Journalism and Cycling 2: the difficult second album

Hurrache · 13-05-2020 11:35am

The craic continues
https://twitter.com/IBIKEDublin/status/1260502504409837569

magicbastarder · 13-05-2020 11:36am

Yeah, he didn't say it was proceeding as originally planned:

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/dublin-city-council-hopeful-22m-white-water-rafting-facility-can-go-ahead-999234.html

Seth Brundle · 13-05-2020 11:43am

Nice input to DCC discussion on Dublin's traffic...

https://twitter.com/GeogheganCllr/status/1260298032081506304

Hurrache · 13-05-2020 11:47am

Yeah, he made some good points. A former Fingal councillor then chimes in to the twitter thread complaining about the choice of people is being taken away. Someone pointed out the irony of him complaining about the choice when he's a member of Renua.

13-05-2020 12:14pm

I did get a chuckle from the comment point that out to him.

Hurrache · 13-05-2020 2:51pm

People just keep giving

https://www.broadsheet.ie/2020/05/13/lame-stream/

Seth Brundle · 13-05-2020 2:54pm

Hurrache wrote: »

Discussing the changes in Dublin City on RTE with Owen Keegan at the moment, it's infuriating listening to the texts they chose to read out.

https://twitter.com/AilishLally/status/1260504078985113602

Hurrache · 13-05-2020 3:00pm

Although I understand that when there's 1 guest on a presenter should put forward arguments against their points, I did feel McInerney was against the council's plans, but I don't listen to her often enough to know if this is just the way she debates.

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 13-05-2020 5:01pm

This article is unfortunately not a p1sstake.

Fianna Fáil councillor: 'Stop whinging' over returning Cork traffic

A Fianna Fáil councillor has urged some of those advocating for improved cycling infrastructure in Cork to "stop their whinging" and warned that there will be more cars on the road as the country emerges from lockdown next week.

This man represents my constituency and I've never heard a peep out of him until now about sustainable transport or making cycling safer. But yeah, he calls those working hard to get safe infrastructure in place "whingers".

What a tosser. Dinosaurs like this need to go.

https://amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/fianna-fail-councillor-stop-whinging-over-returning-cork-traffic-999316.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

Hurrache · 13-05-2020 5:08pm

McSavage knows why people like that still get in, and the subject is very apt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjl8OIZijjY

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 13-05-2020 6:05pm

Lol, he must have contacted all the newspapers in Cork.

https://twitter.com/MarinaParkCork/status/1260612409057841154?s=19

Duckjob · 13-05-2020 8:06pm

Hurrache wrote: »

Discussing the changes in Dublin City on RTE with Owen Keegan at the moment, it's infuriating listening to the texts they chose to read out.

Fair play to him for saying straight out that theres a cohert of complainers that just resent any improvement in pedestrian or cyclist facilities. He couldn't be more right and they've been holding the city back for years now.

dinneenp · 14-05-2020 9:45am

Not much of an editoral/opinionated article but the end of it....
Call for pop-up bike lanes in 'reimagined' Cork city

"A Fianna Fáil councillor has urged some of those advocating for improved cycling infrastructure in Cork to "stop their whinging" and warned that there will be more cars on the road as the country emerges from lockdown next week."

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 14-05-2020 10:30am

dinneenp wrote: »

Not much of an editoral/opinionated article but the end of it....
Call for pop-up bike lanes in 'reimagined' Cork city

"A Fianna Fáil councillor has urged some of those advocating for improved cycling infrastructure in Cork to "stop their whinging" and warned that there will be more cars on the road as the country emerges from lockdown next week."

They had him in two seperate articles yesterday with that quote.

Think they just decided to throw it in again at the end for good measure. That cllr is a plank.

JMcL · 14-05-2020 10:40am

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Another letter in today's Irish Times...

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/cycling-on-footpaths-1.4250617

Stark wrote: »

She also does comedy https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/inner-space-1.4246700

Is is just me, or does anybody else have Frank Kelly's 12 Days Of Christmas popping to mind?

Mickiemcfist · 14-05-2020 3:57pm

https://www.thejournal.ie/blackock-dublin-one-way-system-5098870-May2020/

Well this is positive! Blackrock village would be lovely if it was pedestrianized entirely.

work · 15-05-2020 1:48am

I As a resident of Blackrock getting cycling and pedestrianisation of the village would be amazing, it would make it a proper village again, not just a cut through.
If we can make infrastructure changes permanent Covid will leave at least one great legacy.

ngunners · 15-05-2020 9:31am

This is a real shame, cars returning to Phoenix Park from Monday:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/cars-to-return-to-phoenix-park-on-monday-1.4253736

Mickiemcfist · 15-05-2020 9:37am

work wrote: »

I As a resident of Blackrock getting cycling and pedestrianisation of the village would be amazing, it would make it a proper village again, not just a cut through.
If we can make infrastructure changes permanent Covid will leave at least one great legacy.

I live there too, Bear would make an absolute fortune! It would be great to see it.

Stark · 15-05-2020 10:20am

ngunners wrote: »

This is a real shame, cars returning to Phoenix Park from Monday:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/cars-to-return-to-phoenix-park-on-monday-1.4253736

Yeah was gutted to read that

Hurrache · 15-05-2020 11:58am

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

This man represents my constituency and I've never heard a peep out of him until now about sustainable transport or making cycling safer. But yeah, he calls those working hard to get safe infrastructure in place "whingers".

I see your Cork councillor, and raise you this guy from Limerick.
https://twitter.com/EmmettOBrienIND/status/1261237360609628161

This is the reason he stuck his oar in.
https://twitter.com/VictorBrownLk/status/1260922472280424455

Seth Brundle · 15-05-2020 12:22pm

Cllr Emmet comes across as a right muppet on twitter. Here's another anti-cycling tweet...

https://twitter.com/EmmettOBrienIND/status/1260854630315147269

Hurrache · 15-05-2020 12:28pm

Gob****e, the road is empty too.

Shai · 15-05-2020 12:35pm

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Cllr Emmet comes across as a right muppet on twitter. Here's another anti-cycling tweet...

https://twitter.com/EmmettOBrienIND/status/1260854630315147269

the cllr is tweeting about Obamagate, the dangers of liberalism, and Biden trying to take away guns. I think it's fair to say he's not the sharpest tool in the shed. Perhaps best to just ignore the tit.

Mc Love · 15-05-2020 12:39pm

He just said that cycle lanes are a white elephant and that they are a waste of money, and he adds that, as a cyclist

Stark · 15-05-2020 1:32pm

Most of the lanes painted on in the last decade or so would fall into that category, though I don't think that's what he was gettting at.

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 15-05-2020 2:00pm

Seems like Cork's Terry has a friend in Limerick Council anyway!

Both just as bad as eachother.

Mc Love · 15-05-2020 2:05pm

He's a cyclist too when he's not being caught for speeding or not wearing a seat belt.

Peregrine · 15-05-2020 4:03pm

ngunners wrote: »

This is a real shame, cars returning to Phoenix Park from Monday:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/cars-to-return-to-phoenix-park-on-monday-1.4253736

4,000 signatures asking for removal of through traffic at least in under a day: https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/no-more-traffic-through-phoenix-park

what_traffic · 15-05-2020 4:10pm

Covid-19: Cycling
15 MAY 20 Martina Callanan, Galway Cycling Campaign; Shane Fallon, Manager of Dublin2Bike, a cycling shop in Dublin City Centre & Conor Faughnan,...

https://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/share/radio1/21769899

Journalism and Cycling 2: the difficult second album

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