Reposted by Peter BraniganRTÉ Sport @sport.rte.ie · 09/10/2026Bohemains and Waterford are battling it out for the first FAI Cup final place of the weekend In the #LOI, Sligo Rovers need to beat Shelbourne to avoid relegation Follow the action with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTESportrte.ieFAI Cup: Bohemians v Waterford live updatesBohemians and Waterford battle it out to be the first side to book a spot at Aviva Stadium for the FAI Cup final. 011
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Unfortunately, the government pressed ahead with subsidising fossil fuels and punishing public transport users in the Budget despite widespread opposition. They've promised that this will result in new services. Now, we need to hold them to that. www.thejournal.ie/budget-2027-...thejournal.ie'Wrong direction': Government slammed for cutting fuel prices while raising public transport faresLabour’s transport spokesperson, Ciarán Ahern, said public transport users would be feeling “let down”. 0103
Reposted by Peter BraniganRTÉ Sport @sport.rte.ie · 03/10/2026Ireland's clash with Japan is underway in Cork Follow the action here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTESportrte.ieInternational test: Ireland v Japan updatesIreland and Japan will meet again today after last week's 31-24 victory for the hosts in Galway. 011
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Strand Road has not gone away... we are working on it, and we’ll be taking it to the area committee in due course" Considering the #cycling infrastructure at either end of the route, Strand Road is a proper 'missing link' - building it would be transformative #Dublin via/ @irishcycle.comirishcycle.comStrand Road cycle path “has not gone away” says Dublin City Council— Social Democrats Cllr says he’s “mystified” by the delay, adds his party supported the trial.– “We’ve now had two full summers” with no action, cam… 062
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 01/10/2026September was one of the busiest months we've ever had and we think there is real and meaningful momentum brewing for some positive change for passengers on the Dublin-Rosslare line. Here is what we've been up to... 122
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We'll have to see if Gavin Bazunu's livelihood is destroyed. 100
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026'There are few things more fickle in international football than a calf, hamstring or hip flexor when a player or his club has doubts about a call-up... We are asked to believe that suddenly the matter was beyond them'irishexaminer.comIreland? I will not be watching this team again. My children can decide for themselvesIreland’s footballers could have shown what happens when people with something miniscule to lose decide that principle matters more than their own convenience. They chose self-interest 163
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Last night we had another constructive meeting about the railway in the South East TD Jen Whitmore hosted us, Wicklow Visually Impaired, & Cllr Danny Alvey to discuss the Rosslare-Dublin line There was broad support for political collaboration up the Eastern Seaboard from the large crowd 143
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ah, the joys of #cycling in #Dublin, including one report to Garda Traffic Watch 110
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I really hope they don't make a bags of this Even if the numbers have levelled off, there are still a huge amount of journeys taken every day on Dublin Bikes The price point is excellent - a subscription encourages use, while a pay-per-use does the opposite via @dublininquirer.com #Dublin #cyclingdublininquirer.comWith new city bikeshare scheme on the horizon, attention turns to the future of the associated big billboardsWill they be gone? Should they be kept? 001
Reposted by Peter BraniganRTÉ Sport @sport.rte.ie · 18/09/2026Shamrock Rovers looking to reclaim top sport before St Pat's play again #RTESport #LOI | @peterbranigan.bsky.socialrte.ieLOI Preview: Rovers aim to get the show back on the roadThese are unusual times in the League of Ireland with a title race to enjoy, as the battle to avoid the relegation play-off is hotting up. 011
Reposted by Peter BraniganRTÉ Sport @sport.rte.ie · 16/09/2026It was a mixed bag for Irish players in the qualifiers for next month's Northern Ireland Open, where home favourite Mark Allen's participation is in some doubt #RTESport #snookerrte.ieIrish duo Belfast-bound as Allen withdraws once moreIrish duo Aaron Hill and Jordan Brown have come through qualifying to secure their spot at next month's Northern Ireland Open. 012
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026On one hand we're subsidising reduced excise on fossil fuels by around €100million per month, & on the other we are raising public transport fares. This decision came out of the blue. It seems like we're robbing Peter to pay Paul. Why punish public transport users for making the sustainable choice? 172
