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GARDAÍ HAVE RENEWED their appeal for witnesses to a serious road crash on the M6 at Newford, Athenry in Galway on Wednesday evening.
A five-year-old girl was seriously injured in the three-vehicle collision, which happened at around 7pm.
All three vehicles were travelling westbound towards Galway city when the crash happened. Five other people were taken to University Hospital Galway for treatment to non life-threatening injuries.
The young girl has since been transferred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin, where her condition was described this afternoon as “critical”.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash, or assisted at the scene afterwards, is being asked to contact Mill Street Garda Station on 091 538000, the Garda Confidential Line 1800-666-111 or any Garda Station.
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Great idea upwards and onwards
@The Eagle: Railway maintence is done at night so trains can’t run
3 in the morning they announce this and there has not been one bus in 24 hours and now they decide to go 24 hours, timing.
@David Dickson: I know!! As great as that all sounds I want to know if there will be a bus at Dublin Airport today if I make it back into the country!!
@Anne: I guess they’re doing their best with the weather. A lot of roads are unsafe to drive on and a lot of staff would have trouble getting to and from depots
This is a great idea…..though surely for it to work there will have to be security on board?? However I don’t see being cost effective at regular fares in the eyes of Dublin bus…..I hope I’m wrong though.
@Jacinta Finn:
It shouldn’t be a regular fare. Staff costs will quite rightly be more expensive working during the night
@Jacinta Finn: with less traffic, journey time should be close to half. Also, given there’ll probably less regular service, buses will probably be close to full most of the time. Agreed, pay the staff more, but there’ll be efficiencies elsewhere that’ll help it to make business sense to charge normal fares. Remember we already have some of the highest public transport fares in Europe.
It’ll be interesting to see how long this lasts..fair play though.
Can’t wait to see how they handle the drunks and thugs annoying other passengers at 3 am.
Yeah,No worries here eh!
@Gerry Fallon: Nightlinks used to run 6 nights a week upto 2009. Still at weekends at present. Im sure the drivers are well used to dealing with it. No security needed by the way.
So much for the 1600 taxis coming on to the streets. Wont be much need for them at ” peak” times” now we”ll have a 24 bus service on the popular routes. Great thinking by the NTA as usual.
@joe morrison: I for one will not be getting this bus home after a night out …. got the nitelink before was like a zombie movie …… thanks Dublin bus but if no security I’ll stick to a Taxi ….
@joe morrison: well I lived in shankill, I’d be happy to get the 46a to dun L for 2.55, then a 10 euro taxi home from there. Rather than 40-50 euro for a taxi the whole way. Still demand for taxis, for what they’re most efficient at, last couple miles home. More choice is better.
@Oisín O’Connor: I believe it’ll be the 145 on N11 not 46a . Bray to Blanch
@Anthony Whelan:
Jeez Anthony, you’re some craic
@Oisín O’Connor: best of luck to you , but i wouldnt hold my breath while waiting for a taxi to be at your bus stop waiting to pick you up in shankill. I personally would rather take the safe option in a taxi and get home in one trip. Maybe the rickshaws will start operating in the suburbs now to take people the last couple of miles home. There wont be much room for them in the city centre with the 1600 extra taxis and 24 hour buses.
@windbag: So you’d rather get a taxi with a Nigerian rapist than get a bus with drunk people.
Whatever happened to the Swiftway service? There was meant to be a BRT line from Ongar to UCD and from Swords to South Inner City – where did that go?
Http://Www.Swiftway.ie
@Brian Lenehan: Swiftway timing? Wasnt that announced close to an election? Ah same as all the metro north so…
@Brian Lenehan: planning rejected in Donnybrook due to length of bus Kielys and all those buildings would need to be demolished bend to tight an narrow
@Anthony Whelan:
Always spreading joy aren’t you pal
About time Dublin has to be the only European capital city without a 24hour service interested to see if it will be normal fares like in the UK £1.50 or inflated fares like the nitelink? €6
@Cormac McKay Dublin: normal price it’s an extended service of normal route . Nitelinks were a premium service brought in by government for the private operators to run they rejected the routes so Dublin bus Had to run them for the government. That’s your private operators for ya no profits see ya bye
@Anthony Whelan:
Do you often talk to yourself because you think you need expert advice?
@Anthony Whelan: Why would any private company take on a route where there was no profit to be made ? They are a business, not a charity.
Ohhhhhh the ole taximen won’t be happy with this one.
Did anyone ask the drivers?
I see a strike
@Thomas Murphy: Thomas I see employment
Its a joke in this country.. Not even one TD or NTA recognised the work of TAXi service during the crisis. But they are willing to kill the TAXi industry with all new thinkings…
1. Airlink 6 euros every 10 mins
2. Dublin bikes
3. Long luas connection
4. Banning taxi in college green during peak hours
5. Rickshaws
6. Now new idea of 24 hours bus service
Atleast Let NTA has the guts to admit that without TAXIs they may have not survived in need of help to those stranded public.
Will NTA ever make the effort to THANK those TAXI drivers once and admitted in any further official statement they will include TAXI also when commenting on NTA services .
Shame on them, as a common citizen i feel there is outcast system even in this developed country.
@Vas anth: There is so many of you and 99.99% are great. But the country shouldn’t be held ransom by your unions every time progress is mentioned.
Its over 40 quid to where I used to live in Lucan in a taxi. Would have much preferred a cheaper option than 4 hours work just to get home.
@David Duffy: Its simple logic the more the demand to various destination by Taxi , the cheaper it could be by introducing leapcard system and rates can be revised, but with one in 1000 ppl looking for taxi , the demand is less and it cost more, example a litre of water in france is 60 cents while here it cost upto 3 euros depends upon the brand. First NTA has to recognise TAXI services , then they need to talk 2 union or non union groups to identify how the dying services can be promoted, reduce insurances, 3 years ago insurance was 1700 euros 4 a taxi, now cost upto 22,000 euros i.e,not a joke.
I can drop you for 20 euros to lucan from city if my insurance is 1000 euros or less. If it is 22,000 euros how can i afford that , so there is drivers giving up this industry very rapidly.
@Vas anth:
I used to get a similar preach/rant by every taxi driver whenever the journey lasted over 15 minutes.
Now I use the bus.
@Vas anth: what taxis? Not a single taxi to be seen or got in north Dublin from Wednesday to last night.
I wish someone would come out to tallaght and help us out. A lot of people need to get to work but can’t even walk out with the drifts and deep snow
@Andrea Crowley Dobbins: Batman, Superman,or mabey snowman?!
I’ll believe it when I see it.great idea dublin bus if this work extend it around the city in N11 south bound every 2 hours
It seems BusConnects will mean most suburban commuters having to take two buses to get into town
I think it’s a great idea after living in London and getting normal buses home instead of a cramped train underground. Brilliant get it going you got my vote
Where do these buses go to and from,,
I had thought there was a 24 hour Dublin Bus service to the already. Madness that there isn’t.
Already in place in Cork
Already in place in Cork, get with the times.
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