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    #152
    L.Jenkins
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    Would you check out the car sharing websites available?


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    #153
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,543 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    L.Jenkins wrote: »
    Would you check out the car sharing websites available?

    Thanks i did. Just trying other avenues online and off.


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    #154
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,543 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2017/1005/909991-ericsson-seeking-to-cut-130-jobs-at-irish-operation/

    Many in Athlone known yet?


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    #155
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    veryangryman wrote: »
    https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2017/1005/909991-ericsson-seeking-to-cut-130-jobs-at-irish-operation/

    Many in Athlone known yet?

    I still see ads for recruiting in Athlone.


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    #156
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,543 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    Zubeneschamali wrote: »
    I still see ads for recruiting in Athlone.

    Me too. Removal of deadwood still can be done in parallel.


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    #157
    roosterman71
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    Small number I believe. Athlone plan is to grow the centre as it's R&D focused which is currently immune to what is being planned according to reports. 600 gone in Italy though so Ireland has got off relatively lightly


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    #158
    veryangryman
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    What in the name of all that is holy is the point of the traffic lights as you turn for the town centre coming from crescent towards railway station? Ive never seen a need for that set. Can anyone enlighten me?


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    #159
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    veryangryman wrote: »
    What in the name of all that is holy is the point of the traffic lights as you turn for the town centre coming from crescent towards railway station? Ive never seen a need for that set. Can anyone enlighten me?
    The council met a good salesman!
    Plus, their traffic engineer only trained on the section that involves installing traffic lights, they don't seem to know that there are other types of junction out there.


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    #160
    L.Jenkins
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    Well they were possibly shoved in there in anticipation of the proposed road through the Bus Eireann land, if it ever goes through. I do agree it doesn't make sense at the moment.


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    #161
    Sunny Dayz
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    veryangryman wrote: »
    What in the name of all that is holy is the point of the traffic lights as you turn for the town centre coming from crescent towards railway station? Ive never seen a need for that set. Can anyone enlighten me?
    Are they the one's as you come out of the ATC car park beside St Francis Terrace? I never noticed them before until a few months ago but my passenger said they have always been there [since the shopping centre was built]


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    #162
    veryangryman
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    Sunny Dayz wrote: »
    Are they the one's as you come out of the ATC car park beside St Francis Terrace? I never noticed them before until a few months ago but my passenger said they have always been there [since the shopping centre was built]

    Aye, the worse part is that they've been kept. A simple stop sign or pedestrian crossing would have sorted this crap. 10 years FFS


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    #163
    Sunny Dayz
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    veryangryman wrote: »
    Aye, the worse part is that they've been kept. A simple stop sign or pedestrian crossing would have sorted this crap. 10 years FFS
    I'm more scared that I've driven through them for the past 10 years and not noticed them!! I always look ahead to the lights at t-junction where the road comes down from the train station and heads into the crescent junction.


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    #164
    veryangryman
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    Sunny Dayz wrote: »
    I'm more scared that I've driven through them for the past 10 years and not noticed them!! I always look ahead to the lights at t-junction where the road comes down from the train station and heads into the crescent junction.

    Well they only come into play where your going the opposite way i guess


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    #165
    martin1
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    Wash house road I think its called.

    It goes along by AIT from Cyprus Gardens to the roundabout near smiths toys.

    Anyway yesterday I was unfortunate enough to be behind a bus picking up students going westbound on that road, when another bus came from the opposite direction and also stopped to pick students eastbound. Both buses just STOPPED!!!!!! completely blocking the road in both directions while people trundled on and off.

    now come on lads sure you cant be at that

    surely something has to be done about this ludicrous situation


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    #166
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    That sums up Athlone traffic management quite well*, they seem to be quite happy to make driving in the town as painful as possible.

    *having two bus stops directly opposite each other where the traffic is completely stopped when two buses arrive.


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    #167
    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
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    Yeah it's ridiculous, the bus stop going towards Garrycastle should be in off the road, I know it'd mean taking the wall away and a bit of work moving the footpath, but it causes big tailbacks in the evening time.


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    #168
    Sunny Dayz
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    martin1 wrote: »
    Wash house road I think its called.

    It goes along by AIT from Cyprus Gardens to the roundabout near smiths toys.

