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Dia dhuit agus failte! I am creating this community because I really liked /r/Ireland, but the decisions that Reddit admins have made regarding API access and the frankly awful way they have treated third party developers and the wider user base have left me wanting an alternative.

Simply put, the worst part about /r/Ireland was Reddit and the direction the company was going in.

So with that said, here is an alternative. A community for the island of Ireland, a place for Ireland and Irish people. I hope to enable discussion about news & current events, where people can ask questions, share memes, and just for general good craic and good vibes. Memes, shitposts, questions, discussions and news are all welcome.

I would ask people to not take the piss please, and if ye are going to post articles, please don't post paywalled ones.

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I only heard about this because I know someone who is thinking of availing of it.

Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant

This could be a big part of the reason for the housing shortage, because so many homes are being left empty in order to avail of this grant.

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[–] Babalugats@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Is a pointless grant, as are the others, as they require you to have access to money to begin with. You have to pay for all the work to be done (during which you may find out that there is more work to to be carried out as you may hit bigger problems). And then the government will decide how much money and whether or not to reimburse you for it. Most of the people that can afford that don't want the hassle and will just buy an already finished house.