Reposted by Peter BraniganRTÉ Sport @sport.rte.ie · 14/09/2026Might we have a new leader of the League of Ireland men's Premier Division by 10pm? Follow the action here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTESportrte.ieMonday's League of Ireland updatesSt Patrick's Athletic could end the night top of the League of Ireland table with a win over Dundalk, while bottom club Sligo are desperately in need of something in the Connacht derby against Galway. 012
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We all agree, we shouldn’t have to pay more for public transport. We need to encourage people to make the sustainable choice, not punish them. If you agree, join us outside the Dáil on Thursday at 6pm. 0148
Reposted by Peter BraniganRTÉ Sport @sport.rte.ie · 11/09/2026It's a big evening in the men's Premier Division of the League of Ireland with all 10 clubs in action | ✍️ @PeterBranigan | #RTESoccerrte.ieLOI preview: Hoops aiming to extinguish Pat's title hopesA big evening in the men's Premier Division of the League of Ireland, with the top two and the bottom two in action against one another, while the battle for fourth place is hotting up. 032
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you live in Wexford or Enniscorthy, here's what to ask for in Iarnród Éireann's timetable consultation. You can have your say below until Monday, September 14th! forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... 054
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Iarnród Éireann's timetable consultation is currently live. Here's what you can ask for to improve services in Wexford and Enniscorthy. It only takes a few minutes, but it could make a big difference to your journey. Submit your views here: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... 065
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Ballinteer should have won this one by a cricket score They missed five or six chances for points in the last 15 minutes, and then had an incredible sequence of five blocked shots for goal at the death Kilmacud go through on a 1-19 to 1-14 scoreline #GAA #Dublin #DSFC 000
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026We are delighted with last night's turnout and all of your contributions. We're already planning next steps. Watch this space! #KeepWexfordOnTrack 051
Reposted by Peter BraniganFeljin Jose @feljin.ie · 03/09/2026Darragh O'Brien and the government letting the NTA take the blame while they ignore press requests. I don't remember seeing Revenue staff wheeled out to announce fuel tax cuts while the ministers took a backseat. 15319
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026With announcements this morning that the NTA plans to increase public transport costs, it is even more important that your voice is heard. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... We will be discussing this, and more, at tonight's meeting. Join us at 19:30 in Kinfolk, Eclectic Avenue in Wexford Town. 062
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A 6% increase in public transport use, roughly four times the population increase Record numbers using the trains in the history of the state Today's announcement about a public transport price increase is a farcical failure of policy, completely incoherent #Ireland #ClimateEmergencytransportforireland.iePassenger Journeys Up 6% Across the TFI Network in 2025The NTA today announced that 6% more passenger journeys were made across the TFI network in 2025 when compared to the previous year 14217
Reposted by Peter BraniganMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/09/20262014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 601486419
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026In an Irish context, the electorate gave their answer last time out. People would rather their house prices rose, even if temperatures rise with them! 000
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🚨 DON'T FORGET: Our public meeting is tomorrow! Please come along and get involved! 🚨 135
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Have you had the experience of getting the train from Wexford-Dublin only to be met with the older style commuter train? Are you a regular user who uses the train for work or study & find that almost all of your journeys are on this style of train. Did you ever wonder why? Chat to us on Thurs! 143
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dublin has already managed to match the number of teams in the Champions League proper as Glasgow Now let's do the same number of metro lines! #Dublin #Glasgow #metro #underground 020
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If you'd like to attend our public meeting in Wexford Town next Thursday 3rd September by train, here is how to get here (and back!) from Enniscorthy and Gorey. We want to hear from as many of you as possible so we can build a campaign for better rail services in Wexford. Give the train a go! 032
Reposted by Peter BraniganSouth East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Interested in the future of rail in Wexford? We’re participating in a public meeting in Wexford Town on September 3rd to discuss how we can improve Wexford’s rail provision. We want to hear from you! Join us to discuss Wexford’s rail 📍Kinfolk, Eclectic Avenue. Wexford Town @ 19:30 September 3rd 034
