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@mackintalkin @alphafox Looks like it takes 45-46 men to operate. Labour costs might be a bit excessive

@alphafox Like modern electric powered transmissions, steam engines generate 100% torque from zero revs upwards. No diesel can match thar.

This old steam tractor can pull 44 ploughs at the same time - I wonder if modern tractors can even achieve that feat, or is older really better: 🤔

@mackintalkin @Jenny_1884 Those auto dip lights are no good on our winding Cavan roads. They appear round a corner and take too long to respond.

@Jenny_1884 More SUV's on the road with higher lights, super bright LEDs, inconsiderate drivers, and also auti-dipping headlights that don't register on-coming vehicles properly until they are right up on top of you.

Went out last night & not sure if it’s just me getting old but car lights seem so much brighter & dazzling & it makes it really difficult to see. Does anyone else have this problem?

@rayofoghlu Like day follows night, what groups are out there putting their own money into buying land to naturalise. What millionaire or billionaire are doing it. Can’t beat down of farmers making a living off the land and to make money the land has to be worked. Not wrecked but worked.

We pay lip service to nature, but in reality theres no money in thick hedges and seminatural grassland. Like day follows night, the nature on this old farm will be wiped out after it changes hands. irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-4…

@1noeloconnor That’s mad. Cost of doing business and living in general is crazy and this war will push it further.

One of the units wasn't working since last night so I had to get one of these this morning. Said I'd get a few spares too. €120 each! Fcuk me, I'm in the wrong job!

@Gerryois1 @Jklunden And you know they have their own school where they take these B licence drivers up to the current standard, they are tested in the usual public system, not by Bue Eireann or Dublin Bus

@Cavanbrian @Jklunden I know Cavan lads are thick but what part of bus Eireann accepting standard category B licences is difficult for you to understand?

BUS EIRANN TRAGEDY: Frank Daly, an elderly pedestrian, never should have been killed. A full investigation into Bus Éireann must be done before another tragedy strikes. ❓How many drivers did they recruit from abroad? ❓Were they qualified? ❓Do they have a quota to hire people based on DEI vs Merit? thejournal.ie/bus-eireann-re…

@PaulleyTicks Americans deserve this disgusting president... You either voted for him, or you havent started a civil war to end his reign... Either group are accountable.. Get out and do something

So here's the 1 second clip, that our racist child-r*pist President posted on Truth-social 2 hours ago - and had it inserted right near the end of a "fake-election" propaganda video. I looped it so you can feel the sheer weight of what this human garbage is blantantly saying.

@wobbla1759 @Elle98759673 @Buseireann This is a lie. A horrible lie. No Irish graduates are being turned away and all nurses no matter their nationality get paid the same rates. Stop spreading your lies and hate.

@Elle98759673 @Buseireann The HSE is recruiting from the Philippines and India whilst turning Irish nursing graduates away, forcing them to leave their own country.

Is that true @Buseireann ...🤔

@LadyHaywire Go for it Karen, we’re all behind you 💪

2026 is actually International Year of the Woman Farmer & the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine are looking for an Ambassador for the year ahead. Entries close on Feb 12th and can be submitted here so Irish ladies, go get typing ☺️- …ient.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/content-page/f…

@1noeloconnor And we haven’t wolves yet, regularly the extremists pop up saying we should reintroduce wolves in Ireland. When across Europe they are talking about culling wolves they introduced, because they are taking livestock.

An interesting short clip on the importance of controlling predator numbers to prevent and reverse the declines of ground nesting birds.

@SuperValuIRL What’s the story with this salad. Says grown in Ireland in large print. But grown in Kenya/Spain on official label.

@mackintalkin @CarsOfGMaps They are a fine car, let down by the mechanics.. they always have something wrong.. a rattle or a bearing or elyos fluid low or the bag leaking, or engine oil leaks.. Ours was lovely to drive but damn always needing something done... I see my brother has one now and same problems

@CarsOfGMaps I had a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso for a few years. Loads of room, versatile, full flat floor ( bought it when my left leg was in plaster to my hip, only auto car you can slide a cast into!) Far better than a SUV. I

Either I've never noticed it or they don't exist over here but I don't think I've ever seen a MK1 Renault Espace driving on UK roads. I just love these things. We need more things shaped like this and not more SUV's What an absolute machine

@kieran_sullivan @DarraghScott @TrevorFarrell12 Few years ago I tried feeding 2 bags of replacer Vs 1 bag. At weaning there was a difference but after a year there was none. HEX bulls.

@DarraghScott @TrevorFarrell12 Be interesting to do a few batches of calves on whole and a few on replacer, and see weight difference at 6 months

With milk prices low and whey prices not showing much sign of dropping thought it was time to ask what are you going to feed calves with in spring?!

@TheNewReview2 I disagree with the premise here. Ireland is a good country, we should be able to do both. Oh, and those children have parents with significant responsibility for their welfare. Part of being an adult is making decisions like “can I support a family if I start one”

€53 million for a jet. 5,274 children homeless this Christmas

@kieran_sullivan Looking forward to this episode

Pleasure to record an Out The Gap podcast with Noel Clancy today

@PeterPaulGuy Would you support a similar ban on Irish citizens buying homes for their families living in Australia or America

🇮🇪🚨 An Indian living in Ireland yesterday said he feels like he's "missing out" seeing so many fellow Indians buying houses in Dublin 🇮🇳 During a catastrophic housing crisis, Ireland must ban or heavily tax foreign nationals purchasing homes.

@ArableSam I’ve always wondered with these cheaper milks are they extracting most of the fat and then replacing it with an inferior product.

Can someone explain to me why Avonmore milk tastes milker and leave a residue inside the the glass compared to Tesco milk? Both 3.5% fat, both NDC

@CaherlineIrishM Beautiful 😍

A very smart pair. A nice typically marked #Droimeann Bull calf. Thriving on hard ground.

@mackintalkin @joe_yer99 For the life of me I can’t understand people who have grown to be adults in car ownership and haven’t found and built a relationship with a decent reliable independent mechanic. I have a local chap who has serviced my cars since I was driving a ‘79 Kadette C.

@joe_yer99 Yes you have! A spring (£60?), two track rod ends ( £70?), adjust head light, £30, and labour plus setting the wheel tracking, (£150 max). £310, or say an even £300.[?

Made the mistake of putting daughters car into Halfords for MOT. £584 for this. That doesn't include the cost of the MOT. Have I been Halfucked ?

@Reunify32 He’s a farmer. They operate a very respected very specialised pure bred cattle operation. Very hard to do that from the Aras. They are being honest and up front. At some stage we’re going to have to stop looking at people’s history and saying “he did this or that”

Heather Humphreys husband who is a member of the Orange Order will NOT move to the Áras with her if she’s elected. What kind of message does that give unionism in north and how does it support her “uniting people” mantra?