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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 5d

Benny MaCabes takes on Cork City are always worth listening to. It's a very positive, optimistic podcast despite the headline. www.irishexaminer.com/business/com...

The ieBusiness Podcast: Publican Benny McCabe slams overbearing regulations

The publican is one of Cork's top proponents of city living

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 5d

If a street done in isolation, with no changes to environment yes I'd agree. Area based zones followed by the required physical changes to the geometry of the street and yes, a level of enforcement are proven to work.

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 8d

Full article available here www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Lower speed limits will help Ireland reduce road deaths

Wales cut road casualties by 28% after reducing speed limits. Yet only one of the new lower speed limits introduced in Ireland's Road Traffic Act 2024 has been implemented

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 8d

Ciaran Ferrie's piece in @irishexaminer.bsky.social nails the Govts capitulation on the Speed Limit Review. Identifying the urban roads that should be 50km (arterial) and 30km (everywhere else) is a relatively simple technical exercise with a small bit of guidance. Absolute cowardice.

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 8d

Very good stuff from Sadiq Khan at the Labour Irish society event. He said there are two reasons he loves coming to Labour Conference.

“One is the reception at the Labour Party Irish Society reception.

“The second is to get away from all the Sharia Law in London”

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13d

If this intends to make it legally compulsory for every adult in Derry to carry something called a "Brit Card", then I'm willing to offer some high-paid consultancy on why this plan might be flawed.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 13d

Every adult in Britain to require new ‘Brit Card’ ID

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Richard Jacob @idahonua.bsky.social · Aug 22

In today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social I present a more targeted approach to VAT on eating out.

An approach that would help Ireland’s Climate Action Plan, by reducing food imports and exports, reducing the carbon footprint of our food.

Use more locally produced food and join a new lower VAT rate.

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · Aug 22

Saving locally owned restaurants requires creative thinking

Linking a reduced Vat rate to a commitment to buying locally produced ingredients would not only benefit restaurants, farmers and food producers would have a ready made home market, and ultimately, it would be a boost to tourism

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 14d

On first listening, I'd mistakenly heard the chorus as "I'm gone all delusional"!!!!

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 15d

Commons Rd (2nd Elective hospital- Blackpool- Watercourse Rd-City-Turners X- Black Ash - possibly bridge over TVP and Douglas. P+R as an interchange to Airport. Spur if possible. Masterplan Capwell garage & St Finbarrs hospital for MU

Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 16d

Its needed and will be a welcome addition to the housing stock in Cork. More scope to do more with BusConnects, P+R, bridge over the Link to TvP and hopefully a future N-S Luas.

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 19d

Nice piece by Paul Rouse in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social on the GAA as a positive force for integrating immigrants.

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 24d

Certainly more night clubs open anyway. I do remember going to the GPO in Galway around 1998. They were giving curry and chips as part of the entry fee!

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 24d

Clubbing options in mid-to-late 1990s in Cork.

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 26d

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · 27d

One of the top BE guys in Cork reckoned we didn't need the Luas given the stare-of-the-art bus service we have in Cork a couple of years back. Its beyond a joke waiting for no-shows and buses not aligned with AVL satellite info.

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Mike Spillane @spillanemike.com · Sep 6

A lot of scare mongering about the proposed Greenway to Kinsale.

Unfortunately the noisy minority get the headlines

Thought this was a great contribution from Conn Murphy (farmer ) in Ballinhassig to the whole thing (southern star epaper)

as someone whose family has lived and worked on farmland in Ballinhassig for over five generations with our farm still thriving 2day I wholeheartedly support the development of the Cork to Kinsale Greenway This project offers a unique opportunity to celebrate our landscape connect communities and create a lasting legacy of sustainable recreation and tourism Our farm has weathered generations of change and we believe the Greenway can be part of a positive future one that respects the land while opening it up in thoughtful inclusive ways However it is deeply concerning that so many unsubstantiated claims have dominated public discourse around this initiative Misinformation and fearmongering have too often drowned out reasoned voices Those of us who support the Greenway have, t times, faced hostility and even threats simply for expressing our views at consultations and meetings. That is not the kind of community dialogue we should be fostering i myself have been a victim of said threats for speaking positively when I too have land along the proposed corridors over the past year I've had the privilege of visiting several Greenways across Ireland and witnessing firsthand the positive impact they've had, both locally and beyond I have spoken to landowners and homeowners that were once part of the movement against the Greenways in their own areas Many of these projects faced similar backlash during their planning stages yet the concerns were ultimately proven unfounded and are now welcomed with open arms
We must ensure that a perspectives are heard respectfully and that decisions are guided facts not fear The Greenway has the potential to enrich rural life support local businesses and provide safe scenic routes for families cyclists and walkers all while coexisting with active farming It also offers a vital connection to nature for those who may not otherwise have access Ultimately nobody going to lose their home and there are far more benefits to be gained than lost

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ten years of DLR LexIcon in Dún Laoghaire: ‘People thought it was a vanity project and too much money’

"She says libraries are of the few non-religious buildings open to the community that people can just come into and sit down."

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Ten years of DLR LexIcon in Dún Laoghaire: ‘People thought it was a vanity project and too much money’

Award-winning but initially controversial building has become Ireland’s busiest public library

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Sep 5

Whispers *that's the French flag mate*

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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · Aug 31

Catherine Conlon: At a time of global uncertainty, the Cork-Kinsale Greenway cannot be allowed to fail

The silent majority who spend hours in traffic may well be in favour of this greenway, but they are not as organised as farmers and landowners

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · Aug 29

In my day, we didn't come back til after the hurricane season in September....

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · Aug 22

It also provides a wider route context for more people to be able to walk, cycle, wheel or job to local shops, pubs and schools in rural areas. www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Safe Routes scheme sees travel by car to one Cork school dip by 60%

Overall, 412 schools are in the programme. Almost 15% are located on “higher-speed rural roads”, where speed limits of 80km/h or 100km/h were in ...

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · Aug 22

Worth 3-5 mins of your time submitting a positive submission to this. A traffic-free greenway route between Cork City & Kinsale that gives a new lease of life to assets like the Chetwynd Viaduct, supports our economy & improves road safety is in the public interest corkkinsalegreenway.ie

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · Aug 22

Would be confident that the level and eateries in PW will improve in the coming years as well!

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Kevin Burke @kevburkeie.bsky.social · Aug 22

From @colmoregan.bsky.social piece @irishexaminer.bsky.social today & a tribute to the quality of work undertaken by both LA's to date (with more to come). When taking some Dutch cycling experts there last year, they commented that parts will need to be widened to accommodate future demand

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Wolfgang Bremer @wolfgang.bremer.co · Aug 19

Paris has removed the paving from its city hall square and transformed it into an urban forest. Stunning! 🤩

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