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Cullen21

  • 12-01-2007 11:59am
    #1
    strassenwolf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 642 ✭✭✭


    I spotted a post about this over on Archiseek. Is transport enabling the Minister to have an ego trip?
    Transport21 website wrote:
    CULLEN WELCOMES OFFICIAL OPENING OF DUBLIN PORT TUNNEL
    20th December 2006
    More >>

    CULLEN OFFICIALLY OPENS KINSALEBEG REALIGNMENT ROAD PROJECT
    8th December 2006
    More >>

    CULLEN TURNS SOD ON N7 NENAGH / LIMERICK 38KMS ROAD PROJECT
    7th December 2006
    More >>

    CULLEN OFFICIALLY OPENS FIRST SECTION OF THE N6 KINNEGAD TO KILBEGGAN ROAD PROJECT
    5th December 2006
    More >>

    CULLEN ANNOUNCES METRO WEST CONSULTATION PROCESS AND ROUTE OPTIONS
    22nd November 2006

    www.transport21.ie


Comments

  • #2
    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,066 ✭✭✭Firewalkwithme


    Nothing new here really. Polititians will always try to garner some favourable publicity whenever a new project begins or reaches completion. Health ministers open new hospitals, education ministers open new schools. They're good photo ops.


  • #3
    strassenwolf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 642 ✭✭✭strassenwolf


    My apologies, Cartoon Head. I edited my post after you had posted yours.

    I agree, Ministers and other politicians will try to garner publicity for themselves. But don't you think that the coverage of Minister Cullen's involvement on the "Transport 21" website is a little excessive?


  • #4
    BendiBus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭BendiBus


    Cartoon_Head wrote:
    Health ministers open new hospitals, education ministers open new schools.

    The don't just open them. They announce them, announce them again under a new heading, turn the sod on them, open them. That's at least 4 photo ops per project.


  • #5
    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,066 ✭✭✭Firewalkwithme


    strassenwolf wrote:
    But don't you think that the coverage of Minister Cullen's involvement on the "Transport 21" website is a little excessive?

    I take your point alright, his name is plastered all over the site! Even so, it's common practice for polititians to try to get their name out there as much as possible since when it comes to election time a lot of folks just go with the name they know well despite not knowing a damn thing about the person. Besides, if it wasn't Cullen, or even FF for that matter, it would just be somone else doing it. The important thing is being wise to these little tricks.
    BendiBus wrote:
    The don't just open them. They announce them, announce them again under a new heading, turn the sod on them, open them. That's at least 4 photo ops per project.

    Ah, the old classic of announcing the funding over and over. Always brings a smile to my face.


  • #6
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    Don't like the T21 site. It's full of news items like the opening of Kinsalebeg, which is a measly 2.6 km of single carriageway, ffs. :mad: Big swing. Now get moving on the metros.


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