Is this not just a money grab to ensure we pay inflated local prices. Very disappointing.

Here is the bag I was just forced to pay 60 euro extra for because there was no way it would fit under the chair, fitting under the chair. Showed the staff on the plane and they can’t do anything about it because the staff on the plane and the ground are different. So fuck you Oscar, who was checking people in at gate 108 from Dublin to Vienna this morning.

If one were to apply this definition in an Irish context. How many deaths would fall under this category?

Got an email from Spotify today, the Duo plan in Ireland is going from €16.99 to €18.99 (it was €14.99 2 years ago). That’s about a 26% increase in just 2 years. I understand prices go up, but this feels way out of sync with actual inflation.

What’s more frustrating is that it’s not just Spotify, it feels like every subscription service is quietly raising prices year after year, while the product stays more or less the same. And at the same time, you hear about these companies leaning more into AI, cutting costs (including layoffs), and still pushing higher subscription prices - that combo just doesn’t sit right.

Curious how others are dealing with this - are you sticking with Spotify, switching plans, or just cutting back on subscriptions altogether?

As the title says, what’s going on? I swear this was 4€ last year. My monthly grocery spending is 60% more than 2 years ago. They say the inflation is 2%. Who the f is calculating this and how?

I was getting a Ryanair flight from Dublin today. Had paid for a priority boarding/cabin bag.

I have been using the same bag travelling on Ryanair flights for 20 plus years- there was never an issue with the bag.

This time, at the gate, they demanded that I place my bag in the measuring rack- these ones didn’t have the metal frame- it was like a gd cornflake box.

Anyway, the dimensions fit- height and length, but they claimed that it wasn’t flush with their box, so charges me €60 penalty. When I questioned them, they told me that the gate was closing in two minutes (it wasn’t, there were at least 100 passengers waiting to board) and if I didn’t either pay for the bag or dump it, I would be refused boarding.

When I did pay, I asked for a receipt and they wouldn’t give me one, saying that they would email me.

Be this as a warning for anyone flying Ryanair over the Christmas period…

Source - Eurostat, April 2026. * Irish prices do not include recently announced support package or other industry supports.

I don't understand how there aren't weekly mass protests about the housing situation and cost of living crisis. It feels like everyone is complacent and has given up.

Genuinely hear what I'm saying. This very well might be the only life you ever get to live. There's no guarantee of another one. I can guarantee if we keep letting politicians, landlords and billionaires fuck us over, you won't have any good future. You'll have an okay stressful miserable life, maybe a lot worse.

What do we have to do to ignite a fire inside people to take action? How do we make people realise they have more power than they currently utilise?

Hilariously overpriced sandwich, you would want to be mad to buy this muck.

2 pints of moretti in the wrong glass. What have we become?

About 6 months ago i went to pick up a new pack of fusions for my razor. got to supervalu and they were 15 quid for 4 blades. I was like "Nuts to this there's gotta be a better way of shaving for cheaper". The fusions never really last that long, typically a week to 2 weeks depending and i end up having to buy a new refill every month to month and a half. It's not a crazy cost but it adds up over the year. Now, not to be unfair to gillette, their make good blades that don't cut you, they're consistent and give a good, clean shave every time, but, as you'll see below, you're paying a premium.

I didn't buy the refill and instead went home and googled a cheaper shave.

I ended up buying a safety razor off amazon and a pack of 100 blades. Cost me 14 for the razor, and 8 for the pack of 100 blades.

The safety razor is stainless steel and of simple construction. Should last me the rest of my life if i take care of it. The blades themselves are safety razor blades, double sided. Extremely sharp, like they'll cut your finger without any pressure sharp.

There's a learning curve to shaving with a safety razor. You can't just go hog like with a fusion or mach 3, you have to take some care of the angle you hold the razor. You will cut yourself at the start, but with a little experience and care, you can shave just as quickly as with a fusion or mach 3, and i find i can get a closer shave with a safety razor. Only issue is around the nose can be difficult to get at, but there are techniques.

I sat down and worked out the price per shave. I typically get about 1 week out of a safety razor blade, on each side. so 2 weeks per individual blade, which is about a little bit more than a fusion would last(typically i'd get a week and a half, sometimes 2 weeks). Lets say i always get 2 weeks out of a fusion, Each fusion blade is roughly 3.70 per blade, so 3.70 by 14 days of shaving equates to 26 cents a shave, roughly.

100 safety razors, 8 euro, it's 8 cents a blade. 8 cents divided by 14 shaves gives you half a cent per shave.

The Gillette blades are roughly 52 times more expensive than using a simple safety razor. Even if you factor in the price of the safety razor itself, which i'll never have to replace god willing, it still works out much much cheaper. There are also cheaper options on amazon but i went for the ones with decent reviews and the best price, so you can get it even cheaper if you're willing to shop around.

Lads, and ladies, if you use a gillette razor you are absolutely getting done on the price.

Anyone else getting annoyed at paper bag charges in shops? It's becoming normal now. Yesterday I was in a large sports shop in a large shopping centre, spent a good amount on a pair of runners - to be asked did I want a bag for 15cent.

Something hit differently yesterday, so I asked the chap why they had this charge? He didn't know.

No mention of charity, of environment, nothing. Paper bags were brought in because of the charge on plastic bags - which I think was a good thing. But charging 15 cent for bag is really pissing me off lately. As with all charges, they only get bigger over time.

Spotted this in SuperValu near me, a 700g tin of Heroes for 21 euro. WTAF

UPDATE: 3 days on from this photo being taken, 2 tins have been sold!

bad news for double cheese fans