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DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL is appointing a new cycling supremo for the city, as one of a range of measures agreed as part of the 2015 Budget and passed at a meeting this week.
€43,000-a-year has been allocated for the role of Cycle Liaison Officer, which is expected to be filled by the spring.
The new ‘Cycling Czar’ will work with engineers and planners to ensure road projects cater properly for self-propelled commuters.
It’s intended they’ll also have an input on the Luas cross-city project and the proposed new Swiftway rapid bus system.
A similar role existed, funded by ex-Greens leader John Gormley when he was Environment Minister — but it was scrapped as part of cutbacks after the party left national government.
“Cycling is a success story in Dublin, so we need to keep it that way — we want to have someone in overall charge,” Greens councillor Ciarán Cuffe, who backed the move, said.
While we’ve come on in leaps and bounds in terms of getting people on bikes, our infrastructure lags far behind and is both dangerous and dysfunctional.
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Wow & I thought we had pressure to do well in school! Could never imagine my folks climbing any walls to break the rules! Ever!
They would if they had no pension and their only hope of a basic existence in old age was your success.
these eastern states in India (Uttar pradesh, Bihar and West Bangal) are very badly managed traveller states. No laws. This was highlighted in media because everyone was surprised as this is not a common site in India. Exams and Education is taken very seriously. They probably will have to resit the exams.
India is the craziest place in the Universe…
Wait till the US haters on here read that.
Every person thinks for the other country same. We live in a crazy world and not crazy country.
Don’t think the Irish Mammy would engage in this sort of carry on?
I may have a word with my auld lad. He never climbed any school to help me do well . In fact he wouldn’t climb out of bed to drop me to school.
It’s sad that this happened. One should not generalised whole India with a single pic. One should know that India’s population is 1252 billion. So we have wide variety of lifestyles. The contract invigilators are sacked and students are bared to re-appear for next 3 years. Believe me this does not usually happens. It’s only due to the exam centre in rural area, contract invigilators and yes poor ethics. Please keep in mind country with 1.252 would never be perfect. we can only try to be closer to achieve perfection.Whole diaspora and Indians are ashamed this happened.
What if the parents sat them down 2/3 hours a day and helped them to study. I found that studying in the evening helped me pass any test I took.
I’d imagine it’s because the parents are dimwits and want their children to do better.
Glen to like pointing out the obvious but in order for someone to help with study they need to be able to understand the material being studied. Highly unlikely in most of these cases I’d guess
John
If they can’t understand the material then how are they helping them cheat?
Just pointing out the obvious.
Its not just styding to pass. Its about securing top positions which will guarantee a seat in college and if excellence continues then a job. Anything less is same as failing. Kids are introduced to this kind of competitive studies from very young age of 4-5! Naturally that leads to many students comitting suicide and alot of obvious suicidal spots like bridges, cliffs etc have police patrol especially the day results are out.
The parents may not be dim. Its probably because they had no opportunity to attend school in to secondary cycle and as a result are unable to help their kids pass exams in any other way
sadly these people are daily wage earners. passing 10 may get child to apply for low earning jobs
Alas, parents are daily wage earners
Good point. If you are drowning, you would even hold a leaf.
I know of a few Indians who work in our R&D facility. Man they are good. Put a lot of the europeans in the office to shame.
Thanks.
Why didn’t they just write some cheats on the inside of the calculator in pencil like normal people?
This seemingly small scale situation discredits the Indian education system and may deter International companies from employing Indian residents.
Mac most international companies are paying a few cent an hour to workers in India. This won’t deter them
I give this blame to British colonialism. else india’s export was 25% at 1900, reduced to mere 1% around 1940s. they killed industries to build their’s.
Lol.. It’s tough enough for the kids being up the walls with their exams but for their parents , families and friends , supporting them in this way is over the top…
Kids , they drive us all up the walls sometimes but this is going too far .
India must look after its children like it looks after its women ,real classy nation
I’m sick of articles like this that are really a total non story but according to us westerners it’s great to post up and make India look like a really underclass dumb nation and so we can all get a laugh at this dumb stupid country of the backward East am I correct?
No Stephen, I see a race of people desperately trying to improve their lot, at least for their children.
Anyone that laughs at someone else does it out of their own ignorance
Couldn’t have said it better John!
Trying to improve their children’s lives by helping them cheat ?? Sorry that’s bad parenting imo.. Maybe they should teach the men there to stop gang raping innocent women instead that would be a worth while education!!
Cheating is bad so as generalising India men don’t have respect for women.I am ashamed if rapes happening at any country including India.
Glen my last comment was removed so again I’ll point out the obvious to you….They bring in a sheet, climbing skills required…….. Yes. Education required. ….. No
John
Is that in response to something?
Other than the sheet you aren’t making much sense. If your comments are being deleted then they were deemed offensive.
1 sheet will do !
By bringing in a sheet. …….. dwahhhhh
What a backward nation. At least they have taken a break from their other “pastime”, I’m sure the local women are relieved.
Its all well and good being high and mighty when trolling on the internet in what is still one of the richest nations on earth.
We have plenty to be shameful of in both our past and even today, when most people are well-educated and plenty of opportunity to be well-informed
India was civilized when the Irish were still runningng naked in the bogs. Its only 20 years since ireland had its first marital rape prosecution. Every nation has its ignorant backward elements.
This shows both total dedication and total stupidity. After ma and pa aren’t gonna be there to help you cheat the whole way through life.
*after all
No wonder our doctors can’t speak English,cheated there way into medicine
Don’t make it to obvious lads haha, great one -)
Helicopter parenting reaches new levels!
No wonder it’s called high school!
Now that’s parent dedication
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