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@corkindo wrote:
Submissions was made on Tuesday smartass
descend slowly from your high horse there now lad and “rein” in your sarcasm – i was talking about the submission made on the 14th Sept and acknowledged on the 24th sept, by the Dept., which broadly echoes exactly what was reported in the paper about that part of the city being extremely old, parts of the city wall possibly being still in the city library and archaelogical remains to be considered carefully- that is all
is this an “exclusive” or did the reporter just go on to the city council website, check the plans and read the submission from the dept of the environment?
@corkdood wrote:
Ju Good to see the double deckers coming back too – badly needed on busy routes like the number 5 and 8.
and the 6, the 7, the 222 and numerous others
still cant figure out why we couldnt have a fleet of the smaller IMP like buses, more frequency, must be less costly to run and you could drop off the frequency then on less peak times
think bus eireann will ever move from capwell? would be great site
@kite wrote:
:rolleyes: In fairness, most of those muppets could not tell you what day it is.
Wonder if “Micky the lier” will make a statement?mickey made a brief and pointless statement yesterday through Dept of Enterprise – in the media the local councillors are saying he knew all along but he denied it strenuously
You are dead right about the muppets
well if I worked there and I knew that, I would stay too if I thought I would get a few bob
surely though they might only get statutory redundancy which prob isnt great?
make you wonder if our beloved councillors knew when the mayor and a few more hopped over to San Francisco to visit Amgen……
AMGEN postponed indefinetely as per news
A plan to provide 1,100 jobs in Co Cork has been indefinitely postponed.
Biotechnology company Amgen was to have provided the jobs in a billion dollar investment at a manufacturing facility in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork.
However, the company has decided to put off the project indefinitely.IDA Ireland has described the decision as disappointing.
It said decisions by the US Medicare authorities, concerning some of Amgen’s main drugs, have caused business difficulties for the company.
Amgen is reducing its staff globally by up to 14%IDA Ireland said the decision to halt the project did not reflect in any way on the business environment in Ireland, and that further investments could be expected over the coming months.
IDA Ireland said Amgen will retain the Cork site, so that changed circumstances may lead to a recommencement of plans.
In a statement, Amgen said it will cease all current activities on the site in co-operation with the Government and its agencies, community groups and business participants.
‘The decision will affect up to 79 staff, 65 of whom are based in Cork. All staff will be notified regarding the likelihood of redundancy’, according to the statement.
Amgen said it would work with staff during the consultation period to identify potential options elsewhere in the company. However, it is likely that the majority of people will be offered redundancy packages
@Leesider wrote:
Every single one of them replied except one Mr. Michael Martin……..suppose he was a bit too busy to reply to trivial matters
I’m not defending M Martin in the slightest but every TD writing back to you is great but what action did they actually take? Writing letters is easy, local councillors minutes seem to consist of how they “write to the minister to express their outrage” at something. Nothing actually seems to happen though. I will happily write letters to people for the money and expenses that councillors get.
@Spinal Tap wrote:
Provisions have also been made for a metro system.
Meanwhile, the council has made a submission to government seeking the designation of the docklands for targeted tax incentives in the December budget.
I will believe the whole metro thing when i am standing in it, travelling. The city cant get the rst of the transport sorted let alone a metro (or tram/bus type thing that we saw them announce few months ago – anyone heard another peep about that?)
