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@mickeydocs wrote:
good man Keen… as an exiled Corkman I’d also like to see some snaps… has this now entered the construction phase?
Apparently. It would be interesting to know if they have begun excavating yet??
Hi,
I thought of starting a construction thread for ES as i believe it holds a title of being Ireland’s first new tallest in the last 40 odd years. This is also the only of the proposed new ‘tall’ towers in the country that is actually U/c. I hope that you guys in Cork could update the rest of us (the odd photo would be nice) as I live in Dublin and would not be able to check the progress there. Also when U2 tower and Hueston gate tower begin construction I will be sure to post some snaps whenever I get the chance. Cheers
@adhoc wrote:
Looks like phase one of the Point Village development involves construction of a 3-storey underground carpark for the Point Depot. Should clear the way for development on the existing surface carpark land next year.
does this mean that the whole project will be built on that carpark? i have to pop down to the site soon, has anyone been there recently. I am quite excited about this development as there might be a tallish tower rising by next year! has anyone got any more info on this? or where can i find anything?
@d_d_dallas wrote:
I have no idea what the composition of the plan is – just saw the image in the book. Although from its size offices and apartments surely. The protected structures are untouched with a large “gherkin-esque” blob of glass inserted between.
Suppose it’s not that bad (well better than heuston gate or point village)is there any link to this image? very interested in this sire. thanks
@corcaighboy wrote:
Airports are a natural monopoly and that is why the break-up of Aer Rianta into three seperate and distinct entities made sense. For Dublin it would allow them to concertrate on building a premier airport and national gateway for the country. For Cork and Shannon, it would allow them to take charge of their own destiny. Competition between the three airports would also be a good thing, keeping each airport on its toes.
Nevertheless, we have now ended up with an airports authority that is ‘semi split’, with one management (!) and three different boards! Only in Ireland.
Futhermore, here in Cork we have a new terminal (finished but not open…and no date for an opening yet!) that has one only airbridge…so the main gripe that passengers had was getting wet when walking to the distant aircraft stands is not really addressed at all. I am sure most passengers would prefer a more modest looking terminal if they could simply ensure that passengers are not soaked to the skin when boarding a place. Meanwhile Dublin remains the most chaotic and dirtiest airport in Western Europe. I just fail to understand how Ireland puts up with this nonsense. Revolutions were started over lessi agree corcaighboy,
“I just fail to understand how Ireland puts up with this nonsense. Revolutions were started over less”
between the intercity, metro, port tunnel works and the airport i think a revolution is long overdue. I mean, if this was US, time is money and we are pissing money downa drain unless we get our act together. How can we fail to see that as a society? Why are proposals not being more publicised? Your average Joe is not going to put perssure on the govt. unless he has something to fight for.
@a boyle wrote:
this is going to sound like heresy , but i don’t think the airport is that busy. hear me out! In almost every airport i have ever been i have always been pretty uncomfortable.
Whenever you check in you are ALWAYS surrounded by far too many people. Whenever you are in the security queue you are ALWAYS surrounded by far too many people, and whenever you are picking up your bags you are surrounded by far too many people. I will admit there have been exceptions but in the main unless the terminal is enormous i have never liked being in an airport.
I fly from dublin at least three times a year and have always had no problem. I do need to point out that i have a very strict approach to the airport. I arrive ON TIME. not early not late , exactly 40 minutes before the flight. I always catch the end of the check in queue (or if at all possible pack a small bag and carry it on board). I then make my way direct to the gate and sit with paper in hand. NO stopping!!.
What i am trying to get at is that i think the airport problems are being hyped up and exacerbated by the dublin airport authority because it is in their interest that the airport look to be bursting at the seams! In this way they can keep adding on little extensions. WHY ? because if you took a look around the terminal any reasonable person would conclude that the best thing to do next is to simply demolish the entire thing and rebuild. They are petrified that somebody anybody will build a new terminal on the east side (where there is only grass). This is because it would be very easy to build a terminal that was so much more efficient that the current one would have to close. it is in bertie’s constituency so don’t expect anything to happen. the PDs would love to sort out all our transport problems but bertie will have none of it.
i sometimes fly 3 times a month and have been to 14 airports in the last year, and Dublin has been the busiest of the last 3 in have been (Manchester,East MIdlands,Berlin Schönefeld) by i would say a factor of 3
no matter what time you go there is it ibusy, huge numbers of late flights and other low cost airline are straming in with regular flights, lots of polish flights by almost unheard of operators. I had to Queue 25 minutes for a taxi one night along with 200 people as there was no other way to the city centre. Never ever would this happen in any other comparable city.
