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Naas Chat Thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 324 ✭✭Carrie6OD


    Putting out another call for a roofer... a good one, for a particularly tricky job. Thanks in advance!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    Anyone recommend someone to clear out gutters and remove some ivy near the roof??


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,145 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Anyone recommend someone to clear out gutters and remove some ivy near the roof??

    There's a lad who lives in the houses on the way down to the race course in naas, gutter clean is on the van. I've used him loads of times, but can't find his number.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭hognef




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    hognef wrote: »
    "N7 motorway"...

    ya same place we got coralled in last Sunday morning

    That footage looks to be taken in the evening so they are at it at all times of the day


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,099 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    The fact that it's on national media will force the Gards to do something about it.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭Not in Kansas


    .

    In answer to your question, Renjit, there are insufficent services in Naas to deal with this population explosion. nobody can get a school place, a GP. There is a tiny park with a run down playground. the town is gridlocked and awful to look at. everyone drives, and nowhere nice to walk. Avoid.

    What an odd post! Nobody can get a school place? Simply not true. On average the secondary schools get about 10 section 29 actions taken against them each year but none of those children live in Naas, but further afield. GP shortage is on a par with other towns around the country, caused by more GPs retiring than starting out. New large medical centre at planning stage.

    There are 3 playgrounds that I know of, Monread, K Leisure and Ballycane, with others nearby in Sallins and Clane. Loads of indoor playcentres. If you like walking you are spoilt for choice with gorgeous canal walks, racecourses, the lakes on down to the old railway track path, Blessington 15 mins away, The Curragh a little further. Where do you live that you think there are no walking options?

    Naas isn't perfect, I just wouldn't have chosen those particular criticisms.


  • Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭skD13


    The issue of an explosion in Naas growth is certainly worthy of discussion. See these articles:

    https://www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/new-homes/walk-in-the-park-for-commuters-in-naas-38971921.html
    https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/applications-for-961-new-homes-in-dublin-and-meath-rejected-1.4177817?mode=amp

    From the first article: "The Eircode area with the most new homes built in 2019 was Naas, Co Kildare, with 829 dwellings completed in the commuter town compared to 300 for all of Dublin 1 and 2, according to the Central Statistics Office."

    And in the second article there is detail of another 314 permissions to Carin by Bord Pleanala recently.

    The N7 has gotten significantly busier in the last 3 to 4 years. I used to be able to use it regularly enough for a Dublin north commute, but now I rely almost exclusively on back roads. The train line from Sallins is very busy. I hear this from neighbours and see the reports online and on Twitter.

    I love Naas since we moved here. Schools are working out fine for me as my kids are that bit older, but I wonder about the next tranche of Naas residents moving into all these new homes. I just wonder if our planners are properly thinking through all this development explosion? Of course we are in the midst of housing crisis and I don't want to seem NIMBYish in any way, but I do hope the planners are thinking this through in terms of infrastructure.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    beertons wrote: »
    There's a lad who lives in the houses on the way down to the race course in naas, gutter clean is on the van. I've used him loads of times, but can't find his number.

    If you find the name and number can you give me a shout?


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,145 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    If you find the name and number can you give me a shout?

    Philip. 087 9667456.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭IrishZeus


    What an odd post! Nobody can get a school place? Simply not true. On average the secondary schools get about 10 section 29 actions taken against them each year but none of those children live in Naas, but further afield. GP shortage is on a par with other towns around the country, caused by more GPs retiring than starting out. New large medical centre at planning stage.

    There are 3 playgrounds that I know of, Monread, K Leisure and Ballycane, with others nearby in Sallins and Clane. Loads of indoor playcentres. If you like walking you are spoilt for choice with gorgeous canal walks, racecourses, the lakes on down to the old railway track path, Blessington 15 mins away, The Curragh a little further. Where do you live that you think there are no walking options?

    Naas isn't perfect, I just wouldn't have chosen those particular criticisms.

    Where is the old railway walk?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,468 ✭✭✭WishUWereHere


    The fact that it's on national media will force the Gards to do something about it.

    My OH works in a hospital up in Dublin. We were driving up on a Sunday last year and came across this blatant 2 fingered retort to Law and order. I rang the Gardaí then but heard nothing after. Now they are 'doing something' because social media is highlighting this barbaric action by a certain minority. This will all be forgotten in another week, and nothing will again be seen/heard/said until the next 'race'.


  • Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭Not in Kansas


    IrishZeus wrote: »
    Where is the old railway walk?

    Seen here on map. It's quite short so to make it a worthwhile walk do a loop of the lake then in through the workhouse cemetery, out the other side, cross the road and begin the railway walk. No evidence of railway remains. Just a path.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭foodaholic


    I get stuck behind them every Sunday on my way to work
    It’s infuriating
    Blatant disregard for laws and animal welfare


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    foodaholic wrote: »
    I get stuck behind them every Sunday in my way to work
    It’s infuriating
    Blatant disregard for laws and animal welfare

    I’ll be a bit more aware heading up the n7 tomorrow morning


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Was over in Naas today for the first time in a long time. What is being built in the small carpark outside Brand Max?.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    Nosnon wrote: »
    Was over in Naas today for the first time in a long time. What is being built in the small carpark outside Brand Max?.

    Think it’s a coffee shop


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,549 ✭✭✭paddylonglegs


    Seen here on map. It's quite short so to make it a worthwhile walk do a loop of the lake then in through the workhouse cemetery, out the other side, cross the road and begin the railway walk. No evidence of railway remains. Just a path.

    Funny you mention this walk

    https://www.kildarenow.com/news/home/519525/kildare-county-council-will-repair-grass-margins-on-historic-naas-route.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭chancer007


    any decent pubs or hotels showing cheltenham races on a big screen?
    was thinking of grabbing a bite to eat & watching the racing for the day..plenty of bookies in naas.
    TIA


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭Bogwoppit


    chancer007 wrote: »
    any decent pubs or hotels showing cheltenham races on a big screen?
    was thinking of grabbing a bite to eat & watching the racing for the day..plenty of bookies in naas.
    TIA

    I’m sure Hayden’s will have it on.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭Not in Kansas




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭pale rider


    Anybody living in Bellingsfield Naas, was up there recently, the houses are lovely however the rendering on some is awful, you can see the wet brickwork through the plaster, anybody having issues with this or feedback generally, thinking of another house as I could not live with the house looking crap.


  • Registered Users Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Renjit


    Bellingsfield houses are nice (all are semi detached and spaced out), considering you get a large backyard and lots of space in front too.

    Longstone is another option but I did not like the overall layout.

    Oak Park is more balanced.

    For me,

    Bellingsfield > Oak Park > Longstone

    I'd go for Bellingsfield but the commute would be a problem. Oak Park is more closer to Naas Post office, a close second for me. Longstone, ok.
    pale rider wrote: »
    Anybody living in Bellingsfield Naas, was up there recently, the houses are lovely however the rendering on some is awful, you can see the wet brickwork through the plaster, anybody having issues with this or feedback generally, thinking of another house as I could not live with the house looking crap.


  • Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭regedit


    Can someone recommend an IT/network guy in Naas/Kildare. Need help resolving issues with quality of WiFi in a concrete home. Signal is very poor upstairs despite a decent router. Beyond my scope despite trying so thought I'd ask the question


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,145 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    regedit wrote: »
    Can someone recommend an IT/network guy in Naas/Kildare. Need help resolving issues with quality of WiFi in a concrete home. Signal is very poor upstairs despite a decent router. Beyond my scope despite trying so thought I'd ask the question

    Ring IT Monkey.

    Don't laugh. That's the company name. They'll send you right.


  • Registered Users Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Renjit


    Have you tried using signal extender?
    regedit wrote: »
    Can someone recommend an IT/network guy in Naas/Kildare. Need help resolving issues with quality of WiFi in a concrete home. Signal is very poor upstairs despite a decent router. Beyond my scope despite trying so thought I'd ask the question


  • Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭regedit


    beertons wrote: »
    Ring IT Monkey.

    Don't laugh. That's the company name. They'll send you right.
    Thanks bertoons. Will ring them today
    Renjit wrote: »
    Have you tried using signal extender?
    Renjit, we have a VM Hub 3.0 witha range extender upstairs for +2 years but it was still poor so I got a good Asus RT-AC86U router and thought that would resolve issues. Downstairs everything is fine but the signal is still poor upstairs in the kids room and I have now lost configuration to the range extender upstairs so, rather than trying to figure it out myself, I thought I'd ask for help


  • Registered Users Posts: 15 Bbnaas


    regedit wrote: »
    Thanks bertoons. Will ring them today


    Renjit, we have a VM Hub 3.0 witha range extender upstairs for +2 years but it was still poor so I got a good Asus RT-AC86U router and thought that would resolve issues. Downstairs everything is fine but the signal is still poor upstairs in the kids room and I have now lost configuration to the range extender upstairs so, rather than trying to figure it out myself, I thought I'd ask for help

    Have you tried a powerline adapter instead of range extender. Passes data over electrical circuits and can broadcast your Wi-Fi signal e.g. https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/networking/powerline/tp-link-wpa4220-wifi-powerline-adapter-kit-av600-twin-pack-10153178-pdt.html


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    regedit wrote: »
    Can someone recommend an IT/network guy in Naas/Kildare. Need help resolving issues with quality of WiFi in a concrete home. Signal is very poor upstairs despite a decent router. Beyond my scope despite trying so thought I'd ask the question

    I daisy-chained my rooms using Orbi WiFi Systems connected to my VM Hub.

    https://www.netgear.com/orbi/


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  • Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭regedit


    Bbnaas wrote: »
    Have you tried a powerline adapter instead of range extender. Passes data over electrical circuits and can broadcast your Wi-Fi signal e.g. https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/networking/powerline/tp-link-wpa4220-wifi-powerline-adapter-kit-av600-twin-pack-10153178-pdt.html
    I had a guy over a few years ago who was opposed to them as he said they slow down connection dramatically etc so he removed them...
    I daisy-chained my rooms using Orbi WiFi Systems connected to my VM Hub.

    https://www.netgear.com/orbi/

    I must have a look. What versions of Orbi did you get? There seems to be a myriad of options?
    Someone recommended I go with Ubiquity: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BYR6XDW/?coliid=I2XQOW7OIFX3T7&colid=2PR2A8AIVM2LD&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    regedit wrote: »
    I had a guy over a few years ago who was opposed to them as he said they slow down connection dramatically etc so he removed them...



    I must have a look. What versions of Orbi did you get? There seems to be a myriad of options?
    Someone recommended I go with Ubiquity: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BYR6XDW/?coliid=I2XQOW7OIFX3T7&colid=2PR2A8AIVM2LD&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

    I got this one.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079W15TM9/ref=psdc_430579031_t1_B07T4CJBDG


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,145 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Forgive my noobness here, but would a home plug not do?


  • Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭regedit


    beertons wrote: »
    Ring IT Monkey.

    Don't laugh. That's the company name. They'll send you right.

    They only deal with commercial entities...


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,145 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    regedit wrote: »
    They only deal with commercial entities...

    Ask for MJ. Tell who ever you got his details off here.


  • Registered Users Posts: 338 ✭✭Tomrota


    skD13 wrote: »
    The issue of an explosion in Naas growth is certainly worthy of discussion. See these articles:

    https://www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/new-homes/walk-in-the-park-for-commuters-in-naas-38971921.html
    https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/applications-for-961-new-homes-in-dublin-and-meath-rejected-1.4177817?mode=amp

    From the first article: "The Eircode area with the most new homes built in 2019 was Naas, Co Kildare, with 829 dwellings completed in the commuter town compared to 300 for all of Dublin 1 and 2, according to the Central Statistics Office."

    And in the second article there is detail of another 314 permissions to Carin by Bord Pleanala recently.

