SEQUESTERING funding earmarked for the proposed Dublin MetroLink to the airport, the Department of Transport has decided to streamline the process by digging a MetroLink directly to Australia. “With 7 in 10 young people contemplating emigration because…well, have you looked around this place lately? This fact coupled with the impending recession we thought the OzTunnel… Read more »
NOT to be outdone by their peers in the German train industry who revealed the slashing of nationwide fares to a flat €9 resulted in an estimated reduction of 2 million tonnes in carbon emissions, Dublin Bus have revealed they’ve done even better. “We achieved that and more, and we didn’t even have to put… Read more »
THE TRANSPORT Authority of Ireland have today launched a new badge and card for people with hidden disabilities to use when on public transport which is still expected to be no match for Ireland’s significant arsehole population. The initiative which is a simple and effective way for people with disabilities including fibromyalgia, autism, head injuries… Read more »
AS more and more of Dublin’s bars, nightclubs and cultural hubs continue to close down to make way for hotels and offices, single people have found a new meeting-spot where they can try their hand at finding love; the M50 at rush hour. “It’s summer, it’s hot, we’re all sitting there in gridlock with our… Read more »
FINALLY accepting calls to appear in front of the Oireachtas Committee, an Aer Lingus Boeing 757 attended a hearing this morning to discuss problems with flight cancellations, delays, and baggage handling issues, WWN has learned. The 250-seater aircraft faced a grueling grilling with questions from Transport Committee chairman Kieran O’Donnell. However the craft remained silent,… Read more »
A QUICK survey checking the temperature among Irish people on the ground to the news of the MetroLink build reveals a deeply cynical population without an ounce of goodwill, positivity or hope. However, one survey respondent to buck the trend is Dublin man Eamon Ryan. WWN has reproduced his answers to the survey below in… Read more »
FROM the ‘Time in the Slime’ to the ‘Floozie in the Jacuzzi’, you can’t beat a Dubliner for coming up with a catchy nickname for every new monument or piece of public transport infrastructure that gets put into place around the city. With the Luas already available in ‘Jerry Lee’ and ‘Daniel Day’ varieties, the… Read more »
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL has put out an open call for all burly and load bearing individuals looking to make a little extra cash to join a pilot programme that will see the use of piggy backs in an attempt to solve a lack of taxis in the city. “There’s no taxis and as everyone knows… Read more »
THE coalition government has apologised for an ‘error in judgement’ in the procurement process relating the long delayed Metrolink project following revelations first reported by Waterford Whispers News. David Fennelly, chief ice cream machine maintenance engineer at fast food giant McDonalds had been awarded the lucrative contract to build and maintain the Metrolink but has… Read more »
A BUSY bank holiday weekend has again highlighted the struggle Dubliners have when it comes to taxis and every other facet of everyday life, with even affordable places to rent now more plentiful than a lift home. “Myself and the girlfriend cry ourselves to sleep every night trying to find a livable one-bed for less… Read more »