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Michael Pidgeon Profile picture
@Pidge
Dec 11, 2021 • 8 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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Get yourself down to the brilliant Christmas Fair at @RichBarracks in Inchicore! Open today until 5:30 and Sunday from 11-5:30.

There are great stalls of all sorts, and I got some lovely bits there:
I'm having various Pidgeons over for Christmas, so got some suitably hashtag festive coasters from these lovely folks!

They're on Insta too at: instagram.com/diymaru/
For cooking-related control-freakery, I got some *lovely* handmade bowls from the Yard (part of the @SolasProject)

Loads of really nice stuff at this stall, all handmade in the Liberties. They've got a shop online too: solasproject.com/the-yard-shop-…
First time decorating my own Christmas tree this year, so I got some really nice doors of Dublin-themed decorations. These are really well made, as are the smaller pins they do.

Also an online shop here: petrichor-fae.myshopify.com/collections/do…

And on Insta: instagram.com/petrichor.fae/
Picked up these lovely badges from @Zolwia and @bighippoart, but they have some great prints too.

Forgot to get a pick of the stall, though, so you'll have to check it out yourself!
And finally picked up this new book on the War Memorial Gardens, "Shadows + Reflections". A mix of local history and photography.

I don't have a link for this yet, but drop me a DM if interested and I can put you in touch.
These are just the stalls I got stuff from, but there are loads of lovely crafts there too, from local booze to lavender bags.

There is also some nice music outside from the Saint James Band.

Really well worth a visit!
Also, they are suitably strict on the door about checking for COVID certs paired with ID (so bring both). Good for peace of mind!

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Jul 12, 2024
Reading through an economic impact report for carpark owners on the Dublin City Centre Transport Plan, which argues that two short bus lanes will cost Dublin millions.

Let's just say I hope they didn't pay too much for it.

A few points that jump out: 🧵 Image
1. Bizarrely, the report doesn't model the economic impacts of the transport plan at all.

It instead looks at what would happen if the transport targets in the city development plan were met. 🤔

But anyway.
2. The report's figures show zero benefit to having faster buses or less congestion in town. Zero.

The Dept of Transport estimates congestion cost Dublin €336m in 2022. But this report doesn't mention it.

It just focuses on perceived negatives. 🤔
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Dec 8, 2021
Handy thing you might not know: all @dubcilib Dublin libraries have a home energy saving test kit, which you can take out for free (as you would a book)

I picked it up in Inchicore library in the stormy winds (pictured, for no reason) and gave it a go.

Thread on what's in it:
The first bit I used was a fridge/freezer thermometer. You pop it in for 30 minutes and it'll tell you the actual temperature inside and if you're overusing energy.

Turned out my fridge should be colder, but freezer was about right.

(I'll accept no judgement on fridge contents)
Second bit was this room thermometer and hygrometer. It tells you the temperature and also the humidity %.

I used it in every room in the house around the same time to see which rooms were getting colder. Largely as I'd thought, but the hall/stairs was really cold.
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Jul 30, 2020
OFFICIAL: Report into first week of Dublin pedestrianisation trials around Grafton St finds:

1. Traders' income up 40%-100%.

2. 96% say it's improved streets in public survey.

3. 90%+ say it should be made permanent.

4: Highest footfall in the area since early March.
Here's a breakdown of the responses to Dublin City Council's public survey on the pedestrianisation.

🟢96% say it's improved experience of streets.
🟢92% say it's improved experience of streets "significantly".
🟢90%+ want measures made permanent.
@dublincycling @DubCityCouncil @DublinCommuters @streetsare4ppl Any views on the pedestrianisation work so far?

You can add your voice to the same ongoing public survey here: consultation.dublincity.ie/traffic-and-tr…
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Jul 17, 2020
Seen a few claims that the Greens voted against the living wage last night.

Untrue.

Image one is the entire Soc Dem motion which was amended to image two.

Both contain supportive references to the living wage. (1/2)
The second image (the amendment which the Greens backed) actually commits to the living wage happening over the lifetime of the government, rather than just flagging the problem.

Nothing wrong with the Soc Dem motion, but I think the second is stronger on a living wage. (2/2)
Two more things, more broadly:

1: The living wage was something we fought for and won in the Programme for Government negotiations. Here's the text from the agreed PfG.
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Jun 2, 2020
BIG new proposal from Dublin City Council for traffic during and after COVID: changing the default speed limit for the city to 30kph.

THREAD: Image
1. All the documents for this are on this page for tomorrow's traffic policy committee meeting (3rd June). Item 5 here:

councilmeetings.dublincity.ie/ieListDocument…
2. What would this mean? The big change is that 30kph is the DEFAULT across the city. So rather than there being zones of 30kph - it's 30 unless otherwise marked.
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May 21, 2020
Thread: There'll be lots of opposition and legit questions about plans to ramp up Dublin city's cycling and walking rapidly.

But the key question: what's the alternative? Here's the context we face... (1/9)
On a given workday in 2019, to cross the canals into the city:
🚌 113k people used public transport
🚗 58k drove in with cars
🚶‍♀️ 25k walked
🚴‍♀️13k cycled

Forget for a moment the 120k who live within the canals (and we shouldn't, really): just focus on those coming in. (2/9)
With social distancing and other changes, public transport is facing an 80% capacity reduction. Do nothing, and there are potentially 80k+ people who need to get into the city. (3/9)
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