Are kitkats an important part of Irish heritage?

It’s true that Kit Kits aren’t a part of Irish Architectural Heritage but having said that, I don’t think the development proposed is very appropriate.

Despite it’s designation as an industrial/ commercial zoning, I think it could yet have purpose as a Peoples’s Park type effort.

Besides all this, there are still enough run down areas in the centre of town without having to move into the suburbs for development. Yes, I appreciate the costs involved, but there’s hardly much tax designation on the site in question, is there?

I don’t understand why they are objecting on grounds of use, Inchicore is quite well served by parks, there is a park by the war memorial and another in the IMMA grounds, Phoenix park is quite close too. A mix of use is health and is already a feature of the area. Clancy Barracks would be a better site for heritage and amenity use.

I think they have a case about the details, maybe a nicer building a story shorter with fewer car parking spaces, but there is nothing wrong with putting shops and office opposate a national monument.

Kit-kats, whatever, now Taytos, that really would be part of our heritage.

There is a forum topic in the archives all about this with objectors getting really hot under the collar……I gave my oppinions

a mixed development would be nice but the current development’s ratio is 98.8% office space to 1.2% retail.

Claire, please visit Kilmainham via http://www.kilmainham-gaol.com and view just some of the protected structures (of national and international importance)that surround the site directly opposite the Old Gaol on all sides – this site deserves the very best in function and architectural design – these are 3 ordinary (except in scale) model ofice blocks (650,000 ft) planned to dominate /stand in a most extraordinary and unique tourist location in Dublin City.