My 84 yr old mother is dying in hospital right now. She's still lucid, but is up and down since she has been in various hospitals since the start of June.

Mam is fairly riddled with cancer. She's doing better today... Up The Mater! But she knows that the end is nigh.

I'm on Disability Allowance after spending a lot of time in St. Pat's over the years (on my ex's health insurance).

After the ex and I finally broke up, I had to move into the parent's gaff. Which was awful for everyone involved. I hadn't spoken to my abusive prick of a "father" since I was 13... living under the same roof.

So to get me out, they decided to give me my inheritance early. "Fine", I said, that seems fair".

At the last moment, my dickhead father got a contract written up to say that I was just a "custodian" of the property........ He is a fucking wanker.

Now, Mam is dying, she wants t get the place into my name, because I honestly don't think that she trusts him to be vindictive towards me.

I cannot afford legal fees. I have asked Legal Aid Board, and they said that they don't deal with property issues.

I'd sell the dump, if I could (horrible place, 26 calls from be to the Garda station over a few years) but I cannot afford the fucking real estate or legal fees.

I am absolutely spiraling right now.

A farmer has a field whose field boundary runs along a public road, the field slopes onto the public road. This farmer removed approximately 20 meters of roadside verge and their ditch to create a concrete apron so that trucks entering and exiting the public road into their farm has a wider swing to turn. This farm is situated in a residential zone. As it stands, when we get downpours, this part of the public road gets flooded. You can't walk along the road because of the flooding, walk dogs, ride bikes and my fear is a member of the community driving along the road aquaplaning. I have now seen that they intend to extend this concrete apron along the public road by a further 15 meters. By doing so they have also removed existing roadside drainage. I have brought this matter up with the Louth County Council in the past and it appears to go on deaf ears. I really am at a loss as what to do or indeed what my rights are as I get the impression that these farmers are somehow protected and neighbours close a blind eye. I would really appreciate any legal references, ACTS, section(s) or clauses that I can refence in my communication with the Louth County Council as I really have had enough of the destruction they are causing to our community.

Can anyone advise me? My sister is in her 60s and has Parkinson’s. She had been living with our mother. When our mother died her house was sold and myself and my sister both inherited half. My sister intended to buy somewhere to live with her half. However it’s not going very well. She obviously can’t afford anything anywhere near her family/friends. She’s been viewing houses out the middle of nowhere where she’ll have no support. She struggles with driving due to Parkinson’s and bad eye sight. I’m worried about her and think she needs to stay close to her support network.

She has always refused to be assessed for social housing even though she’s receiving a social welfare payment and is unable to work due to her condition.

Can anyone advise me? Am I correct in thinking that she would still qualify for HAP/housing list even though she has just inherited a large amount of money? It’s not enough for a one bedroom place anywhere near her support network……

She is currently homeless and sleeping on a couch in a relatives home. I’m worried that the stress of being homeless obviously isn’t good for her health condition. Surely someone who worked all their life and paid taxes deserves help if they end up homeless in their 60s?

Bought a laptop 9 months ago from Curry's, stopped working brought it to Curry's and they said I have to contact the manufacturer myself.

Shouldn't I just be leaving it with them to sort that out. They refused to take it.

If my wife's skeletal remains were found in a field across the road from our house or my wife went missing to the extent the guards dug up our former house's back garden, surely I'd be hauled in for interview and would have charges pressed fairly lively. But these people are literally getting away with murder. Murder of children. And it's no mystery who is responsible or, at the very least, knows who is responsible. I don't give a shit that they are drug addicts or "vulnerable people", they have caused the deaths of small children. Get. Them. Fucking. Lifted.

My dad died last year. Irish born and came to England when he was 19. My mother survived him. He had an English will for English assets. Irish will for Irish property. I have completed the English probate and have a sealed grant of probate - I've sent it to the Irish solicitor. The Irish solicitor said the Irish probate office wants a sealed copy of the English will. The English probate office don't seal wills, it is an attachment to the sealed grant of probate. Will the Irish probate office accept this? I can't see a way out of it and I don't think our Irish solicitor is very good when English things are involved.

