Kevin Jennings
@kevigi.bsky.social
foghlaimeoir. Dúthrucht don iománaíocht. Is grá liom baidhsiceal mar modh taistil. Teifeach ón áit eile ar líne.
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Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway’s second ring road with “€1bn+” cost
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building -- the…
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building -- the…
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway’s second ring road with “€1bn+” cost
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building -- the funding ratio between public transport and roads is set to change from 2:1 to close to 1:1. Between 2026 and 2030, public transport is expected to get €10.1 billion, while roads is to get €9.7 billion, while active travel and greenways are expected to get €1.8 billion.
irishcycle.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway’s second ring road with “€1bn+” cost
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building -- the…
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building -- the…
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There's no funding to reopen the Waterford-Wexford/Rosslare. The All-Island Rail Review recommended reopening this. It's only been closed since 2010 and is being maintained. Would have been huge for regional development.
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
There's no funding to reopen the Waterford-Wexford/Rosslare. The All-Island Rail Review recommended reopening this. It's only been closed since 2010 and is being maintained. Would have been huge for regional development.
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Four months after it was promised, we finally have the government's transport investment plan between now and 2030. It's bad. Roads are in, public transport is out. A lot of public transport projects being put on the long-finger to make funding available for new roads.
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Four months after it was promised, we finally have the government's transport investment plan between now and 2030. It's bad. Roads are in, public transport is out. A lot of public transport projects being put on the long-finger to make funding available for new roads.
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Excellent piece by Sadhbh o'Neill about the car-centric approach to transport. I have absolutely no doubt that virtually none of our elected reps rely on public transport to go about their daily lives.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Climate: Imagine how different things would be if politicians had to use public transport
Long lead-in times, a lack of sustained policy commitment, and start-stop approaches to big projects all contributed to where we are now
www.irishtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Excellent piece by Sadhbh o'Neill about the car-centric approach to transport. I have absolutely no doubt that virtually none of our elected reps rely on public transport to go about their daily lives.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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This bus-and-cycle expressway runs directly from Nijmegen station to the university and hospital in the south of the city. People on bikes and buses get there fast without delays, while motor traffic has to take the longer route.
Priorities matter. This is what it looks like when a city means it.
Priorities matter. This is what it looks like when a city means it.
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This bus-and-cycle expressway runs directly from Nijmegen station to the university and hospital in the south of the city. People on bikes and buses get there fast without delays, while motor traffic has to take the longer route.
Priorities matter. This is what it looks like when a city means it.
Priorities matter. This is what it looks like when a city means it.
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Ar ghabháil aduaidh dom thar Stigh Lorgan
′Gus mise 'cur tuairisc mo charranna;
Ar chasadh dom anuas ′sea fuaireas a dtuairisc
Go raibh maidrín rua dá maoireacht
Ó Maidrín rua, rua, rua, rua, rua,
An maidrín rua tá dána.
An maidrín rua 'na luí sa luachair,
Is barr a dhá chluas in airde.
′Gus mise 'cur tuairisc mo charranna;
Ar chasadh dom anuas ′sea fuaireas a dtuairisc
Go raibh maidrín rua dá maoireacht
Ó Maidrín rua, rua, rua, rua, rua,
An maidrín rua tá dána.
An maidrín rua 'na luí sa luachair,
Is barr a dhá chluas in airde.
Residents of a south Dublin housing estate are trying to uncover the cause of damage to around 40 cars which has resulted in repair bills totalling tens of thousands of euro
Foxes in south Dublin estate accused of damaging cars
Residents of a south Dublin housing estate are trying to uncover the cause of damage to around 40 cars which has resulted in repair bills of totalling tens of thousands of euro.
www.rte.ie
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Ar ghabháil aduaidh dom thar Stigh Lorgan
′Gus mise 'cur tuairisc mo charranna;
Ar chasadh dom anuas ′sea fuaireas a dtuairisc
Go raibh maidrín rua dá maoireacht
Ó Maidrín rua, rua, rua, rua, rua,
An maidrín rua tá dána.
