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    • May 26, 2003 at 8:49 am #706218
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      Liffey to get second boardwalk on Eden Quay
      The Irish Times

      Liffey-side is due to get another facelift this year as construction of a second boardwalk gets under way. It will run from O’Connell Bridge to Butt Bridge on the north quays. Construction of the walkway is to begin in October or November, with a completion date for early summer 2004. The development will stretch 240 metres along Eden Quay, and will be an extension of the present boardwalk which runs from O’Connell Bridge to Grattan Bridge on the north quays.

      http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2003/0526/1586070736HM9BOARDWALK.

      Good news, in other good news, the central kiosk has reopened under new management. Give them your support by buying coffee. Unfortunetly the one at Ormond Quay is still closed, it was the most sheltered to sit outside.

    • May 26, 2003 at 9:08 am #726969
      Harry
      Participant

      It’s not really an extension of the existing one if you have to fight your way across O’Connell Bridge to get to it !.

      Wasn’t there talk of a Pedestrian Bridge from Marlborough St. to Hawkins St. at one time. I wonder will this go ahead as part of the project?

    • May 26, 2003 at 9:10 am #726970
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      Would want to be better integrated than the Millenium Bridge was….

    • May 27, 2003 at 11:40 am #726971
      urbanisto
      Participant

      Has the pedestrian bridge died a death? If John Fitzgerald is having trouble getting the funds together for Stage 2 (of 3) in the redevelopment of O’Connell Street, I am sure this little feature of the IAP will be the first to go.

      The Boardwalk extension will be a great feature – but is it worth it?

    • May 27, 2003 at 7:52 pm #726972
      GrahamH
      Participant

      Well Eden Quay is massively congested with all those bus stops, and all those weirdos staring at you as you walk by.

      If the existing quay is refurbished as part of the plan, (it being the worst in the city) I’m happy. Although the wooden hand rail on the existing boardwalk needs constant attention and maintainance, perhaps it should be changed for this section.

      And trying to get across O’ Cll Bridge in that straight direction is a nightmare.

    • May 27, 2003 at 8:18 pm #726973
      dc3
      Participant

      Surely the new port tunnel will free up the Quays for strollers, har , har.

      Just think of the potential if we “drained the Liffey”, enough land for affordable housing and everything.

      Sorry, finding reality difficult after too many meetings.

    • May 27, 2003 at 8:18 pm #726974
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      If they extend the boardwalk, I’d like to see the shelters on Eden Quay replaced with sleeker ones been placed at Taxi ranks…

    • June 2, 2003 at 3:27 pm #726975
      Aken
      Participant

      Will it follow the exact same design as the oroginal boardwalk? I presume amd hope its does.
      I agree with the wooden handrails. They are in need of attention thi i dont agree with using metal ones perhaps treat the wood as opposed to leaving it in its matural state.

    • June 3, 2003 at 4:40 pm #726976
      doozer
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      Will the recent spate of violence along the quays prompt Dublin officials to rethink this plan? Or at least to alter it in relation to its occupation by the public. If we’re talking sleeker bus shelters that could translate to bunkers etc.etc…

    • June 3, 2003 at 5:49 pm #726977
      ew
      Participant

      A spate of one?

    • June 3, 2003 at 7:14 pm #726978
      Ronan C
      Participant

      Well said ew. One incident, albeit serious, on Eden key in the last week or so doesn’t mean there has been a “spate” of these types of things.

      Dublin, day or night, is not as dangerous as we all like to think/believe it is. If we all believed the hype, nobody would leave their homes and the city would die on its feet.

    • June 3, 2003 at 9:56 pm #726979
      Aken
      Participant

      I have always felt safe in the city centre. Violent crime happens (almost) everywhere. In a city like Dublin it cant be avoided.

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