Spinal Tap

@Pug wrote:

Jerry “CSD supporter” Buttimer after 5 Minutes in city council and still wet behind the ears now proposes that Cork City Council withdraw the 10 million funding for Green Bus routes in the city as they do not work.

I almost agree that the funding should be pulled UNTIL someone sits down and drafts a proper Green Route for Buses – i am thinking of the “green route” from frankfield to douglas whereby the bus gets full at grange, the bus then tears down the hill, turns left at grange cross where the existing traffic was squashed into one lane and then the bus joins in the traffic at the end of the hill anyway so what was the point of spending all the money? It was simply road markings that went in AND the bus co STILL ignores the other direction from frankfield which leads directly on to the main artery in to the city and surely could be used as an express route

Yes the No.6 Should run clockwise at a greater frequency as an express through the South Link rather than getting stuck and causing traffic jams in Douglas West.

@jungle wrote:

Got to agree with you there.

First and most simple thing to be done

E1.30 for a single ride on one bus route
E1.80 for a ticket that has 1 hours validity on city buses
E2.50 for a ticket that is valid until the end of the day on city buses

It shouldn’t be that hard to sell three different types of ticket on the bus.

There would be ALL out industrial action by the busworkers union membership if changes were even tabled.

I am still praying for later buses and an express bus that would pick up in Douglas,Grange & Frankfield travel quickly down the south link to City centre.

@SoundsDreamy wrote:

when are the poles on oliver plukett street goint to be removed. except that it was a bad idea to put lights at waist height outside some of the busiest pubs in cork.
before you waste money fitting the lights, take out the poles and stick uplights in the ground. problem solved.

They are there for at least 18 months now.
The ammount of defunct poles and light / sign standards around Cork is seriously high.
This is Cork City Council after all……………….

@Micko wrote:

About time.

BTW, anyone know whats doing into those huge warehouse sized buildings behind Pizza Hut in Little Island

AKAIK Caseys Furniture are menat to be taking the large 100,000sq.ft. unit

@kite wrote:

For all his faults Mr. Joe Gavin has been absolutely consistent in his drive to provide Cork with a conference centre and has identified the area surrounding Kent Station as his preferred location for same.
I wonder if the developers who expressed an interest in building the centre will be but off the idea by the piecemeal development of Kent?
CIE’s heel dragging on their site has caused nothing but trouble for the Manager and the city, I feel the past history on this site (O’Callaghan / Coveney) is making them slow to commit to redevelopment.

Kents Station is dragging on for years and only goes to show how Cork always loses out to funding,from the new airport to the delayed school of music,decentralisation….roll on the next election.
Mockery of the highest order and only goes to keep up the image of how hard it is to get development in the “second”city for “high rise” i.e.anything over 3 -storeys.Mary Leland writing weekly in the Sunday Independent knocking anything that is happening in the city waffling from her comfy house on about new developments and everybody dhould have an uninterrupted view of St.Finnbars Cathedral.Dublin is to get a 17,500 seat conference / concert centre,Dundalk a 8,000 seat centre.Killarneys hotels are full as the NEC holds 4,500.Our business leaders are weak,our TD’s are moribund and as for our planners………….

@mickeydocs wrote:

I’d imagine they could generate quite a sum of money by putting the old greyhound track on the market. It is disgraceful that nothing has happened at such a prominent site for almost ten years.

Ascon / Rohcon moved on to the site 2 weeks ago AFAIK.
Diggers were working there last Friday.

I think that high buildings were going to be allowed in this area anyway but another fire on a future development site in Cork ?Sundays Well,Crows Nest site and now this ?

@jungle wrote:

And in fact, they are one of the few buildings in the docklands worth retaining – perhaps Odlums and a few individual buildings on Victoria Rd as well – so it makes it all the more important that they aren’t allowed to decay.

Like jdivision, I wonder if entirely devoting it to restaurant/cafe/gallery use is completely viable. Possibly that could be used for the ground floor. The upper floor might be effetively used as an incubator unit for new media and design, which could also give a showcase retail element to the ground floor.

On the subject of the building itself, is the canopy an original feature of the building or a later addition?

AFAIK the canopies are original as you can see the stonework on the northern facade where slots were allowed for the supports which are now missing and would have been similar to the southern elevation.

As for media design – excellent idea but getting the buildings restored and open to the public should be an urgency as they are visibly decaying.With the Elysian and other develpopments in the area it would be a fantastic opportunity as occupiers and office workers would like to get near the water and socialise etc away from the “sterility” of all the new construction in the area.

The Odlums buildings are protected and will be retained with apartments on upper levels as I have seen on a proposal.

@jungle wrote:

I assume that this is the bonded warehouse building.

I’m sure it would be worth more as a site for offices than in its current incarnation. But, from the heritage perspective and the need to maintain building variety in the Docklands it needs to be preserved. If it is in so much danger, the city council should consider a CPO on the site.

It would be a waste to the city as offices / commercial development – just imagine those buildings restored and the extensions demolished, original roof and canopies restored,restaurants,cafes’art galleries,exhibitions on there and useable to the public ! Lots of similar projects in Copenhagen and they are a fantastic addition to a city with few visitor attractions like a maritime museum would fit in nicely there.

Great images and its actually on site which is great !
Any news on the Doyles warehouse site fronting the Quays behind the Eglinto St.development.
Ther must be pressure for the petrol station,bathroom and tyre place to move now plus the garda carpark.I’d say they are all waiting for this to be substantially complete as their site must be appreciating rapidly.
That whole area has lots of potential.