Cian Ginty

@cianginty

Editor of IrishCycle.com - runs - cian.ginty@gmail.com

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Cian Ginty@cianginty· 24d

Maybe just keep it simple and have the URL for your main mapping system at map.geohive.ie/ or geohive.ie/map? Why is that so hard? @tailteeireann.bsky.social

Welcome to the GeoHive main Map Viewer.

GeoHive is the State’s Geospatial Data Hub, enabling search, view and access to the key authoritative geospatial information via interactive maps, data catalogues and geospatial applications.

Notice: This Map Viewer will be updated in the coming months and will transition to a new URL as part of that update. The updated Viewer will replace the current Viewer on the GeoHive Hub at https://www.geohive.ie and we recommend that users should always access the Viewer through the GeoHive Hub to remain on the most recent release.

Cian Ginty@cianginty· 24d

Do you think this lad is really motivated by safety?

Cian Ginty@cianginty· 25d

It really is silly season...

52.5k page views and 49.4k unique visits yesterday, nearly all to an article about how the new scooter rules don't make sense.

Cian Ginty@cianginty· 26d

Because of the distance, angles involved, and the sun, it's hard to see exactly, but I think you can see them taking evasive action here with the turn of the bike. Just because they are not shaking their fist or sticking up their fingers, etc, afterwards does not mean it did not impact them.

Cian Ginty@cianginty· 28d

Ah, feck... and even after loads of sanding, the smooth edges broke off while painting... It was never supposed to be perfect because of a splash back that's going up some time in the future...

Cian Ginty@cianginty· 28d

And sometimes DIY isn't worth it... a very expensive mistake...

Cian Ginty@cianginty· 28d

Close, but not that close, then again Aldi trolleys end up in the car park here between Lidl and Dunnes and Aldi is further away...

Cian Ginty@cianginty· 28d

Something is not right here...

A shopping trolley from supermarket at the trolley bay of another supermarket

Cian Ginty@cianginty· 28d

Why on earth has Lidl replaced the glass jar version of these with a plastic jar? So much for them reducing plastic!

Cian Ginty@cianginty· 28d

How did whoever drew this caricature of him get it so wrong?

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 17

...why is Sinéad acting like it's shocking? We get talk of a "Shadow Government" and excuses for many political choices that eroded delivery capability. Politicians are not all-powerful, but in her article, they are portrayed as unwilling actors. She says "but it’s not like there was...

Look at the many bodies now delivering the State’s services, including the voluntary hospitals, the disability providers, and the great care charities. What do they have in common? They were founded by religious orders, by philanthropists, and by parishes, and were helping the sick and poor on the island before there was even an Irish government that existed. When the State finally arrived, then, it did not replace them but instead decided to fund them, and the State spread up around them the way weeds come up through old cracks in the paving, taking whatever space the cracks allowed, while writing cheques to the entities that already existed. And in the meantime, never getting around to building the apparatus of the State itself. But it’s not like there was never a cabinet meeting at which this particular form of state architecture was chosen, which is actually nearly the problem.

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 17

In her latest bit, Sinéad O’Sullivan talks about everything from the makeup of our State to the delivery of a metro in Dublin, as if no choices had been made by politicians. But these were documented choices. And 20% of the workforce being employed by the State would not be outside EU norms, so...

So when you put the two together, the State and the shadow government, you get something like 600,000 people who are delivering state-funded services in this country, in a total workforce of 2.8 million. That’s one worker in five. One in five.

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 13

There's legitimate concerns about the speed and acceleration of "bicycle-like-objects" which are legally mopeds. Enforcement is really needed. But these are some of the types of people complaining to councillors that cyclists should be banned on Capel Street and Parliament Street.

What happened in Capel st and parliament st was shameful ,disgraceful and it was a bulling exercise carried by a woke left champagne socialist green mafia dictatorship council against the wishes of the people of the city but fear not the next election is not too far away and these councillors will face the anger of the electorate and the way the DCC caved into demands for a noisey well heeled, government employed cycle lobby and there will be carnage at the next election and then will come the changes back to commonsense.

Probably best to revert both streets permanently to one-way vehicular traffic and a segregated cycle lane.

'Ban the Bicycles' from Parliament Street, there's a dearth of streets they can use.

