Everything About Richie Commins
Students at the National University of Ireland Galway created Project DASH (Driving All Students Home). It enables college students to call cabs without using cash, a bank card, or a phone. Since its introduction in Galway and Carlow, thousands of students and several taxi companies have signed up. Yesterday, Richie Commins , a senior at NUI Galway majoring in business information systems and the project's primary developer, visited UCC to introduce the program there. He said that the development of Dash began as an academic endeavor meant to address a concern raised by other students. 'Extensive investigation into catastrophic instances revealed that many occur late at night when students travel on foot,' he added. We invested a lot of time and effort into designing and testing the service before its official release. This initiative aims to increase the presence of taxis on college campuses around the nation so that students may more easily get one in an emergency. Sign...