samuel j
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@Praxiteles wrote:
And here we have the guff-bite of the month:
“A diocesan spokesman told The Sunday Business Post: ‘‘No part of the cathedral has collapsed in any way. Since December, a section of the south nave and the south aisle of the cathedral have, for safety reasons, been cordoned off due to fragments falling from the clerestory wall. The occurrence is currently being examined by experts and a report is awaited”.
Does this mean more fees for the experts while nothing is actually done……:mad:
@Praxiteles wrote:
Here we have a picture of an emporium on the Main Street in Charleville, Co. Cork, showing the present whereabouts of the burnished brass gates stripped from the Mortuary Chapel of the nearby parish church.
Somebody got a bargain then…. 😮 This is incredible…. who in their right mind let these out of the Mortuary Chapel…. bad enough they take them down… but to flog um off….:mad:
Heads should roll immediately…… the waste of money is just beyond belief….and the only benefactors seem have been consultants and legal fees….
Meanwhile the whole structure is in jeopardy…..
It should be taken completely out of the hands of the Bishop and his merry men…. it is too serious to be let to them one more minute.BTW Basic first year lectures given to civil engineers know about messing with draining
“Foundation settlement and/or upheaval – Poor drainage can result in wetting of the foundation bearing soils, which then consolidate under the weight of the foundation as the moisture leaves the soil. This is especially evident if the foundation (or a portion thereof) was placed on fill material. 100 year old homes with no history of movement suddenly settle after the drainage was changed, so the “test of time” only applies when environmental conditions are consistent. In some cases the simple condition of a blocked roof downspout can trigger a dorment condition”
The Bishop and his Muppets should be made pay the remedial works without delay:mad:
@samuel j wrote:
Still no maintenance being done at St.Colemans.
Plaster still crumbling…I was at a funeral there recently and whole row in front of me sat down as one does… when they next stood up
the whole row had white backsides from plaster in the seats.The Bishop better watch out….soon he’ll be getting claims for laundry expenses.
Just a matter of time before some wedding guests in their finery…..walk out with white backsides….
you have been warned…..
This I posted last May…… he’ll be lucky now if he is not sued …. 😡
Would think they certainly do. Should know more later this eve on whats going on it there…. would think all those fellas that got fees…. are having a comfortable night this evening and un-restricted use of their homes…..
Apparently the crumbling plasterwork has got much worse at St.Colmans and sections of the seating are now cordoned off. Extra masses have been put in place for this evening and tomorrow due to the reduced seating capacity.
We said it would happen if nothing was done and it looks like it now has…anyone know anymore..?
Actual Works Professional Fee
Actual Works Professional Fee
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2006 €4,000.00 €148,000.00
2005 €74,527.00 €10,840.00
2004 €74,527.00 €8,945.00
2003 €- €35,789.00
2003 €9,957.00 €64,890.00
2001 €118,113.58 €60,980.44 At 0.787564
2000 €77,184.84 €26,462.61 At 0.787564
Advertising €11,699.00
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Totals : €358,309.41 €367,606.055Dear God, over half has been spent on Fees…… its a disgrace
Ake- not a thing, see Post 3614 by Gianlorenzo and from Prax last week
From to-day’s Cobh Parish Newsletter:
“After a number of meetings and research we would like to announce that restoration work on the entrance and doors of St. Colman’s Cathedral will be taking place in the near future. Tenders are at this time being sought for the work which will be funded by the Cathedral Restoration Fund. We will be informing you again in more detail prior to works being carried out. We thank the people of Cobh and of the Diocese for their support in the restoration of the Cathedral for generations to come. Fr. Michael Leamy Adm.”
@Praxiteles wrote:
Word has it in Cobh that to-morrow will see the official announcement of the resignation of Denny Reidy as Secretary of the Cathedral Restoration Steering Committee -the real eminence grise behind the Cobh Cathedral debacle. IT is astounding that it has taken him so long to come to the conclusion that he had NO alternative but to resign. So long Denny and we hope you are proud of the disaster left behind in Cobh.
The news is a bit old-hat as it was alreeady notified to the Companies Registration Office on 17 October last.
Better late than never I guess, am sure those left holding the baby are thinking, to quote Laurel & Hardy “And that’s another fine mess you’ve got me in to”
@THE_Chris wrote:
Second public consultation for the R624 (Fota road) upgrade to Cobh took place today in the Sheraton, Fota Island.
Yours truly drove a long way to get there and has the documents which he will scan tomorrow, as well as some more information about the scheme.
Good man, anything worth posting or have they rounded down the list of options…?
Chairmans Report “Some important work remains to be done” now there is an understatement…. would a bit of varnish for the doors…..be classed as important… or just pay more professional fess…. dear god what a waste of money…
Would be very interesting to learn of a breakdown of this 147k……wonder how much of the AIB Charicash (AIB Investment Managers Limited what they call ethically orientated funds) got a hammering this week with billions wiped off share prices…ethical or not.
Would look great in a “Tubs and Tiles” Showroom displaying some of the latest in Mira Shower Units but looks all wrong here…
@Praxiteles wrote:
Would anyone like to guess what this might be?
A scene from the film of the Robert Harris book “Fatherland”
Vat is right..might look nice as a feature in a Dermot Gavin Garden but here….awful.
And what in gods name is the carry on on the wall with the Kamikaze Dove….
