Dare I speculate?
Will England keep going all the way in the World Cup? Are we going to speculate on the knighthood offered to Harry Kane? A lot of mixed emotions and results with regard to the World Cup so far. We said Scotland were a dark horse, but you just never know…
Could Trump appear at Doonbeg?
Ireland is really shaping up to have a wild year with big names coming to the island. I speculate that the security and attention to detail of security is going to be wild.
Fuel price panic buy at the pumps this month?
The emergency diesel tax is due to end on the 31st of July. Will there be a panic buy of oil and diesel at the pumps? Should the tax end or be extended…. I speculate this will be debated over the next month as the days draw closer. Will there be…
A couple climbs the Empire State Building
Question: How far would you go to propose to your other half? A man and woman climbed up the Empire State Building, and the man proposed there and then to his other half. I am going to speculate here that you hardly told her you were going to do that and…
Hospitality gets a VAT cut
Hospitality has gotten a VAT cut; it has fallen 13.5% to 9% from today. The speculative question is whether this decrease will be eaten up by already alarming business costs. It will be a help to the customer, but has the damage already been done to the…
Major New Online Shopping Rule
New customs charges are now in effect for goods under 150 euros entering Ireland from outside the EU. That puts pressure on the ultra-cheap import model used by platforms such as Temu, Shein, and some third-party marketplace sellers. I speculate this…
Ireland takes over the EU Presidency
Ireland begins its six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU today, with notable people at the launch, one of note Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin today for the opening. Ireland is now the center of everything for the next six-months as all…
The first random city to ban the Sun
Dare I speculate what happens if an Earth city actually bans the sun and uses cloud seeding technology to block out the sun permanently? No more sun will it come to a stage where it is so hot on the planet we block it? Could it be blocked by a Dyson…
Mars and the Moon: the Training ground for something bigger?
I speculate that the missions to Mars and the Moon are small milestones for a bigger picture. What if they were actually training grounds for a future mission much further away? What if multi-planetary meant never returning to Earth again? We have a…
Social Media Ban
I speculate there is going to be a lot of upcoming talks, debates, and skepticism about this ban on social media for under 16’s. Have we become a nation now where we no longer care for debates, protests, and making our voices heard with free…
