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[Discover Ireland]
AFTER TWO STAGES based north of the border, the world’s second biggest cycle race heads down the east coast today.
Tens of thousands of spectators are expected along the route. The stage finishes up at Dublin’s Merrion Square at around 4.30pm this afternoon.
Around 200 competitors have set off from Armagh. They’ll race down through counties Louth and Meath, before entering County Dublin via Balbriggan and Swords.
If you’re planning on heading along, or if you’re simply aiming to avoid traffic problems in the area — it’s worth noting that road closures will be in place until up to 3.30pm in Louth and Meath. In the city centre, some restrictions stay in place until 11pm.
Advice for spectators from the Gardaí:
“Public can attend anywhere along the route and enjoy the spectacle. We would advise that persons use the following locations to park.”
In the city centre, there will be a number of road closures in the Merrion Square area:
Merrion Square West, Merrion Square South, Merrion Square East, Merrion Street Upper, Mount Street Upper and Fitzwilliam Street Lower.
Full traffic and spectator information is available from the Garda website.
Traffic information can also be found at AA Roadwatch: here for Louth and Meath and here for Dublin.
You’ll find info on Dublin Bus diversions here. There are also special arrangements for the Dart and mainline rail services.
Oh, and you might want to bring an umbrella.
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Terrorism and counterterrorism , as Noam Chomsky says if you want to stop terrorism , stop partaking in it .
But ours is good terror, like terror lite, a diet terror if you will. (Australian commedian)
The Millennium Bug took up a lot of their time in 1998/1999. I’d have also had it on agenda for 2000 under the heading “Who wasted our bloody time”
A lot of people, including me, celebrated their New Year at work. I arrived at 9 am on the 31/12 and got home at 6 am on 1/1/2000. I was back in work at 2 pm. Missed my son’s first New Years Day.
It wasn’t a waste of time – a lot of people like me had spent the previous 2-3 years planning and testing to make sure nothing went wrong. Just so someone like could say “See nothing went wrong. It was a waste of time.”
It was all a load of nonsense that made people like you miss key life moments. Hype for hypes sake.
How is Italy still relevant?
Waffler
Italy is the third largest economy in Europe ……so why would you ask as to it’s inclusion?
Aren’t they a trillion in debt and rising? Just recently elected a PM after 18 months without one? The country almost collapsed if what we’re told is to be believed. And then there silvio ;)
4th largest. Germany, UK , France.
Putting it simply the G8 is a rich boys playground…. They did F…. A… For the small guy….
Like any conference… The side bar conversations and meetings are what is of most value.
Such nonsense. The Bilderbergers on the instruction of the Rothschilds dictate what happen in the world. These politicians are just puppets/talking heads for us minions to look at. Capitalisim rules.
Alway crack a smile when I see a talking in pictured in a hospital, meeting, scene of some awful disaster and their jacket is off, wearing a cream or light blue shirt with rolled up sleeves. Few pics taken amd off they go.
Your Listening to the religious fundsmentslist, conspirator and all round nut job Alxc Jones too much
So it’s not a new smart phone then…….doh
If they really were doing good and solving the world’s problems then the same topics wouldn’t be coming up every other year.look how often aids and debt forgiveness have come up for example.its just a bit of a get together for the lads(and Merkel)
Realistically what have they done – SFA
By managing their economies well they keep civilisation from degenerating into a world wide barbarian jungle of pot smokers on welfare. They need to do more and they have the means because they respect industry and investment.
Managing their economies well? Seriously? Did you miss the world wide crash and those countries leading the crash
When Joe the Punter over-borrowed to willingly overpay for property on the assumption that it was a smart move because it would go up and up he was a fellow with the banks in the bubble. When Irish government made moves to limit 100% mortgages they were accused of corruptly throne to protect the Big Four conservative banks. Try having a go at the media (now keeping their heads down an this) that welcomed the foreign banks that destroyed our banks and economy. When G8 or anyone tried or tries to regulate they are accused of being oppressive.
G8 didn’t try to regulate any banks. What broke the Irish banks was developers not Joe the punter.
Joe the punter took the money.
The 180000 irish mortgages in arrears that joe punter took out has the banks fukked not just the developers. The g8 does more good than you think. On another note, 2500 pot smokers protested in Dublin yesterday for legalisation of marijuana, most looked like unemployed wasters and a reason not to make it legal (even if I think it should and be taxed)
Kept the cows in the field, if only those pesky walkers would close it though.
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