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Over the past while, myself and @vinniewall2 have been working on putting a letter together to the @OireachtasNews Climate and Health committees, with the objective of persuading them to work to get the Leinster House garden restored.
Today, we sent the letter. Thread:
This annual pain-in-the-hole for residents is going to get worse as more of the campus is completed in coming years, and parents descend on the neighbourhood in growing numbers in their Mercs and Teslas to deliver their precious little darlings to the front door of the campus.
TU Dublin will host its Open Day in Grangegorman on Saturday, 02 December, from 10 am to 2 pm. Online registration is required in advance so please register at tudublin.ie/opendays #tudublinopenday #wearetudublin #gobeyondlearning
An enterprising @DubCityCouncil would increase parking charges for the day on the surrounding streets by a factor of 10 (& in the case of streets that have free weekend parking, start charging) and use the proceeds to improve the crumbling pedestrian infrastructure in the area.
Mike Banim retweeted
"The group said that the council should follow cities like Ghent and Oslo which pushed through car traffic out of the city centre while still allowing car access"
irishcycle.com/2023/09/05/de…
"the car in which they were travelling came off of a rooftop"
Garda spokesperson: "a vehicle drove through the guard rail"
The mental backflips journalists and garda will do to avoid blaming drivers for their shitty behaviour is comical
independent.ie/irish-news/mi…
Spotted part of the older fascia peaking out on this store on Capel Street.
It'd be lovely if this shop owner were to remove the ugly, oversized fascia and restore the older, smaller one underneath, but I'm not too optimistic.
If there is a service available to have a tweet printed and framed, I would like this one please
Mike Banim retweeted
With motorway toll rises in the news today, reposting a piece @mu_lynch and I wrote a few weeks ago arguing we need to fundamentally reform the way we tax driving (including tolls).
irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/…
A driver hit me at nearly this exact spot yesterday as I cycled home. Never mind nice, I'd settle for not perilously dangerous.
Mike Banim retweeted
The nonsense we put up with, just to allow a tiny number of people to drive through the city centre. Just remove private cars, and you can get the whole lot done for a tiny fraction of this cost.
Liffey Cycle Route costs spiral to “above €100m” so that cars can stay on quays irishcycle.com/2022/12/09/li…
Mike Banim retweeted
Interesting that the SI enabling the trial of zebra crossings w/o Belisha beacons say that a sign *may* be used. My interpretation is that if the zebra lines on the road exist |=| then it is a valid zebra crossing in law, even without Belishas or a sign. irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022…
ALT Type A zebra crossing sign
Mike Banim retweeted
Or ask the council to grit the footpaths so that people can safely walk outside instead of insisting that the council grit everywhere cars go while advising the elderly to stay inside.
⚠️Take care on icy footpaths❄
I have asked @dlrcc to commence gritting of all secondary Rds & housing estates in the county urgently.
Advisable for the elderly to stay indoors as much as is possible until the ice has cleared. Make sure to look out for your elderly neighbours!
Observe the shocking outcome of the fascistic eco future imposed on the suffering people of Ghent by the WEF and UN:
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So far only TDs from FF, FG and the Greens responded to our letter regarding to this. (Greens in favour, FF reps against, FG unclear)
It would be great to hear from some of the opposition on this @LNBDublin @GaryGannonTD @orourke_darren @RebeccaMoy
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The letter: xitter.cf/MikeBanim/status/14432…
@marie_sherlock @MaryLouMcDonald @HollyCairnsTD @EOBroin @AodhanORiordain
Over the past while, myself and @vinniewall2 have been working on putting a letter together to the @OireachtasNews Climate and Health committees, with the objective of persuading them to work to get the Leinster House garden restored.
Today, we sent the letter. Thread:
A TD from Donegal needs a car park directly outside the Dáil,
@McConalogue, really? A Minister is hardly wasting 7 hours a day on a round trip from Donegal while having an apartment in Dublin, surely?
Also, there are car parks beside the Dáil. One even owned by
@DubCityCouncil
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Mike Banim retweeted
Delighted to hear Min. Ryan’s support for transforming the Leinster House car park to a public green space, an extension of the national gallery. What a positive signal this would give to the public on climate leadership from politicians. I hope for strong cross party support.
NEWS: Green Party Leader @EamonRyan has told #TonightVMTV he is in favour of getting rid of the car park for politicians at Leinster House.
