THE NATION’S taxi drivers have today responded to a recently announced support package by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan for taxi, hackney and limousine operators, which is expected to be dropped off to the drivers more or less where it’s supposed to go, WWN can confirm. “Have you nothing smaller than that,” remarked local taxi… Read more »
FOLLOWING a recommendation from a report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action, which suggested making all public transport free, WWN explores the benefits and drawbacks of such a proposal: Pro: it could encourage more people to choose public transport over driving their cars to and from work every day. Con: the… Read more »
BILLIONAIRE businessman Elon Musk has unveiled a prototype tunnel in Los Angeles that he hopes will eradicate traffic congestion in major cities if adopted nationwide; but what exactly is the Boring Tunnel, and how soon will it replace normal, boring roads? Here’s everything you need to know: – At a length of 1.83km and a… Read more »
WITH WORD circulating that wearing face masks on public transport could become compulsory, WWN took to the streets to garner the Irish public’s opinion on the matter. The Irish people, famously reserved and reluctant to give their opinion especially on matters they are ill-informed on, were tough to coax reactions from, but WWN did its… Read more »
THE SOUTHSIDE section of the MetroLink will no longer go ahead after some TDs realised their local constituents might not reelect them if their constituency is inconvenienced by the minimal construction needed to upgrade the green Luas line. “We thought short and shallow about this,” confirmed Minister Eoghan Murphy, just one of the local TDs… Read more »
ALTHOUGH his city of residence offers more public transport options than any other place in the country, Dublin man Wayne Dardis insists on traveling to and from his place of work on a micro scooter, not unlike what one might see a child on. Dardis, a grown man, opts to scoot along the footpaths and… Read more »
IN RESPONSE to the continued overcrowding on Luas trams during rush hour, Transport for Ireland has given the green light to a new double decker sized tram, WWN can reveal. Stressed out commuters have routinely complained about being packed into trams like a tin of sardines with worse smelling people and despite the introduction of… Read more »
A LOCAL WATERFORD man is struggling to comprehend just where one taxi driver gets off talking to him like that, WWN can reveal. Gary O’Neill (22) had spent the previous five minutes valiantly suppressing his urge to vomit everywhere before finally succumbing to the alcohol he voluntarily placed in his stomach over the last few… Read more »
THE NEW revamped Dublin Bus service which will see a quicker more efficient transport network serve the city with a more efficient fare system being introduced without any hiccups whatsoever, if previous experiences of big public projects in Ireland is anything to go by. Now that the plan, long needed and proposed after consultations with… Read more »
DELEGATES from the Dublin Bus Association Of Dublin (DBOD) have called for an end to the practice of passengers thanking bus drivers as they alight the bus at their destination, stressing that this eats up valuable time on the driver’s schedule and is also ‘annoying as fuck’. Almost 100% of Dublin bus passengers admitted to thanking… Read more »