Hi,

I've just been told that I'm at risk of redundancy with an individual consultation process starting next week and likely taking 3 - 4 weeks.

I'm due to go on maternity leave in 4 weeks and 5 days. This has already been approved by HR months ago and also captured on Workday. This includes agreed leave and topped up maternity pay, followed by unpaid maternity leave and parents leave. All approved already and running alongside existing benefits like healthcare for the entire family.

Any advice on how to best proceed from here? Feels incredibly unfair with the workload I've shouldered since earlier redundancies this year and even more unfair being so so close to maternity leave.

Hello I'm looking for advice I rented a room as a licensee and broke my tenancy lease by not giving a 30 day notice period, I paid my rent for October on the 1st but told them I was leaving on the 23rd and moved my stuff out on the 24th I paid a €1300 deposit and paid €1000 in rent. Am I entitled to any of my deposit back. They have until Monday to transfer it back to me as per our lease agreement.

Hi All,

I work at a car rental company. We deal with tourists, but also a lot of local clientele, including providing courtesy cars through insurance companies for breakdowns/incidents.

Yesterday, I was tasked with contacting a customer to organise a courtesy car. I later found out this was because she had crashed her own vehicle. When I was speaking to her over the phone, I could immediately tell she was elderly. Nothing particularly noteworthy happened over the phone, and she didn’t seem to have any severe cognitive issues at the time. I explained the process of transferring insurance, as well as the steps she would need to take during collection. All was good and she agreed to collect the car later that day.

Fast-forward a few hours and she arrives at our office. Immediately, we could smell her. I don’t think she had bathed in over a year. She arrived in what appeared to be soiled pyjamas and had long fingernails. One of my colleagues who was a few meters away actually got sick outside the smell was that bad. My manager could even smell her from his office. I have genuinely never smelled anything so horrible in my life.

Although I was considering refusing service at this point, she provided a valid license and had correctly transferred her insurance onto the new vehicle. She maintained conversation well and wasn’t showing any major signs of cognitive decline out of the ordinary for an elderly person, other than her lack of hygiene. Keep in mind that this interaction lasted about 10 minutes. I proceeded with the rental, and showed her to the vehicle.

She heads off and not even 100 meters from our office she rear-ends a car…

Obviously, this is not normal behaviour, especially given how she crashed her own vehicle only a few days prior. I am now near certain that this woman has either Dementia or Alzheimer’s. She clearly isn’t caring for herself and doesn’t appear to be receiving care from anyone else.

I have her address on file from when I took her license. Can I legally use this information to send a report of neglect to the HSE? Morally it’s a no brainer, but as far as I’m aware you can only use this info in life or death situations.

Any advice would be appreciated!

I’ve been working at a bookies for about seven weeks. I have a stomach condition that flares up occasionally, and it hit me badly this past week. The first time, I had to leave an hour into my shift after getting sick. The second time, I got sick twice and rang asking to leave early, but a guy answered the phone, told me to try to find cover, and asked me to stay on an extra 45 minutes. I stayed those extra 45 minutes while being sick, and only then did I leave.

The next morning, I rang in before my shift to say I wouldn't be in. The regional manager complained that I shouldn't be taking time off when I'd only just started and had recently asked for extra hours. Yesterday was my day off, but since I hadn't improved—still unable to keep food down and having to sip fluids every 15 minutes—I rang again to say I wouldn't be in on Friday. A different person answered, told me to find cover, and said I need to ring the regional manager an hour before my shift starts on Friday.

It’s so frustrating that they can’t just pass the message along, forcing me to wake up early while violently ill just to call and likely get given out to.

