Just a coda on this thread; giving praise where praise is due. The 'night Luas' picks up on the inbound journey as well as the outbound - as many of you will know, the Nightlinks only pick up on outbound trips. I was out with friends outside the city last night (NYE) but wanted to travel back to home (TCD). I had no problem getting the advertised Stephens Green-bound tram in the early hours.
While the numbers aren't great, and some stops would potentially have safety issues if you were waiting alone (I was at a quiet but 'good' stop), it certainly comes across to passengers as helpful. I know it's more difficult for buses, and there is a time advantage to sending the Nightlinks flying back in in order to get back to the city centre for the next run ASAP, but given that for many people (me included!) the impossibility of getting a city-bound bus after 1130 is a point of some annoyance, the little bit of effort made by RPA/Veolia on this matter is appreciated. There are an awful lot of people living in Dublins 1/2 who are pretty much stuck with taxis if they dare to socialise anywhere outside the centre.
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