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Updated 8.45am
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT Authority (NTA) will announce the preferred bidder for 10% of bus services in Dublin this morning.
The 23 routes do not serve the city centre, and instead connect different suburbs in the greater Dublin area.
The process has been ongoing for quite some time, with the NTA first announcing that certain routes would be put out to tender in 2012.
Routes currently operated by Dublin Bus that are included are the 17 (Rialto – Blackrock), 18 (Palmerstown – Sandymount), and the 45a (Dún Laoghaire – Ballywaltrim).
While a commercial business will operate the routes, the NTA will retain the revenue earned while paying the company a fee.
Unions were originally opposed to the plan, with the NBRU and Siptu expressing concerns during the original consultation process.
At the time, Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe told unions that the 10% of routes out to tender would not amount to privatisation.
Donohoe said that Dublin Bus was not being privatised and “will not be over the lifetime of this government”.
He said that the purpose of the tendering was “to secure a better service for bus users at the same cost”.
Dublin Bus consistently has by far the highest number of passenger journeys in the country, with 128 million last year – around triple the journeys on both Bus Éireann and Irish Rail.
The routes that are on the table are:
17 Rialto to Blackrock
17a Blanchardstown Centre to Kilbarrack
18 Palmerstown (Old Lucan Road) to Sandymount
33a Swords to Balbriggan
33b Swords to Portrane
45a Dún Laoghaire (Rail Station) to Ballywaltrim
59 Dún Laoghaire to Mackintosh Park
63 Dún Laoghaire to Kilternan
75 The Square Tallaght to Dun Laoghaire
76 Chapelizod to Tallaght (The Square)
76a Blanchardstown Centre to Tallaght (The Square)
102 Sutton Station to Dublin Airport
104 Clontarf Road (Conquer Hill) to Santry (Shanard Road)
111 Loughlinstown Park to Dún Laoghaire
114 Ticknock to Blackrock Station
161 Dundrum Luas Station to Rockbrook
184 Bray Dart Station to Newtownmountkennedy
185 Bray Dart station to Enniskerry
220 Ballymun to Ladyswell Road
236 Blanchardstown Centre to Damastown
238 Tyrrelstown to Ladyswell Road
239 Blanchardstown Centre to Liffey Valley Shopping Centre
270 Blanchardstown Centre to Dunboyne
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Ireland will never have this problem. We’ll never get the weather for it
A burkini seems like the ideal Irish swimwear. Keeps you warm on the wet and wild Irish summers day on the beach
it might catch on. 2017′s hot new trend
It does it for me, like all over jeggings! :-P
Went to the beach during the good weather with a few friends, one of which is a Muslim, and she was wearing one, nobody cared and a good time was had by all. I think one person on the beach might have mused whether she was swimming fully clothed and then realised it’s none of his f-ing-business what someone wears swimming. First time I’d heard of or seen a “burkini” actually my Muslim friend, well, friend of a friend as I’d just met her, was saying that it’s actually a sign of liberalism in Muslims as, in a very strict and observant, country, or family, a woman wouldn’t even be on the beach or allowed to swim in public. This is all absurd really, a non-issue that people are taking issue with despite nobody really caring, if she was to wear a wetsuit, which a burkini basically is, with a swimming cap there’d be the same effect so assume that France will be banning female deep sea swimmers soon? Obviously not.
@marc I don’t consider it a non issue at all. You said it’s a sign of liberalism within the Muslim community well what’s that telling you. A woman wouldn’t be allowed go to the beach?? Get the flock out of here…this offends my every sensibility. The fact women are told where they can go by the men in the Muslim community makes me so angry. This oppression has to stop. The women want to wear it because they’ve been brainwashed into thinking their bodies are shameful
The burkini is a sign of “liberalism”. I’ve heard it all now. That’s some Orwellian doublespeak if I’ve ever heard it. It’s a funny one because I’m all for freedom of choice but it sounds like your friend (of a friend) has been completely indoctrinated to believe such nonsense. That’s the problem; where’s the line when someone chooses to be oppressed? At what point do you intervene? And in many cases it’s not a choice, even in western countries. A woman can be arrested or worse in Islamic countries for not covering up. For these reasons banning ridiculous oppressive clothing is the only thing you can do in this situation.
Thought you were deleting the app. Glad you didn’t!
