Papworth

Was in the ‘Pavilion Theatre’ ?? last night with the family and really enjoyed the Spirit of Christmas show, great broadway type show I thought , which surpassed our expextations considering its location in a prefabricated shed with hot air blowers in the midlde of nowhere City West, Made me think of the dire lack of modern type venues such as the Lyric that are so lacking and not even planned for Dublin.:mad:

the 2 humble Luas lines are been milked for all their worth……..just look at the adds in the property pages every week….NEAR Luas, CONVIENENT to Luas, a SHORT STROLL from Luas…ENERGETIC WALK to Luas…….. what next 30 mins easy comute to nearest Luas station.

Just on the subject of Luke Gardiner we have Blooms day tours also 1916 walking tours – why not a Luke Gardnier architectural and planning tour – for in my estimation he was the only thinking town planner this city ever had. It’s really amazing to think that there is not even a statue or plaque to the man responsible for what we know as Georgian Dublin – if ever the term airbrushed out of history was apppropriate it applies to Luke Gardnier.

Westport – have loved the town for years – except that like anywere in Ireland these days where trad music was once was abundent and not hard to find its now all wall to wall live soccer and GAA in every bar.

I see in yesterday’s Indo that Harry Crosbie is not happy with the architectural merits or function of the proposed Barn at City West – good old Harry suddenly getting an interest in Architecture and its function !!

I suggest you pay a visit to the last intact working mill in Ireland situated on the banks of the Camac river in Old Kilmainham. Although listed by DCC as a unique protected structure they (DCC) have given planning permission for its intact interior to be gutted and the mill proper and its grounds to be become yet another block of apartments – surely a more benign use (tourism/cultural) should have been insisted / encouraged for a unique building in a unique setting. Go see the proposals for the old mills ‘re-use’ I doubt if they would be allowed anywhere else!!

He writes: ‘Ireland is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. Irish motorists drive on average 24,000km a year, far above the UK’s average of 16,000 and even topping the US’s 19,000.’ He uses this little-used statistic because car ownership rates are still low by international standards and it doesn’t suit his argument.
He writes: ‘The numbers of people commuting by car to Dublin in the morning rush hour increased by 149% between 1991 and 2001.’ But since then – the numbers of cars entering the inner ring has actually fallen.
He writes: ‘Ian Lumley, knows he is losing the battle over Ireland’s future. “You have to look at this as an American country,” – What does that even mean?
He writes: ‘Giving Dublin the classic US-style “doughnut” shape’ – this has already been sufficiently debunked.
He writes: ‘A huge McMansion there with big Georgian pillars, huge flying buttresses and greenhouses.’ – Has anybody ever seen a house in Ireland with flying buttresses because I haven’t.
He writes: ‘A Tesco is opening next door, “bringing better quality shopping and more jobs to your area”. On the far side of the road an Aldi superstore is nearly complete, and a Toyota showroom is doing its bit to inflate the car economy.’ – This is just contemptible nonsense.
As Ian Lumley puts it: “The Irish mentality is inherently antiregulation and anti-officialdom. One of the theories is that this goes back to British occupation, to dodging the constabulary, dodging the revenue, getting away from the landlord, hiding pigs under the bed, hiding chickens in the roof and so on.” – this is just hackneyed embarrassing shite.
He writes: ‘Having recently visited Stonehenge, Clancy says she was “appalled” by how close the road runs to it.’ – the road at Stonehenge runs within fifty metres of the monument. The new M3 and I’m not defending it is 2400 metres away.
He writes: ‘[Martin] Cullen left his job at arts, heritage and environment not to spend more time with his family, but to spend more time with his beloved roads – as minister for transport.’ – shows more astonishing understanding of the Irish political system and ministerial appointments.[/QUOTE]

Why did they fail to integrate into the stops directional signs indicating TO CONNLLY and TO TALLAGHT ? – instead of the last minute plastic covered A3 sheets held on with plastic ties most of which did not survive the first night.