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August 18, 2011
WOOD YOU BELIEVE IT? Council
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Loss of 48A will have a ‘serious impact’ Q PAUL HOSFORD
THE loss of the 48A bus route will have “serious consequences for people in the Ballinteer area”. That’s according to local Fine Gael councillor Jim O’Dea, who says that schoolchildren will be most affected by the loss of the bus service. The service will be cut as part of the second phase of the Dublin Bus controversial Network Direct scheme.
“If this proposal goes ahead, pupils from the Ballinteer area will now have to get four buses, rather than two each day.” The councillor is now urging parents to petition Dublin Bus to withdraw the proposal. “I would call on people to contact Dublin Bus and protest at the changes. The loss of the 48A will have serious consequences for people in the Ballinteer area,” he said. Full Story on Page 5
On the prowl: Colourful tiger is spotted on Farmleigh grounds IT’S not easy being a tiger in Dublin and left to prowl parks instead of mountain ranges and forests. Still, four-year-old Matthew Hade, from Rathfarnham, put his best (painted) face forward when he joined many
other Dublin South children to attend the recent Athletics Ireland Family Fitness Festival, at Farmleigh Estate. Matthew, and the other children, had great fun at the family event, which included several fun athletics events.