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With the Garda Station and the ESB developed, the riverside would truly be special. Isn’t Edward Street the ideal location for the new Garda station? Plenty of space, a street in need of regeneration and also the City Council has a large site there that management seems to be desperate to pass onto developers to put up a “mixed-used development” – Edward Street does not need more retail space!
CologneMike – the taxpayers/UL Foundation didn’t pay for the UL Boathouse – it is currently being paid each year by the students as part of capitation.
@vkid wrote:
Thought this was part of the original plans but from todays Zaminer..more Parkway fun.. First line says it all really
PLANS have been lodged with Limerick County Council for an Olympic size ice rink in the city.
The facility will be sited at the Parkway Retail Park on the Dublin Road.
Alocin Ltd, the company behind the huge project, also wants to incorporate an extensive range of other recreation facilities under the one roof and these include a bowling facility with up to 12 lanes and multimedia entertainment areas. It is also proposed to provide a huge food hall adjacent to the ice rink.
And the planning application also sets out specifications for a huge restaurant and food area, which will have up to 15 separate units.The planning application also sets out areas which will be given over to health and leisure activities, a library and office space.
The overall floor area will cover 83,068 sq m and it will be located adjacent to the N7 at Singland.
2,169 car parking spaces will be provided in the multi-storey structure.
A temporary ice rink has been erected at Merchant’s Quay over the Christmas holiday period in recent years and has been a huge success attracting thousands of visitors from the wider region.
One source said: “The temporary ice rink has shown the way in that it proved there is great public appetite for ice rink skating. This is a very exciting development and the fact that it is so close to the University of Limerick campus is another great plus.â€
I await excitedly to see the announcement (after planning has been granted) that the Ice Ring is to be changed to office space
@Griff wrote:
Cant help thinking how much better an M&S would be in the city centre ala Cork and Dublin. Out of town shopping centres like the Crescent – which to be fair is not the worst of them – are ultimately depressing places.. Childers road SC with its funky shaped signage trying to say these buildings arnt really cheap warehouses with absolutley zero architectural merit….
And has anybody noticed how that horrific false brick cladding on the Childers Road centre has started to fall off? In fact, at the side of Evans/Burton store it has almost entirely come away – disgraceful for a building that isn’t open three years.
@Tuborg wrote:
Pery Square/Barrington Street
Tippryan over at the Limerick Blogger has taken the following photos of the hotel development at 1 Pery Square. The existing georgian house and mews buildings are currently being restored, a new 5 storey structure (which will house the hotel bedrooms) is also underway to the rear. This is a really beautiful part of Limerick but is sadly overlooked by the majority of people, the City Council have plans for major public realm works from Baker Place down to Pery Square itself, however I couldnt find any info on when these works are likely to begin.
I must say, they’ve done a fine job in rebuilding the mews/small house buildings at the back of Number 1 Pery Court (which accidently fell down in the middle of the night last year). After seeing these pictures I went around to have a look and they are indeed quite impressive – use of reclaimed red-brick, sash windows, etc. It’s a pity the new larger building next to them on Barrington’s Street isn’t as in keeping with the area. Firstly, the steel work that has gone in shows already that the Georgian style of windows of the adjacent building will not be matched. Also, from the Catherine Street side, it kind of crowds in the St. Vincent de Paul building from the rear.
@CologneMike wrote:
Looks well, just hope this gem of a park does not get “overrun†as a short-cut between the railway station and Barrington Street? The junction of Parnell Street and Mallow Street where this new gate situated can be a hassle to crossover at times.
Wasn’t there an elaborate sculpture planned originally for this site, when it was being referred to as the Pery Portal?
Also, I’d be delighted to see it being used as a short cut between Barrington Street an the Railway Station – it is such a beautiful way to walk through the city and more people should enjoy it.
@Dreamstate wrote:
I would love to know how the re-generation board members were selected . Can anyone advise us on this ?
In particular who selected the developers ? …. Was it the Elected Members ? I think that everyone should check it out and keep an eye on what the re-generation board members get back in time to come…….Officially the board members were put together by John Fitzgerald – mainly from statutory bodies and supposed representatives of each community. The committee members for each area were made up of appointments by Brendan Kenny (e.g. City Council, Gardai, HSE reps), residents reps, community worker reps and regeneration staff.
@bonzer1again wrote:
I made the post to clear up some of the rumours that had been circulating, such as the rumour that it was going to be made into a nightclub. That rumour having recently been given legs by the fact that the developers also bought the adjoining “Kennedy O’Brien’s” Pub.
I personally believe that it’s a shame that such a wonderful building will be reduced to the same classification as a sports complex. However having said that, at least it will still be a building in use by the public all be it on a limited and paid basis, as opposed to it becoming private offices.
With regards churches becoming libraries, is that not still the plan for the Franciscan’s church on Henry street, or have the talks with Mary Immaculate College come to a halt?
Seeing as though Kennedy O’Brien’s in now closed (sob), I really hope the knock that building. Actually, knocking the two following buildings on Lower Hartstonge Street would do no harm.
The idea of putting in a library – while it would be a great use for the Jesuits building, its not the best location for the City Library, which needs a new modern building with plenty of natural light near the riverfront. Otherwise, why move it out of the Granary?
While I’m personally not against the idea of using the church for a leisure centre (if it’s done properly), the idea of continuing to hold masses there once it is a leisure centre is absolutely farcical! Finally, the biggest issue for me in relation to a leisure centre on this site is parking. Having lived on The Crescent and experienced the traffic chaos that is Tutorial at 9pm, having a gym, where the the healthy members absolutely must park as close to the door as possible is going to be problematic