I wish he did
They are literally stopping Muslim women from swimming as some sort of punishment for what terrorists did. Will this stop one single attack? No. Will this deepen divisions in the country? Yes. This is their religion and while it might look backward to us they don’t see it like that and will feel persecuted. I thought we were supposed to mature and more open and knowledgable? This just smacks of bullying. That’ll teach them.
A number of beaches in Morocco (99% of population are Muslim) have also banned the burkini.
Just sayin’
http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/08/194558/flemish-moroccan-politician-calls-burkini-ban-belgium/
A Belgian politician of Moroccan and Flemish origin has called for a ban on them in Belgium.
Those horrifying ” backward Muslim countries” have become a model for commenters of the Journal. Just saying …
sure beachmaster all the moroccan beaches are worried about is the lucrative tourist trade
A very uneducated comment
Just sayin’
@beachmaster possibly in an attempt to stop women going to the beach? According to Marc its a sign of liberalism in muslim community as most women wouldnt be allowed go to the beach!
Proper order. If women are happy to have their men dress them up like a baddie in a scream film then they they need to stay in the middle..I don’t think the women like being dressed like that it though. A bunch of insecure cavemen think it’s normal for their women to cover up,but they have no problem with western women.
Middle east.I need to give my head a wobble.
Well the women in Iran were totally behind the Islamic Revolution there in 1979
Fist thing the Islamic clerics did was cover up the women which the woman wanted
However they stone women to death there for adultery so not sure if they still support it as much
Btw an Iranian woman won a gold medal in Taekwendo
Luke your ignorance in the topic of Islam is embarrassing. The women in MOST Islamic regions where these completely by choice.
She won bronze
Like Saudi Arabia James ?
She’ll probably be hung for coming home with a bronze.
Allah be praised
Why select an extreme country as an example for European Muslims?
@sam … lol
James, you said most Islamic country’s, I asked, like Saudi Arabia. You didn’t state European countries.
James many majority Muslim countries ban the likes of the Burqa and the full whack Hijab so I can’t see why us Europeans shouldn’t eradicate this symbol of female oppression entirely from our streets?.
Alhamdullillah….
@James you said a number of times that women in most Islamic countries wear a burka by choice. This is incorrect as it largely depends on the country’s adherence to Sharia law, in Saudi Arabia for example women must conform to strict laws, they can’t get a passport, drive, travel, or access higher education without the permission of a male guardian. They are not even allowed visit a male doctor without a male guardian present and must always cover their body.
The laws are similar in most Islamic countries with Sharia law, Pakistan, Afghanistan etc. they were more relaxed in places like Egypt and Turkey but even there Sharia law is beginning to be slowly introduced.
A Saudi Arabian sprinter, Kariman Abuljadayel, made history as the first woman from the kingdom to compete in 100 metres at the Olympics, however she ran wearing a burka like costume.
This was not by choice, in that had she chosen to run in a traditional female running costume, no matter how modest, she would likely have been imprisoned, at the least. The idea would have been unthinkable to her.
One wonders how she would have coped with urinating in front of an Olympic official to pass a drug test, had she been asked to do so.
James…. you are so ignorant. Most women who are Muslim are born into it, it’s not by choice…..same as many other religions. Although, if I was to start a religion tomorrow in which the penalty for leaving it was death and women were placed in along side camels for value……you’d be up in arms calling it a cult and looking to have it banned. Islam is backward and a poison to equality….. it should be banned, along with any religion that conflicts with our constitution.
Radical Muslims killed 86 innocent people the least the town of nice can do is ban burkinis etc, which are oppressive symbols of fundamentalist Islam.
So what are saying Sam: that Burkinis cause people to become murderers? Or are you saying that by banning Burkinis that you are less likely to murder? I’m not following your logic here!
@James
Oh no Sam (well thats what he’s calling himself these days cause he cant just keep one account and stand behind his words) just wants to blame everything on Islam, conveniently forgetting millions who live in Europe in peace. N he wants everything to do with Islam out of Europe, out of sight. but then what Sam, do you really think that Europe will be better off creating a world where its us vs them?
Its quite clear what I am saying James.
I really don’t think it is Sam. Imagine if you actually had free hand at creating social policy. An extremist group commits a series of crimes, so you create a “solution” where you punish the non-extremist people who go to work, movies, and play sports just like everyone else.
