And people wonder why buses are not popular.
A recent survy highlighted (from Census 2006) that people living along the LUAS route now use that more often than cars and that people are using cars more than buses elsewhere.
Hardly surprising - I got on a bus in Knocklyon last Sunday to travel 10kms to Dublin city centre.
I was meeting someone at 12.30pm - I got the bus at 11.40am - plenty of time.
12.15 pm I had made it to Rathgar, the bus was hot and swaety and I was in no way comfortable that I would make it.
I got out and made it in a taxi in less than 10 minutes - acceoted there was increased traffic because of vintage car rally, but really!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Irish Politics Alive and Well
Good ol' Beverly Flynn.
It doesn't matter waht the courts say, especially the highest in the country - she was righ, she was wronged!
It doesn't matter that Fianna Fail kicked her out (twice - it's better than Lanigan's Ball) - Bertie wants her back in agin!
The brass neck effrontery that everyone is so shocked about - is what gets me - it's Ireland focks.
We may have the second most expensive capital in the world, we may be wealthier than ever before, we may want everything now and be euro embracing, technilogcal funky and self confident to the point of arrogance, but we have still to get away from the world of clientelism.
Remember that the definition of politics is ' marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness' and nowhere else moreso than Ireland.
The fact that she appealed her case twice - cost umpteen million to the public broadcaster and ironically the people she serves just goes to show that how we have always been honest with ourselves as a nation anyway.
She is an elected representative after all.
Well done Ireland.
It doesn't matter waht the courts say, especially the highest in the country - she was righ, she was wronged!
It doesn't matter that Fianna Fail kicked her out (twice - it's better than Lanigan's Ball) - Bertie wants her back in agin!
The brass neck effrontery that everyone is so shocked about - is what gets me - it's Ireland focks.
We may have the second most expensive capital in the world, we may be wealthier than ever before, we may want everything now and be euro embracing, technilogcal funky and self confident to the point of arrogance, but we have still to get away from the world of clientelism.
Remember that the definition of politics is ' marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness' and nowhere else moreso than Ireland.
The fact that she appealed her case twice - cost umpteen million to the public broadcaster and ironically the people she serves just goes to show that how we have always been honest with ourselves as a nation anyway.
She is an elected representative after all.
Well done Ireland.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
At last iTunes has proved useful
Whilst I would be an exponent of the long tail , I haven't really gone to town on it personally - until this morning.
For years I have been thinking on and off about getting classical gas - nothing to do with raw onions, but the Masn Williams version of it.
And this morning I bought it on iTunes, I know I have had friends say 'go through the record store, write down your favourite tracks and buy them separately on iTunes' - me I usually prefer the whole album, but if you listened to some of the stuff on the same album of Classical Gas - oh boy , that must have been Classical Gas back then Mason.
However, you will always be in my mind for those 3 minutes and one second of bliss(I have taken away 5 seconds for the trumpet interplay midsong).
Uplifting
For years I have been thinking on and off about getting classical gas - nothing to do with raw onions, but the Masn Williams version of it.
And this morning I bought it on iTunes, I know I have had friends say 'go through the record store, write down your favourite tracks and buy them separately on iTunes' - me I usually prefer the whole album, but if you listened to some of the stuff on the same album of Classical Gas - oh boy , that must have been Classical Gas back then Mason.
However, you will always be in my mind for those 3 minutes and one second of bliss(I have taken away 5 seconds for the trumpet interplay midsong).
Uplifting
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Weather
I just love the soft days in Ireland - what could be better than to have a blissfully rainy day in the middle of summer on Midsummers Day.
It's just great- why shouldn't we be proud?
It's just great- why shouldn't we be proud?
General Election
Plus Ca Change!
Well I have to say that poor old PD's their honestly (McDowell) and their greed (Parlon) brought them down.
They should have either stayed quiet about Bertie or pulled out.
But Poor Ol Michael had to call a journo (as he didn't trust Bertie) and Parlon was scared he would lose votes if they pulled away from Fianna Fail.
Well boyos it happened anyway - Bertie has more to answer for but don't they all love him?
He should stand for adoption or change his name to Haughey - as he will have the same legacy.
So bring on BIFFO and let's get back to old politics.
My brown envelop is in reception - any takers?
Well I have to say that poor old PD's their honestly (McDowell) and their greed (Parlon) brought them down.
They should have either stayed quiet about Bertie or pulled out.
But Poor Ol Michael had to call a journo (as he didn't trust Bertie) and Parlon was scared he would lose votes if they pulled away from Fianna Fail.
Well boyos it happened anyway - Bertie has more to answer for but don't they all love him?
He should stand for adoption or change his name to Haughey - as he will have the same legacy.
So bring on BIFFO and let's get back to old politics.
My brown envelop is in reception - any takers?
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
He's At it Again
Only this time lacking in originality ... Our Dear Kevin is going on about the number of 'big' houses going up around Galway and what little taste the Irish have (he'll be having a go at the flowers next).
This was first covered by Frank MacDonald in the Irish Times 20+ years ago with his'bugalow bliss' and ably put down by good old PJ Drudy - these are homes of people - it's their land and if in fairness Kev it looks a little gargantuan currently I am sure when Powerscourt was first built it was a god awful eyesore(I must be a heretic) but has since grown into a place of beauty!
Our Kev feels so strongly that the water basin will be affected gawd help us! Imagine whatt it must have been like when there were 8 million of us living on the ould sod - there must must have been sh**te everywhere!
And how about the poor farmers with their nitrates and the water basin(am I turning into a mini-me Kev? - I'll stop then)
Anyway I still think if anyone can turn into a rant about town Myers we all could be earing €200k pa, so let's start a campaign...
Anyone interested please send your CV's into Declan Carlisle , HR Director of Independent Newspapers and see if who can get a job first.
Enough I am turning grumpy.
This was first covered by Frank MacDonald in the Irish Times 20+ years ago with his'bugalow bliss' and ably put down by good old PJ Drudy - these are homes of people - it's their land and if in fairness Kev it looks a little gargantuan currently I am sure when Powerscourt was first built it was a god awful eyesore(I must be a heretic) but has since grown into a place of beauty!
Our Kev feels so strongly that the water basin will be affected gawd help us! Imagine whatt it must have been like when there were 8 million of us living on the ould sod - there must must have been sh**te everywhere!
And how about the poor farmers with their nitrates and the water basin(am I turning into a mini-me Kev? - I'll stop then)
Anyway I still think if anyone can turn into a rant about town Myers we all could be earing €200k pa, so let's start a campaign...
Anyone interested please send your CV's into Declan Carlisle , HR Director of Independent Newspapers and see if who can get a job first.
Enough I am turning grumpy.
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