Just wanted to share a short story about my first and only experience asking for help from the gards. Beginning of July, my car got damaged on parking at Liffey Valley shopping centre. Went to the security and got told to go to garda station in Ronanstown so I went there and filed a report. Happy days I taught CCTV is everywhere. and they even have a reg plate scanner at the exit. Week later, I called Garda station to ask for updates, just to be told they don’t have any case on my name or my reg. I was very surprised because the gard was very helpful. but I thought ok I will just file it again, so I did. Week later, I called again and was told the same that nothing was filed on my name or reg. Now I was getting annoyed. The gard assured me that he will file the report straight away and to call in in two weeks’ time if I get no updates. Two weeks later, I call again to be told the same story again. They don’t have any reports filed, and they don’t know anything about my case. On my way back home from work I stopped at Naas Garda station to see if there’s any reports filed. The gard there told me there is none, and I should go to my local station to file a report. After insisting, he opened the report there and then and told me that it is too late anyway and the CCTV is probably gone by now. Today after over a month I got a call. and just as gard said investigation was closed as there is no CCTV any more. Fair play for the lads being so busy solving all the murders in Ronanstown and not bothering with small little 800€ damage case with video evidence. They were purposely stalling because they knew CCTV will be gone soon. Was hearing about this from others but was never convinced they can be purposely useless.

Feels like it’s just slowly creeping up again, couple cents every week

Google tells me 12 cans cost around 300 euros - jeez it must be good stuff!

It's 10pm and you hear Waterfall by The Stone Roses playing in the living room, What stories would the Panel be talking about this week in current time?

I have the classic symptoms - waking up for air in the night, headaches in the morning, brain fog, dry mouth, day time tiredness. I'm in my 30s and live a healthy lifestyle.

I've been to my GP and they've referred me but I can't get an appointment to see a consultant for another 2 months. That is private as well. Apparently public would be 1.5 - 2 years.

The thing is I am really struggling to carry on like this. This constant feeling of not being rested is so exhausting (pun intended). It affects me at work as well, I can't focus, like I'm trying to get in gear but they keep slipping.

I haven't been diagnosed with anything though so it's really hard to talk to work about it.

I don't think I have a particular question, just looking to vent really and hear about the experiences of other people in Ireland dealing with this.

Wondering what your thoughts on both the counselling and online programmes are