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The Ferryman has the charm of being between my office and my bus home. So it works for a cheeky pint. Also, it has the level of atmosphere I appreciate. Floors are a bit sticky, but you never feel your life is at risk. Now in fairness, I did once see Jeff Bezos in there, so your milage may...

You don't even need to risk your health in the wilds of Tallaght. Just cross to the south side of Westmorland Street and the price drops to around €8. Actually there is even a decent pub, The Ferryman, almost immediately to the right of that ship.

For scale this about the largest ship in the Irish navy. I walked by this on the way to the office a couple of times this past week, it is not large.

And century on they still won’t shut up about it. They tend to blame nearly every shortcoming the nation may have on “but the Brits, but 800 years, but 6 counties”. This despite now being one of the wealthiest countries on the planet.

I currently live in Ireland and will attest that the Irish have a terminal case of the peacekeeping myth that makes Canada’s look like a mild cold.

I can’t say I have never done that. 😁

It’s hard to believe anyone is still defending that dranged senile halfwit.

What I find even odder is that deleting the senate will leave even more power in the hands of Ontario and Quebec, the very thing Alberta constantly moans about.

I resemble that remark.

I’m going to be pedantic here, Holland doesn’t have a navy. The Netherlands on the other hand does.

There is this

Funnily enough, I shared a house with the one winners son, when I was in University. The son also took economics in university, talk about a long shadow.

Sounds fair.

Hey, we’re in the room.

Here it is parked in front of my office in Dublin as few years ago.

This comes to mind.

The difference is staggering. 😁

15 minutes walk from my local to my house.

Sounds like my experience in Ireland.

The one true church, we just try not to talk about predestination.