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I think Black Ash has been a total success story…. you’d just wonder what the hold up is in building new Park and Rides around the city. Love the double deckers too, it’s a shame Bus Eireann got rid of them a few years back.
I was thinking the other day about the sale of Roches to Debenhams. I was wondering does anybody know will the supermarkets in Roches that are currently run by SuperValu be affected? Will they carry on as usual or are we to expect them to be taken over by another supermarket. I remember alot of talk a few years ago when Roches wanted to leave the food retailing sector. M&S took over some, SuperValu took over others, but word was that both Sainsburys and Superquinn were in the bid for them. What will happen to the existing stores and when can we expect Roches to close down in Cork?
@Pug wrote:
departing flights delayed this morning as baggage belts broke down but teething problems to be expected I suppose. Ryanair throwing shapes at taking the old terminal.
I wonder if those poor passengers got to use the airbridge this morning…. it was raining. Ryanair has been on about that for over a year now. They want to take control of the old terminal and operate it as a Ryanair only terminal, with charters using it at summer peak periods. I think it would be a great move if they did take it over, but I’d hope that it wouldn’t be at the expense of other airlines using Cork. Variety is good. I’d hate to see a monopoly at Cork. We had enough of that with Aer Lingus in the eighties.
@Pug wrote:
Just to deviate the thread slightly
Any thoughts on Kinsale roundabout? certainly struggling at the moment but to be fair lanes are closed and resurfacing is taking place. I havent driven it yet so am only going on hearsay but the freshly re laned roundabout I am told is worse than the last one.But I am willing to wait and see. I still wont take it in the morning to go in to the city until they finish it fully!
It’s a big change for many motorists, so it’s bound to have a few kinks and everything. Just needs some getting used to in my opinion. But I would agree, avoid it if possible for the moment, at least until re-surfacing is done. Traffic from the tunnel isn’t helping either.
Ohhh, almost forgot. The new terminal opened for departures today. Last flight from the old terminal was a Wizz Air flight to Katowice. Many memories.
@darkman wrote:
In terms of scale the difference is very noticable between Cork and Dublin. Cork is far smaller no matter what way you look at it. The GDA has a population approaching 2 million. The reason these Counties Meath, Kildare, Wicklow are little more then suburbs of Dublin is because of a: Urban Sprawl, b: Dublin has whats known as a ‘critical mass’ of commerce and industry matched no-where else on the island. Even Belfast also looks town like to me and it has less then half the population. BTW I dont understand how you could take that as a slur against Cork. I like Cork, its a very nice place compared to the congestion in Dublin.
LOL…. don’t make me wet myself. I mean, honestly….. yeah Dublin is bigger than Cork, but come on, it ain’t no metropolis. It’s the capital of Ireland, not capital of the world, so don’t make it sound as if it is Tokyo, London, New York or Paris, because it is far, far from it. And may I ask where you got your 2 million figure, because last time I looked, Dublin wasn’t host to over half of Ireland’s population. Also, I don’t understand your “critical mass” of commerce and industry. Define critical mass…. because I’ve never heard those words used in the same sentence as Dublin without “doesn’t have any” stuck in the middle. As for Belfast being town like… don’t kid yourself and don’t forget that Belfast is the capital of a country aswell. The Greater Belfast Area has about half a million people, larger than some other European capitals and it seems to be doing just fine. I’m sure everyone on here will agree that Dublin is by far bigger than Cork, but don’t use us as an excuse for you to try and glam up Dublin to make it sound like a world player when it comes to global cities. Get a hold on yourself!!!! 😉
When is the Cornmarket Centre due to open it’s doors? Those images look great. I hope some really good shops open up in there.
@THE_Chris wrote:
Abandoned as far as I know, due to exhorbitant insurance prices and a 9kmh speed limit in the river.
That’s such a shame. I was really looking forward to using the Lee as a mode of transport. Oh well, maybe in a few years when all those boardwalks and such are built down in the docklands.
@a boyle wrote:
who cares if cork has a quarter of a million does it change anything ?
No it doesn’t…. now that Water Taxi anyone??? lol.
Does anyone know anything about that Water Taxi service that was planned? I haven’t heard anything about it in ages. Maybe they abandoned the plan? :confused:
Not sure if this is the right thread to post this or not….. but wasn’t there talk a while back of building a new Mosque in Cork? I believe the current one is in an industrial warehouse somewhere in Togher.
@daniel_7 wrote:
how is it a village compared to dublin when it has a third of its population ya typical dublin birdbrain!
