Irish section

[hollyisalovelyname]

I see Northern Irish posters are looking for their own section on Mumsnet.
May we have an Irish section please ?There appear to be lots of Irish posters on this brilliant forum.

I like irishnet, it does exactly what it says on the tin. Or irishmammynet?

Or simply irishmumsnet.

I'm still with craicnet as my no.1 vote (are we using FPP or PR voting here?).

I like a fun thread...I lurked on the NornIron 15's thread as that is a great chat, very funny.

But, is it allowed to have serious topics on Craicnet too?

Special Ed provision in RoI, pros and cons of supermarkets, a civilised debate on the 8th Amendment etc.
That's probably my favourite part of here; how some posters are so knowledgeable of their fields and willing to share.

Count me in. And we'll settle this crisp argument once and for all. 'Tis far from them newfangled kettle crisps yiz were reared!

Maudd is there anything to be said for having another mass??

Irishnet all the way. What's wrong with what it says on the tin?

I vote for Irishnet.

Craicnet infers no serious topics allowed.
One might want somewhere to ask about your child's SNA or hospital waiting lists and logging on to 'craicnet' doesn't seem appropriate for serious topics
And Irish people are about much more than 'the craic'.

Craicnet or Irishnet for me. I'm definitely not a Mammy and even in Infants I used to judge girls who called their Mummies Mammies.

For those of us living in the UK and yearning for a bit of home, I'll share something glorious with you - go onto FB and search for Oh My God What A Complete Aisling. You have to join to see the content, but trust me. I'm obv. a complete NFATR.

I'm definitely not a Mammy and even in Infants I used to judge girls who called their Mummies Mammies.

I never wanted to be called Mammy either as I thought it was old fashioned but that's what the kids call me and it no longer bothers me. Not sure why you'd judge someone for it?

Anyway, back to the name why not just go with Irishnet and at least it'd be clear what it's about. Has anyone checked with the NI crowd that they are happy to join us or if they'd prefer their own space?

Agree Irishnet is probably best.

Not sure why you'd judge someone for it? I was 4/5 and it just sounded wrong to my ears, and I never shook it. :) An auntie that I didn't really like always referred to my Mum/Mummy as my Mammy and I didn't her doing it.

I'd leave the Norn Iron peeps to their own.
We can post there if we wish and vice versa.
I'm delira and excita that there is interest in an Irish section.

Me too holly. I really enjoy Mumsnet but it would be great to have a little corner of our own to discuss things that only really apply here. Take the example of education, I'm always a bit baffled by the grammar school/SATS/O and A level threads. Would be good to be able to talk about educate together/religious instruction/junior and leaving cert and all that and have a space where there's a chance a decent number of Irish people will see it and not have it lost in the general mass of threads.

Well, we used to judge girls who called their Mammies 'Mummies' (who were few and far between in my rough inner-city primary) because we thought they were prissy prims who cried when they fell over playing chasing. Who says social class doesn't exist in Ireland?

Irishnet sounds dull but serviceable to my ears. I wonder though, whether serious topics are really that likely to be posted in it, and whether people would really be put off by a jokier name? It seems to me that people posting about serious relationship/bereavements/infertility/disability etc related things are likely to do it on the appropriate topic on the main boards, and that Irishnet/Craicnet is likely to be fairly jocular, with a scattering of 'where can I buy x at 3 am in rural Carlow?' and Irish-specific educational stuff and the like?

I could be completely wrong. It just occurred to me that Irish people posting about something sensitive like a termination, say, even if they wanted Irish-specific information about travelling etc, or the Irish divorce system, might be reluctant to post on a forum where they felt it was a lot more likely they might be identified?

I know what you mean icanteven but Mum/Mummy is more of a UK thing (the only women I know whose kids call them Mummy are all English) whereas Mammy is Irish and I've come around to appreciating it for that reason and not dismissing it as old fashioned or whatever. I think it's nice to have a name that's Irish.

That could be one of our first threads I suppose - Mummy Vs Mammy....

That could well be a concern Topiary but people can always name change or change some of the details if needed for sensitive things.

It can happen even on the wider Mumsnet boards. I've recognised posters on a couple of occasions (and is why I've namechanged myself a few times). It's always a risk on message boards.

Those wondering what type of threads would be posted should have a gander at Scotsnet, listed under Other stuff. That would give you a flavour of what we use it for. It is generally more serious stuff tbf. Lots about relocating, schools, politics Tec.

My mum was a Prod, so we always pronounced things wrong according to the rest of my primary school peers.

Of course you did, Maryz. And your Mammy Mummy had horn growing out from her forehead, and nuns blessed themselves and crossed the road at the sight of her.

I was exotic enough to have a best friend with a Protestant mother, me.

Actually, I remember once making some joking reference on Mn to the general perception in my (very WC) childhood 1970s that all Protestants were 'posh', and someone exploded with rage at me.

I'm supposed to be Catholic and always said Mum, my mother and father both called their own mothers mum too.

Well actually my mother called her mother "mummy", even now she refers to her as "mummy" and my mother is 68

Er, guys- if there is a Niamh amongst you you might want to check this out

Hi all

Thanks for the heads up Creme

What about celt-net? Or would we have to allow the scottish wans in too lol :)

Very funny if it is one of the craicnet members here

Not me by the way!

Aw! It's just been deleted.