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i think this area needs rounding up and hopefully andersens qy wil help that further, just a shame its not including the simon centre nextdoor. also the bus station should be up for redevelopment in the future so i hear which would round the quay off nicely.[/QUOTE]
what’s happening on Andersen’s quay.
Thomond Park wrote:http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/Standard Open Single £202 return not £208 as stated above]
I’m travelling from Bruxelles to Paris in May. My ticket for the thalys has been booked for €40. I have a seat assigned. The journey will take approximately 1 hour.
Now that is what I call service… and SNCB & SNCF are both state run 🙂
SNCF sells it’s TGV all over the world.
@A-ha wrote:
I’m just glad they are finally doing something with the train station. It has very limited facilities and is loosing out on the Dublin route with more and more people opting to fly. When finished it can only compliment the new commuter services to the east and north of the city. When is work due to start…. early 2007? I can’t imagine it starting before then, but as usual when it comes to Cork developments fingers crossed. :rolleyes:
in all fairness, why would you bother with Irish Rail?
They offer an incredibly ineffective, inefficient and unsuitable service between the two major economic hubs of our state.
€60 to travel 300 miles return (usually without a seat) in a horribly aged railway car just doesn’t make any sense to me.btw, anyone know where amazon plan to set up their new call centre in Cork?
@daniel_7 wrote:
just wondering will anyone on this site do me a favour?im doing a project in college on the changing face of cork and how it is catching up on the other irish cities as it did not take advantage of the celtic tiger building boom like they did at the time.would anyone be able to write evan something small for the opening page as i cant think of how to put it across properly and i know theres plenty of people on this site that could write something suitable?:confused:
Hi Daniel, if you check back along the thread (maybe the previos thread) you will find that Lexington has already written a couple of articles that pretty much covers your project. Check it out… I have a feeling you’ll have to ask Lexington about the copyright 🙂
I’ve got a question in relation to the height of Academy street… does anyone know if the proposed height is higher than the Savoy Centre?
@jdivision wrote:
I don’t really understand the rehash of Jervis Street reference. :confused: They look completely different.
my real issue with Jervis street is that it ignores all but the henry street facade… it has an incredibly negative impact on Abbey street, which is why I’m very keen to see the Bowling Lane Street facade. This is why I’m also very enthusiastic about the revitalisation of a shabby city lane in what should be a vital link between Faulkner Patrick Street and Emmet Place.
Emmet Place looks amazing… wonder what the skateboarders will make of it 😉
Patrick Street needs revision, but this was always going to be the case. Faulkners lane will be a welcome addition to Cork’s network of wonderful lanes and alleyways.
I would also like to see the view from Bowling lane
Hey Lex… thanks for getting back to us. It certainly hasn’t been the same.
I haven’t been in Cork for quite a while…
Has Eglinton Street started?
How is the Coal Quay comning along… any news of the update to the market and the new park not to mind the Guy and co development?
Has construction started on the Jurys site… is Jurys to reopen?
Have O’Flynn got the go ahead for Dunkettle?Thanks all for any answers.
I won’t comment on other possible movements for the time being until I hear more – hope that’s something for the time being anyway.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Lex… that’s alot of interesting developments. Must say that I’ll be very interested in any future developments by Howard Holdings, City Quarter has really had a fantastic impact.
@lexington wrote:
In what terms? Scheduled lodgement? Preplanning? Speculative?
Some of which can’t be disclosed. Others, which are well known and anticipated like that of Academy Street are worth looking forward to. Last night’s CBA ceremony at the SilverSprings was an interesting affair. A much deserved congratulations to Mr. O’Callaghan and all at OCP on receiving the Cork Business of the Year Award.
any docklands developments close to submission… how is mph plan for North Docks progressing… any news on Water Street?
Thanks as always : 😀
anyone got any info on the new town(s) proposed for monard/rathpeacon/blarney?
any proposed time frame?
lexington wrote:According to CCC documentation:” County Hall is a Protected Structure, designed by Patrick McSweeney it was opened in 1968. It is a unique building, representative of 20th century architecture and it is of local, regional and national importance and this is reflected in its status as a Protected Structure.”
Love it or loathe it, part of CCH’s appeal in any sense is its stand-alone nature – it’s an arrogant but endearing characteristic that shouldn’t make sense but we have allowed it to do so. That’s not a knock at the new proposal, but a topic worth considering. The new proposal’s relation to private residencies at Victoria Cross (to the north) and backing south toward Farranlea Road, will make it controversial. WIth CCH, it developed on a location that kind of stood out on it’s own and was surrounded by plentiful CorkCoCo owned premises to allow for a decent distance from private residencies – most residencies now found have developed in and around it, not the other way around.How did the Kingsley get past planning?
@lexington wrote:
Well the talk regarded one premises that will come with FPP. The planning process was well documented on these forums. But it’s all purely speculative at this point. A sale may solve SOME tenancy issues and provide a nice little cash injection.
70’s tv cop series connection 😉
@lexington wrote:
Possibly – just info regarding a speculative site sale on Washington Street, but it is only that – ‘speculative’ – for the time being. Removed it because I don’t want it to go up without a little more ‘backup’.
not too many sites available on Washington Street at the moment.
@Radioactiveman wrote:
“but don’t you dare call my posts a waste if (sic) time” [A-ha, Post #334 above]
This quote suggests that you are blaming someone and as if you are saying it was someones fault.“people were more tolerant” [A-ha, Post #336 above]
I doubt whether the people of Waterford would be happy about the suggestion that they were ever less tolerant (than Cork at least) of other religions at the time.Finally, It was I who suggested that towns should be rated on a number of things, including “the quality of schools, cultural activities and places of worship” [RM, Post #328, above] however the variety of places of worship cannot be changed by some sort of artificial intervention.
Places of worship are, by their nature constructed by communities of faith, generally living in a particular area. It is not the job of a city to construct place of worship for all religions in order to atttract that religion to the city. Therefore, a city cannot be faulted for a lack of religious diversity, especially given the country we are living in.That will be my final comment on the matter. Let’s not get distracted from the job in hand.
My Great Grandmother was the child of an immigrant Jewish Family that settled in Cork because of religious tolerance practised in the city that wasn’t evident elsewhere in the province. However this was a very long time ago and I would hope that Waterford and Limerick today are at least tolerant to those of other persuasions.
Waterford, Limerick, Galway all seem to be very vibrant and thriving centres. In fact Cork’s recent economic boom was quite belated when you consider what had been happening in those other towns. All three cities represent prosperity and positivity, as well as citizens with keen wit and humour.
I love Cork and am an extremely proud Corkonian, but I see no need to slag off Waterford on this site.
Great news too about Beasly Street/ Parnell Place. Lets hope no more time is wasted. Those protected facades are looking weaker and weaker every week.[/QUOTE]
Nice to see alot of activity on Parnell Street… it has been ignored for far too long.
