The Irish Independent has a video interview with Barry Kenny of Irish Rail, going behind the scenes at Connolly Station. This includes a visit to the Central Traffic Control (CTC).
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Month: June 2025
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DART+WEST en route
RTE (and others) are reporting that the High Court objections to DART+WEST to Maynooth have been dropped and the project can now proceed.
Having said that, the lack of a depot stymies the plan and Irish Rail need to progress this latter urgently. I remain of the view that the appropriate location of this is west of Kilcock (adjacent to the Musgraves depot) with a Park & Ride site and new station on the Sligo side of the old N4 road overbridge.
I would also suggest another station to the east of the present one, opposite Millerstown with a footbridge over the Royal Canal to facilitate greater access to same. This would allow for the closure of the current town station, facilitating track realignment on an easier curve than presently permitted at this location, as well as overcoming the difficulty of having 2 platforms at the current station site.
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Dublin Whiskey Fire 1875
The Dublin Whiskey Fire of 1875 took place on 18 June 1875 – 150 years ago today.
At a high level, the fire started in Malone’s malt house, where there was also a bonded warehouse, on Chamber Street in the Liberties area of Dublin.
For further details, see this blogpost on The Pot Still blog.
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Gazetteer update
I have now added webpages and photo galleries for the LUAS to the Gazetteer. All such stations can be accessed off the following map.
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Ardnacrusha boat trip
One of the things on my bucket list is to travel in a boat through the Ardnacrusha dam. Unfortunately, the only way to do this is own a boat suitable for the trip, or know someone who does who is willing to take you on such a trip.
The video below is of a trip through the Ardnacrusha Lock: