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Michael O'Leary To Advise Dublin Bus
Business Briefs - 10 February 2006
- TRANSPORT Minister Martin Cullen is to appoint Ryanair's Michael O'Leary as a consultant for Dublin Bus.
The airline executive is to bring his expertise and 'no-frills' approach to the bus service, and a spokesman for the Department of Transport said that Mr O'Leary was 'very keen' on a plan to introduce online booking of bus tickets.
Wanted Brussels hotel rooms in the historical places. The Ryanair boss also aims to improve arrival times and turnaround times on each route, and is keen on implementing 'a radical reduction' in the number of buses that are cancelled.
'It makes a lot of sense,' the Transport spokesman added.
'During 2005, less than five in every 800 Ryanair's own flights were cancelled. If we can get that kind of efficiency on Dublin Bus, it would mark a major improvement in customer services.'
Other proposals to be discussed include a new pricing system based on supply and demand, with seats on a specific route and time being offered online at prices as low as one cent, rising to as high as €30 after more than 80% of capacity has been sold.
In order to minimise turnaround times on major routes, passengers are also likely to face an additional charge for baggage left on bus luggage racks.
'These changes will also be welcomed by the overwhelming majority of passengers, as they will enjoy lower bus fares, but also shorter and faster moving queues at bus stops,' the spokesman added. 'It will encourage and incentivise more passengers to travel with smaller hand luggage only.'
Ryanair recently announced that it is to introduce a higher carry-on limit of 10kgs on its airlines, and a new increased checked in allowance of 20kgs will largely eliminate excess baggage charges.
There is also a strong possiblity that Dublin Bus may relocate its main garages and terminuses to regional bus depots such as Ballyhoo.
Ballyhoo Edge Derby Bloodbath
Cat Sport - 07 February 2006
- Division 14 promotion playoff final
Ballyhoo 2-7
Tullycross 1-9BALLYHOO secured promotion to Division 14 on Sunday with the narrowest of victories over arch rivals Tullycross. This was at times vicious encounter that should ensure a record number of claims this month from the GAA Supplementary Injury Scheme. A mass brawl towards the end partially overshadowed what was a keenly contested tie, with two teams giving it everything they had on the day. But despite a gallant second-half comeback from the 'Cross men, Ballyhoo held on like a pitbull humping a butcher's leg to secure victory and promotion along the way. The home team came out of the traps like a shark smelling blood in the water, and quickly took the lead with fine points from the Geraghty brothers. Tullycross were struggling to find their range in front of goals in the early stages as they kicked a series of early wides, and the 'Hoo were in unforgiving mood - quickly punishing the away team's impotence in front of goal by banging home two crucial goals, both from the magic boot of Behan. With the untimely assistance of a noticeable breeze, the visitors came out in the second half with a renewed fire in their knacker bellies, and began to claw back the eminently superior home side with three frees on the trot as the man in black seemed to be afraid that if he didn't look the other way during a series of nasty off-the-ball incidents by the visitors that his Honda Civic would be set ablaze after the game - or possibly during it. After three more points in quick succession (again by the two Geraghtys), Tullycross seemed to lose interest in the game per se, and sparked a mass brawl with their stereotypical nonchalance towards fair play and decency. As a result their wing-forward was given his marching orders, and it was at this point that Gda J P O'Hegarty and Det Sgt Ross Ruane were called on to intervene. Asked afterwards about his impression of the altercations, Ballyhoo manager Barty Cashman said: 'I don't do impressions.' Team members are reminded that the Supplementary Injury Scheme provides valuable additional benefits over and above the standard scheme, so contact Patsey for full details. loan mortgage calculator
Shock Horror As Ballyhoo Examiner Is Relocated To Meath
Local News - 03 February 2006
- THE Ballyhoo Examiner has joined an elite listing of Ireland's top news puplications.
We are in the top fifty titles at the prestigious Kidon.com website. But due to an administrative error the newspaper has been listed as a Meath publication! Kidon Media-Link has listings of 17,928 newspapers and other news sources from almost every country and territory in the world. And this is not the first time that the Ballyhoo Examiner has found itself in the wrong county. The Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources also lists us as being in Meath. Meanwhile the Ireland Guide has us in Wexford! The Ballyhoo Examiner has also recently joined Ansearch.com's directory of top arts and literature webpages, Newswealth.com's, ProudIrish.com's, Luckysite's and Providence College's listings of top Irish newspapers.
