Current waiting lists in NI, as per Belfast HSC Trust. https://online.hscni.net/my-waiting-times-ni/bhsct/bt-outpatient/ Breast surgery: red flag moved to SE trust, 1 wk urgent, 41 wks routine Cardiology: urgent 11 wks, routine 56 wks Cataracts: urgent 54 wks, routine 106 wks Diabetes: Red Flag 5 wk...

Never mind retrofitting, we don't seem to be able to build in the first place:- https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/03/12/future-housing-supply-under-threat-after-new-builds-fall-by-more-than-75/ Apparently housing starts fell to 16,000 last year, down 75% (and 84% in Dublin). Makes th...

Well now, who could have possibly seen this coming?

No charges for Denis O'Brien arising from the phone license debacle.

https://www.thejournal.ie/businessman-d ... 5-Mar2026/

I get seen within a week, or sooner if its needed in the south. But that said two weeks is the norm in the north, as my elderly parents can unhappily attest. In addition, there is considerable discussion uk wide about charging for GP visits in an attempt to reduce the number of unneeded visits. TLDR...

Socthesecond wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 6:01 pm You'd miss ol'Sidewinder he'd hammer that last post.

Would certainly have included the phrase "window licking swivel eyed loons."…login to view the rest of this post

An interesting document, with some very sensible actions laid out. It is, inevitably, weakest when it comes to the subvention. As I say, inevitably. It set me wondering what the future in a new Ireland would be for the SDLP. They're already facing challenges at the polls, and you could see some of ...

Oh, ok sir, yes sir, three bags full sir. I'm so looking forward to being a second class citizen in my own country. Any tips on how to approach it? Oooooh the drama - second class citizen is it now? On what basis do you flag that from something no one has said and from a document your steadfastly r...

You don't need a crystal ball to know that the seat of government isn't going to be moving from "the little dunghill of Leinster House." I am not interested in the SDLPs opinions . I live and vote in the Republic of Ireland. So do I. And you should be interested, becausr whatever is comin...

I think I've been pretty restrained in response to your posts. All I've done, light-heartedly to begin with I might add, is pointed out you're jumping the gun somewhat. It's good to know, all the same, the opinion you hold of the political system you want to join because if it happens it isn't goin...

The OP was about the phrase the "new republic," it was a part of the recent Presidential campaign in the Republic. While it didn't preclude the North, it also wasn't explicitly about a border poll. The OP made that suggestion but it is by no means a done deal. At present , the Republic of...

I wasn't responding to it. I was responding to your comment. I don't have to read it, agree with it or disagree with it, to point out the obvious which is that at present the SDLP are not part of the decision-making process in the Republic of Ireland. I'm guessing you don't understand that the prem...

Annie Nymus wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2026 11:53 am I'm not obliged to and I was responding to your comment not theirs.

Then probably not a good idea to respond to something you haven't read.…login to view the rest of this post

Annie Nymus wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2026 12:01 am The SDLP have a mandate to decide "what we need now" in the Republic. When did that happen?

They don't. I take it you didn't read the document. Right so.…login to view the rest of this post

Anyhoo... to get back to the topic of the thread, this is good from the SDLP. https://www.sdlp.ie/success_by_design Not just a "what we'd like in the future" but also "this is what we need now" The paper sets out a series of practical, no-regrets actions that can be taken now to ...

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You are not very bright are you? I think you should stick to the sports forum. Seriously, you're describing a phenomenon that you clearly don't understand. Sneaking regard means nothing if you switch your vote. Sneaking regard of publicly supporting one thing whilst privately sparring another. Try ...

Annie Nymus wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2026 12:16 pm Mudslinging, on a politics forum? Well, I never...

It does appear to be the entirety of the thread since then.…login to view the rest of this post

Socthesecond wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 6:45 pm Is it about a bicycle?

‘No’ is, generally speaking, a better answer than ‘Yes’

I imagine the poster who raised the subject of Holocaust denial levels in Ireland would be pretty pissed off to be described as an antisemite.

midlander12 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2026 5:14 pm Yeah but SF and the SD's are the only ones of those with a chance of winning the byelection.

Yes, but it presents a problem for whatever one does win, and by extension, Labour.…login to view the rest of this post

Clanrickard wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2026 11:11 pm Rightio we'll move one then.

You probably should in fairness.

Clanrickard wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2026 10:14 pm Or t's someone who previously voted SF but annoyed at the refugees welcome message silently votes for Noel Thomas.

That wouldn't be it either. The use of the word "previously" is the giveaway.…login to view the rest of this post

My god please tell me you are not this thick. My point was that there will always be people who despite normally supporting a particular party will vote for other candidates when they secretly support a particular cause. Then don't dress up what you mean in language that can be misinterpreted. And ...

I think it was Flann O Brien who called people who wouldn't publicly back the PIRA campaign in the 70s the "snakin regarders". They wouldn't saw it out t they secretly supported the PIRA campaign. Parties can instruct all they like but there is an issue on the ground people who would norm...

The fact that the reply function wasn't used demonstrates a sneaking dishonesty.