McLoughlin wrote: » I think its up to the organizers to contact Wexford Tourism regarded what they want on the site they even have an "add event" page on the website.http://www.visitwexford.ie/node/add/event
Del.Monte wrote: » Wexford, Enniscorthy and the South East getting a plug on Newstalk with George Hook and Barry Kenny on "High Noon" today. The 1798 Centre got a glowing mention but the fact that it is to close was missed. Then Kenny referenced the running of the "Opera Train" to Wexford - another thing axed by the cretins in CIE. :rolleyes:
lazer.blue wrote: » Doesn't Kenny work for Iarnroid Eireann?
zerks wrote: » Del Monte probably has more info on this but Gorey to Rosslare has once more popped up as one of the rail routes in the firing line for closure.Enniscorthy once more deemed as a backwater. IMO the opening of the bypass could speed up this process.
kneemos wrote: » Nobody wants to lose these services yet nobody uses them. The Rosslare trains are so infrequent they're of no use to anybody even if they did want to use them.
paulaa wrote: » It's time the railways were privatised. Someone like Michael O'Leary would make them work
jca wrote: » Yawn...
Del.Monte wrote: » You're obviously not a rail user or you wouldn't trot out this crap. Despite CIE there are plenty of people using the Rosslare line and it would be another nail in Wexford's coffin if our useless TDs let it close. Commuters, tourists, there's plenty of traffic but only a fraction of what there could be. IE needs to be shunted off to just maintenance of the permanent way and a Luas type operation with a competitive tender process and award to a company that knows what its doing. I hear the latest management plan is to de-staff all the stations on the line if they can get the unions to agree - of course the users won't be consulted.
emmetkenny wrote: » How many people on average would be on the train from Enniscorthy to Wexford/Rosslare per journey? I haven't used it in years but it's hard to imagine that the route is making a profit?
zerks wrote: » Just a quick question. How many social houses does Enniscorthy need? A scheme of them being built in the Moyne area and another 100 planned for the Milehouse which will almost join up with the other ones. Enniscorthy has problems with generations who's sole ambition is to get a cheap council house. It's not uncommon to see 3 generations sign on at 18 and keep it up until pension age. Maybe the emphasis should be put on attracting companies to locate in the area and provide jobs.Get these people out of the cycle of get to 18,sign on,have kids,get council house, rinse and repeat.
paulaa wrote: » I suppose you have some valuable opinions as to how to make the railways work ? Please share them with us
jca wrote: » This stereotyping of people in social housing really annoys me. I've worked in many jobs and there were plenty of co workers who lived in social housing and were hard and decent workers. In many cases the home was their parents who had worked in jobs that had made them redundant in their 50's and 60's ex Davis Mill, Barna buildings etc. Even where I'm working now there are many people in social housing. Genuinely I don't see that 3 generation dole family anymore.
zerks wrote: » I know it came across as stereotyping but there's so many families around the town who are career benefit claimants.I personally know one girl who wasn't out of school 6 months and got pregnant,not by accident but as a choice to become eligible for a house.Others that I went to school with never worked,had kids young and these are continuing on the trend set by their parents,it's not just confined to Enniscorthy but we do have a massive amount of social housing per head of population. It's these types that annoy me.My point is the council see the solution in building estates instead of working on employment and attracting jobs to the town.As much as we laugh at the Healy Rae's and parish pump politics at times that's what's needed.
jca wrote: » Well the so called "Town Rate" of pay would have to increase so workers in these jobs could actually get mortgages to buy a house. We've a medical devices company paying minimum wage the only medical devices company in the whole country doing so.
jca wrote: » The railways do work, some lines are busier than others such is the nature of the beast. Michael o Leary certainly isn't the answer, that messer would have every line closed and everyone on minimum wage( not himself of course)
paulaa wrote: » They work, at a massive loss and inefficiently. Ml O'Leary was just one example of a successful businessman with a profit making business
jca wrote: » Yea, you keep believing that spin. His workers don't get a share of these profits.
paulaa wrote: » What spin ? His company is one of the most successful Irish companies ever. What he does with his staff is not the subject of conversation. Does Iarnród Éireann share it's "profits" or Bus Éireann, Pennys or Dunnes Stores ?
EverythingGood wrote: » Bull****. I worked in Ryanair for almost 10 years, and I got well paid, I got travel perks, i got a pension, I had sharesave options, as did, and do, all permanent employees. A great company to work for. I notice that is always people who don't work for them, that seem to have an issue and always, without fail, have no earthly clue what ****e they are spouting.
jca wrote: » he's only in it to line his pockets.
