Joan Swift
@sligoswift.bsky.social
Busy happy retiree privileged to live in beautiful underappreciated Sligo: Sligo Public Participation Network, Climate and Health Alliance, Cycling Advocacy but also enjoy walking ;prefer audio books now. Keep brain fog at bay with daily Connections!
That would have meant acknowledging a Green initiative but now that it is so popular hopefully any row back would cause uproar. Roll out to continue to 2026 so hopefully some new services on the way for areas not benefiting yet Expansion of #WinterReady budget to grit Local Link roads needed too
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
That would have meant acknowledging a Green initiative but now that it is so popular hopefully any row back would cause uproar. Roll out to continue to 2026 so hopefully some new services on the way for areas not benefiting yet Expansion of #WinterReady budget to grit Local Link roads needed too
But are the sprouts beansprouts or the like or Brussels sprouts?
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
But are the sprouts beansprouts or the like or Brussels sprouts?
Tell me how to pronounce the not sauce one please!
July 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Tell me how to pronounce the not sauce one please!
That's poor on such a busy street. We have a bus stop on a narrow pavement outside a shop. It serves both the half hourly S2 town service and several Local Link services .. There is no space for a conventional shelter but I wondered if the shop would accept a decent awning even if not a bench.
June 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
That's poor on such a busy street. We have a bus stop on a narrow pavement outside a shop. It serves both the half hourly S2 town service and several Local Link services .. There is no space for a conventional shelter but I wondered if the shop would accept a decent awning even if not a bench.
I thought there could be a bank of template designs to suit virtually all locations but was told each one has to be designed for its location. I was very impressed by this one on a narrow footpath on Rochestown Avenue
June 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I thought there could be a bank of template designs to suit virtually all locations but was told each one has to be designed for its location. I was very impressed by this one on a narrow footpath on Rochestown Avenue
So in the Dublin LAs does the NTA contract out the work of installing bus shelters itself once it has PP? Here in Sligo afaik NTA funds the shelters but the LA contracts out the work. It does take forever between announcement of funding and erection of the shelters and we have a huge underspend
June 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
So in the Dublin LAs does the NTA contract out the work of installing bus shelters itself once it has PP? Here in Sligo afaik NTA funds the shelters but the LA contracts out the work. It does take forever between announcement of funding and erection of the shelters and we have a huge underspend
Super to see @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social there! That's a big crowd for breakfast!
June 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Super to see @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social there! That's a big crowd for breakfast!
Of course, it's a following the letter of the (environmental) law approach
May 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Of course, it's a following the letter of the (environmental) law approach
DCC has explained it's obliged to carry out the work in between the departure & return of the geese. The geese have environmental law on their side. Is there no law that can be invoked to protect the humans?
May 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
DCC has explained it's obliged to carry out the work in between the departure & return of the geese. The geese have environmental law on their side. Is there no law that can be invoked to protect the humans?
Generally all in favour of decisions based on research but ... The task seems to be to analyse news & SM outlets from a year before & a year after the drop in sales. Could our friends Chatgpt, Gemini or Claude not do that? Is that what the research team will use? @daveandersonie.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Generally all in favour of decisions based on research but ... The task seems to be to analyse news & SM outlets from a year before & a year after the drop in sales. Could our friends Chatgpt, Gemini or Claude not do that? Is that what the research team will use? @daveandersonie.bsky.social
"Last year, motorists in Cork told the Irish Examiner that issues holding back their transition to driving an EV included range anxiety, worries about dangers presented by the powerful batteries used in such vehicles, and a shortage of charging points around the country."
May 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"Last year, motorists in Cork told the Irish Examiner that issues holding back their transition to driving an EV included range anxiety, worries about dangers presented by the powerful batteries used in such vehicles, and a shortage of charging points around the country."
Watch out for the little people turning the milk sour!
May 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Watch out for the little people turning the milk sour!
Not much of a disincentive there. must be frustrating for IFI. The Probation Act and minimal donations to Charity serve to play down the seriousness of environmental pollution despite all our fine words on the topic.
