Micheal
@michealhalton.bsky.social
Interested in Energy, transport, urban planning.
It doesn’t read like anything is changing in terms of densities- despite the ITs’ sub-heading.
Although, It is unclear on when the parks and community buildings would be developed and by who.
Although, It is unclear on when the parks and community buildings would be developed and by who.
August 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It doesn’t read like anything is changing in terms of densities- despite the ITs’ sub-heading.
Although, It is unclear on when the parks and community buildings would be developed and by who.
Although, It is unclear on when the parks and community buildings would be developed and by who.
There's a virtual tour of Áras an Uachtaráin and they've included the dogs barking when you hover over them
😂😂😂 #spéirghorm #speirgorm
😂😂😂 #spéirghorm #speirgorm
August 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
There's a virtual tour of Áras an Uachtaráin and they've included the dogs barking when you hover over them
😂😂😂 #spéirghorm #speirgorm
😂😂😂 #spéirghorm #speirgorm
To be fair he has form. Here he is proclaiming the death of Irish tourism with the opening of Terminal 2. Not everything he says should be taken seriously.
A lot of passenger journeys are by car and taxi so the passenger cap can’t be removed until we have a higher capacity transport connection
A lot of passenger journeys are by car and taxi so the passenger cap can’t be removed until we have a higher capacity transport connection
August 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
To be fair he has form. Here he is proclaiming the death of Irish tourism with the opening of Terminal 2. Not everything he says should be taken seriously.
A lot of passenger journeys are by car and taxi so the passenger cap can’t be removed until we have a higher capacity transport connection
A lot of passenger journeys are by car and taxi so the passenger cap can’t be removed until we have a higher capacity transport connection
Might be useful if the Irish Times could tell people that there is a cost benefit analysis for MetroLink rather than let their contributors pretend there hasn’t been one.
data.tii.ie/metrolink/co...
data.tii.ie/metrolink/co...
August 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Might be useful if the Irish Times could tell people that there is a cost benefit analysis for MetroLink rather than let their contributors pretend there hasn’t been one.
data.tii.ie/metrolink/co...
data.tii.ie/metrolink/co...
Politicians and media are relying on the fact that other countries are also off track but our fines are comparatively huge relative to others.
We’ve already been fined before for around €300m and we’re going to get hit again.
We’ve already been fined before for around €300m and we’re going to get hit again.
July 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Politicians and media are relying on the fact that other countries are also off track but our fines are comparatively huge relative to others.
We’ve already been fined before for around €300m and we’re going to get hit again.
We’ve already been fined before for around €300m and we’re going to get hit again.
A great graphic on potential travel times across the Island of Ireland if the All Ireland Strategic rail review recommendations were implemented.
#spéirghorm #rail
#spéirghorm #rail
July 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A great graphic on potential travel times across the Island of Ireland if the All Ireland Strategic rail review recommendations were implemented.
#spéirghorm #rail
#spéirghorm #rail
Some insane choices have been made which are crippling the development of infrastructure in Ireland.
EIAs for days!!
#spéirghorm
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
EIAs for days!!
#spéirghorm
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
July 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Some insane choices have been made which are crippling the development of infrastructure in Ireland.
EIAs for days!!
#spéirghorm
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
EIAs for days!!
#spéirghorm
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
The ongoing cost of partition is also worth noting.
The current vs AISRR rail network maps shows what all island planning can potentially deliver.
The current vs AISRR rail network maps shows what all island planning can potentially deliver.
July 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The ongoing cost of partition is also worth noting.
The current vs AISRR rail network maps shows what all island planning can potentially deliver.
The current vs AISRR rail network maps shows what all island planning can potentially deliver.
The public transport part doesn’t stand up, we’re up to twelve 24 hour bus service and 12 Nitelinks in Dublin. They’re should be more but it’s more comprehensive than he portrays.
licensing law should really be at local authority level. They have the expertise to assess capacity/fire safety etc.
licensing law should really be at local authority level. They have the expertise to assess capacity/fire safety etc.
June 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The public transport part doesn’t stand up, we’re up to twelve 24 hour bus service and 12 Nitelinks in Dublin. They’re should be more but it’s more comprehensive than he portrays.
licensing law should really be at local authority level. They have the expertise to assess capacity/fire safety etc.
licensing law should really be at local authority level. They have the expertise to assess capacity/fire safety etc.