He is on about Dublin Metropolis….. didn’t you hear daniel, it’s bigger than Tokyo, London, New York and Paris combined. :rolleyes:
I didn’t know that a Kerry man was behind the new airline FlyGibraltar, but here it is in front of me on the Sunday Times Business section. Flights are to start early next year from Cork and Dublin to Gibraltar. Here’s a picture of what we can expect FlyGib
@kite wrote:
:rolleyes: I’m booked on ryanair next Wens. 9th Aug. to Dublin, FR9844 @ 9.15 returning on FR9847 @ 17.15, the cost 163.34 !!
Are the 1 cent flights advertised elsewhere?:confused:How did you manage that? I flew up two weeks ago for €19.68. For the price you are paying, I think I would prefer to take the bus 😉 . As for the trains a boyle, I have to agree with you. I’ve actually seen foreigners laughing at them they are so bad. I think that our railway system needs serious funding and improvement, but I don’t think that it should be at the expense of the roads. At the very least our railways should be electrified. Transport 21…. yeah right, not with manky Soviet diesel engines. Is there any other country in Europe that doesn’t have electrified railways? I can’t think of any….. Albania maybe? I feel so embaressed when tourists come here, because they have to suffer at the hands of our transportation system. Even the Motorways in Dublin aren’t Motorways by European standards…. the vast majority of them anyway. I could drive through Germany, France or the UK in roads with 5 or 6 lanes in each direction. Our roads are a joke….. a few scraps of dual carriageway and 2+1 roads Sellotaped together does not make a Motorway. Even the roads in Northern Ireland are far better than ours. It just gets me mad thinking of how backwards our country is. Oh well…… maybe one day.
Oh, and as we are on the subject of roads….. try and avoid the tunnel if you can, I was stuck there for just short of an hour today.They are doing maintenance works and there is only one lane open in each direction.The traffic was well beyond Mahon Point and was bumper to bumper in the tunnel.
I would imagine that some time in the future, the N25 from Cork to Midleton will be reclassified as a Motorway seen as much of it is of that standard anyway. It has been upgraded to three lanes in some parts and an alternative route is available (which is needed if a road wants to attain “M” status). What will the toll be to use the Fermoy Motorway….. it’s €5.20 for lorries, what is it for cars?
@Thomond Park wrote:
Jet Magic was a tragic loss
It really was a tragic loss. Their prices were high, but they got you from Cork to wherever direct. The leather seats and complimentary champagne went down well too. Remember that purple London bus that used to go around the city centre.
Not sure about the stretch to Glanmire…. I think it’s just the Fermoy section, which I said yesterday wasn’t opening until early 2007….. I read in the Echo today that it is opening in October 2006. As for the airport, it is absolutely stunning. Was out there today and the place is gleaming. I’ll fly to London for the day in a few weeks to get a look at the Departures area. The new website is brilliant aswell. I’m so glad to see that manky old Aer Rianta website gone out the window. Hope a few new destinations are added sometime soon.
Absolutely brilliant photos malec. I love all of them. That new camera of yours was a great investment. You should take a drive to the airport today….. first flight is due in a few more hours. I never thought the day would come. I can’t wait to get out there, but I have no camera. 🙁 Oh well, I guess I can have a coffee from Starbucks now that they are open. On a totally different subject, how is Dixons doing in Ballincollig. They never seem to advertise anywhere. Do people still go in there? :confused:
@rebel_city wrote:
I heard the Fermoy bypass will be a motorway! Excellent if it is! Does anyone know how long the journey from Crok – Dublin should take when the by-pass is completed?
A friend landed in Cork while ago from Dublin and texted me and said there are 4 airbridges in the new terminal!!
The NRA says that the new M8 Fermoy Motorway should cut up to 45 minutes off the Cork-Dublin journey during peak times….. which is probably likely seen as traffic in Fermoy seems to go on for ages at rush hour. It’s really good to see that Cork will be the first county down south to get a motorway…. even if it will be tolled. I think it’s supposed to be completed early 2007.
As for the airbridges….. only 1 has been fully installed, but the remaining 3 are “half installed” and therefore not useable for the time being.That’s good. It means that they must be opening sometime soon. You’re the only person that’s answered me that question and I’ve been asking since before Christmas. 🙂
@mickeydocs wrote:
I’ve expected that station to open as one of the features that the new Goverment Offices were looking for was access to a rail connection (according to Lexington many many moons ago).
This is a very positive move for the area.
Agreed, anything that will take the cars of the road must be good, but what Government Offices are going there, it’s the first I’ve heard of it. Where’s kite by the way? He hasn’t been here for ages.
