Everything Ireland thread

[Trollheart]

I know that traditionally roofing companies tend to sail close to the wind, but come on! Working on a roof, with no harness, IN THE DARK?? And the fine they get is laughable. Sure they'll just keep doing it if that's all that's at stake. Someone's gonna die.

Irish director sentenced for putting employees at risk

[jimmy jazz]

That reminds me of the Paddy and Murphy joke.

Paddy and Murphy are working on a building site and Paddy says, "I bet I can convince the boss I'm mad and have the day off work."

"No you can't" says Murphy.

"Everyone look at me, I'm a light bulb I'm a light bulb", Paddy says, jumping around and waving his arms.

Sure enough the boss sees this and says "go home Paddy, you've gone mad".

Paddy gets his things and goes. Murphy follows him and his boss stops him.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Home" says Murphy. "I can't work in the dark!"

 

[Trollheart]

Love it!

Speaking of Murphys, here's another.

Texan goes to Ireland, goes to the Magillycuddy Reeks (some of our highest mountains), shouts and listens to the echo, shrugs, scowls.

"Why, back home in Texas," he drawls, "Ah could staind on the top of a mountain an' shout "MURPH-YYY!" and the echo'd come back "MURPH-YYY! MURPH-YYY! MURPH-YYY!"

Irishman scoffs at him.

"Sure, that's nothin' sir. Right here and now, I could stand on top of this here mountain and shout "MURPH-YYY" and the echo would come back "WHICH MURPHY DO YE WANT?"

[QuantumSync]

I found out that it is hard to get dual citizenship in the United States, I didn't think it was.

Like for someone from Ireland moving to America recently, they said it's impossible almost

[jimmy jazz]

I always thought that was the case. You need a green card or something and some people wait years? I think it can be hard here too.

Trolls, if it ever got really bad here, and I got an Irish passport, would I be housed and shit over there? Would I be welcomed with open arms and legs?

I've still got a few years on my British one, when it comes to renewing I have considered becoming one of your lot. I'll taste your Taytos, romance your Roses of Tralee and even partake in a few pints of Guinness (0% abv).

[Trollheart]

Honestly, I don't know. Certainly, as an Englishman who is (presumably) prepared to work and not scrounge off the State, you'd be more welcome than someone seeking asylum from an East European country. Citizenship is hard to get, takes years but just as an Englishman working and living in Ireland, I couldn't see it being a problem. Mind you, housing/rents are through the roof here, so unless you're pretty rich I would think trying to get a council house would be the way to go.

You could have one of my spare rooms, but I don't know where I'd put the three teenage girls I've been keeping captive for the last four years. And as for those fuckin' babies... Eh, we'd work it out.

[Buck_Mulligan]

I found out that it is hard to get dual citizenship in the United States, I didn't think it was.

Like for someone from Ireland moving to America recently, they said it's impossible almost

I've had dual Irish/US for 30+ years. To get US you must be a green card holder for 5 years. The US no longer recognizes my Irish, but Ireland does. A green card allows you to live and work permanently, but not vote, in the US. About 1M green cards and 1M citizenships are granted each year. Most of the citizenships go to green card holders already living and working in the US.

[Trollheart]

A quick Google (make sure nobody's watching!) brings up this: As a British Citizen, If you can prove your residence history after 5years in Ireland, regardless of whether you were schooling, working, dancing, sleeping or whatever during the period, you should be eligible to naturalize as Irish

and this

UK nationals do not need a visa or residency permit to live, work or study in Ireland. Within the Common Travel Area ( CTA ), British and Irish citizens can live and work freely in each other's countries and travel freely between them.

[jimmy jazz]

Oh yeah I know mate, but I wouldn't need to do that, both my parents are Irish citizens. As were my granddads. I have to register as a foreign birth and then just get my passport. Would take a month or so, costs 300ish from what I remember.

You could have one of my spare rooms, but I don't know where I'd put the three teenage girls I've been keeping captive for the last four years.

That reminds me, I wonder how The Hawk is doing 😥

[QuantumSync]

I've had dual Irish/US for 30+ years. To get US you must be a green card holder for 5 years. The US no longer recognizes my Irish, but Ireland does. A green card allows you to live and work permanently, but not vote, in the US. About 1M green cards and 1M citizenships are granted each year. Most of the citizenships go to green card holders already living and working in the US.

Oh wow that is really cool about the 30+ years of Irish/US citizenship. Thank you for the knowledge of how green cards work. I don't know anything about that but will learn more

[QuantumSync]

 

[Buck_Mulligan]

Israel has announced it's closing it's embassy in Dublin, because Ireland has recognized the Palestinian state, and petitioned to intervene in South Africa's case against Israel at the human rights court, and because the Irish PM said Bibi would be detained if he set foot in Ireland.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1215/1486609-israel-embassy/

[Trollheart]

Yeah, they're just trying to scare us it would seem. Every single action taken by anyone around the world now that doesn't meet with Israeli approval is apparently anti-Israel and anti-Semetic. But bombing helpless kids in schools, targeting civilians and breaking international law with impunity is all right. Shower of cunts. I hope we rent out the embassy to refugees, particularly Lebanese or Palestinian ones. Fuck them.

[Trollheart]

It was only a matter of fucking time.

Israel call Irish taoiseach Anti-semetic

[Buck_Mulligan]

And Michael D has said it is a deep slander...
The Irish Times has a round-up of Israeli press reaction, it's mixed.

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/12/17/attention-grabbing-gimmick-israeli-media-reacts-to-embassy-closure-in-dublin/

The Palestinian museum has inquired about renting the Embassy space.