Seamus O’Reilly writes:

“Just spotted Wendell Pierce – best known as the Wire’s sweary, cigar-mouthed horn dog mumble-sass icon, Bunk Moreland – repping for St Pats’ following their being crowned League of Ireland champions. Admittedly this was as an ironic aside to New Orleans’ big upset tonight, still thought it might amuse.”

Patriots stun Saints on Tom Brady’s TD pass with 5 seconds left (ESPN)

St Pat’s win Airtricity League title (Back Page Football)

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Peak time DARTs normally operate with a mix of 8-carriage, 6-carriage and 4-carriage trains. The effect of this issue will be that most DARTs will operate as a 4-carriage train, and a small number will operate as a 2-carriage train.  We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

This is due to a refusal by drivers to carry out a coupler check before DART trains leave the depot to enter service.

This check verifies that an electrical connection is complete through the train when multiple DART units are connected together.  It has been necessitated by a number of incidents in which drivers received false indications on door interlocking.

The check is temporary in nature, as a modification is to be carried out to the fleet which will address the issue.  Drivers had been carrying out the check since its introduction last month. However, following SIPTU indicating, outside of agreed procedures, that it would no longer cooperate with this check, they are not being carried out by drivers today resulting in shorter trains.

 

Reduced peaktime DART capacity due to driver issue (Irish Rail)

Dart Dispute Will Cause Delays (Breaking News)

Pic via Spencer Christie

bikeA Merida Big Nine.

Survived Africa.

Nicked in Blackrock.

Shane Gillen writes:

My bike – a Merida Big Nine TFS100 – was stolen from Blackrock [Co Dublin]  DART station over the weekend. They used acid to break through the locks.

I recently returned from an overseas leprosy-aid trip to Africa with my charity TASC, where we cycled 750km between different leprosy outcast villages and homes for the dying. This bike brought me safely across and through tough terrain and times, and so is hugely sentimental. It was gifted to me for the leprosy aid trip by Flanagan’s Cycles in Sligo. Desperately want it back, reward for its safe return. Thanks.

 

Watch Shane and pals on their cycle for TASC Madagascar

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