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We at Conygham Road Depot and
the six other Dublin Bus Depots are often asked about WHAT we do in the Depots
and HOW we carry out our business. But people rarely, if ever, ask us
WHY we do what we do. It is not simply because we are authorised by the Government
to run the Mass Public Transport system for Dublin and its suburbs. It is also because we love what we do and believe in providing
a continuously improved bus service to all our customers. We challenge ourselves to run this transport company for you, our
customers, in the best way we can, bearing in mind that we are always 'driving' ourselves to do better for you. We have
a belief that we are providing a Mass Transport System that is driven to develop a world class customer based bus service
that is innovative and improvement driven. Why? Because that is what be believe our mission should be. Look at the main Dublin
Bus website at www.dublinbus.ie to see what changes we are developing to our
routes that gives us the belief that what we are about is showing you, our customers, the future of Dublin Mass Public Transport
that puts our beliefs in line with your beliefs. We do it day in and day out because of our belief that WHY we are in Public
Transport is not just to provide a "service", but to excel at a service that allows us to show you why we are
a customer driven and improvement driven group of people that is privileged to serve all the communities in Dublin.
Welcome to the 'Team Conyngham Road Depot'
website. This is an initiative of the Quality Service Improvement Team (QSIT).
The main Dublin
Bus website is at www.dublinbus.ie. At the OFFICIAL site you can buy tickets, see timetables, and generally get all the updated
news about Dublin Bus. On the left of this page are a selection of pages showing some of the personnel working at Conyngham
Road Depot and the pages also show how the various departments operate.
We hope you enjoy your
visit to our website and your comments, good or bad, are always welcome. ***NEW*** Please take a couple of minutes to complete
the survey about the site. Your comments are most welcome and appreciated. SEE SURVEY LINK BELOW.
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'Down The Decades with The Link and Nuacht' on
DVD
by Mattie Lennon ( Well known Dublin Bus Inspector) Surprised by joy-impatient as the wind I wished to share the transport-Oh! With whom But thee... (Wordsworth) Patrick
Kavanagh said that no one could write a comprehensive account of Irish life who ignored the Gaelic Athletic Association. Likewise,
my attempt to chronicle events of the last century would be far from complete if CIE was omitted. CIE as a semi-state body was founded in 1945. From 1950 it brought out an 'in-house' magazine. THE LINK ran from
1950and was replaced by NUACHT in the 'sixties', The last NUACHT rolled off the presses in 2003. Thanks to a few dedicated
employees most of these publications have been rescued from the jaws of obscurity. And now they are about to "share the
transport (publications)" with all on a new DVD. The first edition of THE LINK, dated 24th November 1950, published a
letter from the CIE Chairman; "Dear Mr. Editor, On the occasion of the first issue of THE LINK I want to offer
you my best wishes for the success of the paper. I feel sure that you, and your colleagues who contribute, or otherwise help,
will do everything that can be done to make THE LINK a staff paper which will, as its name suggests, bind together the members
of our staff in all grades and in all places throughout the country. I ask every CIE man to become a regular reader and in
this way co-operate with you in developing a spirit of unity and a good fellowship in our organisation. Yours sincerely," T.C.
Courtney. The Editor, Frank Finn, thanked all contibutors for, "...articles, notes, news stories and pictures, which have helped me to fill the issue". The first
issue carried articles on subjects as diverse as Charles Bianconi, the pioneer of public transport in Ireland. "THe Goats
of Westport" new loading gear for loading cattle on aircraft and an advertisement from Cotts of Kilcock, "Ireland's
biggest Mail-Order store". In June 1951 the CIE lost property department had a lost "go-car" on its hands.
And in the Small Ads section of May 11th 1952 you could have purchased a beautiful 3-plate electric cooker for £17 10
shillings. Decades of 'Gleaning for the garages', Capital News', Notes from the provinces', 'Greetings from Christmas travellers',
and accounts of funny happenings with the company are all therein. When the NUACHT came
on it was soon published in full colour and had the effect of bringing employees, with a literary bent, who were shy about
their scribblings, 'out of the closet (so to speak). There is now in existence the "CIE Writers' Group", which brought
out a collection of short-stories, poems, essays and articles in 2005. The title of the anthology was, "There's Love
and There's Sex and There's the 46A", with a foreword by Professor Brendan Kennelly, who describes the contributors as,
"writers...keen listeners, sharp observers, constantly in touch with the foibles of
humanity and, most striking of all, they are gifted storytellers". The Group is now on the lookout for people
to contibute to a second collection. And it all started with THE LINK and the NUACHT. If
you worked for CIE and did anything newsworthy, from 'missing a free' in football to acting as midwife on a crowded bus, there
is a good chance that you are in there somewhere. If there was a picture of, or an article about you or yours in any of these
magazines, now is your chance to recapture the past. 'DOWN THE DECADES WITH THE LINK AND
NUACHT', on DVD - NOW Available for €10.00 (including postage). Details from ciewriters@gmail.com and a related link
is at http://www.ciegaa.com.