An maidrín rua 'na luí sa luachair,
Is barr a dhá chluas in airde.
′Gus mise 'cur tuairisc mo charranna;
Ar chasadh dom anuas ′sea fuaireas a dtuairisc
Go raibh maidrín rua dá maoireacht
Ó Maidrín rua, rua, rua, rua, rua,
An maidrín rua tá dána.
An maidrín rua 'na luí sa luachair,
Is barr a dhá chluas in airde.
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
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it's really fun to try to make collective decisions with your colleagues when you're in the "collective decisionmaking is formally impossible" field
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
it's really fun to try to make collective decisions with your colleagues when you're in the "collective decisionmaking is formally impossible" field
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Delighted to see work has started to link the two existing paths in McGraths Field, Knocknacarra. Simple interventions like this can make a big difference at improving accessibility in our communities. Funded through LIS allocations from myself and my colleague Cllr.Lyons.
September 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Delighted to see work has started to link the two existing paths in McGraths Field, Knocknacarra. Simple interventions like this can make a big difference at improving accessibility in our communities. Funded through LIS allocations from myself and my colleague Cllr.Lyons.
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
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Tá ainm dá chuid fén tuillte ag an droichead cloiche sin. Céard é?
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Tá ainm dá chuid fén tuillte ag an droichead cloiche sin. Céard é?
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5 years since ...
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
5 years since ...
Geataí busanna. Sin leigheas don chóras tinn tráchta i nGaillimh ach níl éinne ag caint futhu. #BusConnects
Is féidir linn go leor airgid agus am a chaitheamh ar réiteach iomlán ach an píosa is éifeachtaí den scéim ná na geataí busanna.
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Is féidir linn go leor airgid agus am a chaitheamh ar réiteach iomlán ach an píosa is éifeachtaí den scéim ná na geataí busanna.
1/3
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Geataí busanna. Sin leigheas don chóras tinn tráchta i nGaillimh ach níl éinne ag caint futhu. #BusConnects
Is féidir linn go leor airgid agus am a chaitheamh ar réiteach iomlán ach an píosa is éifeachtaí den scéim ná na geataí busanna.
1/3
Is féidir linn go leor airgid agus am a chaitheamh ar réiteach iomlán ach an píosa is éifeachtaí den scéim ná na geataí busanna.
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Goedeavond from Utrecht, who today @eiturbanmobility.eu named the most bicycle-friendly city in the world:
“What sets Utrecht apart is that it has understood something paramount long before most others, that the goal is no longer to make space for cycling, but to construct the city around cycling.”
“What sets Utrecht apart is that it has understood something paramount long before most others, that the goal is no longer to make space for cycling, but to construct the city around cycling.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Goedeavond from Utrecht, who today @eiturbanmobility.eu named the most bicycle-friendly city in the world:
“What sets Utrecht apart is that it has understood something paramount long before most others, that the goal is no longer to make space for cycling, but to construct the city around cycling.”
“What sets Utrecht apart is that it has understood something paramount long before most others, that the goal is no longer to make space for cycling, but to construct the city around cycling.”
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Forbidden subgraph earrings - wear a theorem on your ears! Kuratowski's theorem says that a graph is planar if and only if it contains neither a K5 nor a K3,3 as a subgraph. Here are those two forbidden subgraphs.
Available at hdsn.us/NE230.
#MathSky #mathjewelry #gomath
Available at hdsn.us/NE230.
#MathSky #mathjewelry #gomath
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Forbidden subgraph earrings - wear a theorem on your ears! Kuratowski's theorem says that a graph is planar if and only if it contains neither a K5 nor a K3,3 as a subgraph. Here are those two forbidden subgraphs.
Available at hdsn.us/NE230.
#MathSky #mathjewelry #gomath
Available at hdsn.us/NE230.