    The N7 has gotten significantly busier in the last 3 to 4 years. I used to be able to use it regularly enough for a Dublin north commute, but now I rely almost exclusively on back roads. The train line from Sallins is very busy. I hear this from neighbours and see the reports online and on Twitter.

    I love Naas since we moved here. Schools are working out fine for me as my kids are that bit older, but I wonder about the next tranche of Naas residents moving into all these new homes. I just wonder if our planners are properly thinking through all this development explosion? Of course we are in the midst of housing crisis and I don't want to seem NIMBYish in any way, but I do hope the planners are thinking this through in terms of infrastructure.
    Our planners aren’t thinking about any of it. The key to any successful area is movement of people and Naas has no transport system whatsoever. Unlike most other major commuter towns, there is no LEAP integration or caps on buses. This means that a commute from Kill to Maynooth for a student can cost up to 70€ per week. Compared to other commuter towns, they are capped at 20€ per week.

    I’m like a broken record talking about this but the level of service in Naas is just astounding when you look at comparable places. All I see in Naas are a bunch of unorganised coaches, no numbers, no liveries, no common/integrated fare - nobody has a clue where anything is going. Only the 126 accepts the LEAP card and that bus is a rip off. Compare this to Greystones, Bray or Maynooth. It’s like another world. How are people in certain parts of Naas supposed to get around? There are housing estates 25+ minute walks from bus stops. Find me a road in Bray that doesn’t have a Dublin bus stop.

    The N7 is clogged. And will get even worse with these thousands more people moving to naas. Will they put on more buses? Nope. Will they add Sallins to the DART expansion programme? Nope. Will they change anything? Nope. Everyone in Naas is expected to drive. Horrible quality of life, especially for a student.

    People should take a look at this picture and send it to elected representatives who are doing a terrible job when it comes to this. If Maynooth, Celbridge, greystones, Newtownmountkennedy, Blessington, bray, even Ballyknockan, can have the 2,50€ fare, LEAP caps, and LEAP transfer, why can’t Naas? Doesn’t make any sense to me. https://m.imgur.com/X7aeLpm (cost of one journey to city centre). That really puts things into perspective of how ****ed Naas is.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Valhallapt


    Tomrota wrote: »
    Our planners aren’t thinking about any of it. The key to any successful area is movement of people and Naas has no transport system whatsoever. Unlike most other major commuter towns, there is no LEAP integration or caps on buses. This means that a commute from Kill to Maynooth for a student can cost up to 70€ per week. Compared to other commuter towns, they are capped at 20€ per week.

    I’m like a broken record talking about this but the level of service in Naas is just astounding when you look at comparable places. All I see in Naas are a bunch of unorganised coaches, no numbers, no liveries, no common/integrated fare - nobody has a clue where anything is going. Only the 126 accepts the LEAP card and that bus is a rip off. Compare this to Greystones, Bray or Maynooth. It’s like another world. How are people in certain parts of Naas supposed to get around? There are housing estates 25+ minute walks from bus stops. Find me a road in Bray that doesn’t have a Dublin bus stop.

    The N7 is clogged. And will get even worse with these thousands more people moving to naas. Will they put on more buses? Nope. Will they add Sallins to the DART expansion programme? Nope. Will they change anything? Nope. Everyone in Naas is expected to drive. Horrible quality of life, especially for a student.

    People should take a look at this picture and send it to elected representatives who are doing a terrible job when it comes to this. If Maynooth, Celbridge, greystones, Newtownmountkennedy, Blessington, bray, even Ballyknockan, can have the 2,50€ fare, LEAP caps, and LEAP transfer, why can’t Naas? Doesn’t make any sense to me. https://m.imgur.com/X7aeLpm (cost of one journey to city centre). That really puts things into perspective of how ****ed Naas is.

    This is so true, not only is the bus service a rip off, it is completely unreliable. Although it has improved under goahead it’s just a messy mishmash of random coaches. It’s such a shame, if we had a bus service it would dramatically improve the traffic situation.

