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Yeah…I’m so glad it has been greenlit, it should make such a lovely addition to the area, as you said POM, especially at night. Can’t wait to see the pics. of Academy Street and I really like what I see in the Good Shepherd Convent, even more so with the BMW parked outside the front door, it looks so classy. Can I ask what’s happening with the Hilton Hotel supposed to be built in Mahon Point? When is it due to open… or even be built?
Image previously posted by lexington.What’s the story with this project? Something on such a large scale, you’d expect to hear about it non stop, but I haven’t heard any updates about it in weeks. What’s the latest? I love the whole curved roof feature, not to mention the high rise element….. it’s so well designed.
wow, didn’t know it was that soon, I was thinking more along the lines of summer 2007. Yeah… someone is always trying to swing votes…. we’ll be hearing about the Midleton Railway and Terminal 2 at the airport until ‘ol Bertie is 6 feet under. What about Eglington Street?
When is Eglington Street due for completion? I can’t wait to see the finished product, but don’t have a clue when it’s supposed to be done. Also, when is the Kinsale Rd. roundabout flyover meant to be finished? They have made alot of progress over the last few weeks, I presume it’s on schedule.
wow… talk about information. It’s good to see you came back lex, but I hope you won’t be gone for too long. ewan, I wouldn’t hold your breath on Water Street…. the original decision date whether it would go ahead or not was over a year ago. It’s such a shame too, I really had my heart on the original project, but I’m tired of waiting, although I still keep my fingers crossed. Also, wasn’t there talk of building two stations in Carrigtohill a few months back – one in the town and the other in a newly built business park. I can’t imagine them not building one tiny platform outside the Amgen plant, even it was only in use in the mornings and afternoons during rush hour…. but then you’ll always be surprised in Ireland when it comes to transport. I just can’t see 1,500 cars driving into Carrigtohill every morning.
I can’t wait for the next big shopping development to open up in Cork, especially as they seem to be opening up in the city centre, rather than the suburbs. Habitat, H&M, TKMaxx and more shops that fit the Bershka, Jane Norman and Zara type profile are all expected to open up in either Cornmarket St. or else Academy St. It’s true Marks and Spencer were supposed to open up in Ballincollig, but I believe they were outbid by Dunnes (lucky us). I think Douglas Court has always been top of the list for best suburban shopping centre, even more so since Esprit and the like have opened up there. Blackpool is a very well designed shopping centre with a good mix of shops, especially since the retail park opened up next door. When are PC World, Currys and Halfords due to open up in Mahon Point?….. I thought they were to open in January.
I’m not against High Rise in the slightest…. I would just prefer to see it in designated areas, for example, the docklands. I think it would be great to see a large number of high rises in the that area rather than one or two scattered throughout a housing estate full of two bed semis. I can’t wait until Eglington Street is completed…. I think it will have a really positive effect on high rise in Cork and have no doubt that it will open up a number of opportunities, especially at a time when the docklands and surrounding zones are all planning to be re-developed in the near future. I don’t have anything else to say as regards to the transport situation in Cork…. mainly because if I got going, I couldn’t stop… there is just so much to say and recommend when it comes to public transport in Cork. Also, read in the paper last week that Cork has officially the best selection of restraunts in Ireland from Moroccan to Polish, Cork has all the gastronomic delights…. nothing to do with development or architecture I know, but I think everyone at Scoozies, Nakon Thai, Chez Youen and Ballymaloe all deserve a congratulations.
The cable car that goes out to Dursey Island in Cork (the only one in Ireland I believe) is used by both locals and tourists, but don’t you think that one every 20 minutes is a bit in-frequent? It would make more sense to have twice as many cable cars capable of carrying ten people every 10 minutes, that way, people wouldn’t have to wait very long on a cold and wet Irish day.
I said it before and I’ll say it again…. Light rail is not the way in our city. Can you imagine them digging up our newly refurbished Patrick St. to put down a few tracks, espeically after all the trouble it caused in Dublin. Trolley Buses would be the best option… one tiny little overhead cable, smaller than that of the Luas and no fumes… even better no tracks, which means they can go anywhere in the city. They are dirt cheap to run and highly efficient. And we should be thankful for what we have, just think of the thousands that come to work every day by train from Cobh and the other east suburbs, which will also run all the way to Midleton, Carrigtohill etc. by 2008. Not to mention the amount of people from Mallow that commute to work by train. We are luckier than other Irish cities in that we actually have a suburban train linking up the satellite towns of Cork, which I’m sure places like Limerick and Galway would die for. I read more about the planned WaterBus service in the Echo the other day to run from Passage into the city. Sounds like a good idea.
