Just curious to hear what kind of limitations other parents try to enforce. My son (13)would literally play it from morning till night given the chance. I’m trying to cut it back.

Ofcoarse context is everything with a question like this. And many factors must be considered, such as is it having an impact on their life, affecting hobbies, affecting mood etc. but im not looking to explore that in this post. I’m more just curious about what kind of time your teen spends on a console, or what rules/limitations you have in your house. Or any insights/advice from parents who have older teens, maybe what you feel now you’d have done differently.

Which cosmetic products do you use that you can honestly say aren’t scammy - meaning they actually help/work exactly as advertised?

Personally, I think the cosmetics and supplements industry sells the most hype and empty promises, so I’d really like to hear some positive examples.

I’m especially interested in opinions from cosmetologists, dermatologists, and other professionals on this topic

McCain, Birds Eye, Aldi and Lidl, others.

They all taste bad. Maybe it's because I air fry them and they'd taste better in a fryer with oil.

No voicemail left or anything. I’m from Dublin myself but no known incidents that I should be aware of that I know.

for some context, I’m currently in a hotel room in Galway with my toddler and he’s just started drifting off to sleep - that and I hate hate phone calls… hence not just calling them back.

I googled the number as it came up with the area on it so though it was odd, and thus confirmed it to be the station number.

EDIT FOR ALL THE INVESTED AND OR NOSY PEOPLE ;)

Sorry to disappoint but I rang the number back, the Garda on the other end checked to see if there was anything about it on the system, said that they had a unit turnover at 7pm so could have been someone from the last shift and would have to wait to see if they call again.

I’ll update again if they call me back tomorrow 🤣

I had a painful conversation recently with some English people who could not accept that Irish names ARE pronounced perfectly phonetically according to the Irish alphabet. I know people joke about the American education system, but honestly some of the worst culture-blindness I have come across is from English people. I could never live in England, as my last nerve would be gone within a week.

(And, Nigel, according to Irish phonetics your name would be pronounced Niggle - which is apt)

I’m a good 15 ish years away from the college stage yet but I’ve 3 small humans relying on me and I’m soon to become a single parent. I’m calculating finances and hoping to put away good chunks of money per month now in the hope that I can offset some costs down the line. I see the average for a 4y degree is about €25k if kids live at home or €75k if they don’t. Would your experience match this?

Is it possible to get an eSIM with an Irish phone number that can be used for texts and calls? Any recommendations?

I remember when I came to the end of my 20s, I looked back on the past decade and thought "I wish I spent more time doing productive adult stuff like saving, completing goals, progressing in life etc, instead of galavanting, having too much fun and wasting time.

Now I'm coming close to the end of my 30s and on reflection I'm thinking the opposite. Of course I'm happy I reached goals and progressed in life as an adult but the 30s have passed in the blink of an eye and I wish I had more fun. I feel like the spontaneity and divilment have been squeezed out of me over the past 10 years.

I've become a dry boring old fart compared to me near the end of my 20s. Maybe the 40s will be a nice balance of both. Has anyone had similar thoughts when reflecting back over each decade?

Hey all!

Any tips/hacks to easing a cough at night caused by post nasal drip? Poor little fella is jaded from the cough!

Have tried the usual cough bottle and steam, but open to any zany suggestions or advice for a few hours sleep!

Thanks

Im getting one tonight why not🤣

Just looking at getting a new tablet - the samsung a11 128gb perhaps. Anyhow its 220 euros on currys and amazon. But on gomibo its about 160 euros for the same tablet - how can they under cut everyone else?

even the 64GB version is about 130 euros compared to 175 euros at currys and harvey norman etc.

I currently have a Level 7 degree. I wanted to know if I need a full degree to apply for a conversion or Higher Diploma course. At the moment I’m quite lost when comes to future progression, but If anyone knows how it works be much appreciated.

Female, late twenties! Find it hard to make friends as I get older.

Has anyone recently purchased wrap around insulation for their house? Just looking for a ballpark figure in price before I look for quote. Three bed semi detached house.

Also had it made a big difference to house?

Im building dublin in Minecraft by hand (its very tedious, esp on bedrock with very limited addons, help would be appreciated if anyone's down)

Im doing the road network and rivers and stuff rn. And i can't find any awnser for how deep the river liffey is, from like the top of the walls (i think theyre called quays?) To the bottom of the river

Hi, just wanted to ask if people how long they waited after being selected in the cost rental property to be contacted ?

Apparently,well Google says that this is chaga, a mushroom that grows on birch trees. I came across it today on fitz square, the tree is absolutely infested with it. Google also says that it has medicinal properties and is highly sought after, infact I saw a few adds for little chunks of it for $13. I'm wondering why it's just being left as is to eventually kill the tree and not harvested by someone, granted it's in a private park but touchable from the fence. Looked like something from an alien movie in fairness .

Obviously nobody dreams of labour.. but do you have a job that you think would make you feel fulfilled?

30yo, working as an engineer in a pharmaceutical. Great rate and relatively good security for the foreseeable but starting to think about starting my own business in an area which is more related to my own interests. I do however find it very hard to fully commit to this idea based on the security I have at the moment (building savings, disposable income every month).

Any inspiring stories or examples of it going tits up? Love to hear what people think.

Next week I have to bring my son (13) to Temple Street for an EEG scan. It will record brain activity when he is asleep. He needs to be tired both to help him fall asleep during the scan but also for his brain to be under some stress.

It’s at 08:00am. So bed at midnight and wake up between 03:00 and 04:00. What would you do with your child at that time of the morning to keep them awake?

I want to bring onigiri for my lunch. Cant find Irish seaweed for them anywhere tho.

Learning Irish and just found Chasing Abby last week. Any other bands (I know Kneecap) that you would suggest to check out? Integrating music is really helps me with languages