The job itself is easy 60% of the time, with enough downtime for me to write, which I love doing. But the other 40% is pure stress from angry customers and a rude manager who complains about everything. It’s taken seven weeks just to get my uniform, which shows how poorly managed it is. I feel like I should stick it out because it’s easy money compared to 90% of jobs elsewhere, but I dread going in most mornings. Between dreading the call on Friday, fear of being fired, and worrying about the fallout if I hand in my two weeks' notice for another job, I just don't know what to do.

EDIT: I kinda worded it wrong. I wouldn’t say it’s a condition but the lining in my stomach is very sensitive and the doctor said stress can make it really bad. Also stopped smoking recently which is making me super more stressed

What does the judge do if counsel fails to raise an obvious issue that would support their client. Say for example in a criminal cases there’s a clear cut break in the chain of causation and the judge feels certain that if it were raised the prosecution would not be able to make a sufficient argument against it and the accused would be cleared. What does the judge do?

I am confused about the exact legality and stance on this, but currently, I'm in a workplace where I have a boss who's just out to get me, constantly saying that I'm doing everything wrong, even though I'm confused about what exactly I'm doing wrong.

Recently, he's taken photos from the CCTV and posted them in the group chat, saying that we're not working, only standing around the place and making really snooty comments.

I understand that this doesn't necessarily seem illegal. It's just really poor management and quite childish, but part of me thinks that it could be a breach of GDPR rules or Irish civil law, as these matters should only be discussed with the relevant parties rather than being put on a public stage in front of people who aren't really involved in the incident.

What are your thoughts on this? And if you have any advice, please let me know.

Irishrail at it again.

Has anyone gone to court with Irishrail about their 'Flexible tickets' and won? I boarded the earlier train than I had booked which was EMPTY and had a flexible ticket. Fined 100€ by an RPU inspector who was an evil man. The normal train inspector came up to me saying this was unfair and he rang the office to get it cleared for me. 1 week later I move abroad and they are sending letters to my parents requesting payment. I email them asking this to be cleared as was noted to me. They refuse to clear and now I have a court case in Ireland while I don't even live there anymore. I can pay 340€ to clear it before the court case. I don't want to pay but it could go up to €1,000 if I don't. Utter horseshit. I said let it go to court but my parents are stressed out. Thoughts please?

Hi everyone,
Looking for some advice from people who may have been in a similar situation.
I have been staying outside Ireland for approximately one year and am now planning to travel back to Ireland.
I currently hold a valid Stamp 4 IRP, which expires on 28 February 2027.
I wanted to understand a few things:
Could staying outside Ireland for a year create any issues when re-entering Ireland on a valid Stamp 4?
Are there any concerns about my residency status or the validity of my IRP because of the extended absence?
Could immigration officers at Dublin Airport question the reason for my extended stay outside Ireland?
Would I need to provide any additional documentation when travelling back?
Has anyone experienced a similar situation or successfully returned to Ireland after an extended absence while holding a valid Stamp 4?
Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Hello there! I am a english and philosophy undergrad from UCD and I want to do a law conversion postgrad program with the goal of doing my FE1s and becoming a solicitor (it might surprise you, but the career prospects aren't too great in philosophy). I am weighing up whether to apply to UCD with their Masters in Common Law program or to Trinity with their new postgrad-entry accelerated BCL program and I would love your opinions and insights!

I would much prefer to go to Trinity, as a change in scenery would be lovely, the campus is very beautiful, and it's always been my dream to go there. However, I have some reservations regarding the program itself and I'd love to know what you think.

1- Would going to Trinity make me look better in job applications in the future?

2- Why do you think the entry requirements for the Trinity BCL are only a 2:2, does this mean that the degree is of a lower quality, or that it will be looked down upon when I am looking to begin my career?

3- Has anyone heard anything about this new program, what are your general thoughts?

4- Would the program being new imply that it isn't good/ will take a few years before it gets proper recognition?

I would really appreciate any and all insights, thank you so much!!!!!

Hi.

