Comhrá - the general chat thread

[JaneJeffer]

Hi Craicnetters!

I was looking for the other thread and see it's fallen way down the list so I decided to make a new one for all our daily musings ☘️

Tbh I'm not sure who got what, I assumed when they said their fee included a fee to RIP that RIP were getting it in full, maybe the funeral homes just kept it themselves. I had asked on our family WhatsApp last night and one of my brother's said for 2 of funerals that we actually had to pay that part upfront before leaving the funeral home for the RIP announcement and one of my sister's remembers them saying it would delay the announcement if we didn't pay for the RIP upfront.

one of my brother's said for 2 of funerals that we actually had to pay that part upfront before leaving the funeral home for the RIP announcement and one of my sister's remembers them saying it would delay the announcement if we didn't pay for the RIP upfront.

That seems very harsh 😮

The profits made by rip.ie weren’t terribly high, considering they do charge funeral directors for advertising, and also charge people putting up acknowledgments and anniversary remembrances (€20 - €30). They employ 5 people. If they did charge for death notices up til now (and the papers say they didn’t) it can’t have been that much?

Joe Duffy needs to tell us. Conor Pope too..
But Irish Times...

The sun has set, the Christ Church cathedral nine lessons and carols is over, the candle is in the window, so

Happy Christmas.

And although I'm making trifle for tomorrow, I'm going to cook the gluten-free pudding I've had in for a while and have a bit this evening. It claims to be best before April 2024, but I'm sure it will still be fine.

Merry Christmas everyone 🎄

Merry Christmas Eve 🎅

Merry Christmas from a warm Dubai, my first Christmas not cooking in decades.

Arrived in Melbourne tonight, it's hot.

Happy St. Stephen's Day @honeyrider and everyone!

I'm just so happy to see my son.

Enjoy your time with him :)

Have a great time @honeyrider
I've never been and would love to go.

Enjoy every previous minute.

I've got awful jet lag, only one hour's sleep last night and 2 - 3 hours the night before.

Precious!! Not previous!
Sorry to hear you have jet lag - not familiar with it so no advice

Melatonin might help ?
Or Nytol One A Night ?

@honeyrider my son in Melbourne, it's our first Christmas apart track him down and give him a big mammy hug from me

Happy New Year, Craicnetters!

Happy new year wherever you are!

Happy New Year everyone!

Happy New Year everyone 🥳

Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir 🥂

Happy New Year from Down Under. We had a spectacular view from DS2'S balcony on the 36th floor overlooking the Yarra river.

That's so cool honeyrider!
It was a stormy evening in Cork.
DD got soaked when she went out to see the fireworks.

Sounds amazing @honeyrider