Michael Moynihan: We should consider introducing free public transport in Cork

Paying attention to the bus as the workhorse of commuting and urban transport means prioritising it through dedicated bus lanes around the city.

A computer-generated image of the Cork LUAS system as part of the CMATS. Introducing free bus travel in Cork is not as outlandish as it sounds. You only have to look toward France and Estonia for inspiration.

How many readers can recall Singles, a movie released back in 1992 featuring Campbell Scott, Bridget Fonda and sundry others?

If the two actors mentioned above locate it precisely in a particular time, so does the grunge-era soundtrack, which is appropriate to its Seattle setting. I don’t raise it here because the Mudhoney revival is overdue — it isn’t — but because the Campbell Scott character, Steve, is germane this morning.