𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@nxcare Standing at Finchley Road stop with a ticket for the 10:32 A31, the driver of the coach refused to stop, waiving me towards the A2 coach. There was room for both to stop

Given the disparity of arrival times between the two coaches at Luton airport, this is unacceptable

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@DeirdreMullins @ConorMac34 @Aiannucci @BGETheatre You're not going to like the news... he IS sick tonight.

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@IrishRail Good morning - with the second morning of power outage at Malahide station, and having been asked by Irish Rail staff to walk through the non-functioning turnstiles, what is being done to the "Max Fare Applied" for all passengers exiting in the city centre, and vv?

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@foggynotions @3ArenaDublin @foggy_davidc @MBVofficial Holy smokes

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

And several replies to my tweet from AI generated Aer Lingus customer representatives. Feels extremely broken.

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@AerLingus hey people, you’ve only one check in desk open at AMS Schiphol, which also serves as a bag drop for people already checked in. What on earth is going on? People are queueing down the hall.

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

I called Aer Lingus helpline in Netherlands, and after holding for 10 minutes I was told to go to the desk at the airport. I explained there was only one desk open. He said “I can’t help with that”. I asked him to confirm this was Aer Lingus and he hung up. Incredibly rude.

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@IrishRail So to confirm - new timetable means no Dart from Malahide between 07:04 and 07:44.

40 mins gap during peak commute time.

The Dart you are removing was incredibly busy.

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@IrishRail Hi - no sign of the new Dart timetable PDF on your website (only the old one).

Can you tell me where the new Dart/Commuter PDF timetable is published, now that it's in force for the train services?

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

Metrolink Public Consultation schedule:

Day 1 - General Public

Days 2 to 14 - Michael McDowell yells at cloud

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@IrishTimes “Official of a shrine to an unsubstantiated supernatural event, within an unsubstantiated cult, welcomes rules demanding evidence for unsubstantiated events…”

Fixed it.

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@IrishTimesOpEd Writer saying the quiet part out loud about 92% of Irish state schools:

"While their salary is paid for by the State, they teach on Church-owned property and are hired by the board of management on behalf of the Catholic patron to teach the full curriculum."

Divestment needed.

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@leinsterrugby An Irish chap who got really lost?

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

Very disappointing. I don’t understand why the referendum wasn’t simply a deletion of the sexist and archaic provision about women having “duties in the home”.

Government must shoulder blame for a confusing and poorly-run campaign.

#Referendum2024

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@RTELateLateShow Brokenhearted. The world is a cruel place, but is made better by children like Saoírse. Look at her bravery.

So sad, her poor parents.

RIP the absolute dote.

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

Given it’s a competition raid to determine evidence of cartel activity, very easy to figure out which companies are involved. Particularly city-centre one.

Home alarm companies targeted in dawn raids by competition watchdog and gardaí

https://t.co/5zKcqxlvHa

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

Two sentences that I didn't expect to hear from Maria Steen née Davin:

“I think the point is every mother needs to make that decision for herself, and she’s the one who’s best placed to do that.”

“The State should strive to support women in their choice.”

@RTÉRadio1 #Brendan

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@IrishRail Thanks.

I did see a quote from your Corporate Communications Manager Barry Kenny (Irish Times, August 2023) that "the advertising campaign was to last for 12 months, and that the stickers will be removed in January 2024." so you might ask him.

https://t.co/QqkOrY91bC

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@IrishRail Just a question - the UNESCO window stickers, are they being removed this month from the trains?

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

@reginalddhunter @YouTube Nice one Reg, great extract. I admire Curtis and his progressive nature, and his films really are brilliant pieces of work.

Someone mentioned Wilde's quote this week: "consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative". I think Curtis follows that critique.

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚡𝚒 𝙼𝚌𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 @dmcalinden]

Michael O’Leary’s Randian argument can be distilled as “I want to make more money, but rules, regulations and the climate emergency keep preventing me making more money, so anyone who blocks me is an idiot”.

#ryanair @TodaywithClaire