April 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Not much of a disincentive there. must be frustrating for IFI. The Probation Act and minimal donations to Charity serve to play down the seriousness of environmental pollution despite all our fine words on the topic.
What happened to transit oriented development? Are there bus services or ones that can be extended? Are there plans for the cycle lanes?
April 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What happened to transit oriented development? Are there bus services or ones that can be extended? Are there plans for the cycle lanes?
Count the wins! IT had a great editorial on the Strand Road Judgement!
April 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Count the wins! IT had a great editorial on the Strand Road Judgement!
The front page angle seems to have been because of the surprise element. Demolition may be justified for the greater good but you can hardly expect the owner not to be shocked if he got the news as he says. second hand Human interest stories often make the front page. Or it could be clever PR
April 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The front page angle seems to have been because of the surprise element. Demolition may be justified for the greater good but you can hardly expect the owner not to be shocked if he got the news as he says. second hand Human interest stories often make the front page. Or it could be clever PR
Not sure what your point is, Not true he didn't know until he received texts from mates? If true it's no big deal, certainly not national news? I do see TII's point, if they had advance discussions some would hear before others and rumours would fly. But maybe a text that morning to alert him.
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Not sure what your point is, Not true he didn't know until he received texts from mates? If true it's no big deal, certainly not national news? I do see TII's point, if they had advance discussions some would hear before others and rumours would fly. But maybe a text that morning to alert him.
They do seem to have done what they could themselves to facilitate active, sustainable &shared mobility. It's a poor show neither bus connects, park & ride hubs or it appears cycling infrastructure have materialised in a city that had a Taoiseach and senor Government Ministers in situ for years
April 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
They do seem to have done what they could themselves to facilitate active, sustainable &shared mobility. It's a poor show neither bus connects, park & ride hubs or it appears cycling infrastructure have materialised in a city that had a Taoiseach and senor Government Ministers in situ for years
Yes, I use it I'm being aggresive and entitled. I don't, I'm sneaking up on someone and scaring them! It's simpler in Germany for example as they tend to favour directness
April 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yes, I use it I'm being aggresive and entitled. I don't, I'm sneaking up on someone and scaring them! It's simpler in Germany for example as they tend to favour directness
Yes and fear is more pronounced I imagine if a disability prevents you from taking quick evasive action. Ebikes tend to be heavy
April 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Yes and fear is more pronounced I imagine if a disability prevents you from taking quick evasive action. Ebikes tend to be heavy
What party if any does Cllr Dunne represent?
April 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
What party if any does Cllr Dunne represent?
I see @benwheels.bsky.social point. It seems crazy to fret more about a narrow cycle lane than a wide carriageway but VI people say they hear the noise of cars/buses/trucks whereas they fear people on bike suddenly appearing without warning. Wonder if it happens less where bells are more acceptable
April 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I see @benwheels.bsky.social point. It seems crazy to fret more about a narrow cycle lane than a wide carriageway but VI people say they hear the noise of cars/buses/trucks whereas they fear people on bike suddenly appearing without warning. Wonder if it happens less where bells are more acceptable
Good idea but you've touched on something there Eddie Molloy wrote about in yesterday's IT about the lack of a horizontal / approach across the Civil Service. AT will be funded by DOT/NTA/TII but Urban Realm by either Dept of Housing or Dept Community & Rural Dev so integrated approach needed
April 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Good idea but you've touched on something there Eddie Molloy wrote about in yesterday's IT about the lack of a horizontal / approach across the Civil Service. AT will be funded by DOT/NTA/TII but Urban Realm by either Dept of Housing or Dept Community & Rural Dev so integrated approach needed
Yes but with the current TT scheme community groups do things, plant, paint, weed, litter pick, commission murals etc. @hanneydp.bsky.social 's scheme and yours is a good one but it would see a different role for community groups. in fairness the TT has moved a long way from just "pretty"
April 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Yes but with the current TT scheme community groups do things, plant, paint, weed, litter pick, commission murals etc. @hanneydp.bsky.social 's scheme and yours is a good one but it would see a different role for community groups. in fairness the TT has moved a long way from just "pretty"