CLICK HERE TO READ MATTIE LENNON'S PROFILE AND OTHER WRITINGS
"Buses, Trains
and Gaelic Games" (A history of Gaelic Games in Irish Transport) by Dublin Bus Inspector John Cassidy,
was launched in Croke Park on Wednesday 21st October 2009. The book was launched by Dave Dinneen, a grand-nephew of Frank
Dinneen who bought Croke Park in 1908 for £3,500.00 and held it in trust for the GAA until 1913. Pictured (below)at the launch; L to R: Charlie McGinley,
Donegal Association (Dublin), Christine McGinley, Aine and John Cassidy, Eddie McGinley and Noel Cassidy (all from Donegal).
****** ALSO AVAILABLE ******
"There's Love And There's Sex And There's The 46A" (A collection of Dublin Bus workers' writings) Now available
on CD-Rom(price €10.00 including postage) from; Mattie Lennon, 15 Weston
Heights, Weston Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
***CLOGHER MAN***
CLOGHER MAN tells the Story of Gaelic Games and Irish Transport
By Mattie Lennon.
John Cassidy is a voluntary steward in Croke Park and as such he has witnessed spectacular victories, defeats and draws
in football, hurling and camogie.
He is a Donegal man who wont let you forget that his county won the all-Ireland final in 1992. His day job is as a supervisor
with Dublin Bus, one of the CIE group of companies. In October 2008 he was responsible for bringing CIE Transport Gaels to
Gaelic Park, New York, to play teams from the NYPD and FDNY; the first time any CIE team played in America. In his memoir
he has written of how his childhood interest in Gaelic games was honed, In McGettigans field in Clogher and how, two older
boys would select the opposing teams: every one present was included which meant we often played twenty a side. As our pitch
consisted of the entire field this was no problem. With the goalposts (four jackets) in place the game would begin. It would
end for one of the following reasons: Hunger, darkness or a pitch invasion by Mc Gettigans cattle.
John Cassidys experiences, literary ability and research skills have been, once again, juxtaposed to bring us his latest
publication.
Buses, Trains and Gaelic Games is a history of Gaelic games in Irish transport from 1885 to the present day. The author
traces the path of Gaelic football, hurling, handball and camogie teams from the days of Charles Bianconi (the father of public
transport, in Ireland) to the twenty-first century.
Since the foundation of Coras Iompar Eireann (CIE) in 1945 every section of the company, urban and rural, contributed to
Gaelic sports and provided players at county, national and international level.
In his foreword, CIE Chairman John J. Lynch, says, I deem it a high honour and privilege to be invited to contribute a
Foreword to the history of the many CIE G.A.A. clubs nationwide. He goes on to praise, . . . the great sporting bodies
within the CIE family and refers to the fact that their achievements both on and off the field, testify to the dedication
of so many people . . . , which stands as a testimony to the organisational skills and tremendous sense of purpose which CIE
has harnessed throughout its existence. Running a sporting organisation is a time consuming business but with the continued
voluntary involvement of managers, coaches, administrators, players and supporters CIE will pass on a substantial legacy for
future generations to build upon.
Through, dedication, interviews and the relentless pursuit of source-material the author has given us a comprehensive and
colourful account of clubs, teams and individual players associated with Irish transport over the generations. Some of these
didnt get the coverage they deserved, from the media, during their careers. One such, who features in this publication, was
the most decorated player in the history of Gaelic games. Camogie player Kathleen Mills made her debut with the Great Southern
Railway Club, Dublin, in 1938. In 1941 she played for Dublin, when they were beaten by Cork, in the All-Ireland final. She
was on the winning Dublin team which beat Cork in 1942 and 1943. She went on to win all-Ireland medals in 1948, 1950, 1951,
1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955. She was Captain when Dublin beat Tipperary in 1957.
More All-Ireland medals were to follow in 1959, 1960 and 1961. The 1961 final was on her 38th birthday and it was the last
time she wore the Dublin jersey. In retirement she was known as the Christy Ring of the camogie world. She died in August
1996.
Every parish in Ireland has its sporting heroes and almost every townland has someone who works, or worked, in CIE. And
John Cassidy hasnt neglected the sporting ballad. Many clubs and individual players are lauded in such compositions as, Kellys
Heroes, Thirteen Men From CIE and Transport Gaels. A Tribute to Sean Kelly by Christy Fitzgerald immortalises a legend.
Einstein said, If I knew what I was looking for I wouldnt call it research. Well, the gems that John Cassidy didnt expect
to find in the National Library, publications as diverse as The Freemans Journal and The Donegal Democrat and the conversations
of ordinary people, are now recorded for posterity between the covers on Buses, Trains and Gaelic Games.
This history of Gaelic games in Irish transport over a century and a quarter plus more than a hundred photographs is a
book not to be missed.
Buses, Trains and Gaelic Games is available (Price 15, including postage) from; Original Writing, Spade Enterprise Centre,
North King Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7.
www.originalwriting.ie or you can get an autographed copy from the author, John Cassidy, 4 Ardmore Avenue, Dublin7. And you
can be contact him at; johncassidy92@yahoo.com
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