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Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp
I went to many Discos in the sheds, Nige, and we stored our bonfire stuff there as well. I also used to hide my crossbow there away from my folks, but that's for another thread.
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Yeah, I know, I know... 81st CBSI troop Sillogue Road. Been there, done that got the merit badge for starting a fire by burning sofas. I think I was even a member of the Communist Youth Group in one of them as well trying to get the posters of Marxs and Engles to stay on the condensation-filled walls with capitalist Blu-Tac. Oh, I went to 'The Grove' in Fairview as soon as I decided to womanise my way up the social ladder instead as soon as I realised 'Das Kapital' was a load of rubbish. (I can see some demented lunatic filing the above paragraph for his dossier on me for future release on IRN or Boards.ie as proof that my stance on the Burma Road are not to be listened to.)
Anyways...
Back to the point I was making. The line can be elevated through Ballymun and still be right. This is not a major issue.
Underground, I agree would be better, but not if it adds years to the project and remember this could by default add years also to the Interconnector and MetroWest as well. So we are playing for much higher stakes here than just MetroNorth as well.
I also suspect, that half the reason the stations in Ballymun are being elevated is tso the Skangers and Hoodies can't cause mayhem in them as they won't be hidden undergroud. I think this is a good, intelligent idea and I am not insulted by this as I hate Skangers and Hoodies as well. The viaduct the RPA are putting up is not that horrible, nor will be obscuring any views which anybody would miss.
Using terms "as long as it takes" is a recipe for years and years of delays and chances are the elevated option will still get built at the end of the circus - so it'll be all for nothing and the country as a whole will be denied a vital rail link to it's busiest airport for years when it could have been in service - not to mention the knock on effects this could have on the Interconnector and MetroWest in terms of delays. Not good.