Stephen I believe Europe would be better off beginning a process of de-Islamisation before it is too late. There are parts of major European cities that now look more like parts of the middle east.
It is not the first time I see direct references to “final solution” or “deportation”… That’s disgusting.
Sam you need to really study some sociology to see the greater effects of what you are proposing. Globalisation is mostly good and these incidents are a drop in the ocean.
“before its too late” -> islam-alarmism
Radicalised Muslim killed 86 people in Nice and you think the least they can is encourage the radicalization and marginalisation of more Muslims to go and potentially kill more people.!?! There is absolutely zero logic in this ban. Its exactly the type of thing that ISIS really want.
Besides, what is so offensive about a Burkini? Do they ban fair skinned children from wearing those long sleeved swimming tops?
Sam is indeed engaging in the dangerous proposition of Endlösung. But, we must not be too alarmed, for now, as the troglodytes have no traction either politically or even in private, you will come across more people in Ireland with three heads than those who share his views.
Well as long as nuns can’t wear their habits in public, or priests their collars – you know, in the interests of secularism and all…
It’s to stop the locals lynching any woman with one on.
Sam Hunt thinks ISIS wear Burkini’s…its getting ridiculously amusing around here
Here’s a thought…..
The reason why some muslims favour the burka strategy of hiding women from the world is because they fear the savage nature of some muslim men who it appears cannot control their impulses when confronted by an uncovered woman.
In fact , worse again, this strategy actually almost forgives and understants this behaviour by blaming the woman for appearing uncovered in front of this helpless savage who could not help himself as he is little more than an animal.
The burka says more about men than women.
As well as being an attempt at control it serves also as protection in places dominated by a medieval mindset culturally, socially and ideologically.
Wow! Ok that’s actually incredibly false. The reason for the burka is because Islam believes men to be the physically stronger sex and women to be the emotionally stronger. Woman is MOST Islamic countries wear the burka, by choice, to remove temptation from other men when they are married. If you don’t buy into it fine, but don’t make up stuff.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/701987/Festival-HORROR-22-young-girls-sexually-assaulted-Stockholm-music-event
It seems the “Don’t touch me” bracelets handed out to women and girls by the Swedish police aren’t very effective.
Well James I did say it was just a thought which you seem to strongly reject.
That’s fine…….. Then you say the following…..
“Woman is MOST Islamic countries wear the burka, by choice, to remove temptation from other men when they are married.”
Is this not exactly the point I was making??
You seem confused……
I’m the opposite David. I see a woman totally covered and I’ve got to see what’s underneath. Mrs Etherman has an awful problem with me at swanky balls, with ladies in evening dress. I’m up there like a ferret.
My point is that people think it’s an item being forced upon women by men. When in truth an the majority of the 1bn it’s worn by choice by woman out of respect.
1bn Muslim women wear the burka?!
Out of respect for who exactly?
I respect my mother, daughter, wife, sisters and all women I meet. I don’t expect them to turn into mobile fabric black post boxes to return that respect.
Now perhaps you if consider these women wear it out of a sense of fear and self preservation, it starts to make more sense.
Probably because they value their life David, no choice but to show respect to their male masters, anyone remember this horrific crime see link?
Lol!!
You’ll find the burka helps to disguise the bruises inflicted by dominating husband’s who like to hit women.
You’re a misogynist James. If a woman gets raped do you say she deserved it because she was wearing “slutty” clothes. This victim blaming comes from the same mentality that FORCES women to cover up. Can you honestly say that every woman in these countries where it’s the law to cover up are glad to do so? Or that even if it’s not the law that a woman’s husband or father will not force her. And that doesn’t even account for the indoctrination angle. There’s a funny correlation between women raised at birth to be a muslim and those that wear head coverings. I wonder why that is. Tell the next attractive woman you see on the street she needs to cover up because she’s giving you impure thoughts and she how well that goes. What you’re engaged in is called cultural relativism and it’s nonsense. I’m sorry if I don’t buy into sexism but no amount of verbal gymnastics or bs apologetics on your part will sell me on it.
if i was to tell every woman who gave me impure thoughts to cover up the streets would be wall-to-wall veil
Like in many Islamic countries? The problem isn’t sexy women. It’s men being unable to control themselves, possibly because they think not covering up is provocative and thus justifies their actions. I don’t know. I do know there’s no such thing as “impure” thoughts though.