The taskforce’s appropriate governance section talked a lot about the issues with Dublins governance and then recommended undermining local government further by creating this new unaccountable (to locally elected politicians) agency
June 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The taskforce’s appropriate governance section talked a lot about the issues with Dublins governance and then recommended undermining local government further by creating this new unaccountable (to locally elected politicians) agency
Reading over it, The taskforce didn’t actually recommend mixed use for the GPO
June 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Reading over it, The taskforce didn’t actually recommend mixed use for the GPO
The boys are back and they won’t be having any new fangled nonsense like electrified railways!
Best to stick to adding more motorways which we already have 1,000km off.
Best to stick to adding more motorways which we already have 1,000km off.
June 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The boys are back and they won’t be having any new fangled nonsense like electrified railways!
Best to stick to adding more motorways which we already have 1,000km off.
Best to stick to adding more motorways which we already have 1,000km off.
It comes off the back of this taskforce report. It’s being run by the department of Taoiseach. Dublin City council or its councillors don’t really have much input.
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
June 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It comes off the back of this taskforce report. It’s being run by the department of Taoiseach. Dublin City council or its councillors don’t really have much input.
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
Further to this point, it’s worth highlighting Ireland has, by a long way, the lowest percentage of electrified Rail in the EU.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/sta...
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/sta...
June 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Further to this point, it’s worth highlighting Ireland has, by a long way, the lowest percentage of electrified Rail in the EU.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/sta...
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/sta...
Have you tried Transit app?
It works in UK and Ireland from what I can see.
It works in UK and Ireland from what I can see.
June 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Have you tried Transit app?
It works in UK and Ireland from what I can see.
It works in UK and Ireland from what I can see.
98 Deis schools overcharged by €734,622 over 2 years.
Catering firms battle over school lunches overcharging suit thecurrency.news/articles/187...
#spéirghorm #outsourcingfailures
Catering firms battle over school lunches overcharging suit thecurrency.news/articles/187...
#spéirghorm #outsourcingfailures
May 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
98 Deis schools overcharged by €734,622 over 2 years.
Catering firms battle over school lunches overcharging suit thecurrency.news/articles/187...
#spéirghorm #outsourcingfailures
Catering firms battle over school lunches overcharging suit thecurrency.news/articles/187...
#spéirghorm #outsourcingfailures
As he “studied history in college”, I’d imagine he’d disagree 🫠
May 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
As he “studied history in college”, I’d imagine he’d disagree 🫠
May 29, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Who will Simon Harris and Mícheál Martin blame for this?
May 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Who will Simon Harris and Mícheál Martin blame for this?
The public vote is very easy to compromise. One person with multiple cards could put in hundreds of votes which would probably be enough to secure a win in smaller countries.
May 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The public vote is very easy to compromise. One person with multiple cards could put in hundreds of votes which would probably be enough to secure a win in smaller countries.
The framing of this article on Instagram makes an even more blatant insinuation while having zero justification. Shambolic.
May 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The framing of this article on Instagram makes an even more blatant insinuation while having zero justification. Shambolic.
That’s why we put benches beside major arterial roads - then no one can hear them.
Problem solved!
maps.app.goo.gl/g1p3h1HkKUPU...
Problem solved!
maps.app.goo.gl/g1p3h1HkKUPU...
May 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
That’s why we put benches beside major arterial roads - then no one can hear them.
Problem solved!
maps.app.goo.gl/g1p3h1HkKUPU...
Problem solved!
maps.app.goo.gl/g1p3h1HkKUPU...
Google maps shows the cottage with the poster attached just 7 months ago.
May 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Google maps shows the cottage with the poster attached just 7 months ago.
Estonia has had electronic health record nationally since 2008, is 17 years ago.
They also have a lot of other digital systems we're decades away from implementing.
e-estonia.com/story/#year-0
They also have a lot of other digital systems we're decades away from implementing.
e-estonia.com/story/#year-0
May 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Estonia has had electronic health record nationally since 2008, is 17 years ago.
They also have a lot of other digital systems we're decades away from implementing.
e-estonia.com/story/#year-0
They also have a lot of other digital systems we're decades away from implementing.
e-estonia.com/story/#year-0
We don’t have any comparable local powers and are totally unable to make trade offs as the legal system enables and rewards those who want to press their case.
May 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We don’t have any comparable local powers and are totally unable to make trade offs as the legal system enables and rewards those who want to press their case.