My name is Thomas Bibby, I live in Killaloe, Ireland. Read more about me» I am currently fooling about with Mastodon.
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- Untitled December 6, 2022New enhanced service on Local Link Kerry route 283, going from 12 services/week to 24/week, serving Currow – Currans – Kerry Airport – Farranfore – Firies – Ballyfinnane – Farmers Bridge and Tralee, starting this Monday. Timetable here.
- Untitled December 2, 2022A third new Connecting Ireland Local Link rural bus route announced today. The M3 will connect Monaghan’s North Eastern hinterland with Monaghan Town 5 services/day Mon-Sat and 4 on Sun. And the other MN services M1 and M2 will also switch to 7 day running. Great to see!
- Untitled December 2, 2022Another hour, another Connecting Ireland announcement! New Local Link bus service for Co. Cork, connecting Mallow train station to Mitchelstown via Doneraile and Kildorrery. 4 services/day Mon-Sat, 3 on Sun. Starts on Monday.
- Untitled December 2, 2022Another week, another new Connecting Ireland rural bus route. The 546 Local Link will connect Castlerea to Ballinasloe and return, via Glenamaddy, Mountbellew and Ahascragh, w/ connections to Westport, Sligo, Galway, Dublin and Athlone. 3 buses/day Mon-Sun. Starting next Monday. Timetables up soon on the Local Link Galway website.
- Untitled December 1, 2022I wrote an article on my experience doing an MSc in Sustainable Transport and Mobility at TU Dublin. In short I think it’s one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever done. Next intake starts January 2022 and it’s not too late to apply.
- Untitled December 1, 2022I have been fooling around a bit on Mastodon and am experimenting with mirroring my microblog on there, manually for now as I can’t get the alt text on images to repost.
- Untitled December 1, 2022The Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy has been published
- Untitled November 25, 2022Could this be the most scenic bus route in Ireland? New Local Link service connecting Wicklow and Kildare announced today under the Connecting Ireland programme: 4 services/day, 7 days a week, linking Arklow, Wicklow and Sallins train stations, via Glendalough and Blessington.
- Untitled November 25, 2022View from the 323 Limerick-Nenagh bus this morning as it winds its way north along the eastern shore of Lough Derg.
- Untitled November 24, 2022Aldi have some editions of Dobble on special offer today for a tenner. It’s a great matching game that gives younger kids a chance to beat their older siblings. There is some interesting maths behind the game mechanics too. Just don’t get to cross when the kids start to routinely beat you.
- Untitled November 23, 2022The morning train from Nenagh arrives in Birdhill this morning on its way to Limerick. This line reopened yesterday after almost 2 months closure as the final replacement of old jointed track with Continuous Welded Rail was completed.
- Untitled November 22, 2022Are you a behavioural scientist? Would you like to have a real impact transforming how people travel in Ireland’s 3rd city? Limerick Council is recruiting a behavioural scientist for its Active Travel team. Deadline 12th Dec 2022. https://www.limerick.ie/council/services/your-council/jobs/behavioural-scientist-grade-vii-5-yr-ftc-closing-date-12th-0
- Untitled November 22, 2022Rural public transport is getting better thanks to the Connecting Ireland programme. This is a map of new+improved routes introduced Apr-Oct 2022. More services added this month and even more to come before the end of the year.
- Untitled November 21, 2022If there are changes proposed to roads near you, and you think the changes could be better, it’s always worth making a submission. Sometimes it feels like you’re shouting in the wind, but when your suggestions are taken on board it can be very satisfying.
- Untitled November 10, 2022Annual cost of a residents on street parking permit in Irish cities:Dublin: €50Cork: €30Limerick: €6.35Galway: €30Waterford: €15
- Untitled November 10, 2022Posted from my microblog https://t.bibby.ie crossposted to Mastodon: https://mastodon.ie/@thomasbibby Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasbibby and Micro.blog http://micro.blog/thomasbibby Hope the alt text works!
- Untitled August 16, 2022Interesting new research from Trinity: over half of Irish office workers feel they are more productive working from home. Lots of fascinating insights in this open access paper.
- Untitled August 1, 2022The Minister for Transport signed a Statutory Instrument last month bringing the rest of the country into the laws governing public transport fares in Dublin, which includes the potential to bring non-PSO routes under the NTA’s fare scheme.
- Untitled July 30, 2022A bit of a nerdy post this, but I attempted to piece together what Ireland’s 2025 sectoral emissions targets will be and what the total sectoral emissions ceilings for the first and second carbon budget periods will be. Link.
- Untitled July 15, 2022The amount Irish households owe on their car finance increased significantly in the 2010s. By Feb 2020 households owed €3.98 billion, a 156% increase in 5 years. Data from the Central bank, excludes credit unions.