@darkman wrote:
Dublin really dosnt need two airports. Dublin Airport and the space it inhabits is under-utilised. There is only 20 million passengers a year going through the Airport:)
sorry for not reading the whole thread here and butting in…
i was in berlin the last 3 days and had checked out the various options for flying there, Berlin has 3 airports with a combined passenger figure of 15.5 million. That is for 3 yes 3 airports…Dublin has 18.5 m annually and this is increasing. I think it’s high time for a MAJOR expansion to combat the present and the future. i arrived yesterday into a quasi-prefab terminal outpost and had to walk 20 minutes to baggage reclaim…did anyone notice also that the planes are taxi-ingin further from the main building? And that buses seem to be in operation but in my last 2 flights this month i have not had the opportunity to board one? I don’t know what is going on but it needs a huge boost to remain a credible place to do business…
@lexington wrote:
🙂 The highly anticipated Eglinton Street project by developers O’Flynn Construction is beginning preliminary work with PJ Hegarty & Sons Limited appointed as main contractors on the multi-million euro contract, which includes what could emerge as Ireland’s tallest building (70 metres) for a designated period of time. Site evaluation works will commence prior to the extensive excavation of the 3-acre site, which was purchased in early 2004 by O’Flynn Construction from An Post for €15m – the land once served as the Central Sorting Office in Cork before the facility was relocated to a site on Little Island. Following the excavation, Hegarty’s will erect 2 tower cranes and begin work on the provision of up to 550 car-parking spaces be provided over 2 basement levels before proceeding with Phase 1 of the development]http://img107.exs.cx/img107/3143/night1mg.jpg[/IMG]
– the Eglinton Street site is located immediately to the rear of the former Doyle Warehousing site of 0.5acres fronting Albert Quay – reportedly purchased for a value in excess of €8.5m by Howard Holdings (who are also nearing completion on their Scott Tallon Walker designed WebWorks facility for Enterprise Ireland at the opposite end of the quay). To the west of the Doyle site, a further 0.5 acre assembled site is under the ownership of Ascon Rohcon. Both parties are understood to be furthering plans for prime 3rd Generation office schemes which could range in heights of up to 7-storeys. Whether negotiations between the 2 have been engaged about either a joint development or site acquisition remains to be seen. Theo Cullinane of Ascon had hinted at the time of his company’s successful bid for the Revenue Commissioners facility (at Linn Dubh along the Blackpool By-Pass) that a planning application on their Albert Quay site could see lodgement by Spring 2006. We’ll have to wait and see how this one determines.
Has anyone seen the site recently? Have they commenced groundwork yet?
Just to give an update on all tall buildings proposed for the near future
U2 tower will now be 120M and 35 stories – scheduled for completion in 2008 🙂
Hueston gate – construction will start next year and completion is due in 2011
Alto Vetro – no sign of construction as of yet – i visited the site yesterday
Montevetro – same as aboveSome links-
http://www.hyderconsulting.com/proj_datasheets/proj_1874_data1_06D82626-C909-4A78-86FF-6.pdf
http://www.treasuryholdings.ie/development/project_detail.asp?id=118&category=Residential&cat=1
http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=45&si=1548096&issue_id=13587Here is an interesting link – the most comprehensive list of built structures in Ireland i’ve ever seen! 🙂
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Ireland
@Pepsi wrote:
I see that Kilmore House at Spenser Dock is starting to come along now. Does anyone know what the building is beside it? The building I am talking about has a circular roof at an angle. I haven’t seen it up close so I am a bit unsure.
I too am interested in this cylindrical wooden structure with the roof at a slope. I walked down Macken street to get a good look at it and it seems to be perched on a 7 storey block and I am guessing this wooden mass to be 3 storeys high itself. Any ideas what it is?
Sorry for not following the tread but going back to the title – i work in Grand Canal Plaza (3rd floor) and have noticed a lot of contruction in the last 2 weeks – it seems to have sprung up above the 5 story barrier suddenly. The more interesting is a 10+ story block on the northside of the river between spencer dock and the point which i pass every day. This building is quite bulky and is gaining height rapidly, does anyone know what it is? I thought it might be Merchant’s gate but i thought that was set back further from the river…