    Imagine if you had a cheap service every 15 mins, you would have the freedom just to turn up at the stop and wait for the next one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭rosiem


    Sad to see Trax will be closing this summer was a good spot in a fab building. Anybody have any news/idea what will become of the farmers market ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 338 ✭✭Tomrota


    Valhallapt wrote: »
    This is so true, not only is the bus service a rip off, it is completely unreliable. Although it has improved under goahead it’s just a messy mishmash of random coaches. It’s such a shame, if we had a bus service it would dramatically improve the traffic situation.

    Imagine if you had a cheap service every 15 mins, you would have the freedom just to turn up at the stop and wait for the next one.
    Don’t imagine, they can do that in Bray. They have the 145 which is like every five minutes, the 155, the 184, the 185, the 84, and the 45a. They also have the DART. They can get anywhere near them in Wicklow and anywhere in Dublin that they want. And here in Naas we’re stuck with the outrageously expensive and unreliable 126, and a plethora of random white coaches which extort money out of people. And that 139, possibly the worst service I’ve ever witnessed in my life. It doesn’t even have bus stops and it doesn’t pick up or drop off people in certain places. JJ kavanagh must be sending brown envelopes to the NTA, they’re making a fortune from Naas’ transport situation, or lack thereof.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,219 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Tomrota wrote: »
    Don’t imagine, they can do that in Bray. They have the 145 which is like every five minutes, the 155, the 184, the 185, the 84, and the 45a. They also have the DART. They can get anywhere near them in Wicklow and anywhere in Dublin that they want. And here in Naas we’re stuck with the outrageously expensive and unreliable 126, and a plethora of random white coaches which extort money out of people. And that 139, possibly the worst service I’ve ever witnessed in my life. It doesn’t even have bus stops and it doesn’t pick up or drop off people in certain places. JJ kavanagh must be sending brown envelopes to the NTA, they’re making a fortune from Naas’ transport situation, or lack thereof.

    Exactly. Naas needs city buses every 15 mins into town just like Celbridge, Maynooth and Leixlip. But not just through the town centre, a Dublin bus route for example that goes around the town, Monread, Pipers Hill, Ballycane, Limerick Road Areas, Sallins, Millennium Park. JJ Kav has too much leverage around the town. Those JJ routes should be given over to Dublin Bus or Go Ahead especially the 139 which basically serves the Outer Dublin Suburbs.

    Leap needs to be dominant travel payment or even the Dublin bus coin way. The delays that cash payments on coaches is just unacceptable for a suburb the size of Naas.

    They should get rid of coaches and use city buses instead. Much more quicker.


  • Registered Users Posts: 843 ✭✭✭2lazytogetup


    pad199207 wrote: »
    Exactly. Naas needs city buses every 15 mins into town just like Celbridge, Maynooth and Leixlip. But not just through the town centre, a Dublin bus route for example that goes around the town, Monread, Pipers Hill, Ballycane, Limerick Road Areas, Sallins, Millennium Park. JJ Kav has too much leverage around the town. Those JJ routes should be given over to Dublin Bus or Go Ahead especially the 139 which basically serves the Outer Dublin Suburbs.

    Leap needs to be dominant travel payment or even the Dublin bus coin way. The delays that cash payments on coaches is just unacceptable for a suburb the size of Naas.

    They should get rid of coaches and use city buses instead. Much more quicker.

    not sure about that idea for buses every 15min. everyone in naas has a car. cant see a market for that. nobody would be on that bus. isnt there one already that goes from monread to pippershill anyway.

    ive gotten the bus back from dublin city to naas during the day on the bus. i was the only person on the bus a few of those times, my fare wouldnt have paid for the diesel let alone the bus or wages.

    my idea is to make one whole lane of the n7 a bus lane. imagine getting from naas to dublin in 20min every morning on the bus while it takes a car 1hr20min. no political will for this though.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭granturismo


    ...
    my idea is to make one whole lane of the n7 a bus lane. imagine getting from naas to dublin in 20min every morning on the bus while it takes a car 1hr20min. no political will for this though.

    There's no way a bus will make it from Naas to Heuston station never mind O'Connell st in 20 minutes. There's the pesky M50 flyover and various traffic lights and luas crossings to contend with. The closer the Naas bus gets to the city centre it will have to stop Dublin bus's at their stops when the outer lanes are full.

