well what about the developments popping up in the shannonside ?

I assume also that HQDC are in place say in the example of the N18 Limerick to (eventually) Galway. There is no alternative route for slow vehicles , L drivers etc to take so this route will stay as a HQDC with the 100kph restriction. In saying that – I use the Fermoy bypass quite regularly travelling from Limerick to the east side of Cork city… and to my knowledge there are no big signs like you had on the motorway near Naas saying who can and who cant use the route. On a totally differenet point – was in Thomond park today..things seem to have really slowed down there since Christmas… I suppose they have plenty of time before the Heineken cup for next year..but you’d think theyd like to be finished sooner rather than later..

@CologneMike wrote:

Looks well, just hope this gem of a park does not get “overrun” as a short-cut between the railway station and Barrington Street? The junction of Parnell Street and Mallow Street where this new gate situated can be a hassle to crossover at times.

Wasn’t there an elaborate sculpture planned originally for this site, when it was being referred to as the Pery Portal?

Also, I’d be delighted to see it being used as a short cut between Barrington Street an the Railway Station – it is such a beautiful way to walk through the city and more people should enjoy it.

King’s Island / Thomondgate

A trawl through Rooney’s und GVA Donal O Buachalla Auctioneers show 3 interesting sites for development.

(Rooney’s) Development site with planning permission in place for commercial unit on ground floor with 13 apartments on first/second/third/fourth floors. Magnificent location overlooking River Shannon/Thomond Bridge. Site comprises of the former “Treaty Bar“(Kielys) and 27 and 28 Old Thomondgate.

Amazing that this site above is now nearly two years in limbo.

(Rooney’s) Development site comprising of vacant site & adjacent 2 storey house and adjacent former licensed premises known as “The Bridge Bar”. The property comprises of a vacant site at the junction of Bridge Street with Georges Quay, Limerick and two adjacent buildings – i.e. the former “Bridge Bar” and the adjoining two storey red brick house between this site and “The Locke Bar”. Total site area is circa 0.177 ha. (0.043 acres) – approx. 1,900 sq.ft.

Would be good to see above more public houses / restaurants return here.

(GVA Donal O Buachalla) Mary Street, high profile city centre location suited to a highdensity commercial / residential development scheme, subject to planning permission.

Image below.

CologneMike: As a non-resident, I’m loathe to intervene, but you cannot preserve parks as an ‘oasis’ if by that you mean used by you and three other people and the usual raft of ‘undesirables’ who have made many parks no-go areas. Urban parks are not natural! They are intended to be used by the general public. What better than contemplating the park when rushing for the train and even lingering of a summer’s evening or a winter’s day, or if you’re too early/late for the train. It could even have a cafe (shock, horror!) and encourage people to use it as a rendezvous. The glass is always half-full.

Heres another perspective on the treaty bar development, I must say it looks even better in colour! Curiously there are very few renders floating around, hmmmm I wonder why!:rolleyes:

@CologneMike wrote:

Looks like the owner had never serious intentions of re-developing the pub himself and just went through the motions of the planning process to get the maximum price for his property. The whole row of houses, with their ‘arses’ to the river are quite a sight!:eek: Maybe the Limerick City Council should acquire the whole row, demolish them and extend the river promenade over them? Pity that they blew € 83 million on a € 10 million sewerage pipe, can’t be too much left in the kitty.

Any ideas yourself?

Fair enough, the houses backing onto the river do look a bit haphazard, I see one resident has his/her clothes hung out to dry aswell! Not a bad place to live though in fairness, the views of the castle must be nice! The thing is though, given a choice between maintaining the status quo or letting that hideous apartment block destroy the area, I think I could live with the houses, arses and all!

Your suggestion of a riverside promenade would be a much better option but sadly I think the quayside from Thomond bridge to Shannon bridge marks the limit of Limerick City Councils ambition, at least for now !

CologneMike: ‘The glass is always half-full.’ It was irony – being translated: don’t always look on the dark side of life.

@Griff wrote:

Heres a few Park Point pics from today- sorry about quality – camera phone job!!!

Griff, thanks!!! Well the scaffolding is coming down. I wonder what the general reaction around to it so far?

@Griff wrote:

thanks for sorting out my tech difficulties putting up those photos – you might explain how its down – I just yhought I had to put in the flickr url !! I think Park point looks better from the west – as you go down the hill towards the college. From Castletroy it looms up large and cuts the horizon – a little bit like the surrealist’s door in the sky – Montparnasse tower– but on the much smaller scale.

You inserted the url of the flickr page. To get the url of the image just click the magnify button “all sizes” on the flickr page first, then select any size and position your cursor on the image, click right side of the mouse and open the characteristics and you will see the url that ends with.jpg

Excellent photograph! can just see Limerick’s first roundabout at Landsdowne park at the top of the picture.