Rip Off Ireland Alive and Well Still

deisedevil wrote: All fares on public transport tickets should be at least doubled, free travel for elderly should be discarded, a proper license and tax system should be introduced for the winged rats (cyclists). The revenue earned should be used to repair the rural roads which have fallen into a sorry state over the last few years

The amount of elderly people who go for midweek breaks and keep hotels all around the country open due to the free travel is unreal.    Short sighted  viewpoint there Deise.  

The grey pound is helping many hotels stay open esp the mid week trade.  

Public Transport in High density areas actually helps economic activing as it gets lots of people to and from work in a quick time and frees the main roads for transport of goods and services. 

Efficient well used public transports is a key component of a successful economy.

Havent a breeze what I was doing there but thanks Baldy 

Baldrick wrote: colemanY2K wrote: jeez that's dirt cheap. I spend €25 a week on the london underground and €65 on the overground so that's a total of €90/week. My commute is approx a 50 mile round trip which works out at €18/day or €360/month. Someone on a previous page was giving out about there being no competition but over here there is plenty of competition the only problem is te routes are carved up between the operators therefore there is no competition on many of the routes. Overall I've found prices to have come down significantly in Ireland. What stands out though to the contrary is meals in bars and the price of alcohol. jeez I felt disgusted when I saw what I paid for a round in that snotty Bruxelles last year. Bruxells is a rip off though. People always pick the wort places such as bruxelles, temple bar etc.  These places are outliers to the extreme.  There are other outliers at the other end such as O Reillys and Mc Turcaills at the lower end or a couple of pubs in Cork where I got a pint of Beamich for 2.90.   As I said in an earlier post the UK has a private transport system and is one of the most expensive systems in the world.

I was with mates baldy who led the way....next time I'll know better.

deisedevil wrote: Baldrick wrote: deisedevil wrote: All fares on public transport tickets should be at least doubled, free travel for elderly should be discarded, a proper license and tax system should be introduced for the winged rats (cyclists). The revenue earned should be used to repair the rural roads which have fallen into a sorry state over the last few years The amount of elderly people who go for midweek breaks and keep hotels all around the country open due to the free travel is unreal.    Short sighted  viewpoint there Deise.   The grey pound is helping many hotels stay open esp the mid week trade.   Public Transport in High density areas actually helps economic activing as it gets lots of people to and from work in a quick time and frees the main roads for transport of goods and services.  Efficient well used public transports is a key component of a successful economy. would love to see some evidence supporting this? i dont think i have ever heard anyone describe our public transport system as efficient either

The Dart is very efficient and the Luas seems to be also, but I do not use it.  I think Dublin bus has very good record in relation to punctuality etc and Irishrail's punctuality.  average is in the mid 90s. Many of the biggest critics of public transport are those who find the idea repulsive to begin with and do not like sharing public spaces with people and as a result love the comfort of their car/van etc.  The dart gets me into the centre anywhere from 15 minutes to 25 minutes every day depending on which train I get.  Doing this in a car on a Saturday morning at 7am without traffic is around 25  minutes so the Dart is unbelievable in this regard as it does during rush hour.    I can go from couch to desk in less than 35 minutes.

ShayGivensBum wrote: How much would I have to pay on the train from Balbriggan to Sydney Parade Baldy ? only been on the thing once or twice in my life havent a clue about it, thanks.

U living out that way? How do you find the commute across?

colemanY2K wrote: The only thing that is in anyway efficient is the buses that makes a loss too....very Irish!! A mate is a bus driver and the amount of customers who are oaps, prisoners on temp release and others with freebie travel is unreal.

OAPs have paid their dues, no problem with their free travel

But why do prisoners on temp release and self inflicted junkies get free travel, this wrecks my fckuin buzz

I would pay money to see you pay over fiver euro for a beer.  

Sono wrote: ShayGivensBum wrote: How much would I have to pay on the train from Balbriggan to Sydney Parade Baldy ? only been on the thing once or twice in my life havent a clue about it, thanks.   U living out that way? How do you find the commute across?

Baldrick wrote: I would pay money to see you pay over fiver euro for a beer.