See Page 7 for a picture previously posted of a Trolley Bus in use in the U.K.
Yeah, saw a little bit about that in the Echo on Tuesday. It’s a shame the councillors are so small thinking that he got sniggered at. Try and think outside the box! You’d think the Lord Mayor would agree with him, she is very big into the airport development. Was at the airport the other day, it looks really well. It’s very glam and I like that it’s all lit up and bright… it can be seen from the runway at night…. not like the tinted glass thing that’s there at the moment. It looks really futuristic. Also, the Kinsale Road flyover looks well, and looks to be on schedule? When is it due for completion?? Oh and for anyone that didn’t see the Echo on Tuesday, it also said that the toll for cars on the Fermoy by-pass will be €1.60…. I don’t care what they do as long as they don’t toll the tunnel!
Radioactiveman…. how are those pictures of the County Hall coming along? It’s been so quiet here lately…. just because lex is gone, doesn’t mean we should abandon the place all together. Where is everyone… kite, ewan, anyone?
I’ll keep it brief, and for lack of a better word…. it’s manky! Even the college students living there think the place is a joke. Although the inside is supposed to be top class.
@corcaighboy wrote:
More relevant to this thread, the design of Shannon Airport’s terminal building won an RIAI architectural award a few years back. A bit utilitarian for my liking, but I guess that is subjective. It certainly was an improvement on what they had before. I certainly hope that the guys in Cork can keep their new terminal in good nick…I often wonder do they have cleaners up there given the rubbish that is usually strewn around the place.
I can’t believe your talking about architecural awards in Irish airports and the state of them. You have one of the nicest airports on your door step. Chek Lap Kok is fantastic. It’s really spacious and the roof is really groovy. Has it won any architectural awards? They say the old Hong Kong airport was spectacular to fly into, but don’t know anything else about it….. or it’s design.
@Radioactiveman wrote:
The County Hall redevelopement is nearing completion and I’ll hopefully have some images in the next few days.
Thank you.
I presume thats why it was in the newspaper. I’ll have a look for the article and get back to you tomorrow. I looked it up on the internet, just to double check, and Wikipedia said the exact same as the Echo and Examiner. Oh, and Re: County Hall from one of my earlier posts., what’s the update on it?
p.s. don’t forget to tune into RTE 2 Monday night at 9.30. I believe Knocknaheeny (did I spell it right?) is being featured in the Des Bishop Show., should be funny.
I think that St. Colmans in Cobh just looks the tallest because it’s up on a hill. But even if it wasn’t on a hill, it would still look extremely tall compared to other cathedrals. Wikipedia says it is the tallest at 313 ft, but I wouldn’t put money on it.
I doubt many of you will be interested to know, but Cork International Airport handeled a total of over 2.730 million passengers in 2005. This places it ahead of Shannon Airport (2.4m passengers), making Cork Ireland’s second busiest airport. Good thing Terminal 2 is almost nearing completion, as far as I know it’s still on schedule and due to open in April.
I agree, it’s a loss without him. Has anyone any updates on County Hall? Isn’t it due for completion soon. I can’t wait for it blossom into a polished diamond after been a rough one for so many years. I presume there will be some kind of “official” opening when it is completed. News coverage would be nice, but I doubt it. When lex comes back, he has some serious splainin’ to do…. how dare he leave this thread without our permisson, hehehe.
Just because it’s tall doesn’t mean it should be given “landmark” status, especially if you’re suggesting that the design is crap. Everyone in Ireland must have some belief that if a building is tall, then it’s a landmark that everyone should love. But it isn’t the case and I’d prefer to have a beautifully designed bungalow as a landmark rather than a 100 storey pile of rubble. And I agree jungle, green space is good in a city like Cork. The city is turning into suburb after suburb and it’s only in a few years down the line that we’ll realise how lucky we are to have wide open spaces in our city centre.
Is it just the picture or has the design of the tower changed, it seems to look more curvy in the first picture. It might be the angle or a different design and how tall is the tower? I love it to bits, and hope it goes ahead. The tower reminds me of Bishopsgate Tower (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/imagesall.php?ref=2839&idi=The+Bishopsgate+Tower&self=nse&selfidi=2839TheBishopsgateTower_pic1.jpg&no=1) in London, although I’m sure it won’t reach 307m in Cork.