Excellent, the people of Europe are finally beginning to realise that their culture and identity are under a grave threat.
Let’s hope that this is just the start of the fight back against Islamicization, and the elites who want to flood Europe with 7th century migrants.
I’m an atheist, and I don’t give a flying hoof what you believe in. I don’t feel under one bit of threat from a piece of cloth. You shouldn’t either.
@James Darcy,
I’m an atheist too, what’s that got to do with anything?
My point is my culture and identify is different to lots of people I work and interact with on a daily basis. I don’t like to refute them on the basis that I’m Irish.
@James Darcy,
Tell that to the relatives of the 84 innocent people who were slaughtered by ISIS in Nice on Bastille day.
Eamon is not ‘pure Irish’, he’s a Scot who doesn’t speak our native tongue.
Totally understandable as to why this ban has occurred.
But
Wasn’t Switzerland the first Europeon city to ban the face vail ?
Switzerland is not a city. Neither is Belgium.
No, it didn’t happen in Switzerland until 2013.
Prouesse, stop nit picking, you know quite well what the chap means!
Prousse, read the last paragraph…..
Beach, ah I see, cheers for the clear up on that.
Lol Calm down, please.
@Chris
Yes understandable, correct thing to do? maybe not.
I just dont see the threat caused by this clothing, but then i’m not in France.
I understand the fear and the need by those in power to seem like their doing something but this doesnt create peace, only division. If this means muslims families cant go to the beach with their families how does this make france safer.
The ban doesn’t stop anyone from going to the beach.
It does stop people who want to wear a burkini. That’s the point of the ban.
Stephen, while I don’t agree with the burkini being banned, after 234 deaths so far in France after Islamic attacks, I can see why it was banned.
Now I do know that comparing 234 to the thousands of deaths lost to US and UK fook up in their country, backlashes like these, are going to happen.
This is not the fault of the innocent Muslims, this is the fault of evil backwards Muslims, who are stuck in the stone ages with their religion(same applies to other faiths too) and of the higher ups who failed at controlling the migrant crisis, leading to Europeans and Muslims themselves being killed, raped and what not.
prouesse, it doesn’t stop anyone.
If some mot won’t go to the beach because she’s not allowed to wear a burkini then that’s her problem. These chicks are not being stopped from visiting a beach.
A onesie?
A onesie is allowed at the discretion of the new French fashion police.
Onesies are a form of clothing that should never be worn outside the house, yet the Irish team wore them for the opening ceremony in Rio
Definitely a trend here…
Where?
There on the stair
Where on the stair..
Right there…..
Again, well informed commenters of the Journal are not willing to reply to a simple question.
No, you’re meant to say, ‘a little trend with clogs on’. Better luck next time.
@etherman….we’ll I declare, going clip clippity clop on the stair!
Fantastic. About time European nations made visiting cultures adhere to our customs they way we
Would have to if we went to many countries on the Middle East.
Many of these women are not “visiting”. They were born in France!
to some people you’re not from here unless you’re like the majority of people here.
Really its time they copped on .Who goes for a bath or shower with their clothes on.We now have washing machines !!!
Ever heard of a wet suit?
All these attacks are in the name of Islam, since the community seem to turn a blind eye on it, it’s only right that France crack down on it. Eventually just with sheer numbers they will eventually take over Europe in 50 years.
Haven’t seen any Burkina On Irish beaches yet ,wonder why ??
The more I see them the funnier they get.
I’m for any policy if it gets me to see more female flesh…….ban fkn clothes altogether, women should be walking around stark naked anything else in my book is oppression of the worst kind!!
Jewish man stabbed yesterday in France while the thug held a knife shouting “allahu Akbar” , BBC reported it’s not a terror attack or anti Semitic attack ,mind baffling ? Jewish people feel a real threat from this refugee migration , a threat not felt since the Nazi invasion . Scary times
It’s another ‘mental health issue ‘ Jack although if you believe as they do that women are not equal to men then clearly you have ‘ issues ‘ , this follower of the religion of peace just wanted to murder a Jew
Yes Mike , and if you use logic and call it what it is , you are branded an islamophobic and bigot , but Muslim’s chanting in Germany “death to Jew’s ” are just expressing their freedom of speech , last time those words were chanted in Germany , Nazi’s were rising to power . If I was a Jew , I would be packing up now and fleeing
it would help if people could raise their concerns openly, but also if people who didnt share those particular concerns werent lambasted as ‘apologists’ or ‘islamists’
I don’t think it should be banned, it just plays in to the radicals hand by saying Muslims are being oppressed by the infidels, ironic i know given that they love nothing more than to oppress women’s rights
Should we not ban FGM either?