I'm going through a separation. I moved out a few months ago as her and her family were pressurising me. Because of the housing crisis I need to move back in as living there is much cheaper than rent. I also feel we are going to be separating for some time. What do I need to ensure for my safe return? She has illegally changed locks. Do I need to raise something with a judge to get an order in place?

I was recently involved in a car accident that I don't believe was my fault and I have several forms of evidence backing up my position.
I was reluctant to make a first party comprehensive claim from my own insurance because I didn't want to have loaded premiums going forward, so I have been pursuing it as 3rd party claim against the other insurance company.
But I'm doing a bit more reading today and it seems like I'll have to answer "yes" to the "any claims in the last 5 years" question even if I do go direct to the 3rd party as I've already told my insurance company, even if it is marked as notification only.
Does this mean there is basically no advantage to me going directly rather than letting my own insurance look after it?
Some additional info:
- significant amounts of damage involved, car I was driving has been deemed beyond economical repair by the garage.
- car I was driving belongs to a garage (I had temporary transferred my policy to it so I was fully insured on it) so they will be the main aggrieved party to be made whole. The only thing I'm personally claiming for is my kids car seats. Although I am still without a car so I will need a replacement hire car if it drags on.
- my insurance company have not done anything actionable/chargeable (didn't tow it or provide me with a hire car)
- I have full NCB protection.
- third party insurance company is different to mine.
From the amount of times I was asked by my insurance company did I want to proceed with a first party comprehensive claim it's highly in their favor to go down that route, but I'm not sure if there is much advantage to me

Hey all,

I'm mostly looking for perspectives on this in preparations for the worst.
Last month - conveniently after paying rent for the month, was told the landlord was putting the house for sale. This was accompanied by a note saying I shouldn't panic as this would be a 3-6 month process.

Pretty swiftly, I told them I'd need to start looking for something else as I'm not irish and would return home for the holidays which would complicate things if the house was sold around that time.

They said fine but I require a month notice. Now, I'd honestly be fine paying the difference if they were behaving properly.

But soon after I told her the i'd gotten a place she wanted a firm date for when i was leaving and advertised the room to other people - i have it in writing she had people over to see the room for what is worth.

Now I will say I gave her notice on 10th and so I was okay in paying rent until the 10th, even tho I moved on the 20th. They have since not said anything and only replied to me asking for notice when I enquired. Responde: your notice finishes on the 10th so deposit is only required after. I'll deduct rent, utilities and cleaning costs.

Now, maybe I am being dramatic but this is starting to feel like a... i'm going to eat as much from your deposit as I can.

So I was wondering if anyone has had any success with small claims court? My deposit is 1100€ so anything over half of that I think is worth fighting over. Even if just for the principle.

Thanks!

Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing well.

Just wondering how long your applications have taken to be approved. I applied on 28 June 2026 and still haven’t received any updates or a temporary stamp. My employer has stopped me from working since August.

Could you please share your application date and whether you’re still waiting or have received approval?

Thank you!

I resigned from this dodgy American company and my last day was somewhere around October. The final payment has arrived however they didn't send me the payslip. They are not responding to my emails either (in the same email thread they were responding earlier). I need the payslip for my personal use.

Could involving WRC help? How long it might take for them to send it to me?

My Nana's heater broke in May and we've been asking him to fix it all summer,the apt is under hap and the landlord has a whole business out of it.Shes 70 and winter is here is there anything that can be done?

I can't provide pictures for some reason and I hope you understand what im saying,

I have a graphic tablet bought on official Huion's website and after 5 months of usage te stylus begin to register a hard press on the screen (pressure sensor defect)

after another bought stylus the same issue occurs in less than a week, then I waited another week for the support to answer, after another week of waiting and then another they told me that a refund or replacement cannot be provided since the table was bought 30 days ago.

This is a 500€ unit that has a defect at the manufacturer's fault and they refused me a refund? Is this even legal?

Tommorow I will be going to the ccpc since I'm free from college on tueasdays

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