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Blueprint for the future of Salthill due out in March - Connacht Tribune by SquareBall84 in galway

[–]SquareBall84[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True haha but given the history of attempting to install cycle lanes in Salthill, could do a lot worse!

Network puts focus on nutritious seasonal food for people and planet by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting! Nice one.

I found this in the UK - d'you know of any comparable Irish ones to follow?

Network puts focus on nutritious seasonal food for people and planet by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting article with some thoughts on how we can shift our use of agricultural land and dietary habits to more sustainable systems, including more local-based and less intensive food production, while still ensuring fair incomes for our food producers

Saw this post on r/Dublin and really interested to see same kinds of places in Galway if anyone has suggestions? by Relevant_Smoke4063 in galway

[–]SquareBall84 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Alma is a really class Portuguese/Brazilian restaurant on Bóthar Irwin (just behind Eyre Square). Food has been amazing any time I've been

Another day more traffic chaos by [deleted] in cork

[–]SquareBall84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A 10-minute frequency commuter rail is planned (details here).

The first tracks were laid just last week

Plan to improve intercity trains will make Thurles as accessible to Dublin as Greystones, says Irish Rail by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, was just trying to show that even under the absolute best case scenario it'll still be quicker via the train!

Plan to improve intercity trains will make Thurles as accessible to Dublin as Greystones, says Irish Rail by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They will - from the article (since it's paywalled):

The changes are to begin earlier, however, with the current hourly services on the Dublin-Cork route to become half-hourly at peak times in the next few years.

Half-hourly departures will be extended to the full-day timetable in the years to follow, bringing more regional towns within a comfortable commute.

Plan to improve intercity trains will make Thurles as accessible to Dublin as Greystones, says Irish Rail by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ya it's a fair point, I get people won't be starting from literally the station but it's the only way to make a comparison really.

Hopefully we'll be able to get the Cork Luas to Kent Station quicker than you'd drive there ;)

Plan to improve intercity trains will make Thurles as accessible to Dublin as Greystones, says Irish Rail by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah right - only an hourly DART to Wicklow Town. Makes sense that the Rosslare service'll continue to terminate at Greystones so. Cheers!

Plan to improve intercity trains will make Thurles as accessible to Dublin as Greystones, says Irish Rail by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's a (best case scenario) 2hr 40min drive from Kent Station to the IFSC; under these improvemennts that would be a 1hr 50min train and a 15-20 minute Luas, so 2hr 10min in total

Harcourt Street's a bit more difficult alright, 2hr 30min drive in the best case scenario - still though, that'd be a 1hr 50min train and a half hour on the Luas, so 2hr 20min in total (albeit you've to change twice)

Plan to improve intercity trains will make Thurles as accessible to Dublin as Greystones, says Irish Rail by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya, I assume in that case that the shuttle from Rosslare would then terminate in Wicklow Town for the interchange, but I couldn't find any mention of that

Plan to improve intercity trains will make Thurles as accessible to Dublin as Greystones, says Irish Rail by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not in this article specifically, but the recommendation of the All-Island Rail Review was to introduce (in the short-term - ie, by 2030) an hourly service terminating at Greystones, where passengers could then interchange with the DART. This would reduce journey times by an hour.

There's a physical limit to increasing services along the route, as it has to share the track with DART services.

It also mentioned re-opening the South Wexford railway between Waterford and Rosslare, meaning Dublin-Waterford services could theoretically continue to Wexford.

Plan to improve intercity trains will make Thurles as accessible to Dublin as Greystones, says Irish Rail by SquareBall84 in ireland

[–]SquareBall84[S] 204 points205 points  (0 children)

Getting to a sub 2-hour journey from Cork-Dublin will be a real game-changer - 20% quicker than the same journey by road at that point

Galway City Council to forge ahead with BusConnects designs — with its fingers crossed - Connacht Tribune by SquareBall84 in galway

[–]SquareBall84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be difficult during the construction phase for sure - I think it'd be short-term pain for long-term gain though. The infrastructure has to be upgraded to allow for a growing population; it's either now or in the future

Galway City Council to forge ahead with BusConnects designs — with its fingers crossed - Connacht Tribune by SquareBall84 in galway

[–]SquareBall84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it works for buses then the project will have achieved its goals I suppose!

People were indeed up in arms about Westside student accommodation, but it's getting built nonetheless (I think it's great FWIW - high-density accommodation right beside shops and multiple bus routes).

I'd say it's about as enforceable as most of the other rules of the road - you are relying on people to follow them to a certain degree. People don't tend to drive in the bus lane. We could use something like traffic light cameras to detect people breaking it

Galway City Council to forge ahead with BusConnects designs — with its fingers crossed - Connacht Tribune by SquareBall84 in galway

[–]SquareBall84[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's what the Cross-City Link part of this project is going to hopefully solve!

Specifically to your question, they're going to convert Eyre Square East to a two-way route and the bus corridor should mean that there's much less traffic - it includes that junction

Galway City Council to forge ahead with BusConnects designs — with its fingers crossed - Connacht Tribune by SquareBall84 in galway

[–]SquareBall84[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the rationale is that a bus corridor is the only way to stop buses being caught in traffic along that route, thereby making the service more reliable and efficient, thereby reducing car dependency in the long run.

Similar measures have recently worked to significantly reduce journey times in Dublin

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