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# gridlock - Thursday 29 November, 2018
Severe traffic at Dublin's Port Tunnel as motorists face rain and gridlock
Motorists have been advised to avoid the area.
# gridlock - Friday 20 July, 2018
Rain and breakdowns on the quays cause heavy traffic in Dublin city
The north quays are particularly bad.
# gridlock - Saturday 16 June, 2018
Dublin Airport says idea its car parks will clog the M50 is 'bizarre'
DAA wants to change the planning status of the car parks in question from temporary to permanent.
# gridlock - Saturday 12 May, 2018
Dublin council is planning a 'last-mile delivery' service to cut back on trucks and vans in the city
The local authority wants businesses to put forward suggestions for a shared freight logistics service.
# gridlock - Friday 5 January, 2018
HGV ban lifted for Dublin city as Port Tunnel lanes closed
Removal of debris has led to the closure of the northbound bore of the tunnel.
# gridlock - Wednesday 20 December, 2017
Spending mornings waiting on a Luas you can fit on? No plans to alleviate pressure for busy Christmas period
A spokesperson for the Transport Department said ‘teething difficulties are to be expected’.
# gridlock - Wednesday 26 April, 2017
Third lane needed on N11 or Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown will begin to suffer, report finds
Any delay in road network improvements will ‘constrain growth’ and hinder productivity, finds Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
# gridlock - Tuesday 25 April, 2017
Get stressed out sitting in traffic jams? One TD says it's impacting on people’s quality of life
Next week, Dublin City Council will discuss new plans to restrict car numbers in the city.
# gridlock - Friday 30 December, 2016
Shane Ross says he won't add extra tolls to ease M50 traffic congestion
The measure was recommended in a report last year from the National Transport Authority.
# gridlock - Tuesday 27 September, 2016
Cork City Council has passed an "anti-car policy run by apparatchiks in Dublin"
The strategy will see the city’s main thoroughfare closed to traffic for three and a half hours a day.
# gridlock - Monday 25 July, 2016
Delays begin to ease at Dover as port chief says he is 'ashamed' about tailbacks
Holidaymakers were stuck for over 15 hours in their cars at the port of Dover yesterday due to heightened entry checks by French border police.
# gridlock - Sunday 24 July, 2016
14-hour delays see traffic at standstill at English port of entry into France
The Port of Dover has seen enormous tailbacks over the weekend due to holiday traffic and heightened security at French border control.
# gridlock - Wednesday 10 February, 2016
Minister: Two day Luas strike will cause "massive disruption" for Dublin commuters
The strike is set to go ahead tomorrow and last until Saturday morning.
# gridlock - Wednesday 29 July, 2015
One of the worst traffic black spots in Dublin could be getting overhauled
But another part of Dublin could be getting smaller for cars.
# gridlock - Saturday 18 April, 2015
The waiting lists for an NCT are ridiculously long at the moment...
And it’s all because of penalty points. Hang about though, it might not all be bad news…
# gridlock - Sunday 28 December, 2014
Irish skiers 'threatened by police' as airport ordeal enters second day
Holidaymakers say they were also intimidated by airport staff, and told they would have to leave the facility for an emergency shelter.
# gridlock - Saturday 14 September, 2013
Heading to FlightFest? Here's where you'll want to avoid
With over 100,000 people set to descend on the centre of the capital, there will be traffic disruption. Here’s where it will be.
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Poll: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
LAST WEEK, TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar announced further restrictions for a two-week period until Easter Sunday, 12 April.
Everybody in Ireland has been told to stay at home for two weeks, except essential workers travelling to work and other exceptions.
People who do leave their homes for exercise will be required to stay within a 2km radius.
Shielding or cocooning has also be introduced for all of those over 70 years of age and specific categories of people who are extremely vulnerable to Covid-19.
With everyone being asked to stay at home, people may find themselves with a lot more free time on their hands than usual.
So, today we want to know: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
Poll Results:
No, I'm still working and haven't got a minute (3543)
Yes, I plan to take up a new hobby (2010)
No, I'll spend my time staring at the TV (1398)
I'm not sure / no opinion (1100)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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By Peter Flanagan - @peterflanagan
Peter Flanagan says Covid-19 has stripped Johnson of his dreams of a clean Brexit legacy.
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
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