Dun Laoghaire Traffic & Commuting Chat

Deleted User wrote: »

What >11 metre byses are turning to/from Castlepark Road from the R119?

While the service is currently suspended until further notice, when the Aircoach 703 to Dalkey is reinstated, one can assume that the Plaxton Panthers will still be the order of the day at 12 Meters in length. These struggled even before the works were carried out. Now, it will be nigh on impossible. Much of these junctions will need another revision when we are out of the pandemic.

With all of these junction tightening works going on, Dalkey will only really be accessible via the car, the bike or the DART. This is inherently very regressive and will only serve to benefit those with an elitist ivory tower mentality.

Now, I have no problem with people being wealthy and having big houses. In fact, I am predominantly capitalist at heart as capitalism and the wealth it generates through competition and hard work forms the backbone of most first world economies. However, I do have an issue with those who try to keep places like Dalkey to themselves.

This paints an unwelcoming atmosphere for those outside of Dalkey and will only serve to perpetuate the status quo of Dalkey as a town of snobs and consequently tarring all Dalkey residents with the same brush.

Back to the topic at hand, I do like the 2 lane cycle track along the coast and Dun Laoghaire seems to be on the way back to normality.

I live close to Blackrock village. Strolling through the main street the other day and having a takeout coffee was nice......but......the seats that they have put in place on the main street areas were filthy. Chairs and tables and ground around sticky and dirty. The new bins that were put in place were also filthy, handles, insides, ground around.

Does anyone know if Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Co. Co have anyone with a power hose cleaning around these areas?

fixXxer wrote: »

I see 00 Pizza in Patrick's Street has covered and uncovered seating in the parking spaces. Can anyone recommend it? Only ever passed it on the way to Kyoto.

it's really good pizza. a touch pricey, but quality.

for context, my go to pizza would be fellinis in deansgrange, 00 is my special occasion pizza.

frash wrote: »

IMO it's ok pizza that is overpriced

ooh. i agree that it's a touch expensive. where would you get your pizza from (in the DL area, just to keep 'on thread')?

Mav11 wrote: »

Would you believe it? I didn't even know we had a Mayor.

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-mayor-una-20793423

She's the cathaoirleach, possibly the most photographed and PR savy/hungry person in the history of the council.

pm1977x wrote: »

She's the cathaoirleach, possibly the most photographed and PR savy/hungry person in the history of the council.

They say don't speak ill of the dead, so I won't, but there was worse than her for a photo op not a million years ago.

pm1977x wrote: »

She's the cathaoirleach, possibly the most photographed and PR savy/hungry person in the history of the council.

That doesn't make her the Mayor.

pm1977x wrote: »

Fair enough, I think I know who you mean, coincidentally, since my post I was scrolling on Facebook and she came up twice in PR shoots to do with chewing gum and the coast guard. I presume herself and Robert Burns have their eyes on bigger prizes considering how heavily they both promote themselves front and centre (at the taxpayer's expense of course!) via DLRCOCO photo shoots.

What taxpayers expenses have been involved in any such photo shoots?

Burt Renaults wrote: »

Marked or not, they're still breaking the law by parking that close to a junction. But parking laws are very rarely enforced in that area. They also need to do something about the double-parking situation on Breffni Rd. I'm aware that most of the houses don't have off-street parking, but that's their problem. It shouldn't be the problem of other road users.

A joint planning application for off-street parking has been lobbed in for all but one of the houses on Breffni Terrace that do not currently have parking within their curtilage. If the planning applications are approved that will be the end of parking on the south side (DL direction) of that road.

And regarding the remodelling of some of these wide sweeping corners, I noticed tonight that St. Catherines Road/Albert Road junction is now being done. Personally, I'd love the corner at Fitzgerald's pub to be tightened, while they are on this kick. There might even be room for an outdoor table or two afterwards.

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

What taxpayers expenses have been involved in any such photo shoots?

The last one I witnessed had a guy with a decent dslr with various lenses and a decent enough video camera. In other instances I’m sure it may well be other council staff...paid by??? (perhaps their time could be better spent elsewhere, there’s more pressing issues than taking pictures of pizza bins.)

The social media doesn’t run itself either, press releases don’t release themselves, it all comes at a cost to the taxpayer, which is fine when promoting council initiatives, but do these people have to be front and centre all the time?
now and again they could just stay out of frame lest it becomes more about them as individuals promoting themselves vs promoting council initiatives. I’m sure it’s considered part of the role but there’s a balance to be struck.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What a nasty and mean-spirited comment, but hardly unexpected from you I guess.

"Someone apologised for not using social media recently due to feeling unwell, but they're still doing events related to their role on the Council. I'm going to be snide, smug, condescending and unpleasant about it because I can't see the clear difference between the two."

Jesus ****en Christ. People now have to apologise for being absent from the internet for a period of time? Ffs! Really? Have we reached that depth?

Zaney wrote: »

But, 8A are spreading out on the pavement. Really annoying as a local resident trying to walk by with (granted) a double buggy.

In Dún Laoghaire itself today when a business was setting out tables that I couldn’t walk past on the pavement, with the buggy, I asked if space could be left .

So, did you manage to get past, or did you have to go back home?