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Just as we don’t end up with the IFSC mk 2.
As far as i’m concerned, the rest of the Docklands is a blank canvas, We need something like the Dublin Docklands Committee to get the thing going though.
The plan was to have a bus link between horgan’s quay and the city centre
however, i think the best site was/is horgan’s quay – approx 3-5 mins walk from existing bus station. radioactiveman – people walk to horgans quay to get a train –
Hey Lex, can you give us any more info on what we can expect on Kennedy quay?
Thanks in advance.
– Kennedy Quay area announcement (Spring 2005 – possibly later)
Is Le Chateau listed? Have they agreed to sell? If so do you think the license will be retained by OCP.
The aa building is definitely listed (beautiful building imo).@lexington wrote:
Yup, but if the earlier drawings are anything to go by, some of these are incorporated into the project with relative taste. As for the others, well…
Doesn’t the proposed OCP Academy street development site include a significant number of listed buildings?
8 = Water Street development, Cork Opera House facade, Cork School of Music
BTW, has there been any movement in relation to this or are the government waiting to roll this out during the by-election as they have done for the past two elections?
Has anyone heard of the possibility of a rail connection between Cork and Belfast, and Cork – Sligo???
The project will seek at least 2 significant mixed-use waterfront developments for the area facing the river on a series of existing derelict sites. All developments must take note and include the old city wall. The height of the projects should be significant enough as to mask the Dunnes Stores Kyrls Quay Multistorey and Shopping Centre. More later.[/QUOTE]
How that m/s carpark got past planning is surely a tribunal matter 🙂
Anything would improve on the negative impact this building has on the quay.
Btw, which derelict buildings are being destroyed???@Rory W wrote:
Thanks for the complement been on that train into Dublin for the last 3 years, feel like I’ve aged 30 years to be honest (leave house at 7.18 – home at night 19:45). It is indeed a dull domitary town but wouldn’t it be nice if commuter people wanted to shop and socialise in Drogheda rather than Dublin?
How about leave house at 7:00 :(,
I know exactly what you mean about ageing.
The governments regional development is appalling, and I am amazed that local politicians are happy to see their brightest leave for Dublin each morning. Surely the IDA should be sending some industry in the direction of Drogheda?
Is it true that most of the elected representatives live in Dundalk?@Rory W wrote:
Well the head of the Chamber of commerce is, but his shop is on the main street (versted interest anyone). Truth is Drogheda is losing trade hand over fist to Blanchardstown, Dundalk and Pavillions, Swords in terms of shopping. And considering the massive growth in the town the shopping infrastructure hasn’t changed in over 20 years – the local Dunnes and Tesco (West Street) are both small 1960s relics. Downtown bars are either for 18-25 year olds or the 50+s. And don’t get me started on restaurants – suffice to say choice is exceedingly limited. Drogheda’s poulation is now 35,000+ and with a raft of rezoning this population will grow larger over the next few years.
Drogheda has a chance to become a destination for shopping, dining and drinking with this plan if it is carried out to plan. It would be lovely to sit Boyneside during the summer on a boardwalk having a pint before going for a meal (all far removed from traffic) in a cosmopolitan enviroinment. Why should the cities get all the fun?
Don’t let it become another dull dormitary town.
No disrespect but Drogheda is already a dull dormitary town. Take the train into Dublin in the morning and you will realise that the upwardly mobile work in Dublin.
As someone who has been living in Drogheda for the best part of a year I must admit to having an affinity for the place, and would completely agree that the town is desperately devoid of any options in relation to shopping and leisure related facilities. However, imho, Scotch Hall is very badly located. Furthermore a very substantial portion of the local inhabitants are already up in arms over Scotch Hall, and the latest developments are just adding fuel to the fire. Especially as there has been a complete lack of any desire to engage the local population in any kind of discourse.
Something tells me this project is doomed to failure.Horgan’s Quay doesn’t seem to be at the top of CIE’s to do list: http://www.eveningecho.ie/pdf/front.pdf
@jungle wrote:
Airlines pay more to use airbridges. Even assuming that only Aer Lingus and Czech Airlines opt to use them, you’re still lookng at 800,000 pax per annum. At 50c per passenger charge, and allowing for generous operating expenses of E200K per annum, they’d still have paid for themselves in under 7 years. There may be a case for reducing the number, but even the business case isn’t there for removing them.
another question in relation to the airport… how come Ryanair only operate one route from Cork airport?
@Torquemada wrote:
Whats this I hear about the axing of airbridges at the new terminal for Cork Airport?This seems an absolutely scandalous decision having spent over 100 million euro on the development.Surely if they need to cut back on costs on the project,then I am sure there are other parts to the development that can be scaled down or delayed rather than this vital part of the new terminal.It would mean certainly no transatlantic flights for the foreseeable future also.I wonder who is behind all this though?It smacks of the vested interests of the Shannon lobby to me.
Surely this isn’t true.
In relation to Shannon… why does the government continue to subsidise this region to the detriment of the greater cork region… what ever happenend to free market policies?
Privatise the airport and let it develop its own services.@crc wrote:
27 stories seems a bit much for Drogheda, but its probably an over-estimate so that what the planners tell them to knock 7 stories off of it, the developers say “ok”. How far is it from the Railway Station?
5 mins on foot.
The locals are up in arms as they are already very concerned that the Scotch Hall Development will have a detrimental effect on the Main street.
@anto wrote:
Is the area well served by public transport?
Three separate city bus routes pass this way.
bupa or the bon secours (or both) to build a new private clinic on the south channel of the docklands???
close to a proposed bridge???Merry Christmas and the best of the season to all the contributors who make this particular thread such a special read, and especially to Lexington, Phatman, Dr_Dallas, Burge_eye, the blimp, etc… you guys know who you are 🙂
some of the walkway will be through the irish distillers site on the north mall with a bridge connecting with the land adjacent to the cricket grounds. There will be a boardwalk but only in the city centre.
BTW, a competition was recently launced to find a winning design for Kyrls quay. It is probably best to put a catalan flag with your entry 😉Any one see the article in last fridays examiner in relation to the government looking for a new site in Cork… the article mentioned that the government is looking to relocate to a 100,000 sq ft. office development, preferrably in the docklands. Any proposed deal will probably include the existing offices on sullivans quay… surely someone in here knows more… lex???
@anto wrote:
Sounds good, Lee fields is fantastic green lung that almost comes into the city. Are they pinching some land off Pres, the Criket club, the Mardyke etc. Or a kinda boardwalk along side them? Good to hear they’re investing in cycle lanes too. Cork will be like Amsterdam, has the water, bridges all it’s missing is the bucycles and the Coffee shops
