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Aibu to wonder what Russia is up to in Ireland..

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Chamomiltea · 10/03/2022 21:59

Reading this was a shock, given recent events... www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2022/0310/1285699-russian-embassy-orwell-road-irish-government/

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Bellusaurus · 11/03/2022 00:23

@Bellusaurus

Would have done great work for us on the housing shortage
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Aibu to wonder what Russia is up to in Ireland..
PerkingFaintly · 11/03/2022 00:23

I'm seeing it fine both times, Bellusaurus.

MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 11/03/2022 00:24

Jeepers that's huuuge.

Bellusaurus · 11/03/2022 00:24

The plans also included the provision of 13 toilets in the basement, which is considered unusual for a storage area.

Grin
Feelingthepinch22 · 11/03/2022 00:29

Placemarking... Felt very uncomfortable re the military drills off ourccoadt & the cyber attack on the HSE last year.... The kremlin have mentioned ireland a few times in speeches over the past fortnight 😩

TheOnlyMrsMac · 11/03/2022 00:33

Most of those Russian Embassy suitcases need to be packed and expelled, along with their owners.

lorking · 11/03/2022 00:34

Considering I live in Northern Ireland I consider Southern Ireland to be a perfectly acceptable term.

🤦🏻‍♀️

TheOnlyMrsMac · 11/03/2022 00:40

If we're not more careful about what they're getting up to there, it will all end up as Russeire.

MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 11/03/2022 00:44

The Russian ambassador to Ireland doesn't appear to be among their brightest or their best. I almost felt sorry for him when he was interviewed on RTE last week.

LizzieAnt · 11/03/2022 00:52

@Lurking9to5

I suspect Ireland paid that ransom money :-(
Did we? I thought we hadn't paid.

Worried about what the Russians are up to in Dublin now...

Ireland for me too for the name of the country (or ROI if clarity is needed whether it's Ireland the island or Ireland the state that's in question). I hate the name Southern Ireland, even though I live in the south of the country. It's an understandable mistake to make, but it's just wrong.

oakleaffy · 11/03/2022 00:54

@AbsentmindedWoman

This expansion plan will go down like a cup of cold sick in Ireland.

Didn't know the embassy was on Orwell Road in Dublin though Grin

No wayyy! 😂
TooBigForMyBoots · 11/03/2022 00:56

Thank you @Chamomiltea.

Putin is a cunt and he looks like this Envy.

JaneJeffer · 11/03/2022 00:56

Considering I live in Northern Ireland I consider Southern Ireland to be a perfectly acceptable term.
You may think so but to citizens of the ROI when you capitalize it like that it isn't acceptable.

Bintymcbintface · 11/03/2022 01:46

@ochonagusochonoh The island of Ireland is two different countries, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland

lorking · 11/03/2022 01:47

The island of Ireland is two different countries, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland

Nope

Bintymcbintface · 11/03/2022 01:53

Where's the nope.

Ireland... The whole island

Northern Ireland
Southern Ireland/ROI

Different currencies, heads of states, flags, capitals... Separate

JaneJeffer · 11/03/2022 01:54

Stop trying to wind people up @Bintymcbintface

Bintymcbintface · 11/03/2022 01:55

I'm not, they're different countries, not a wind up geographical fact 🤷‍♀️

JaneJeffer · 11/03/2022 01:57

Give over

Bintymcbintface · 11/03/2022 01:58

Read a book

JaneJeffer · 11/03/2022 02:03

Which book?

Bintymcbintface · 11/03/2022 02:04

An atlas maybe?

lorking · 11/03/2022 02:04

I'm not, they're different countries

Yeah except Ireland is not called Southern Ireland you dope

JaneJeffer · 11/03/2022 02:05

When you find Southern Ireland in an atlas I'll be glad to take a look.

lorking · 11/03/2022 02:06

same

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