Re: Re: Limerick Boat Club ~ Wellesley Pier ~ Poor Man’s Kilkee ~ Sarsfield Bridge

30th September 2007
@CologneMike wrote:

Originally Posted by Tuborg
Limerick Boat Club

Should be interesting to see what the plans are like!

Tuborg, I’m just as curious. I wonder, what can Michael Daly with 20 million euro to invest, achieve here architecturally wise?

By the way do you think that the cut stone bridge needs improvement? I mean with these flowerpots / baskets swinging from it’s side or these “Christmas” lights hanging from lamp post to lamp post like Brighton pier? In my opinion they visibly just clutter up the bridge? It’s a beautiful bridge, needs only maintenance i.e. weed cleaning etc. As for lighting, just only emphasise the underneath arches with floodlights.

I see that the railings on the Condell bridge have been painted green. Does this railing colour compliment the developments at the round-about i.e. River point, Jury’s Hotel, Steamboat Quay?

Photos 1 and 2 courtesy from the ecscw07

Aerial photo circa 1970 courtesy DerHur

1st October 2007
@justnotbothered wrote:

I have seen draft plans for the Limerick Boat club site, and predictably enough, it promises alot without delivering anything. It has at least 2 storeys with no windows facing the river, just bare plating.

The glass section looks interesting, but I have doubts over whether it’ll be anything other than the usual high quality drawing, low quality building crap. It’s also quite high, it will completely block views of Shannon rowing club from the Shannon bridge. The part reserved for the Boat Club is quite small, but I guess that’s fitting, after all, they were the incompetent ones who ran their club into the ground anyway.

It’s just another crap building to add to the crap buildings that are currently so beloved by our esteemed City leaders.

1st October 2007
@Nautiman wrote:

Originally Posted by Dan Sullivan
The main boat club is listed but the shed isn’t. What has changed since the building was listed? I think the councillors owe people an explanation of why they have changed their minds if they have done so.

I would be completely opposed to the suggested development, it seems to me from this remove to be more about enriching individuals than supporting the activities of the boat club. The state of the building would seem to imply little of any money was spent on its maintenance over the years and one has to wonder how many boat clubs does Limerick require.

I can’t imagine that many of the other businesses in the area would be too impressed with large glass structure popping up there. It would be more in the line of the city councillors to do something about Dunnes and the Roches/Penney block. another trip to An Bord Pleanála I guess for a development on the river.

Dan,
To quote you on the Limerick Blogger 28/12/06 12:42am
“The rest of us will take the sensible course of reviewing the planning application and using the democratic process to make our objections or submissions should we have them while you send your time carping on the the comments section of someone else’s blog.”

No planning application has been lodged by Limerick Boat Club so what planning application are you reviewing regarding the proposed development? I believe the Boat Club usable are will increase by over 160%.

1st October 2007
@justnotbothered wrote:

The plans have been around since April, as I’m sure you know Nautiman. What to you think of the two storey, windowless wall facing the river?

Course, why we need a Boat Club with no crews is a separate matter.

2nd October 2007
@Dan Sullivan wrote:

Originally Posted by Nautiman
Dan,
To quote you on the Limerick Blogger 28/12/06 12:42am
“The rest of us will take the sensible course of reviewing the planning application and using the democratic process to make our objections or submissions should we have them while you send your time carping on the the comments section of someone else’s blog.”

No planning application has been lodged by Limerick Boat Club so what planning application are you reviewing regarding the proposed development? I believe the Boat Club usable are will increase by over 160%

I’ll be reviewing the planning application when it is lodged, and also contacting the local councillors to oppose the delisting of the boatclub. I outlined above my opposition to the delisting and also the suggested height of the proposed development or are you denying that a delisting is being sought or that plans are being shown to people?

How much do you stand to make out of all this, nautiman?

3rd October 2007
@Nautiman wrote:

How much do you stand to make out of all this, nautiman?

Absolutely nothing Dan.