Power to the People ✊🏻 (not the feckin' bicycles/e-bikes/scooters) 🤦🏼‍♂️

As ALDI says "It's not complicated" 🤷🏼‍♂️

And:

Capel st and Parliament should be restored to traffic and bikes, zero need for them to have ever been pedestrianised. They're not even being utilized, it's not like any of the restaurants or bars have seating out on the roads which is mental with this weather!

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 10

After the 4th train of the day... home now. Great way to travel. Also I found this new thing where it's colder at night. I like this. Although it's supposed to get warmer here in Ballina than in Dublin this week and up to 26 degrees on Sunday! 🫠

Intercity train between Athlone and Westport, pulling out of Manulla Junction

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 10

International followers might think Irish intercity train tables are a waste of space, but there's nothing quite like a full table to travel with your family or work at on a train, or a trip with friends, etc. It makes a 3.5+ hours trip more bearable. Talk that @eurostarnews.bsky.social

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 8

AI 🤮

Limerick Now Facebook post with a totally fictional AI image, apparently showing the temporary Adare train platform but actually showing a train that's clearly not an Irish Rail train and a wooden structure that's more like a clubhouse with railing between the train and people on the "platform". There's a castle and some not very Irish looking cottages in the background.

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 6

I hope all the EU delegates are having a great time in Ballina... Thankfully the helicopter which it feels like has been constantly circling for the last hour has stopped!

A photo of a helicopter in the sky taken from below it

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 5

Yeah, I don't get it. The only thing I can think of is that it will not be just a turning circle, and that they want access from the south for some reason... maybe they are two steps ahead of everybody else and want it before the access via beside the promenade is cut off from the bridge building.

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 5

On the other side of Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork City Council is building an urban dual carragway that is planned to eventally take up even more urban green space from the park when it is linked with a bridge across the River Lee. Why not place the coach access beside the new road?

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 4

Clearly an overpowered scooter, but the neck of some people -- it's not a motorway, it's also illegal to drive with a phone or other distractions, and the speed limit here is 80km/h not 100km/h, so it looks like the scooter guy isn't the only one breaking the law.

A post on Facebook showing a scooter in traffic on the N4 with the text: "A man has been spotted again scootering on a scooter (scooter) on the N4, a Dublin motorway. According to the report of a Brazilian driver, he was at almost 100 km/h, dividing space with cars at high speeds. The blatant reinforces the risks of this type of attitude for both the driver and other drivers."

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 3

I thought the reasons given here against transparency were so daft I put in an AIE request on this...

Good afternoon,

I am requesting the following under the Access to Information on the Environment (AIE) regulations, S.I. No. 133 of 2007:

-- A spreadsheet copy of the planning enforcement register in the same way as it is released by Monaghan County Council via https://monaghan.ie/planning/enforcement/

As above, and for clarity, my preference is for the records to be made in a spreadsheet format and made publicly available online on or via the council's website at Dublincity.ie.

As per the motion recently put to the council's planning SPC (as outlined in this article: https://www.dublininquirer.com/dublin-city-council-planner-throws-cold-water-on-plea-to-publish-more-about-planning-enforcement-cases/), the release of the register in this way would reduce admin and duplication for council staff, help deter property owners from doing the wrong thing, build trust with the public through transparency," and would be in line with what Monaghan County Council is doing and would be as percrobed by the Office of the Planning Regulator.

As this relates to the housing crisis, which is widely seen as the most pressing issue the county is faced with, there is zero justification for delaying this for any "national digitisation programme" -- these are records already digitised and updated on a regular basis.

While in a narrow way the council may be correct, it is complying with how a register is maintained, this approach to block public access to the register is not in line with the council's requirement to be transparent and is not in line with good procedures which would save the time and effort of both the public and officals, and would be for the betterment of the public interist.

Regards,

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 2

Here, would you ever enter the get lost era, please...

A screenshot from the Gmail entry page with the text "AI-powered email for everyone" in large text, and smaller text above it proclaiming "New: Gmail is entering the Gemini era"

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jul 1

One of these images? They could be old school photoshopping?

Cian Ginty@cianginty· Jun 29

Let's be honest, the Strategic Gas Reserve Bill never made any sense, but two things make it clearer that it makes less sense now: (1) The price shocks this year. (2) The improvements in battery storage have reached the point that they are having this effect in Victoria, Australia: