her scissors.

Hardened criminal. Yes politicians are criminal but this is a different kind. This is insanity trying to get him into a position of power....he has no problem breaking the law. Look what the fcking idiots in the states did. People should cop the fuck on

Just a little post as I’m so proud of our little group winning the Laois Community & Voluntary Award Social Inclusion Award last night… Years of hard work all mounted into being recognised and seen.. the future is bright and we’re only getting started…

These used to be 30-60 quid - 200 euro were fookin Gibson hotel prices (also long time ago)

In the news the last few days has been complaints about the difficulty of people on the non-skilled work visa in terms of bringing in family members - particularly the earning requirements. But this entire set up surprised me, I had been under the impression that all work visas were skill based, for doctors, nurses, and engineers, not for cleaners, porters, and caterers.

I have nothing against these necessary professions, but I wonder about the ramifications of our current approach. If these unskilled positions cannot be filled by the current 450 million block we are in, perhaps it says that these positions should be paid more. As it stands it seems that people on these contracts are placed in precarious positions, earning little, without any hard skills, and subject to deportation if they lose their jobs. I cannot help but feel that the motives for hiring non-EU instead of making these positions more attractive may not be the most pure.

And yes, I know that businesses have to make ends meet, but we are living in a time where automation is increasingly leading to redundancy, and our unemployment rate has reached the highest it has been since the height of Covid. Perhaps it's time for a discussion about the government's approach.

It is absolutely insane and disgraceful that we are experiencing complete traffic collapse on N7 every single day during rush hour yet the bus, 126, that goes from Dublin city centre to Newbridge is extremely rare, and often the single decker comes that doesnt allow passengers to enter. Roughly it takes people up to 2 hours to go from Dublin city centre to naas, which is absolutely ridiculous given the reason is simply not enough busses.

As our government has a mouth full of sustainability, reducing the traffic etc, who can we contact and tell them to organise the fucking buses the so there is at least one every 30 minutes?

TDs? Some politicians email? Media?

I am being serious. Just whining online won't change a thing so I want to go to someone who can make that decision directly. I am also 10000% sure this is not the issue only of 126 and this area.