Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley

Bus shelters are a basic infrastructure. They’re structures with roofs that keep people dry while waiting for a bus. Some bus shelters have seats. Many newer ones provide real-time information on bus arrival times.

In Galway, though, we just can’t seem to master delivery of bus shelters. Firstly, it’s been evident for a long time that Galway does not have enough of them. Bearna, for example, has been waiting years to get one.

Galway West TD John Connolly (FF) recently announced that a bus shelter was coming to the village soon. Oughterard was getting its first shelter too. Great news. But it’s hard to believe it has taken decades – and intervention by a Dáil Deputy........

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