Irish lives abroad: How do we fare for buses, trains, parks and bins?

A lack of punctuality is a big bugbear for many of us here when it comes to public transport, writes Joyce Fegan

When people come home from abroad, either from a holiday or from living away, they usually comment on the tardiness of buses and trains in Ireland.

While one thing comes to mind when we hear the word "environment" nowadays, its other meaning, around amenities, public transport, and green spaces is what we have asked Irish people living abroad about.

In Ireland, public transport has come in for considerable criticism, with no progress on an underground system being made in the capital, and also the cost, especially for students or those on lower wages. Other criticisms include punctuality, with people coming home from abroad, either from a holiday or from living away, commenting on the tardiness of buses and trains in Ireland. Clockwork is not a term we associate with our public transport.