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Here’s some more timber. Dunno if it’s cedar though
Maybe you should write to them Prax?
Anyway what’s your opinion on the restoration of some Medieval churches in recent times. I’m thinking in particular of Holycross Abbey in Tipperary, Graiguenamanagh in Co. Kilkenny and the RC church in Adare.
They’re all quite unusual in that they are pre reformation structures and are Catholic churches today. Just curious as to your opinion on them Prax?
Thanks.
@lexington wrote:
Some great images provided on a link highlighted by Graham Hickey, I think well worth sharing.
I apologise that I do not have the name of the copyright holder but please note this link -> http://nemesis.co.jyu.fi/~mikyrjol/photos/digital/ireland_2005/index.html as the source.
Cork Court House – speaks for itself.
The eastern elevation @ St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral – the famous ‘Golden Archangel’ notably visible. An undisputed William Burges masterpiece.
Inside St. Fin Barre’s.No reordering there I’d say!
See all that Granite facing on the walls on the Stillorgan dual carriageway. Must have cost a fortune. The pedestrian bridge near foxrock church is also granite faced which frankly looks ridiculous. It’s hardly “babbling brook” territory. There’s also granite facing on the bridge out at Kilmacanogue. Would be far better if a striking contemporary design was used. Some of the newer pedestrian bridges over the m50 come to mind.
Always notice that the council only does all this granite facing when going thro’ the leafier upmarket areas. Wonder why?
Rte or one of the Newspaper’s needs to highlight this. It needs to be highlighted visually. Lot of folks don’t pay much heed to this as they rush around. Maybe Irish Business Against Litter should extend its brief!
I presume the Tidy towns don’t audit Dublin city centre. They’d probably recommend more hanging baskets!:p
Limerick’s expanded with a logical Grid pattern in the late 18th century and 19th century. Limerick consists of a historic core of English Town/ Irish town and Newtownpery, the latter chacterised by Georgian architecture and a grid pattern of streets. It is this part that most people recognise now as Limerick city centre. It’s true that the preservation the Georgian achitecture is patchy and the spread of PVC windows is unfortunate.
Of course in more recent times Limerick’s expansion, as elsewhere, has been characterised by sprawling estates and out of town retail parks. The city centre, it’s true has seen some good developments esp. along the river bank.
That’s the GMIT. Yeah it’s a classy building. The only problem is like most of Galway it’s located on a highway out from the city centre. Most of Galway seems to be developing like this strung out along dual carriageways
Is this cedar? looks like it’s been treated though
http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/ifsc/apartments_round.html
or this one
http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/southcity/templebar/cow_lane/tower.html
What’s your opinion on the Cobh Cathedral thread Lex? You usually have an opinion on all things Cork 🙂
Any of the rest of you Cork dudes have an opinion. What’s the opinion on the streets down there?
Personally I think it would be terrible if this National Treasure was damaged.
justnotbothered wrote:Third private hospital for cityAFTER years of having no private medical hospital in Limerick, the city is soon to have three, as details of a 100 million euro private hospital and clinic in Adare, were announced this week.
The multi-millionaire owner of the Adare Manor golf resort in County Limerick, Tom Kane, is planning to build the 100-bed private hospital on the grounds of his exclusive five-star hotel.
And the new hospital is set to follow in the footsteps of the existing Barringtons Private hospital, which will have a 70-bed capacity by the end of 2006 and the 95-bed Blackberry Medical Facility, which is currently in construction and due for completion by mid 2007.
It is anticipated that the Adare Hospital and Clinic will be open and fully operational by the end of 2007, pending planning permission,
Recent surveys have shown that Limerick and the Mid West region have the highest number of people with private health insurance in the country. And, the medical card coverage in the Mid West, at approximately 32 per cent of the population, is one of the lowest figures nationally.
Therefore Minister of State at the Department of Health, Tim O’Malley said that “the addition of such a magnificent facility will improve the whole health infrastructure throughout Limerick and its environsâ€.
And he added that it will ease the burden on the Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle and free up more beds for public patients.
This comes at a time when the A and E overcrowding crisis at the Regional Hospital is getting progressively worse, with 22 patients waiting on trolleys this Tuesday and nurses unable to cope with staff shortages.
Initially, the 100 million euro capital investment programme will involve the development of a 100 bed hospital with six operating theatres and two interventional radiology suites. In addition, there will be 30 consultant suites and state of the art diagnostic and treatment facilities. A total of 380 jobs will be created at the new hospital and clinic with a payroll of 24 million euro.
Facilities at the Adare Hospital and Clinic, which is to be located on a 23 acre site on the grounds of the Manor, will include a Day Surgery Centre and an Emergency Service for non-critical patients. There will also be a state of the art Cardiac Catherisation Suite, an Interventional Radiology Suite, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and CAT Scanning facilities. A full range of key treatments will also be offered.
Minister O’Malley said: “Upon its completion, and upon the completion of the Blackberry Park facility, Limerick will have three state-of-the-art private medical facilities, all of which will contribute greatly to an easing of the pressure on our public facilities. There may be some who will carp and complain about the private nature of the enterprise, but that group is becoming smaller and smaller as people realise that ideology has no place in health and the treatment of the ill. All that concerns the Tanaiste and myself is that our system gets better for the patients each and every day,†he said.
A native of New York, Mr Kane has owned the Adare Manor hotel since 1987. Speaking at the launch, he said that the steering committee conducted an extensive review of the needs of the area when developing the Adare Manor Master Plan in 2002 “and it soon became clear that there is a major need for additional medical facilities in the mid west regionâ€.
Members of the Adare Hospital and Clinic Steering Committee include Dr Ed Walsh as chairperson, who is also president emeritus, at the University of Limerick]
That guy won’t be happy until he’s ruined Adare Manor. Surely this is a heritage property that shoudn’t have Private hospitals or luxury one off houses (another proposal of his) plonked in there. I wonder what Dunraven thinks? What do the folks in Adare think of the threat to the lovely demense.
@Daragh wrote:
I have to say GregF I completely agree with you about the bins on Henry Street. They really don’t fit in with the ‘new’ look of the street. Does anyone have any idea why the Council got rid of the silver ones a few years back and replaced them with those awful, dirty black ones? It seems all the more surprising given that the Council has placed the new silver ones all along O’Connell Street. Furthermore, the paint or the iron or whatever it is on those black bins always seems to seep away after a few weeks and ruin the underneath paving surrounding the bins.
Having said that, I’m a huge fan of the new lights on Henry Street. Simple and reasonably elegant looking. I think the old ones were so tacky and cheap looking. An embarrassment really when one looks at the Christmas lighting erected in major cities like Paris, Strasbourg and even Oxford Street in London. What bugs me though is that the Council never seems to test the lights properly before they put them up each year. If you look at some of the Christmas lighting on Exchequer Street, George’s Street and even Grafton Street you’ll see that half the bulbs aren’t working on some of the decorations. It makes cheap and tacky lighting look even worse.p.s. I know this post doesn’t really concern O’Connell Street but I wanted to reply to Greg’s comments
The black bins have a greater capacity I imagine
@BTH wrote:
Here is the Bailey Point building in Salthill by Douglas Wallace (designed many many years ago I believe!). It should have opened about 3 years ago but has been beset by problems from the start. It will eventually accommodate a multi screen cinema in the basement, bar, restaurant, nightclub and lots and lots of apartments. I’d say the view from those penthouses is pretty amazing!
God that’s hideous. Most of what get’s built in Galway is pure shlock!
There are some better aluminiums around these days. What about the craze in the better neighbourhoods for these timber rationel windows. Ok they’re not as god awful as pvc but they stil smack of “me feinism” when doen to a terrace where everbody else has white (hopefully timber) windows. I don’t think they look great in older red brick houses either.
Interesting that the rebuilding of Cork’s Patrick street and Dublin’s O’ Connell street was so successful considering that the economy must have been a shambles after the wars
The economy of Cork in the 80s was also in crisis and we get Merchants Quay!
btw how did Cork allow Burger King and McDonald’s occupy such prominent buildings on Patrick Street. Then again, could be worse, could be O’Connell street in Dublin!
Anybody see the “Buning of Cork” on RTE last night? The Tans burnt down Patrick Street and its environs about 5 acres overall. City hall was burnt too. One thing they didn’t mention was that Patrick street was rebuilt very well. Some of the street’s most handsome buildings date from the reconstruction. Good job it didn’t happen in the 60s, Can you imagine the muck that would have been thrown up!
@Radioactiveman wrote:
I see someone has been reading their Lynn Truss! Either that or you have way too much time on your hands and really should get out more 🙂
p.s. I also spelt article wrong- the shame!!yeah you’re right i do need to get out more!
@Radioactiveman wrote:
There was a good article in yesterday’s Irish Examiner regarding the rising number of vacant or even derelict retail units on St. Patrick Street, Cork. Up to 15, depending who you talk to!
This is something which has been commented on by many contributors to this thread. I know, you can discount some units which are awaiting redevelopment as part of massive ‘shopping-centre’ type developments, but some are also being priced off the market- certainly for smaller, Irish company’s.
As the articel put it, the landlord’s are at risk of killing the goose that laid their golden egg!
The spawning of two “christmas shops” at the western end of the Street is an embarressment to the city and a street which was so highly praised in recent weeks.you really should learn to use the apostrophe correctly! see above
