More of them died in the regional hospital who would otherwise have survived in a major teaching hospital.
More of them died in the regional hospital who would otherwise have survived in a major teaching hospital.Not when they die in transit
Hyperbole is just a synonym for BS exaggeration, and I clearly identified it as such.It's hyperbole. Didn't think that would be explaining.
You miss the point that a quality train service greatly increases the effective size of a locality, thereby greatly expanding access to education and employment options for people of all ages.No, not what I said at all. I was implying the presence of a train service, no matter how good it is will never mean young people will choose to stay in a locality with limited 3rd level education options and more limited employment prospects in many sectors, and little prospect of that changing.
I'm not convinced a 300km journey to hospital is entirely reasonable.More of them died in the regional hospital who would otherwise have survived in a major teaching hospital
It does nothing to affect the effective size of an locality, it simply offers an alternative transport method to other localities, and one which in most cases is less convenient than driving.You miss the point that a quality train service greatly increases the effective size of a locality, thereby greatly expanding access to education and employment options for people of all ages.
That will be a 2h trip to Belfield, there are already bus options doing it in less and driving is quicker again. A 4 hour commute is not a good college experience for anyone.Take for example my town in Meath- if the Navan rail line is ever actually delivered that will bring all the Dublin colleges (with the possible exception of UCD) within reasonable daily commuting distances as compared to the hell of trying to do the same distances by bus (a hell I know from experience and will never do again) and the expense and discomfort of driving (again, something I know from personal experience and will never do again). That would I expect greatly increase the likelihood of my child wanting to stay local without drastically restricting their third level options (assuming of course they even want to go to third level).
Google tells me the typical drive time is 90 minutes. Regardless, it might influence a few who can't or don't drive and live within a short walk of the station and only want to travel to places within a short walk of Sligo station. The reality is the majority would need to drive to the station or get a lift, then once in Sligo they'd need another transport option to get them to their destination.It's similarly difficult to see how, for example, being able to travel the 132km from Letterkenny to Sligo in an hour and 20 minutes by train rather than 2 hours by car would do anything other than improve the attractiveness of Letterkenny as a place to live.
My son spent a year commuting from south Dublin to Maynooth. Door to door the Bus took between 1.5 and 2 hours each way. The train took longer. There's no way students are going to commute from Navan to Dublin each day.Take for example my town in Meath- if the Navan rail line is ever actually delivered that will bring all the Dublin colleges (with the possible exception of UCD) within reasonable daily commuting distances as compared to the hell of trying to do the same distances by bus (a hell I know from experience and will never do again) and the expense and discomfort of driving (again, something I know from personal experience and will never do again). That would I expect greatly increase the likelihood of my child wanting to stay local without drastically restricting their third level options (assuming of course they even want to go to third level).
Either am I. That's why I choose not to live 300km from a hospital.I'm not convinced a 300km journey to hospital is entirely reasonable.
If you are being treated by a doctor in a small regional hospital the likelihood is that they there because they weren't good enough to get job is a large teaching hospital.
Take for example my town in Meath- if the Navan rail line is ever actually delivered that will bring all the Dublin colleges (with the possible exception of UCD) within reasonable daily commuting distances as compared to the hell of trying to do the same distances by bus
You miss the point that a quality train service greatly increases the effective size of a locality,
Timely
The data doesn't agree with you.I know a number of doctors and they want to move out of Dublin because like everyone else they don't want to pay Dublin property prices and do that commute if they don't have to.
Ironic, since it was his bosses that were the cause off the problem when their 35 year murderous campaign of terror isolated Donegal from most of its hinterland.Timely.
And even less chance someone will commute to Dublin from Letterkenny!My son spent a year commuting from south Dublin to Maynooth. Door to door the Bus took between 1.5 and 2 hours each way. The train took longer. There's no way students are going to commute from Navan to Dublin each day.
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