Good idea lets not do anything that might offend radical Islam
Then they will respect us
This repressive ban is dividing people which has been defined as a tactic from terrorists..
You are correct Prouesse.
Prouesse f. The f stands for fúcktard.
A brain damage is a little animal that keeps on making the same noise again and again. That’s all we know so far. And we don’t need more.
he’s very angry. generally.
I think he’s cranky because he got a load of sand in his burkini.
@Beachmaster
Indeed. FGM is a barbaric practice. It is common throughout Africa, where there are even “Christians” who do it, as was reported by the late Sue Lloyd Roberts.
No wetsuits and hats allowed!
A ban is a futile gesture, it just reinforces and underlines the isolation and exclusion of French Muslims. What difference those it actually make? other than reminding people they are female Muslims and therefore must be punished. So maybe that is what is so offensive – just being Muslim, which is probably just one of many reasons why French citizens attack and kill their own people.
Well it sets up a boundary which I think many Muslims would respect
They would respect the power of the state
Islam does not separate Church and state as we do
Yup you are correct. It creates an anti Islam stigma just like hitler done with the Jews. People need to read more. This is text book propoganda.
“Islam does not separate Church and state as we do”
Probably the funniest comment I’ve seen on The Journal for months, thanks John.
Tariq, your favourite country in the world Saudi Arabia has indeed, state and religion as one.
Chris, on an article yesterday you were defending the Saudi regime and said you supported FGM, so I don’t think you’re in any position to point fingers.
terrible attempt at lying, even from your standards, but I’m not surprised really.
Cut him some slack Chris, he probably had one hand down his pants at the time of writing that.
Probably slacking off to a picture of his prophet lol.
Probably slacking off to a picture of his prophet lol.
tariq, are you are really stubborn person, or just an excellent fake account?
Ban religion
Institutional discrimination. That’s what it is.
Prouesse, please explain. I can’t wait to hear this.
I think you can’t hear anything that’s not your opinion…
A local authority is stopping people from accessing a public space because of what they wear.
If some woman wants to go swimming dressed as batman around Children then she needs to go back to the middle east and continue with her cave paintings..Europe has moved on from cave paintings..
Like you sir are an idiot!..
How is this any different to the nuns who cover almost their entire body in long habits and veils. For centuries, this has been accepted. All of a sudden, Muslims dress similarly and this is a problem?
The ban also applies to any nuns who might be at the beach in a burkini.
A silly comparison , Nuns knew what they were getting into females in Islam are generally under the control of men .As soon as a girl reaches puberty she must cover her hair just in case a man might see it , with some of the more pathetic Muslim men forcing the women to cover their faces . Its a form of control these ridiculous men cannot bear to have women living lives independent of them , this Burkina is about covering up the female form just in case some other man might enjoy looking at their ‘ property ‘ , it has no place in 21st cent Europe or any other place for that matter
Does anyone actually think this is going to help make anything better at all? Maybe just continue to fuel the suspicion, divide and bigotry, no? Can’t we take the high Road, set examples and actually tackle the problems than this petty nonsense?
We should send you to talk to ISIS.
It protects the skin from sunburn/winkles. Sunscreen isn’t 100% effective. I would definitely wear one if I was in those hot countries. Here I wear a full body wet suit and a cap.
My nice niece is from Nice which is nice. Stupid languages.
A tsunami of Islamophobic comments.Didn’t see that coming at all.
Also anti Semitic attacks , Muslim man stabbed a Jewish man in France yesterday while shouting Allah Akbar , mainstream media including journal are very quiet . Islam is on a level with Nazi Germany so don’t gimme that islamophobic crap
Ban the body’s!!just a thought
Seriously? I can see lots of redheads having problems with this one….
Great! This will solve terrorism.
Does it mean a white man wearing a wetsuit will also get fined
thats no very nice
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