Ciaran Meers: There are two sides to the BusConnects discussion, but they're not equal

The plan to route buses through Mangala had all the finesse and Cork know-how of showing up to the project launch wearing a Kerry jersey

BusConnects, if implemented in full, will positively impact all Corkonians, whether they are bus users or not.

It’s 5.30pm, raining, and you’ve been holding your bag over your head for the past 20 minutes in a desperate attempt to keep dry. The bus is nowhere to be seen. It appears on the horizon, a slow crawl behind the endless line of traffic.

Or maybe it has the dreaded ‘As Seirbhis or ‘Bus Full’, leaving you to soak to your bones for another 20-plus minutes or more until the next one arrives.