Re: Re: 27 storey tower for Drogheda

@mickeydocs wrote:

Drogheda also has very many factors that go against it. There is no third level college in the town. There is a serious crime problem. The drug problem is also well out of hand. Traffic problems are excessive for such a small town. Water quality is awful. Amenities are very limited. The cultural life of the town is noticeable by its absence. The prices in the town for property and for general goods is scandalous.

Drogheda’s potential is entirely based on proximity to Dublin. It is already a dormitory town and this will only be accentuated by developments such as the proposed 23 storey appartment block.

Comparing Drogheda to Fremantle gave me a laugh. Bettystown doesn’t actually compare with the beaches of western australia 🙂
BTW, have you been to Fremantle?

Ah it’s not that bad – show me a town in Ireland that doesn’t suffer from most if not all of these problems.

The apartment block is only part of the development, it’s the facilities (bars restaurants and shops which are attractive for retaining people and shops within the town. Its far better that development goes on close to the heart of the old town rather than out be the M1 don’t you think. By taking a gamble and pulling good quality shops bars and restaurants into what could be a good looking town (close to ports and airports and located between Dublin and Belfast) further investment (including aforementioned Japanese/American firm) could follow.

My point about Perth/Freemantle was based more on distance and flows between the two (I was there and Freeo is quaint & pretty compared with Drogheda but with a bit of work and a lot of imagination….)