This afternoon.
The pedestrianisation of two streets in Dublin city centre is being extended by four weeks, Dublin City Council has announced.
Last night, the council said on Twitter that the pedestrianisation of Capel Street and Parliament Street was due to end this weekend.
This afternoon the local authority said the trial will now run until 26 September following representations by councillors including the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland.
Earlier…
Over the last 11 weeks, more than 300,000 people have experienced the traffic-free streets of Capel St & Parliament St. This weekend is the final scheduled weekend so be sure to check it out! #Dublin #CityRecovery #Pedestrianisation pic.twitter.com/SxRtCYXr2E
— Dublin City Council (@DubCityCouncil) August 23, 2021
Last night.
Pedestrianisation of two Dublin streets to end this weekend (RTÉ)
Oh look, a good idea. Quick, lets not do it anymore! FFS….
No sign of the Greens, no? Not related to cycling so they don’t give a toss. Which is ironic because tossing seems to be their raison d’etre.
What are you talking about? Green party councillors including Janet Horner were actively involved in ensuring that there was a proper pedestrianisation instead of just a few parking spaces.
If that’s the case I happily stand corrected George, couldn’t find anything about their views on this, although I probably didn’t look too hard.
Hazel Chu tweeted last night that she is working to try and achieve an extension of the pedestrianisation.
Ah good to hear so! I scanned some of the usual media outlets after reading this and couldn’t see anything, did have a quick look at some of their social media but I was looking more at TDs and ministers than local reps who would be more in tune with this.
As said, happy to be corrected on this George!
Neasa Hourigan was one of the founding members of the Irish Pedestrian Network, which is why I voted for her in the local elections. For the same selfish reason, I was hoping she wouldn’t be elected to the Dail, because I thought she’d be more valuable in the DCC. In this sense, the Greens were victims of their own success, when their best people moved from local positions where they could do something, to higher positions without any real power.
How disappointed are you now! When did you realise the Green party will always prop up FF/FG no matter what?
Their last vestige of dignity left with Trevor Sargent.
Of course I am disappointed. I usually give my first preference to Greens on the local level, where the do some good, but I would never vote for them in general elections. I still remember their last stint with FF. Hourigan was in my local election constituency, but not for the general election; if she was, I’d try to convince all my neighbours to keep her in DCC.
A vote for the Greens is a vote for Civil War parties. Political whores of the worst kind. The shambles of government with few signs of fixing housing, health, rents continues. When our young people leave because they cannot afford to live here and skill shortages happen you know where to lay the blame.
With the civil war parties?
lads in all fairness
these street scenes just won’t exist in horrible November
no matter what gets done with the furniture
Dublin is not Cannes
True but they can be converted into shelters for the homeless.
lol, who?
That’s what you get, for changing your minds.
The segregation continues. Hold tight, don’t give in.