Template for Journalists When Covering Dublin Rail Construction Stories.

ClovenHoof

These lads will be busy in the next few months so in order to make their jobs easier so they can spend more time writing about important things like being outraged over X-Factor voting.

[INSERT RAIL PROJECT NAME] to Cause Massive Transport, Social and Psychological Destruction

[INSERT NAME OF HACK JUST OUT OF REHAB]

The [INSERT RAIL PROJECT NAME] which is expected to cost [ANYTHING OVER FIVE BILLION] and will take [INSERT MANY MANY YEARS] to construct has begun. Reacting to news of the construction commencing today [INSERT DUBLIN CITY CENTRE TRADER WHO HASN'T A CLUE WHAT HE IS SAYING]

[INSERT PRESS RELESES FROM CIE or RPA HERE]

Use the following terms (pick 4)

Mayhem
Gridlock
No Viability study
Buses would be cheaper
Delays
Bedlam
Devastation
Disruption
Western Rail Corridor

ENDS

Losty Dublin

ClovenHoof wrote: »

These lads will be busy in the next few months so in order to make their jobs easier so they can spend more time writing about important things like being outraged over X-Factor voting.

Where's the quote from Mark Gleeson waffling on about the Phoenix Park Tunnel, a TD from the Atlantic coastline promising to ask about it in Dail Question Time and a generic line or two from Barry Kenny defending whatever it is that the article is about illustrated with a photo of people getting out of Park Royals:)

schemingbohemia

Include Sean Barrett quote about buses being the solution to everything and neglect to mention that he's opposed the DART, Luas and anything else where he can't press a bell to get out!

parsi

You could also include :

"x million has been spent already but planning permission hasn't been applied for yet"

"campaigners called on the company to review, even at this late stage, their plans for an extension to [insert name of god-forsaken suburb]"

"Reacting to the news MOL stated that this was a gold-plated elephant's turd and had no direct benefit for Ryanair and the money would be better spent on extending the runway at Farranfore."

mk6705

parsi wrote: »

"Reacting to the news MOL stated that this was a gold-plated elephant's turd and had no direct benefit for Ryanair and the money would be better spent on extending the runway at Farranfore."

...which would have no benefit for Ryanair whatsoever.

parsi

Ah.

Which runway was too short for them to use a fully laden 737 ?

Victor

parsi wrote: »

Which runway was too short for them to use a fully laden 737 ?

Galway and Sligo, I imagine.

parsi

Ah. Ok replace Farranfore with Galway/Sligo...

GerardKeating

parsi wrote: »

Ah.

Which runway was too short for them to use a fully laden 737 ?

Belfast..

foggy_lad

Ryanair now serving Dublin city from

Belfast..