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@Radioactiveman wrote:
(b) overall height reduced by omitting dispropotionate upper floor areas. Curved feature roof facing onto Emmett Place, Academy Street also to be removed
That’s a pity. I quite liked the curved roof. Now the thing is just gonna look like some warehouse. Not very attractive. As for Habitat, that rumour has been flying around for ages. I think there is one in Galway, so maybe their next move might be Cork. When is the Coal Quay due to be completed?
@Hafez wrote:
Halford, PC World and Currys (I think) are all opening after November 10th in Mahon Point Retail Park 🙂
At long last. I’ve only been waiting a year or more. I was hoping they’d be open by Christmas. Is Pennys the most suitable shop for Wilton. I was dissappointed M&S were forced out of the deal…. but Pennys? At least not another Dunnes.
Not sure, but if they keep building scraps of by-passes, calling them motorways and sticking a toll on them, then I would imagine it’s going to be quite a substantial amount. I can’t see them getting away with it for long though, not many people would stand for it. Talk about double taxing! Isn’t it our money paying for the roads anyway.
Alot of talk over the supposed new M&S in Wilton. Will they close the deal or not is being questioned everywhere. However, another large retailer is said to be interested in the old Roches Stores unit…. but who could they be? Anyone know more information?
Oh and if it’s Dunnes…. don’t even bother telling me, thats the one thing I don’t wanna know!
Anyone been on the new M8 motorway in Fermoy? What’s the chance of all this Watergrasshill traffic congestion stuff being sorted out by Christmas? Its only been open a few days and everywhere I look is criticism. No doubt it’s a brilliant piece of infrastructre for people travelling to Dublin, or indeed for people living in Fermoy…. but where is all the praise gone?
Also, RE: the Cork-Waterford train. I think it would be a brilliant service, and would be very popular, especially with the amount of students from Waterford studying in Cork, but unfortunetly, I don’t see it happening in the next twenty to thirty years (but you never know). At the very least, extending the Cork Suburban Rail to Youghal would put the finishing touches on the overall Cork services and no doubt prove popular in the summer with droves of people going to the beach for the day (the station is right next to Youghal Strand). Whatever happened to those tram rumours for Cork, you’d think they would create something in the gossip mill with an election coming up soon!
I read about a €4million refurbishment of Kent Station the other day, that will include more retail units, new lighting, heating and flooring, extensions to facilitate the new Midleton Commuter Service and a new bus and taxi passenger set down and pick up area in front of the station. Does anyone have any pics. of what we can expect?
Queen Victoria Statue
Very familiar site if you’ve been to Sydney. The statue of Queen Victoria stood outside Leinster House until 1947, but was given to Australia as a gift in 1987 by the people of Ireland (after being in storage somewhere in Dublin for 50 years). A popular touist destination in Sydney is the Queen Victoria Building, and the statue is right outside that. It was made by an Irish man aswell, but I can’t think of his name.
Thanks for the pics. of all the maces’. I saw them last year in the Crawford when the Cork Silver exhibition was on. Extremely fascinating.
And Mr. X, I totally agree about the RNLI….. how they manage on donations I don’t know. It would be similar to having the fire brigade run on a charitable basis.
Did anyone mention the Royal Cork Yacht Club.@Spinal Tap wrote:
Ryanair are an Airline and do not build or manage airports.
Not at the moment. But they have plans to build and operate their own terminals in airports across Europe (including Dublin) in a bid to lower taxes and charges. They already have a large stake in Frankfurt-Hahn airport, which is how they managed to reduce taxes on that route substantially without getting into trouble with the European Union, which is what happened/is happening in Charleroi and Shannon. Oh and before I forget, bmiBaby have ceased all operations at Durham Tees Valley Airport and thereby ending the route to Cork. If anyone’s wondering, I think the nearest alternative is Newcastle with Jet2.
@Praxiteles wrote:
Why spend millions of taxpayers’ money on a new motorway and then effectively scupper it by interrupting the flow of traffic with a roundabout in the middle.
I think the bigger question is why spend millions of taxpayers’ money, only to put a toll on the road? lol. I suppose we are lucky that the tunnel was never tolled though….. can you imagine it?
Is there going to be any viewing deck or something along those lines in the building? Would be great if they had an area open to the public.
@Micko wrote:
Well the section from Carrigtohill to Midleton is going to be completely redeveloped with all junctions replaced with fly overs and sliproads. I guess it all depends how good the job they do on that stretch of road.
When is all of that due to happen. It would make a huge difference. Those f*cking crossroads in the middle of the DC going into the quarry will be the death of people soon enough. It’s ridiculous!
Also read in the Echo the other day that Amgen want to develop a train station at their site in Carrigtohill, so employees won’t have to take their cars to work. It’s a brilliant idea, hope they get permission and Carrigtohill will go from a town with no station to a town with two stations. All in the name of pharmaceutical development of course.Heard more about that Ryanair airport to be built in (or around) Killeagh. I have just regarded this as rumour now, but where is it that people are hearing it from, because it isn’t the first time I heard it. :confused:
I was reading abit ages ago about how they are to make changes to the Watergrasshill by pass so that people won’t be tempeted to go through the town and into Fermoy in a bid to dodge the toll on the Fermoy Motorway. I’m not all too familiar with the road, but what is one extra roundabout gonna do…. because that’s their solution!
BoSI should be rebranded as Halifax soon, I’m just looking forward to them opening more branches up around Cork (as I said, only two exist at the mo). It will be a nice change to have a bank that opens long hours and doesn’t close on a Saturday.
I know it has nothng to do with architecture or other developments, but when you mentioned the AIB I said I might as well ask. I heard ages ago that the Bank of Scotland (soon to be known as Halifax in Ireland) bought most, if not all of the ESB shops that graced most towns around Ireland, but I haven’t seen one open up. I only know of the BOS in Grand Parade and Ballincollig, but I haven’t seen any others open up. Whats the story with this? Don’t matter if nobody can answer me, I only want to know out of curiousity.
I noticed the other day that both Currys and PC World have put up signage on their two units in Mahon Point Retail Park. They signs seem pretty small so methinks they are only temporary, but it’s a sign that they’re coming soon all the same.
Why a reduction in car parking spaces? That’s one of the most backward things I’ve heard in ages. At least they are being made put in new sash windows (or restore them at least). Anything else would ruin the look of the building.
What type of car park will be built in Midleton? Don’t know what size the land around the station is exactly but I wouldn’t think it’s very large. A multi storey would be needed if Irish Rail want to make Midleton a success. Commuters to Cork from Midleton, Killeagh, Youghal, Dungarvan and more will be using the station (hopefully)…… but where will they all park? On the N25 Road, they seem to be widening bits and pieces as you approach Midleton from Cork, needs to be re-surfaced though.
Does anyone have any pictures of what the new train station will look like in Midleton? Also, has Irish Rail approved the councils plans to open a new station at Kilnap (near Farranree)?
I knew that PRC article would surface here sooner or later. It’s true what it says though….. and the article about Cork contributing the most to Ireland’s wealth is good also. Celtic Tiger to be renamed the Rebel Tiger…. brilliant.
The Fermoy Motorway is only one piece of Ireland’s largest jigsaw….. when will the rest of the stretch to Portlaoise be done, or is it even on the books yet? Also, I have been hearing rumours that CSA Czech Airlines are to undergo a major re-structuring, which will result in job losses in Prague and the closure of several routes, one of them most likely being Cork. It’s not certain that the route will close but no doubt Aer Lingus starting up on the Cork-Prague route isn’t helping the situation for CSA either.
