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Most certainly – just that the building would have had a much greater apparent value with original windows and, well, wouldn’t have been so horribly ugly to look at when considering its fate.
Perhaps it’s naive to think that the discriminating heads in APB didn’t factor this into consideration, but you’d wonder all the same.
@Ireland.com wrote:
Man injured in Dublin city stabbing incident
From:ireland.com
Wednesday, 7th September, 2005A man is in a serious condition in hospital this evening after being stabbed in Dublin city centre.
The man was attacked on Bachelor’s Quay boardwalk shortly after midday. He is said to have suffered several stab wounds.
He was later brought to the Mater Hospital where his condition was described as serious.
Gardai have sealed off the boardwalk between the Ha’penny Bridge and O’Connell Street Bridge while a technical examination of
Boardwalks
Funnily enough (or not) I came accross town through Temple Bar specifically to walk the length of the boardwalks (on my way back to work at Irish Life). Made it up to Bacholars walk and was stopped by a Gardai. If I had of been five minutes earlier I could have seen it all or even been a victim. Only the day before a colleague told me that whilst having his lunch on the Eden quay boardwalk two gentlemen (gearbags) were beating the head off each other. What’s to be done here ???
Rustycogs, you’ll find the two people involved probably knew each other so I think you’re safe enough.
The whole of the Bachelor’s Quay boardwalk was cordoned off this afternoon – it actually looked rather fitting.
The Water Unit were also there searching around in the Liffey, which is obviously where the knife ended up.😀 (even as serious as it is)
@kefu wrote:
it actually looked rather fitting.
What do you mean Kefu?
While it is highly probable it was an altercation between two ‘friends’, as most stabbings tend to be, it nonetheless exhibits to a tee the nature of activity on these two Boardwalks: Bachelors Walk and Eden Quay in particular. If this doesn’t spur the Gardaà into action nothing will.
I just mean that it was only a matter of time before there was a violent incident on the Boardwalk. As many of us have frequently commented, it is a gathering ground for junkies, winos and in general the worst that Dublin has to offer. And the level of policing is abysmal.
The Green Party has called for cars to be banned from College Green and the quays in Dublin in an effort to create a “pedestrian-friendly” capital city.
Presenting a five-year “vision” for Dublin yesterday, the party said the city centre could be “one of the best civic spaces in Europe” if a number of measures were introduced, including lower speed-limits, wider pavements, and reduced access for goods vehicles.
The Greens also want the joining of the two existing Luas lines with a connecting line that would continue to Broadstone bus depot.
Announcing the proposals during “Car-Free Day” yesterday, Green Party leader Trevor Sargent said: “We believe that the people of Dublin are ready to support such changes as they have long benefited from the wisdom of giving road space back to pedestrian and public transport.”
He was speaking at College Green amid busy afternoon traffic – proof that Car-Free Day had been largely ignored by the city’s commuters.
Dublin City Council opted against participating in the Europe-wide event, which was renamed by the Government this year as “In Town Without My Car Day”.
Minister for the Environment Dick Roche, who commuted by bus yesterday rather than using his car, told The Irish Times he was “disappointed” by the overall response to the event. He said he knew people viewed the day as a “token” but “it’s an important token nonetheless”.
He admitted a lack of investment in public transport had made it difficult to get people out of their cars. “The challenge is to give people better-quality public transport at affordable prices,” Mr Roche added.
Minister of State at the Department of Transport Ivor Callely was more upbeat about the event, however, saying both Car-Free Day and European Mobility Week had been “marginal success stories”.
Mr Callely, who commuted by bike yesterday, said a specially erected public transport information tent at the top of Grafton Street had attracted numerous visitors, adding “people should not lose sight of the fact that there are an array of services now available”.
Members of the Dublin Cycling Campaign marked yesterday’s occasion by waving chequered flags at traffic stuck on the quays in a mocking gesture.
Luas operators Connex said they saw no noticeable increase in passenger numbers yesterday.
Bus Éireann, which provided free off-peak services in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford, said customer numbers had risen in some locations.
Joe Humphreys
© The Irish Times
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