    Anyway yesterday I was unfortunate enough to be behind a bus picking up students going westbound on that road, when another bus came from the opposite direction and also stopped to pick students eastbound. Both buses just STOPPED!!!!!! completely blocking the road in both directions while people trundled on and off.

    now come on lads sure you cant be at that

    surely something has to be done about this ludicrous situation

    It's a longish road, they could at least stagger the bus stops, move one closer to the roundabout near Lidl, the other nearer to the main college campus side gate.
    But the chances of two buses being at the stops at the same time? I'm in the college 3 times a week: 2 evenings and one morning and I've never seen a bus at both stops at the same time - maybe I'm just lucky.


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    #169
    flazio
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    The Mad thing is, there's a bus shelter on campus that buses can access by turning into the campus at the Willow Park roundabout, follow the road (the kart track it was called when it was first built) to the back and pick up the students from there.
    Originally the car park directly in front of the Hospitality building was lined out to be a mini bus station but it never got used.


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    #170
    discodaveirl
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭discodaveirl


    I have an appointment in Athlone on Wednesday around Midday, due to work comitments i need the phone and cant send it away. Can anyone recomend somewhere that could repair it while in Athlone. Its an Iphone 6 that needs a charging port and more than likely a battery. Thanks


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    #171
    charlieIRL
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    discodaveirl wrote: »
    I have an appointment in Athlone on Wednesday around Midday, due to work comitments i need the phone and cant send it away. Can anyone recomend somewhere that could repair it while in Athlone. Its an Iphone 6 that needs a charging port and more than likely a battery. Thanks

    Wireless / Fixmyi opposite Dunnes Stores. Only place I’d leave a phone to be repaired. Have used the others and wouldn’t recommend them.


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    #172
    veryangryman
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    I've looked at the one way system plan and actually am starting to warm to it.

    With the expanded bus services combined with the extra space allowed for cyclists through the one way, this is good for all concerned. There's always going to be those who want to park outside Eddie Rockets types who will object, but the area concerned is a 5 minute walk if they want to park and walk onward.

    Next step for me is to get Texas centre converted to apartments and car parks and generally get more people living in and around town.

    These things work well given adjustment time. We have 6 exits on the N6 to use to get closer to whatever area of town we want to head to if the car is needed.


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    #173
    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
    Registered Users Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Dr. Kenneth Noisewater


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Next step for me is to get Texas centre converted to apartments and car parks and generally get more people living in and around town.

    Agree about trying to get more people living in town. If you look at population stats going back, there are almost 2,000 fewer people living in the 2 town centre ED's on either side of the river in 2016 compared to 1981. There's plenty of space for it and the demand would appear to be there again.


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    #174
    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
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    Lovely weather we've been having.


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    #175
    charlieIRL
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    I see the one way system is a disaster already, traffic lights out of action at the crescent. Not looking forward to going through town monday morning.


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    #176
    charlieIRL
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    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »
    Agree about trying to get more people living in town. If you look at population stats going back, there are almost 2,000 fewer people living in the 2 town centre ED's on either side of the river in 2016 compared to 1981. There's plenty of space for it and the demand would appear to be there again.

    I just seen that part of the Texas building was sold recently - the bit up near St. Mary's that was to be duplex houses.

    Hopefully it will be finished off soon, its an awful eyesore there at the moment.


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    #177
    Addle
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    Looking forward to an effectual announcement for Athlone regarding the national planning framework.


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    #178
    whyulittle
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    charlieIRL wrote: »
    I just seen that part of the Texas building was sold recently - the bit up near St. Mary's that was to be duplex houses.

    Hopefully it will be finished off soon, its an awful eyesore there at the moment.

    According to the Westmeath, it was the main shopping centre part that was sold - the multi-storey and the part facing onto St. Mary's Place wasn't sold.


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    #179
    charlieIRL
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    whyulittle wrote: »
    According to the Westmeath, it was the main shopping centre part that was sold - the multi-storey and the part facing onto St. Mary's Place wasn't sold.

    This is the section of the building i meant.

    441819.JPG


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    #180
    whyulittle
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    Obviously different sales so; the shopping centre part was sold for ~€2.3 million to Bennett Construction.


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    #181
    charlieIRL
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    I'd say they broke them up into different lots to try sell them. Its a bit of a shambles down there so with sales going through, hopefully we will see some work done soon.

    Wonder what Bennetts are going doing? Was there anything in the paper about it?


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