Lorcan

Landsdowne is practically falling tp peices. Compring Landsdowne to other, for example, 6 Nations Stadiums, it’s the worst of the lot, and a bit of an embarrassment, especially when we have Croke Park lying idle. Bring it on is what i say!

no what i mean is will they be changing the signs on the lanes?

i read in the echo the other day that the Kent Station development isn’t going ahead or something? or it was being delayed by CIE? this right?

Any one see the culture show on BBC2? had a thing on cork 2005 capital of culture, and gave peoples views on patrick street.
‘the people of cork think the lamposts belong in an industrial estate’

where abouts could they build it?

Liffey river taxi gearing up for launch
Lorna Siggins, Marine Correspondent

A river taxi may be running on the Liffey next summer if a plan submitted by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) is approved by Dublin City Council.

The DDDA is seeking permission to build a landing stage at Bachelor’s Walk. The stage would consist of a 20-metre-long floating pontoon with a sliding gate entrance, access platform and gangway for passengers off the boardwalk.

A 54-seater vessel is being built in Sweden for delivery next spring. The authority hopes to run trials on the river for several months. It anticipates that the transport service could be up and floating by June, focusing initially on the tourist market.

The initiative is part of the DDDA’s River Liffey regeneration strategy, which also allows for the introduction of a fast commuter ferry service between the docklands and the coast – initially Dún Laoghaire.

The strategy proposed a cross-river ferry between City Quay and the Irish Financial Services Centre (IFSC) II among a series of projects to revive practical use of the waterway.

It is understood that the DDDA has held discussions with several operators in relation to contracting out operation of the services, and may advertise formally for bidders. Navigation of the river’s 15 bridges, specifically the upper reaches between the Ha’penny Bridge and Heuston Station, is restricted by tides and the low headroom on fixed structures.

The new Millennium Bridge and the Matt Talbot Bridge are particularly problematic at high tide, and the riverbed rises west of the Ha’penny Bridge, which causes a difficulty at low water. The service could eventually run to Heuston Station. Water bus stops may also be located at Tara Street to link with the DART, at the IFSC I and II, Forbes Street, Britain Quay, the Point Theatre and the Alexandra Basin ferry terminal.

© The Irish Times

Good idea?

I agree actually with you there. it is an institution and so much could be done with it. new, classy managment should be bought in, and stop seving the awful coffee. but i supppose its far to late now.

What’s the holy grail about Harvey Nicks, especially as it would be such a small branch, it would be just like BTs anyway. Dublin is mad to let Bewley’s go, even if management was crap etc, with the correct management the place should be able to knock starbucks into a cocked hat. This should be a Heritage project, like the Crown in Belfast, listed as a cafe. Of maybe a Conran restaurant (I wonder if he’s looked it over. ) A shop has a completely different relationship with its users thatn a cafe or restaurant. Dublin has become just another High Street UK. Shame

totally agree.
Dublin in my opinion needs to try and stop being another ‘UK’city, which it effectively has become, and evolve an actual world capital, with its own originalities. I draw back what i said about Harvey Nicks.

i dont think so, i think the way it has been done now really opens the street up. in your picture, the street looks relatively small. so yes its a change for the better.

the picture on that is so small its hard to see what the ‘proposal’ is like. what happenend to the millenium clock by the way?