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The An Post site would have been perfect for inter urban bus routes – with ease most routes would bypass the congestion of the centre make efficient use of the link roads. As opposed to at present where e.g. a bus has to battle through the quays, patrick st, western rd to get to ballincollig/macroom/killarney/tralee. Bear in mind the site was chosen for the LONG TERM. There is plenty of scope for “O’Flynn-esque” projects elsewhere near the An Post Site.
Does the 3.5bn cover linking the Airport to Sandyford or the joke of leaving it terminate on O’Connell St?
The infamous “90% want the station to stay” remark was PR bull spouted by CIE and further communicated by local rag Evening Echo and was in relation to the long planned movement of the bus terminal to the Eglinton An Post site, and was used as a get out of jail card for the pathetic “redevelopment” in the current location. Safe to say a “TV3 goes to Moore St” style poll was used. The An Post site made perfect sense in the long term.
There are major traffic issues with Wilton S.C. as it stands – and that is after the upgrade of Sarsfield Rd. The thoughts of attracting more to the area should be resisted. True that any redevelopment could act as a counter balance to Mahon Point – but allowing the site to be expanded would further undermine the city centre’s position and further suburbanise Cork as a shopping destination.
“Of course the CCC love him”… blinded by love of the Gate cinema no doubt.
A Victoria Mills at Cross’s Green… scary.
The only time I’d seen the Victoria Cross dev was when it was under construction last year. Imagine my shock when I saw it very recently. The first thing that struck me was Ballymun ’05. It looks so cheap. The 2005 equivalent of Hawkins House – not for height, but for inappropriate, badly thought out massing and scale – and awful awful facade treatment which exacerbates the whole problem. The building itself isn’t that big (comparative to other schemes nearer to Dennehey’s Cross and County Hall). Terrible. Hopefully phase two will lessen it’s impact.
Glucksman – fabulous!
Lexington, if only… although based on CCC’s solution to very similar antics from the Courts Services – it could be a viable solution. If anyone has the ear of a local councillor, let the case for CPO be made! How depressing to see this kind of behaviour from yet another arm of the public service towards the South. If it’s beyond Citiwest or the N11, it doesn’t matter.
Mind you, judging from Treasury with major problems, delays/stalling etc with Spencer Dock (an undeniable cash cow for CIE) one could hardly expect better treatment for Horgans Qy.
It seems land is becoming increasingly unlocked on the South Docks. This could potentially give rise to all investment going only on one side of the river and by the time Horgans Qy EVENTUALLY becomes available interest is lost and a great opportunity is wasted.
That’s it decided, next time I head South it will be by CAR!The taller part of the Eglinton development doesn’t bother as much as the 8 storey element. It seems like it will envelop City Hall.