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A lament for the car parking lost on Parliament Street and Capel Street #Dublin #DublinFleadh 0101
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026"Ireland is not short of rail strategies, but rail has a peculiar tendency to appear in plans, studies and future phases while road congestion retains a remarkable ability to turn itself into concrete" The lack of willingness to move on rail in a nutshell #Ireland #PublicTransport #ClimateEmergencyirishexaminer.comGen Z want active travel — temporary Adare Ryder Cup train station shows what's possibleThe new temporary train station in Adare for the Ryder Cup shows these things can be done — so why can't this approach be taken more widely? 010
Reposted by Peter BraniganRTÉ Sport @sport.rte.ie · 21/08/2026'Out of a possible 30 points available in that period, St Patrick's Athletic picked up 16; not title winning form 'Failure to win later on could be a fatal blow to their already minimal hopes of overtaking Shamrock Rovers' #RTESportrte.ieLOI preview: Pat's aiming to keep title challenge aliveIt's a busy evening ahead in the men's Premier Division of the League of Ireland, with four games down for decision. 001
Reposted by Peter BraniganRTÉ Sport @sport.rte.ie · 20/08/2026Can Ireland keep their World Cup hockey hopes alive? Follow their clash against Spain here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTESportrte.ieMen's Hockey World Cup: Ireland v Spain updatesIreland take on Spain in their third Pool C match at the Belfius Hockey Arena in Belfast... 011
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"All vehicles must stop and yield to any pedestrian who is WAITING to cross the road at the zebra crossing..." #Dublin #Wexfordthejournal.ieDublin City Council is bringing back zebra crossings, with work started on 10 new ones last weekThe new crossings will differ from those previously seen on Dublin streets and will be much cheaper to install. 021
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Should be a cracker Pat's and Rovers in the FAI Cup #LOI 000
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026There's a McClean in the team, but not the Irish centurion UCD against Premier Division Derry City in the FAI Cup Watch: www.loitv.ie/ie #LOI 000
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026‘German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, warned Trump’s administration against interfering in German elections following those grants’ ‘I imagine Trump has very much taken that to heart’theguardian.comMillions of US tax dollars sent to rightwing European thinktanks. Did any Trump supporters vote for that? | Arwa MahdawiIt’s a great betrayal: poor communities neglected while multimillionaires peddle a global Maga agenda. How is that America first, asks Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi 101
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026On duty for the latest installment of Galway and Cork in the All-Ireland camogie final at Croke Park for @sport.rte.ie The rivalry which defines the current era - should be a great contest #GAA 020
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026'The agreement marks the fifth deal the Donald Trump administration has struck with energy companies, offering payouts in exchange for abandoning renewable energy projects and redirecting investment towards fossil fuels.'theguardian.comTrump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leasesAgreement with RWE is fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projects 000
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026A bit of #LOIinEurope #ConferenceLeague #LOI 000
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Speed limit adhered to at Glenmore... #Wexford #Waterford 000
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026'The only country with registration plates for bicycles is North Korea' #Cycling #Irelandirishcycle.com10 reasons your anti-cycling ranting just sounds daft, even if some people are nodding alongComment & Analysis: When you see as many of them as I do, you start to think that anti-cycling rants are tedious, boring and often just daft — and clearly some people are repeating rants … 010
Reposted by Peter BraniganWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 29/07/2026www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...irishexaminer.comJudicial reviews are a fundamental part of democracy — not a dig at the Government by greedy lawyersA judicial review is any case taken against any public body that may have broken the law — it's the separation of powers working as intended, writes Cathal Malone 02117
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Well done Mayo Jim Gavin remains the most successful manager of the 21st century #GAA 020
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026More warmth towards Uachtarán na hÉireann from the Mayo players than the Kerry players #GAA 000
Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Dusting off the LOITV mic as runaway leaders Cork City visit the Bowl to play UCD #LOI 010