    I'm in favour of improving public transport and extending the leap card region. The 139 route is a welcome addition but has its faults (no live tracking for one) so a few new bus timetables could be introduced for Naas and see what happens.


  • Registered Users Posts: 843 ✭✭✭2lazytogetup


    i said 20 min to dublin, not dublin city centre. it would be possible for a bus to get from naas to citywest, Dublin in 20min if there was a bus lane.


    I dont think a ferrari at 4am on a sunday night would get you from naas to o connell street in 20min.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭hognef


    not sure about that idea for buses every 15min. everyone in naas has a car. cant see a market for that. nobody would be on that bus. isnt there one already that goes from monread to pippershill anyway.

    ive gotten the bus back from dublin city to naas during the day on the bus. i was the only person on the bus a few of those times, my fare wouldnt have paid for the diesel let alone the bus or wages.

    my idea is to make one whole lane of the n7 a bus lane. imagine getting from naas to dublin in 20min every morning on the bus while it takes a car 1hr20min. no political will for this though.

    So you don't want more frequent buses, yet you want to dedicate a whole lane to buses?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭granturismo


    i said 20 min to dublin, not dublin city centre. ...

    Dublin's a big place, so now you want to go from Naas to Citywest.

    Where would you get off, the N7 and then the bus goes in towards Heston. If Citywest was a stop, where would the route extend to - Tallaght, Belfield, Sandyford?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Valhallapt


    not sure about that idea for buses every 15min. everyone in naas has a car. cant see a market for that. nobody would be on that bus. isnt there one already that goes from monread to pippershill anyway.

    ive gotten the bus back from dublin city to naas during the day on the bus. i was the only person on the bus a few of those times, my fare wouldnt have paid for the diesel let alone the bus or wages.

    This is the exact reason why Naas doesn't have public transport. I would love to use the bus, but I've been let down so many times I avoid it and only use it as a last resort. It's awful so no one uses it. When the buses do eventually show they are incredibly slow.

    The people of Naas are actively disincentivized to use public transport.

    If you have frequency, people can just turn up at the stop and hop on the next bus, takes all the planning and fear out of the equation.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    Valhallapt wrote: »
    This is the exact reason why Naas doesn't have public transport. I would love to use the bus, but I've been let down so many times I avoid it and only use it as a last resort. It's awful so no one uses it. When the buses do eventually show they are incredibly slow.

    The people of Naas are actively disincentivized to use public transport.

    If you have frequency, people can just turn up at the stop and hop on the next bus, takes all the planning and fear out of the equation.

    Could they not run a Luas type system up the center of the N7 to the Red Cow?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Valhallapt


    Could they not run a Luas type system up the center of the N7 to the Red Cow?

    Well i'd imaging that be a bit expensive :-)

    But I can't see why you couldn't have 4 buses an hour leaving naas, 2 direct to dublin city at .00 and .30 then two at .15 and .45 to luas, connect there to luas, air coach, wexford bus etc...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭granturismo


    Could they not run a Luas type system up the center of the N7 to the Red Cow?

    That would take years of road works and
    The Luas is a light rail system, it is not designed for long distance travel. It already takes close for an hour to get from Saggart to Connoly on the Luas. It would take way too long from Naas.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,185 ✭✭✭mistersifter


    They could put some more bus shelters up too. That way people who are forced to wait ages for late buses don't get p*ssed on.

    The feeder bus to the train station is also rubbish and parking at the train station is not sufficient at the minute.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 417 ✭✭Mancomb Seepgood


    They could put some more bus shelters up too. That way people who are forced to wait ages for late buses don't get p*ssed on.

    The feeder bus to the train station is also rubbish and parking at the train station is not sufficient at the minute.

    Details about the feeder bus seem to be on a need to know basis.Also,rather than simply having designated stops,it seems to pick people up at any point along the Sallins Rd,which really slows things down if you're unfortunate enough to be stuck behind it.


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