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[font=Arial:39xfgxa4]Gawd, it's such a vile building. 1960's office block if you ask me or else a prison with a few more windows thrown in![/font:39xfgxa4] 😮
[font=Arial:3a157cfk]Of course theres a right way of overspending! For example, if the government allocates €100million to build a road from Tralee to Killarney or where ever, but they decided to add more traffic lights or something so the school kids could cross the road. They weren't in the original plan, but they had to OVERSPEND to pay for the traffic lights. Bad example, but ye know wot i mean.[/font:3a157cfk]
[font=Arial:31e3fdeq]Your so right it scares me! Eircom is so bad in the telecommunications business I'm surprised they know how to make a phone call. I switced over to BT the minute they entered the market. I'm paying €25 (€39 inc. line rental) a month for unlimited phone calls to any landline in Ireland and my broadband is only costing me €24.82 pm. That has to be the cheapest in Ireland, I'm not paying no €45 for Eircom broadband! Check 'em out http://www.btireland.ie. Ohh and sorry if it sounds like I'm boasting…. but I am, I saved almost €85 compared to my last Eircom bill. Woo hoo[/font:31e3fdeq]
I read in the Times today that Argos plans to increase its stores to 40 in Ireland. Does anyone know if anyone of these are planned for Cork. Also read that Harvey Norman wants to open a few more stores here to, any of those coming to Cork???? I assume if either of them do come to Cork, they will be located in the phase of Mahon Point being built at the moment, please correct me if I’m wrong in my acqusations.
My cousin in Birmingham gets unlimited phone calls, line rental, broadband and about 100 tv channels for £25 a month……. tut tut tut, where did eircom go so wrong?
Glad to hear that the Cork-Dublin “motorway” is getting built piece by piece. At least it should cut down the time spent on the road.
I was really delighted to hear that Cork has been finally twinned with Shanghai. If trading and exchanges between the two cities go as expected, it would be no surprise to me if some of Cork’s architects become more and more influenced by Shanghai’s extrordinary landmark buildings. Like Cork, Shanghai is also a constant building site, maybe ideas will pass and designs will be expressed between both of the cities finest architects and hopefully, we will become more influenced by Shanghai’s way of building. I dont expect Cork to copy Shanghai and build some of the tallest buildings in the world, but I do believe that the CCC will calm down about their beloved height restrictions and maybe we can get on with building our city the way God intended (i.e. reaching towards heaven). Well done Cork Twinning Committee!
Has the motorway linking Cork and Limerick to Dublin been given some sort of green light or is it still some urban myth? Also, isn’t the bypass in Fermoy a motorway? I haven’t seen it yet, but I thought I heard it was. I think more emphasis should be put on public transport e.g. rail, instead of on roads. Ireland must be the only country in Europe (after Moldova) that still uses diesel engines to run it’s rail network. We were better off in the 1950’s when almost every town in Ireland was connected to a railway line, since then all of these stations have been dwindling away. I was so delighted to hear that the railway line will be extended to Midleton from Cork, providing a commuter service that is heavily needed. But an extension of the service isn’t good enough, it should be happening nation wide. My biggest disappointment is that we only have one railway provider, compared to countries such as England and Germany where they have 5 or 6 companies operating trains. What does everyone else think??
Wow, I love that picture so much. Everytime I see it I go all tingly (if thats a word, lol). Cant wait to see the real thing some day soon!
Ahhh yes. I once saw a structure similar to that, not as modern or fancy. I think it was in Waterford I saw it some years back when I visited the place. I believe it’s still there!
:confused: Does anyone have any pics. of what the Radisson Hotel will look like when completed in Little Island? Also, the Capitol Cineplex building will look like a prison if the plans go ahead! I mean, what the f**k were they thinking?!?!?!
I heard that there is talks for a trolley bus to be put into the city centre. Does anyone know if this is true or is it just word of mouth??
Does anyone know if the existing building of the airport will be kept or will it be demolished when the new terminal opens? If it is kept, what use will it be put to, offices??
I think Cork is the nicest of Irelands cities. City hall and the Court house always seem to look fabulous. The bridges likewise. Also areas like Grand Parade and the newly refurbished Patrick Street add to Corks uniqueness.
Has anyone a proper update on the airport??? Why havent we low cost fligts across Europe like Shannon! And the excuse about the airport charges being too high is so old at this stage. Ryanair starts a new route to Liverpool in 2 weeks, wooop dee f**king dooo! The least the penny-pinching airline could do is start routes to places like Malaga or Stockholm, somewhere that would be different to London. Even Kerry has Frankfurt. Likewise to easyJet and bmiBaby. We dont need more flights to London or Nottingham, a bit of variety would do Cork good. Espically the business it would do for the area, having direct flights to financial hubs around Europe. Come on, Cork has an airprt too!
