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  • New Dublin Transport Map Unveiled

    New Dublin Transport Map Unveiled

    I do love a good map. Old maps, new maps, maps of countries that don’t exist any more. The London Underground Map is iconic and a work of genius. But there’s never been anything like it for Dublin, until now.

    Enter Chris Singleton, yes, the fella from Five Grand Stereo and Style Factory Communications and graphic designer, Richard Hart. They’ve got together and completed the very awesome, Dublin Train Map and a very nice website to boot, Dublin Public Transport.

    You’ll never had to try figure how how the hell to get from Dundrum to Castleknock anymore. Even the train commuter belt is taken into account.

    • So in this map you’ll get all DART, Commuter and Luas lines along with at-a-glance frequency guidance.
    • Wheelchair accessibility information for each station is included on the new map – something that is missing from existing maps. (hurrah)
    • The map provides clear information regarding which stations provide bike and car parking.
    • The map includes the two Airlink airport bus routes to help visitors to Dublin switch easily from airport buses onto other modes of transport in the capital. 

    Dublin Train Map

    Dublin Rail Map

    Download the Dublin Train Map

    You can download the map in both PDF and JPG from DublinPublicTransport.ie.

    When you download the PDF, you’ll also get a station index which isn’t in the jpg.

    The map is still in BETA so if you’ve any thoughts on things that should be included, do get in touch with Chris and Richard. This is an independent project using information that is publicly available from travel operators in Dublin. No one just bothered to put the whole lot together before.

    As well as the new rail map, the website, DublinPublicTransport.ie, has lots of other features:

    One of my bugbears is about how Ireland, took up a lot of train lines across the country. In the past few years, Dublin has finally managed to get a cross city LUAS Line. Imagine actually being able to go from South to North Dublin, without having to change trains! I love love trains, I love the new trams. This new little map feels like someone had the gumption to actually get up and make a Dublin map that all capital cities had but Dublin had been left behind on.

    Hurrah! Bravo chaps!

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 227 – Five Grand Stereo

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 227 – Five Grand Stereo

    The London Ear with Chris from Five Grand Stereo

    It took two goes but we got there in the end. The gremlins really haven’t liked me over the past couple of weeks, but I was delighted that my chat with Chris from Five Grand Stereo became the first episode of The London Ear for 2019.

    During 2018, London based Five Grand Stereo released their album ‘Sex and Money’ and I had Chris on the show to chat about the album. Today’s programme gave Chris the opportunity to play some of the music had influenced the feel and vibe of Sex and Money.

    It’s really an album that would sound equally brilliant now or in ‘1975’ as in the title of their new single.

    You can find out more about Five Grand Stereo on their website, (where you can also get a Free Download of their David Bowie EP), on Facebook and you can hear the album on Spotify.

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 227 // January 5 2019 – Playlist

    Here’s the music Chris chose to play on this week’s episode of The London Ear.

    1. Frank Zappa: Crew Slut
    2. David Bowie: Star
    3. Lou Reed: Sally Can’t Dance
    4. Wah Wah: George Harrison
    5. Roxy Music: Love Is The Drug
    6. The Sweet: Blockbuster
    7. Steely Dan: My Old School
    8. Pink Floyd: Time
    9. Five Grand Stereo: Iceberg

    Listen On Demand to The London Ear

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online. You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

    Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 180 with Chris from Five Grand Stereo

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 180 with Chris from Five Grand Stereo

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 180 // Jan 27 2018

    Hello, how are you all doing? Better still, how are the New Year’s resolutions going? Good? Fair play! I don’t believe in all that!

    Chat with Chris from Five Grand Stereo

    On this week’s episode of The London Ear, I was delighted to be able to catch up with Dublin born musician, Chris Singleton. Chris has been living in London for a number of years now and along with his band, Five Grand Stereo, have just released a new album ‘Sex and Money’.

    It’s been years since I chatted to Chris and it was great to be able to catch up with him. Check out the album ‘Sex and Money’ – it’s bloody good!

    You can check out Five Grand Stereo on their website, Twitter and on Facebook.

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 180 Jan 27 2018 Playlist

    1. Hercules & Love Affair: My Curse and Cure
    2. AE Mak:: Glow
    3. Pillow Queens: Favourite
    4. They Might Be Giants: All Time What
    5. Swimmers Jackson: Pain in the heart
    6. Paddy Hanna: Toulouse the Kisser
    7. Chat with Chris Singleton from Five Grand Stereo
    8. Five Grand Stereo: David Bowie
    9. Chat with Chris Singleton from Five Grand Stereo Part 2
    10. Five Grand Stereo: Mr Lighter
    11. Roe: Wasted Patient Thinking
    12. Conor Furlong: Alien
    13. Rejjie Snow feat. Amine: Egyptian Luvr

    Listen On Demand to The London Ear

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

    Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

    Listen to the music on Spotify

    You can keep up to date with all the music I play on The London Ear in one handy Spotify playlist. Every track I’ve played and that is available on Spotify is in there. You can find it right here.

    TheLondonEar2017

    Photo of Five Grand Stereo taken from here