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Derek Brauders
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Explorer of new horizons. Irish, EU, Retd Irish Military. Interests in politics, wine, photography, and really anything else of interest. On Mastodon, Threads, IG. Same name.
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derekbrauders.bsky.social
🤔😂😂
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
derekbrauders.bsky.social
I would have heard "dead to rights" but a long time ago, Dublin area, not in Wexford. Don't recall "bang to rights" though. Heard neither recently though.
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
derekbrauders.bsky.social
👀👀😂 just tried to make sure who was responding to who , getting confused...
Also, I agree.
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
derekbrauders.bsky.social
Purrrrfect!
November 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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orla-hegarty.bsky.social
Again with the “seomra” shed-sit www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Orla Hegarty: No. Without careful handling, this could be less 'Dermot Bannon' and more 'hermit cabin' The proposal to permit small homes in back gardens is the offer of a hospital trolley when you really need a bed. In some circumstances it suits people to live in close quarters with others, and the planning system can accommodate this. But the risk is that this proposal represents the continued erosion of hard-won standards, with potential unintended consequences in the housing sector, and new challenges for State authorities. Currently, a greenhouse, garage, store or shed up to 25sq m is generally exempt from planning permission, but it may not be lived in. The Government's proposal is to increase this to 40sq m for a separate residence. Worryingly, no no minimum has been mentioned, so how low can we go? Irish apartment regulations specify at least 37sqm) equivalent to just three standard parking spaces) for a one-person studio, and 45sq m for a two-person unit. This is important. Space is critical to wellbeing and health, and for human needs, activities, hygiene, comfort, safety, socialising, disability and so on. This is why the recent “co-living” experiment of 15sq m rooms was ended just two years after its introduction. The small size of a garden cabin suggests the initiative is intended for single people, although the reality will likely mean they are used by couples and families, and overcrowding may ensue. Not being “officially” available for rent will put them outside the scrutiny of the Residential Tenancies Board and inspection of minimum standards. It is already evident from rental and holiday websites that unauthorised “chalets” are in use, some costing more than €100 per night. A 2021 US study by the National Association of Realtors found that accessory dwelling units (ADUs) added 35 per cent per cent to the value of a home. So, whether the new “site” is developed or not, there could be an inflationary effect in some residential neighbourhoods.
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
derekbrauders.bsky.social
Once read and seen, never, ever unseen.
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
derekbrauders.bsky.social
It's not simply a redefinition. It's a complete radical political social and economic restructure to something else, no matter who's in charge. Re neutrality? We don't even make an attempt at our own security any more (despite the professionalism of our security forces. They nan only do so much)
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
derekbrauders.bsky.social
Well written, interesting with some good points, yet this line (among others) stood out: "not the end of the transatlantic alliance but its “redefinition” to fit a longer-term reorientation of US geopolitical interest towards China".
I think they are missing the point of what's happening in the US.
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM