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Poll: Does having the Olympic flame in Ireland cheer you up?

The flame is here as part of the relay leading up to the opening ceremony of London 2012. Did having it here this morning affect your mood?

THE PROGRESS OF the Olympic torch through its Irish leg continues today with the eternal flame passing through Dublin city and its surrounds.

Some – though not all – of the torch’s route has been carried live on RTÉ One this morning. (You can watch all of the route live on the BBC’s website here).

Does having the torch in the country this morning mean something to you? Does it make you feel more cheerful than usual?


Poll Results:

I feel pretty much the same (1132)
Yes, I feel more cheerful (557)
No, I feel less cheerful, for some reason (274)

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    Mute Reuben Gray
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    May 27th 2022, 1:22 PM

    Calling bus routes N4 and N6 when neither of them run on those roads isn’t confusing at all.

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    Mute Colonel Buckshot
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    May 27th 2022, 1:56 PM

    @Reuben Gray: It may also be confusing for visitors. An “N” before or after the route number is almost always used for night only routes throughout Europe.

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    Mute Eoin Roche
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    May 27th 2022, 2:34 PM

    @Reuben Gray: Agree with both of these points, the N4 and the N6 will run on the N2 and N3! Theres still time to pick any other letter, nobody cares that N means North, its been the 17A for the last million years, call them A4 and A6 or whatever, the passengers will feel like they’re in an Audi.

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    Mute Aurelio Na Fodhla
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    May 27th 2022, 3:37 PM

    @Eoin Roche: what Dublin bus will run on the N2 during the day please. Genuine question. Thanks

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    Mute Gary Kearney
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    May 27th 2022, 4:21 PM

    @Colonel Buckshot: It is here to with NiteLink!

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    Mute Eoin Roche
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    May 27th 2022, 4:29 PM

    @Aurelio Na Fodhla: None. The N6 Route will operate on the N2, but its being operated by Go-Ahead.

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    Mute Thomas Claffey
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    May 27th 2022, 1:58 PM

    Since they took over the bus routes its been a shambles buses not turning up on time or simply moved to a other routes #bus number 9 routes

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    Mute Paul Shepherd
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    May 27th 2022, 5:50 PM

    Only a matter of time before they end the late night service due to the usual yobs causing problems.

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    Mute Roibeard Ó Riain
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    May 27th 2022, 10:00 PM

    @Paul Shepherd: Wow. Close your curtains buddy, buy a water melon and watch Dirty Dancing. #crazyforswayze

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    Mute Gary Kearney
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    May 27th 2022, 4:23 PM

    A complete joke as the N4 and N6 routes are not serving the communities of the services they are replacing.
    Now people have to wait in Finglas Village to change buses and trust me the wind coming off the N2 goes straight through you, No shelter and no room for one.
    Its been a farce from start to finish.

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    May 27th 2022, 2:49 PM

    @Gerrard: Howth Junction you eejit

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