Belfast vs Dublin

[John Callery]

Also check out the following anyone who traveling up to Belfast.(I'm going this weekend). Clarendon Dock and the renovated St.George's Market near the Hilton (restored as a genuine city market, meat,fish,veg etc )unlike Dublin's Iveagh (Francis St.) still dormant and the demolished Old Daisy that once stood near Smithfield.

[GregF]

I suppose then it seems that the people who like to say 'NO' have got they're act together regarding the rebuilding and rejuvenation of their city....while we with pots of money and mountains of self praise fumble about. Belfast the new capital of all Ireland!

[This message has been edited by GregF (edited 30 May 2001).]

[Jack]

Greg, you wouldn't be a crazed nationalist by any chance?

[GregF]

It was just a figure of speech!
Sorry..... Belfast....Capital City of Nothern Ireland.

[This message has been edited by GregF (edited 30 May 2001).]

[Jack]

just pullin' yer leg.........

[Jack]

Not to be dragging this topic on, but I was watching the news last night and saw that Belfast is getting a new £60million art gallery- lottery funded of course.

[MG]

Don't forget that Dublin is getting a new gallery as well - the new extension to the National Gallery by Benson & Forsyth.

[Architect Extraordinare]

Found this website about the national gallery project whilst surfing for something 'completely' different... ummmm

http://www.mcnamaraconstruction.com/natgal.gif

[rob mc]

Just found this thread,i thought it would be a good idea to resurrect it 7 years later and see whats changed.

[GregF]

Just found this thread,i thought it would be a good idea to resurrect it 7 years later and see whats changed.

Since I posted the first of this thread, Dublin has gained really alot in comparison to Belfast. But now we are all up to our eye with the present credit crunch.

However, Dublin today surpasses Belfast in a lot of things.


We now have 2 modern stadia in Dublin while Belfast has none, but Belfast did have an offer of one.

We'll have the new National Conference Centre gracing the Liffey as well as the O2 Point revamp to match the Waterfront Hall.


Belfast got the new Victoria Square shopping mall, but here in Dublin we have umpteen of them with more on the way for the city centre, ie ...the Arnotts and Carlton Cinema developments. However the present credit crunch may stall them.

And Dublin got a new light rail system the LUAS as well as the Port Tunnel.


A few of the completed projects......

O'Connell Street makeover ..................................................................................................................Done
The Spire............................................................................................................................................Done
LUAS - (Light Rail System)..................................................................................................................Done

Croke Park redevelopment ...................................................................................................................Done

New wing at the National Gallery...........................................................................................................Done

New pedestrian bridge spanning the Liffey (The Sean O Casey Bridge).....................................................Done
New vehicle bridge spanning the Liffey (the James Joyce Bridge).............................................................Done
Lansdowne Road redevelopment.................................................Work in Progress - to be completed next year
Dublin Port Tunnel ..............................................................................................................................Done
National Conferance Centre ..............................................Work in Progress...to be completed end of this year
Calatrava Bridge (aka Samuel Beckett Bridge)......................................................................Work in Progress
Dublin Airport extension......................................................................................................Work in Progress

[Maxwiggan]

the port tunnel?