Couldnt the council have made a submission re tax incentives ages ago? how many TD’s do we have for Cork? what are they doing? Michael MArtin is claiming all headlines on it as Minister for Enterprise
it wasnt a €2bn scheme, it was a €1bn scheme and I’d say that was more what it would be valued at the end of completion – he was quite strong in his points that Cork needs to move on the Docklands immediately and that the first bridge needs to be built straightaway and nothing will happen until the port of cork move and the seveso sites are sorted. He warned of the danger of Cork delaying on this, which would result in a few years in Cork having to compete directly with a rejuvenated Dublin with its relocated port activities (in the pipeline) and far better transport network
how can Manor Park submit a planning application for a site while an appeal to ABP on their previous application for the same site is still underway? that decision isnt due until Oct 8th unless now its been refused already
I found that notice (planning notice on inside of back page of the Examiner) – I didnt see much about the waterfront mentioned – there does seem to be more open space mentioned but theres no mention of a Masterplan or redevelopment of Kent station – surely Manor Park havent submitted another plan without the masterplan given this was the prime reason for a refusal by CCC of the first application – maybe CCC has been given the Masterplan – or else CIE and Manor Park are just dragging out the whole thing for some reason – Manor PArk was up for sale recently so who knows what will happen
Thirteen grounds for refusal were noted including failures to adequately provide for ‘a new Kent Station’, for a National Primary Road, ‘to provide a high quality public realm and public open space’, ‘to provide the Quayside Amenity Area in any form on Horgans Quay’, ‘to conserve the Goods Depot (Protected Structure)’, ‘to provide pedestrian linkages from the development to the City Centre’, ‘Tall building unacceptable as a matter of principle due to location and scale’ and ‘the general building height is contrary to the development plan’.
Building height proposal is down to 11 storeys, no sign of Kent Station plan, no sign of Quayside amenity, road and open space proposals improved – will we open the bookies on this proposal getting through?
wow, thats interesting news, come on radioactiveman, dazzle us with their plans for a progressive, architecturally pleasing, practical and awe inspiring project at Horgans Quay
the outright refusal the last time was because they didnt have a masterplan for kent station so they MUST have it this time…….
i’d have to say the advertising of Cork County Council also isnt the best say for example in relation to their website – Carrigaline had a traffic survey done in 2006 and recently displayed the results of said survey – the turnout to see it was so bad that they displayed it again on another occasion – the bad turn out being because of the fact that no one knew about it – even the latest display wasnt really advertised – certainly not on the website where i look regularly – definitely not by the local councillors – the only way I heard of it and I live in carrigaline was a newsletter from michael mcgrath td – the survey itself then isnt available online so why bother having a website?
anyone from carrigaline area? did anyone see the recent public display on the Atkins Transport Study for Carrigaline that was on display for 4 hours one night last week? I’d be interested in anyones thoughts – there was some maps on the wall of the possible roads and that was about it – i tried to get a copy of the study to read it as its huge and was told it would cost €54 !! couldnt put it on a disc no? very poor set up i thought
@PTB wrote:
Any hope that the Greens will remember their Light rail plan that they made prior to getting into ‘power’?
i’d say it will be “remembered” as much as fianna fails promise to conduct a light rail feasibility study for Cork
@d_d_dallas wrote:
what’s happening with this?
taken from OMP site
this is precinct investment plans for the metropole, think the tower was reduced, was approved in Dec 05 but developers appealed the amt of development contributions to Bord pleanala, saved themselves about 80k i think, that took until June last year, no word since
@Radioactiveman wrote:
Images of the Cork School of Music which has its official opening today.
i went to the old one for years – the new one is magnificent and all built in spite of a procrastinating government who finally moved when enough publicity was generated to put them in a bad light – well done G Kelly, the teacher in the school who didnt give up and used every opportunity to shame politicians into action
@THE_Chris wrote:
So whats the deal with this traveler thing?
Not sure what/where, but apparently theres murder going on because some residents (Nimbys) fought a highrise development. Now the developer has paid travelers to go onto the site and make a goddamn mess.
Thats all I know, anyone know more or can link to something?
dont think you can call them NIMBYS until you go through the plans for it – there are something like 57 objections to it from locals so its planning appl number 06 31477 – seemed to be a lot of negative comments in the main planners report re the application but then they still granted planning for it
@jungle wrote:
You’d imagine so, but if there were plans for infill, why would they put windows on the hospital side?
the HSE is stuck for cash so its going to build windows on buildings facing other buildings so the staff can fling patient records from one building to another without having to email – saves on an IT system
