Deryck
@dfit.ie
Transport geek, software sector consultant, husband of Justin, servant to Freya, author of Connecting A Nation connectinganation.ie 🏳️🌈 🇮🇪 🇪🇺
Plenty of choices! Oxmantown on Smithfield itself, Urbanity on Coke Lane or Copper + Straw at Church St bridge are my favourites.
October 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Plenty of choices! Oxmantown on Smithfield itself, Urbanity on Coke Lane or Copper + Straw at Church St bridge are my favourites.
Lovely article. Having just travelled to Berlin by train from Gdansk, I can concur. Within earshot there were people speaking Russian, German, Polish and Dutch. And best of all, 2 dogs.
August 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Lovely article. Having just travelled to Berlin by train from Gdansk, I can concur. Within earshot there were people speaking Russian, German, Polish and Dutch. And best of all, 2 dogs.
The interesting point is that he could have got an Irish passport after they started to be issued in 1924, but chose to keep his UK one.
August 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The interesting point is that he could have got an Irish passport after they started to be issued in 1924, but chose to keep his UK one.
It seems that as soon as any chain opens here, it instantly looses its desirability. For A&F, this was compounded by the stories about their nasty corporate culture which started to gain traction soon after the Dublin store opened.
August 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It seems that as soon as any chain opens here, it instantly looses its desirability. For A&F, this was compounded by the stories about their nasty corporate culture which started to gain traction soon after the Dublin store opened.
I admired it yesterday on my way home via Heathrow. The scale of the stations and corridors is a wonderful example of modern engineering.
August 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I admired it yesterday on my way home via Heathrow. The scale of the stations and corridors is a wonderful example of modern engineering.
I’m on GoMo. Unlimited 5G data, calls and text for €14.99/month. They do not have a call centre, but with a simple proposition, I’ve never needed to get in touch.
August 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I’m on GoMo. Unlimited 5G data, calls and text for €14.99/month. They do not have a call centre, but with a simple proposition, I’ve never needed to get in touch.
I think there’s a concerted campaign going on against cities in general led by the right, spread on social media and aided by talk radio. This article by @iandunt.bsky.social explains why - he is talking about London but much of what he says applies to Dublin: open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
They hate London because it is beautiful
Matthew Goodwin went to that there London the other day and what he found shook him to his core.
open.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I think there’s a concerted campaign going on against cities in general led by the right, spread on social media and aided by talk radio. This article by @iandunt.bsky.social explains why - he is talking about London but much of what he says applies to Dublin: open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...