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Catchup post

The downtime means that there is a lot of stuff which needs to be caught up on. Anyw here is a brief summary of some of the other stories which have been making news over the past couple of days

A two year old child who drowned in a garden swimming pool in Waterford has been laid to rest in Cratloe. Sarah Kate Frost is believed to have drowned in only one foot of water. Attempts by several adults who were on the scene at the time were unsuccessful. Sarah;s mother comes from Nenagh, and the Frost family are well known in the area. Link

It looks like Munster fans had to go to the same trouble trying to get home as they did trying to get to Cardiff. Hundreds of fans were left tranded in Bristol Airport for 24 hours by Ryanair, while those who travelled home by ferry were delayed for up to fifteen hours due to dangerous weather conditions. Ferries were diverted to Dublin Port when they were due to dock at Roslare.

A Clare man remains in a critical condition in hospital in Bristol UK after he was assaulted in a bar in the Waterfront in the town. The 19 year old was staying in the town and was due to attend the Heineken Cup Final the following day. A 19 year old, named as Darren O’Niell, with an address in Briston, has been charged in relation to the assault. More from RTE News

A 14 year old who has previously been charged with possession of a double barrelled sawn off shotgun has been further charged with criminal damage to a house in St. Mary’s Park. The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, had previously been chargd with the possession of the firearm along with another individual, Michael Ryan (19) of St. Mary’s Park. Link

Limerick City Councillors have found a way to put the kybosh on plans by Limerick City Manager, Tom Machkey, to push forward plans for so called “gree” bus routes. At Monday night’s meeting, Mr. Mackey said that the city was lagging behind when it cam to these routes. The planned routes for O’Connell Avenue, Mulgrve Street, and the Ennis Road, have proven controvercial. Limerick Leader

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  • sparhawk
    "Limerick City Councillors have found a way to put the kybosh[sic] on plans by Limerick City Manager, Tom Machkey[sic], to push forward plans for so called “gree”[sic] bus routes."

    Why oh why oh why do so many muppets in Ireland drive everywhere alone in their 4+ passenger car and consistently demand they have priority over public transport. Theres always the same old complaints that they can't use public transport because its unreliable - but its pretty obvious that its unreliable precisely because of the congestion caused by those same people.

    Petrol prices continue to rise and fill the government coffers, and the government solution to daily traffic gridlock is to build bigger wider roads 10 years too late at extravagant cost or sell the road-building off to private companies who charge tolls above and beyond the road and petrol taxes already being paid by motorists.

    And now in their great wisdom, some righteous idiots are blocking the development of bus lanes in this gridlocked town. Castletroy is now covered with bicycle lanes, but buses are constantly delayed by one person per car traffic.

    Lovely reporting by the Limerick Leader also - actually stating why people were opposed to the bus lanes would have been nice. They appear to be enthralled by the machinations of local politics yet fail to report any actual facts on why anyone in their right mind would be against better public transport in Limerick city.
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