Shane Waring
Urban Impact Entrepreneur. Servant of Dublin. Initiated @dccbeta.bsky.social. Co-founded @gocar.bsky.social, establishing #CarSharing in Ireland. Architecture once upon a time. Personal a/c.
- Reposted by Shane WaringDepartment of Transport u-turns on mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists Mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists are now not being looked at by the Government, the Department of Transport has confirmed. The introduction of mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for bicycle users…
- Reposted by Shane WaringFirst of its kind ‘high-density’ hydro system begins generating electricity in Devon theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/2…
- Reposted by Shane Waring"After two years of Israeli attacks, more than 39,000 children in Gaza have lost at least one parent. A further 17,000 kids have lost both parents. Nearly 2,600 of those children have been registered as what is known as 'WCNSF', wounded child no surviving family" Genocide.
- Trying to fit too many things into existing spaces is a habit that people tend to fall into. The city has lots of space, throughout, just generally hidden in plain sight.
- Reposted by Shane WaringIT IS NOT AN "IMMIGRATION CRISIS"!!!!
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- @dublinbusnews.bsky.social have a call-out for a #BetterDublinBus of 4 innovation challenges 🙌 www.dublinbus.ie/about-us/inn... spotted via @feljin.ie, might interest @transportkev.bsky.social @hanneydp.bsky.social
- This piece was doing so well until the second last paragraph. @ruadhan.bsky.social
- Reposted by Shane WaringWhat it’s like to watch an NBA game courtside in Apple Vision Pro
- Reposted by Shane WaringCongestion charges “not a suitable tool” for the city at the moment, council transport chief says. He suggested that a low-emissions zone for the city centre, and a pay-per-mile model for the Dublin region might be better. (2023) www.dublininquirer.com/congestion-c...
- A thread of quick-win suggestions for @dublinbusnews.bsky.social to trial with the aim of improving the service for customers and staff. #BetterDublinBus (As opposed to major changes like Bus Connects or large technology changes such as changing the fleet to hydrogen or electric.)
- Earmarking the front seats at the top of the bus for young children. Trial: One bus with temporarily-marked seats to learn from bus users and any families. Then could expand to all buses on a single route if needed to learn more. Estimate: €1000 #BetterDublinBus
- Not losing the tradition of thanking the driver. Trial: Something like a thumbs-up button (with the results not logged) or microphone at the exit doors, with surface-mounted cabling leading to the output device next to the driver. Estimate: €1000-5000 #BetterDublinBus
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View full threadIt might slightly slow down the offboarding of passengers, but would generate invaluable data and might be simpler for many public transport users. Trial: Provide both tag on and off machines on all buses on one route. Estimate: Don't know enough #BetterDublinBus bsky.app/profile/shan...
- Is there a reason why Leap Card on @dublinbusnews.bsky.social doesn't use the same tag-on, tag-off, approach as trains rather than having to involve the driver? The machine could just access its location - which the bus already knows - to perform in the same way? @dublincommuters.bsky.social
- Great that @gocar.bsky.social now offer 7-seater cars which will be very handy with some kids' trips or bringing grandparents with us! #CarSharing enables rightsizing the car to the trip, whereas people tend to buy a car for the biggest trip they might sometimes need. www.gocar.ie/gocar-the-en...
- Reposted by Shane WaringVery 2025
- Reposted by Shane Waring😳 The amount of optical fiber used by both sides on the Kupyansk direction. #News #UkraineNews #russiaMustPay
- Reposted by Shane Waringto commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes
- Is there a reason why Leap Card on @dublinbusnews.bsky.social doesn't use the same tag-on, tag-off, approach as trains rather than having to involve the driver? The machine could just access its location - which the bus already knows - to perform in the same way? @dublincommuters.bsky.social
- Reposted by Shane WaringThis is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
- Reposted by Shane WaringCar-sharing company ZipCar to end UK operations ZipCar, which has more than 600,000 UK members, temporarily suspends new bookings on its platform. bbc.com/news/articles/cp8zv…
- I sure can! 🟨
- 👀 Can you see me now? The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists. #CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
- Reposted by Shane WaringHowever low your expectations are of VdL, she never fails to disappoint. A disaster for the EU, on every level.
- Reposted by Shane WaringNightmarish idea for a startup tbh
- Reposted by Shane WaringHappy to be of service. I once got into a taxi in Dublin wearing a cool new outfit. I was nervous about deviating from the norm but did it anyway. The taxi driver was on the phone when I got in. First thing he did was finish his phone call saying "I have to go, this fella's wearing dungarees"
- Very interesting, by @mastroianni.bsky.social Relevant to all sorts of subjects, not just science. Well worth reading through the debate in the comments also. www.experimental-history.com/p/science-is...
- Reposted by Shane Waringladies and gentlemen...we got him
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- He should be aware of his own personal safety and take steps to be as safe as possible at all times.
- As a pedestrian you are one of the most vulnerable road users and it is important to be aware of your own personal safety and take steps to be as safe as possible at all times. Learn more with our pedestrian road safety videos here: www.garda.ie/!J3KNOU Available in seven different languages.
- Focus should be: 1. The design brief provided to the OPW for the design of this new Garda station. What requirements were included for short-term parking? 2. A wider culture of pavement parking by Gardaí. A senior management issue. 3. Only then, individual Gardaí trying their best in a tough job.
- Reposted by Shane WaringFair point. Appreciate the explanation Shane. Preview is a useful little utility. It lets you open all kinds of documents, including word docs, and PDFs, mark them up in all kinds of ways, work on photos too. Here’s a good starter video. youtu.be/GjTs5F2t9pc?...
- @hilli.tech @davemark.com Lads, might be something for the podcasts. Apple added both these apps to home screens in iOS 26. Games is clear enough, but after opening the Preview app a couple times I still have absolutely no idea what it does. I'm stunned at the lack of affordance from Apple here.
- Reposted by Shane WaringBreaking: Jim Gavin withdraws from Presidential Election.
- Reposted by Shane WaringThe writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed
- Reposted by Shane WaringJane Goodall, who made startling discoveries about chimpanzee behavior and worked tirelessly to protect their habitats, has died. She was 91.
- Reposted by Shane WaringWe have all been saying that government needs to move from X/Twitter to Bluesky, so give these people and other govt departments a follow! #Speirgorm
- "E-bikes"
- Reposted by Shane WaringCan anyone explain why the Government is still doing most of its communications through a website whose owner is now openly rallying the far right to trigger a violent insurrection on our streets?
- Reposted by Shane WaringPeople warned us about the rise of the right in Ireland and the Gardai, politicians and media ignored it and said we didn't have a problem. The libraries were next and they were appeased. And now....
- A 70% chance of the AMOC (Gulf Stream) passing the tipping point in the next 10-20 years. Resulting in some change in our lifetime, and a very different climate for our children living in Ireland. @jonathanmccrea.bsky.social's reaction to his co-presenter is 🎯 podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id41...
