The Denouncer
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Sorry I meant ‘To Let’ – unless they were trying to hoist it up to be viewed from the DART somehow. But they were pulling bits off. What is replacing this and when is the work on the silo offices starting?
Hmm they pulled down a ‘TO RENT’ sign and left it leaning against the side of the shed, then they disappeared
Originally posted by Rusty Cogs
Where in God’s name is this bridge ?I know, I can’t wait to see it built. When exactly is work starting on it?
They could just put a line of 20 foot neon poles in front of all those ‘flats’ so they can’t be seen.
Originally posted by PVC King
Totally disagree there is no requirement for two 87,000 plus seat stadiums in Dublin; Irish rugby is on a high right now and still only two games produce annual capacity crunches namely 2 of the six nations and Croke Park can be used for the French or England games.The FAI are in a tailspin and beyond a few attractive games a year capacity beyond 56,000 is unecessary and the GAA being business people know how to lever a decent premium.
I think a single stadium that is shared among IRFU and FAI should have at least a 70,000 capacity – we will see how full Croke Park will be when the 6 Nations comes round. We will also see how many attend the soccer games in Croke Park next year. Also a higher capacity stadium would make it an attractive prospect as a venue to stage International tournaments.
Originally posted by wearnicehats
obviously you’re joking. If you’re not, more fool you and my heart bleeds for youElsewhere in this topic I suggested it be moved and increased to 90,000 seater or so. I still think it should be moved. But I don’t think it will happen. The one good thing it has going for it is its location in relation to the DART station. I do believe there are NIMBYs galore around here (I work down the road from it). I don’t believe that is a foolish claim. You’d be well advised to stop your heart bleeding there, might be painful in the long run.
“When we moved into our €1,000,000 house a few years ago we failed to notice the dilapidated stadium in the vicinity. Now it is being refurbished I say NOT IN MY BACK YARD!”
I read an article in the Irish Mail on Sunday yesterday that says that due to objections raised by Dublin Bus, Route A is now dropped in favour of Route B..anyone else see this?
The chimney stack is still there! Yes I walked through this on Wednesday, looking good..all the poles were lit up on Monday evening, and looks like its going to be a great addition to the docks. Wonder when they’ll get permission and start work on the section that seques into the water.
Originally posted by Keen
Thats because this is something you just expect to find to find in a 21st century city. I was in both Brussels and Amsterdam recently and for cities not even the size of Dublin i was constantly looking up at their glassy towers. The recently built Dexia tower in Brussels in particularThats because those cities, like others in Western Europe, have been richer far longer than Ireland, until very recently an island isolated off the West coast, the poor man of Europe. Why build gleaming office blocks when there was no work, and why build tall apartments in a country with mass emigration? Now that has changed of course, and the building boom will lead to skyscrapers – a whole change of attitude is required amongst city planners – they know tourists love the low skyline (yes, they do!), but are finally coming around to the idea that ‘Urban Sprawl’ does not work, and will hopefully now build up in the docks.
Originally posted by fergair
You would’ve thought that at some point in the last 4 years they would indeed have done so. Come back Britain, all is forgiveCome back Britain? Because you are upset about lighting a piece of junk like the Spike? Oh yes, with all the money flowing into London things would be much better..:rolleyes:
Get off your high horse, Cathal. :rolleyes: Nostalgia and rose tinted spectacles are a featured in a lot of these threads. I mentioned the Spire and Busarus in a thread about Liberty Hall, big deal! The world is going to end! 😮
Pull them down. Especially Liberty Hall.
People on these forums get too nostaligiac about buildings like this..Liberty Hall is a piece of crap, and the Spire too. And time for Busarus to go aswell.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MetroNorth.gif
Swords, Airport, Drumcondra, Griffith Ave, O’Connell St., Stephens Green – all suit me,
Welcome to the 21st Century. Now if they could build it as quickly and cheaply as the Spanish, 24 hour style.
Dublin metro system to run via Ballymun and Phibsboro
19/10/2006 – 12:09:59Minister for Transport Martin Cullen has announced the route chosen for the proposed metro line linking Dublin Airport with the city centre.
Three alternatives had been put forward as part of a public consultation process.
The chosen one will see the metro system run from Swords through Dublin Airport, via Ballymun and Phibsboro and on to St Stephen’s Green.
Mr Cullen says the route will service 20,000 people every hour, with trains running every 90 seconds.
The total journey time will be 17 minutes.
The metro is expected to take around 40,000 cars off the streets of the city centre every day when it is operational in 2012.
