Athlone thread

According to westmeath coco you've also got bottle banks at the fair green car park, coosan church and in the car park in connacht street - at the vet surgery. And there's some in dunnes stores montree

In fairness it's a good schedule for carlow.

Why is there so many buses going to Carlow from Athlone? I presume it passes through a host of towns on the way and stops in each. 37 buses a day though seems mental

My bad, it's a local route in Carlow. I thought it was some new route between Athlone and Carlow. No more cans for me tonight

I see one of our electric bus had an embarrassing breakdown in the centre of town during the week. Not good for establishing a reputable and reliable bus service. But it's new technology and I guess we have to expect problems.

So like it or not, the new bridge is now a reality.

Talk now is of a name for it.

I only hope they don't name it after a person. Every second road or street in town is named after someone or other. Its so boring. Dr Jim Keane road being the latest. Who or what was his claim to fame??

I think it's a great asset to take bikes off the main town bridge. Beats reducing the town bridge to a single lane to accommodate bikes.

Those would be interesting names to throw on it. Up there with the "Dessie Dolan" bridge...

John McCormack already has the college hall and a statue of him. Enough with John McCormack. Time to honour someboydy from the most recent 100 years.

Somebody more modern needs to be honoured. Im not sure if MOR is applicable, she lost 2 elections in her later career.

Actually, come to think of it "Boxer Bridge" has an alliterative quality to it.

The flood defence is the Boxers' Wall... who is worried about melting ice caps?Not athlone thanks to The Boxer.

The unity Bridge. Bringing Connacht and Leinster closer together. It cost us two mature trees. And the nation's tax payers 6 million!

Surely it being the new crossing, then "New Cromwells Way"

The new one will be better

Can't call it the New Bridge, the bypass Bridge is still the New Bridge.

Andy Myler bridge.