and thank god! look at how we run our own country, imagine what we’d do to the world.
De Kloot
Make it better. Mostly. The world is a very nasty place, and this little island of ours is one of the safest, cleanest, goodest countries out there…. Regardless of your bitterness towards is, i should add….
Most amusing. Wot larffs!! Perhaps our Teasock could award some sort of medal to these ‘wags ‘??
Spud
You guys really shouldn’t fret about these things…
Yep
You’ve some neck…
Yep
I truss noBODY here has the head to strike a chord in this pattern then….Well they can plec off so.
snowey
kinda off topic ,
I cringe at the irish way of promoting alcohol – foreign dignitaries having the Guinness etc…
it’s very cringe worthy and give a silly impression of a country that offers so much.
but keep it away from the nanny state also
Spud
No.1 tourist attraction?
Guinness Storehouse…
Sure we’ve a lot going for us, but it’s also a vital marketing tool.
Rob_G
As an Irish person living abroad, I find it kind of annoying when people come up to me and say “oh, Irish – bet you love to drink!!”
We’re victims of our own success in our promotion of “da craic”.
Goodnight Ireland
Do you love to drink tho?
Rob_G
Well, sure. Normally to a lesser extent to the person saying it, though.
On The Buses
Nanny State…. Jesus Christ.
They could bring in some minor laws that would reduce problematic drinking, and you cry about nanny state. Do you think the same about the NCT? Traffic Lights? Restrictions on advertisiing to children? The Smoking Ban? Seatbelts? Smoke alarms?
Once you step foot on a path you are interacting with laws and regulations, yet people only think there is a nanny state when if becomes slightly less convenient to buy ethanol to drink. Morons.
Rob_G
I would be the first to acknowledge Ireland’s problematic attitude to alcohol, but the fact that I can’t buy a bottle of wine or a few cans after 10pm in a shop, not enjoy a couple of pints on Good Friday, is BS.
On The Buses
So you openly acknowledge a national problem but still find that you can’t buy it passed 10 at night and none on good Friday an issue. Even though as long as you have the foresight to purchase earlier you could still consume as much as humanly possible during those hours.
You may as well say ‘i know this stuff is a problem, but i don’t want anyone or anything to ever stop me from getting it for any reason at any time.’
Rob_G
I’m a grown-up, responsible adult who drinks in moderation occasionally – I should be allowed buy a few cans of Primus along with my groceries if the humour takes me.
And I don’t want to ‘consume as much as humanly possible’ during Good Friday – I don’t live in Ireland any more, and one of times I get to come home during the year is usually Easter. It would be nice to be able to meet my friends for a drink on the Friday before Easter without the Catholic Church (via the govt) telling me that I’m not allowed.
Malton
nctt is a fuppin scam hiyest order
snowey
actually on most of what you list – yes I do
nanny state
bisted
…alcohol was around long before most of the current gods were invented…
Yep
Bacchaus agrees
Andrew
Dionysus does too.
Spaghetti Hoop
Joseph Kennedy would disagree.
Nigel
A Remembrance Of Things Pished.
Milo
Je suis Kevin Myers.
Dave
Actually, the Irish can’t even build houses in places where they are needed. It’s not rocket science.
Exhibit A m’lord, the band’s title. I rest my case.
Murtles
Begorrah bejaysus I nearly dropped me shillelagh on me leprechaun with the charmingness of that sign. Good job I only had the one bottle of whiskey for breakfast.
It worked in my case.
and thank god! look at how we run our own country, imagine what we’d do to the world.
Make it better. Mostly. The world is a very nasty place, and this little island of ours is one of the safest, cleanest, goodest countries out there…. Regardless of your bitterness towards is, i should add….
+1
Goodest?
gooder so.
“Goodliest” heard Trump say so
Most amusing. Wot larffs!! Perhaps our Teasock could award some sort of medal to these ‘wags ‘??
You guys really shouldn’t fret about these things…
You’ve some neck…
I truss noBODY here has the head to strike a chord in this pattern then….Well they can plec off so.
kinda off topic ,
I cringe at the irish way of promoting alcohol – foreign dignitaries having the Guinness etc…
it’s very cringe worthy and give a silly impression of a country that offers so much.
but keep it away from the nanny state also
No.1 tourist attraction?
Guinness Storehouse…
Sure we’ve a lot going for us, but it’s also a vital marketing tool.
As an Irish person living abroad, I find it kind of annoying when people come up to me and say “oh, Irish – bet you love to drink!!”
We’re victims of our own success in our promotion of “da craic”.
Do you love to drink tho?
Well, sure. Normally to a lesser extent to the person saying it, though.
Nanny State…. Jesus Christ.
They could bring in some minor laws that would reduce problematic drinking, and you cry about nanny state. Do you think the same about the NCT? Traffic Lights? Restrictions on advertisiing to children? The Smoking Ban? Seatbelts? Smoke alarms?
Once you step foot on a path you are interacting with laws and regulations, yet people only think there is a nanny state when if becomes slightly less convenient to buy ethanol to drink. Morons.
I would be the first to acknowledge Ireland’s problematic attitude to alcohol, but the fact that I can’t buy a bottle of wine or a few cans after 10pm in a shop, not enjoy a couple of pints on Good Friday, is BS.
So you openly acknowledge a national problem but still find that you can’t buy it passed 10 at night and none on good Friday an issue. Even though as long as you have the foresight to purchase earlier you could still consume as much as humanly possible during those hours.
You may as well say ‘i know this stuff is a problem, but i don’t want anyone or anything to ever stop me from getting it for any reason at any time.’
I’m a grown-up, responsible adult who drinks in moderation occasionally – I should be allowed buy a few cans of Primus along with my groceries if the humour takes me.
And I don’t want to ‘consume as much as humanly possible’ during Good Friday – I don’t live in Ireland any more, and one of times I get to come home during the year is usually Easter. It would be nice to be able to meet my friends for a drink on the Friday before Easter without the Catholic Church (via the govt) telling me that I’m not allowed.
nctt is a fuppin scam hiyest order
actually on most of what you list – yes I do
nanny state
…alcohol was around long before most of the current gods were invented…
Bacchaus agrees
Dionysus does too.
Joseph Kennedy would disagree.
A Remembrance Of Things Pished.
Je suis Kevin Myers.
Actually, the Irish can’t even build houses in places where they are needed. It’s not rocket science.
I’m somehow reminded of this…
https://www.broadsheet.ie/?s=glassed+and+buried
Exhibit A m’lord, the band’s title. I rest my case.
Begorrah bejaysus I nearly dropped me shillelagh on me leprechaun with the charmingness of that sign. Good job I only had the one bottle of whiskey for breakfast.