Joe Higgins, searing political wit and staunch defender of the working classes, is a tough act to follow. But 27-year-old Paul Murphy is quietly confident that he can fill the shoes of the great Socialist when he takes over as Dublin MEP next month. A native of Ballinteer who has been assistant to Joe Higgins [...]
Dublin Bikes has gone from predictions of mass theft and vandalism, to one of the most successful on-street bicycle rental schemes in the world, so the big question is: “When will it expand?” On the back of the scheme smashing all expectations in its first year, Dublin City Council has drawn up a plan to expand across the [...]
We don’t need rail in Dublin, buses will do, and rail projects are “white elephants.” Rail is a waste and will cost us dearly, we can’t afford it. Does this sound familiar? From Dart to Luas and now Metro North, the story from the opposition is the same. The record seems to be playing the same tune even after [...]
It could nearly be mistaken for a headshop selling legal highs. Some people even view the products at Happy Pills as legal highs — sweets. There are different kinds of sweets on offer but the real selling point is mixed sweets in a jar that you stuff in as many as you can. Strangely, there’s [...]
Dublin City Council have been installing Luas-like electronic, real-time timetables at bus stops since last last year. It should mean an end to waiting for a bus that for some reason is never going to come, but how well does it work? We watched one of the units today for a short time outside Xtra-vision in Fairview [...]
How does a cycle lane cost so much? It seems mainly because of junction crossing, boardwalks, CCTV, bridges and street water drainage upgrades. Many of which are not directly linked with cycling. People trying to walk along the canal will see major improvements — the main one being able to cross junctions without having to [...]
After we wrote about Metro North’s enabling works, it was mentioned on Twitter that the O’Connell Monument will be removed within weeks. However, the RPA tells us that this is not to happen. The O’Connell Monument is only planned to be removed before the main works start. However, it said that monuments to James Larkin [...]
The Metals walking and cycling route in Dun Laoghaire is to be opened as a Irish Heart Foundation Slí na Sláinte walking route next week, here’s the press release for the council: As part of the Irish Sports Council’s National Walking Event, in conjunction with Operation Transformation, a new Irish Heart Foundation Slí na Sláinte [...]
The email with three question marks shows it’s all very exciting – the busy lord mayor, Gerry Breen (FG), wants your view on who should receive his award: The Lord Mayor’s Awards are given each year to recognise people or organisations that have made a contribution to Dublin in one of the following areas: Community Environment Arts & Culture [...]
Here’s some of the websites and Twitter accounts to watch for updates on the snow and related travel alerts: WEATHER Met.ie – Irish weather service NRAtraffic.ie – NRA site with major road conditions, weather etc COUNCILS Dublin City Council alerts – warning site for Dublin City Council Dun Laoghaire alerts – warnings site for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Fingal Emergency Water Page [...]
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