Uncle Pierre wrote: » Just curious - does anybody at all run even a student bus service between Enniscorthy and Waterford? i.e. just buses to Waterford on Sunday evenings, and back to Enniscorthy on Fridays?
mrkr wrote: » Regarding Enniscorthy to Waterford buses, the Route 5 bus that Bus Eireann ran was cancelled five years ago, I know because I emailed them at the time to complain as I used it frequently. At that time, the plan was for Wexford Bus to provide a direct service from Enniscorthy to Waterford several times a day. They initially fulfilled that role. However, it was almost as swiftly cancelled because of the impossible-to-predict :rolleyes: delays that occurred to the service in the evening going through New Ross. So we went from a public company providing a public good, to a private company doing so, and then they quickly dropped it when they realised it wasn't possible to run the service on time because of tailbacks going into Ross, and then the service was dropped entirely and with no comment that I saw from any local reps etc. Since then, the only option for anyone who wishes to use public transport to get to the major city in the Southeast from Enniscorthy has been to schlep it down to Wexford and then linger around O'Hanrahan station until a bus to Waterford turns up.
Cantona's Collars wrote: » Great to see the locals being socially responsible during this covid 19 crisis by packing the pubs all week and especially last night. There's going to be many among them with sob stories in the weeks and probably months ahead thanks to their stupidity.
arseagon wrote: » Define social responsibility?
CoBo55 wrote: » Last night?? You must have been in a different town to me, you could see the tumbleweed rolling past Treacys door at 12 o clock.
kneemos wrote: » The coffee shop at Slaney Place is closed for the duration. Going to be tough for any of them paying rent.
Cantona's Collars wrote: » Treacys had already put restrictions in place. Other pubs hadn't.
CoBo55 wrote: » It was like a ghost town I don't know where you saw the packed pubs you must have been on the poitin.
Del.Monte wrote: » Probably still talking to myself but I will keep posting regardless. The closure of shops due to CV-19 continues - with a twist - apparently thanks to efforts of some of our ethnic minority. The Bus Stop Shop has now closed for 'the next few days'. I noted an empty Dublin bound bus there this morning and there was nobody waiting for it. Any trains that I have seen over the last couple of days have also been virtually empty. Above: The old Xtravision premises has had a window smashed and it can't be long before the place is further attacked. The idea that our invisible garda force are going to be able to lock down the town, if called upon to do so, is laughable.
TitianGerm wrote: » Question for you Del Monte, why do you live in Enniscorthy? All you ever seen to post about is how awful the place is, how run down it is, how poor the local amenities are and how terrible a few locals are. If things are that bad why live in Enniscorthy?
paulaa wrote: » He/she is right about the neglect in the town. As to why someone is living here, that's no one's business but their own.
TitianGerm wrote: » I didn't ask why they live here I asked why continue to live here if everything is so bad. If I remember correctly I think Del Monte moved to Enniscorthy a few years ago (apologies if that's wrong I may be mixing you up with another poster?) so they may not have any ties to the area. If I didn't and I wasn't happy with the area I was living I'd move. I agree that the town could do with a good bit of work and there will always be the few who cause trouble in any town, but at the end of the day it's what the town is. The people of Enniscorthy keep voting in the same people into office here so little will be done to improve the area until there are changes at council level. It's different visiting an area or actually living in it. The longer your somewhere the more apparent the issues are. In response to the other poster look at all the different shops and clubs offering to deliver groceries or help out people during the Covid-19 crisis. There is a decent community spirit here, especially in the more mature estates etc. There are also some very good sporting facilities and the town council have built playgrounds for kids (vandalised by the few) and invested in the Prom walk. But at the end of the day there's only so many staff in the council to maintain these areas and obviously some will go long periods between painting/maintenance. But I bet most towns experience the exact same issues.
Nokia6230i wrote: » 60 Asylum Seekers coming to the old Nursing Home up the Shannon* (*Edit to me it's not quite up the Shannon but I'm only a blow in & my Nan lived there.....) & Jackser Owens (Ind./NP) & Cllr. Cathal Byrne (FG) both ran with it & once the blue touch paper was lit it inevitably only went one way in the main....... How long's Nursing Home closed; 3-5 years is it? Is it the Shannon now or more Spring Valley?