#MathSky #mathjewelry #gomath
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Áthas an domhan. Glee.
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Áthas an domhan. Glee.
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www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
The binary viewpoint that judicial reviews (JR) of planning decisions are purely good or bad is deeply problematic.
JRs can and do serve the public good. They can also be weaponised to delay vital infrastructure. Each JR should be judged on its own merits.
The binary viewpoint that judicial reviews (JR) of planning decisions are purely good or bad is deeply problematic.
JRs can and do serve the public good. They can also be weaponised to delay vital infrastructure. Each JR should be judged on its own merits.
Judicial reviews serve the common good
Rather than castigating public-spirited ordinary people concerned by planning problems, the Government should focus on properly resourcing the planning and legal systems
www.irishexaminer.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
The binary viewpoint that judicial reviews (JR) of planning decisions are purely good or bad is deeply problematic.
JRs can and do serve the public good. They can also be weaponised to delay vital infrastructure. Each JR should be judged on its own merits.
The binary viewpoint that judicial reviews (JR) of planning decisions are purely good or bad is deeply problematic.
JRs can and do serve the public good. They can also be weaponised to delay vital infrastructure. Each JR should be judged on its own merits.
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This by xkcd is more on the nose.
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This by xkcd is more on the nose.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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This so much!
Parents (usually mothers) in car-centric areas are forced to chauffeur their kids around. It also means they emphasize predictable, scheduled activities (like sports leagues) that cost money.
Youth mobility gives kids freedom, saves money, and reduces the unpaid-labor burden on women
Parents (usually mothers) in car-centric areas are forced to chauffeur their kids around. It also means they emphasize predictable, scheduled activities (like sports leagues) that cost money.
Youth mobility gives kids freedom, saves money, and reduces the unpaid-labor burden on women
Just preaching my message of "wanting to do less more often" we all have our reasons.
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This so much!
Parents (usually mothers) in car-centric areas are forced to chauffeur their kids around. It also means they emphasize predictable, scheduled activities (like sports leagues) that cost money.
Youth mobility gives kids freedom, saves money, and reduces the unpaid-labor burden on women
Parents (usually mothers) in car-centric areas are forced to chauffeur their kids around. It also means they emphasize predictable, scheduled activities (like sports leagues) that cost money.
Youth mobility gives kids freedom, saves money, and reduces the unpaid-labor burden on women
Cúis bróide a bheith i m'Éireannach inniú☘️
Tá ríméad ar mo mhaim freisin, níos mó ná orm féin fiú. Cuireann an tUachtarán focail agus filíocht ar rudaí a thuig mo mhaim sa smior. Mothaíonn mé gar do na glúinte a bhí romhainn agus na glúinte atá le teacht.
Seo spioraid. Cén toradh a bheidh aici?
Tá ríméad ar mo mhaim freisin, níos mó ná orm féin fiú. Cuireann an tUachtarán focail agus filíocht ar rudaí a thuig mo mhaim sa smior. Mothaíonn mé gar do na glúinte a bhí romhainn agus na glúinte atá le teacht.
Seo spioraid. Cén toradh a bheidh aici?
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Cúis bróide a bheith i m'Éireannach inniú☘️
Tá ríméad ar mo mhaim freisin, níos mó ná orm féin fiú. Cuireann an tUachtarán focail agus filíocht ar rudaí a thuig mo mhaim sa smior. Mothaíonn mé gar do na glúinte a bhí romhainn agus na glúinte atá le teacht.
Seo spioraid. Cén toradh a bheidh aici?
Tá ríméad ar mo mhaim freisin, níos mó ná orm féin fiú. Cuireann an tUachtarán focail agus filíocht ar rudaí a thuig mo mhaim sa smior. Mothaíonn mé gar do na glúinte a bhí romhainn agus na glúinte atá le teacht.
Seo spioraid. Cén toradh a bheidh aici?
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"That's the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital."
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
October 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"That's the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital."
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky