THE_Chris

Ok admit it, which one of you wrote this 😉

Great island community news (the newsletter)

Why have we neglected our beautiful Cathedral?
I am compelled and saddened to have to write this letter concerning the state of our Cathedral. We are nearing the end of a bad summer, which did not prevent us from preserving the outside of our homes with whatever it took to have them looking well.
What about God’s House? Why have we neglected our beautiful Cathedral? Are we not ashamed of this neglect in front of the hundreds of visitors who come to admire and photograph the beautiful work that our forefathers carried out to perfection? How can the powers that be let it deteriorate to such an extent?
Just look at the doors which are exposed to all weathers. Are we going to continue to allow them to rot or wait until they fall down and then complain of the cost of replacement? God knows there are enough collections every week, plus the monthly collections for diocesan purposes, which were slipped in at the start of the year. What about the monies collected for Restoration?
Surely some can be used to restore the doors?Take a look at the main doors; at the southern door which is completely raw; the door to the Adoration Chapel which has moss growing on the frame.
Where is our respect for the Blessed Sacrament? Are the powers that be still licking their wounds because An Bord Pleanala prevented them from causing untold damage to the interior?
The people of Cobh are not happy with what they see as the complete lack of maintenance in our Cathedral.
Protest now by letter or otherwise and give your views to the people responsible for this static mess. I could go on and on if I were to talk about the works already completed, which were badly done, but I feel that the state of the doors requires urgent attention.
I appeal to our Bishop and his advisors to move immediately on the doors. It is so urgent it required attention yesterday.
Yours sincerely,

I’ll believe it when I see it built.

I’d put money that that’ll be scaled back by a few floors.

Shannon will come into its own much better once the roads are done.

Once Limerick – Galway is all Dual Carraigeway (DC)… not long now, Crusheen – Gort and Gort – Oranmore are both probobly starting next summer. And once Cork – Limerick is DC… and with the Limerick Tunnel… its an hour tops from Cork to Shannon and from Galway to Shannon. That’ll make Shannon more important than it is, because it’ll be accessible in a sane amount of time from a much larger area 🙂

Seems to me that Dubai is using its economic boom well. Obviously we wouldnt need anything that tall, but it still makes me think Ireland has blown it a bit.

And I’m afraid this monstrosity wins the ‘shoot the architect’ award….

Rest of the plans are good stuff tho 🙂

6,000 live venue with 1,000 carparking spaces???

Hmmm. If they have shuttle buses from the P&Rs then it might be ok, but that would require too much effort I reckon.

The final building exterior has appeared on some of the lower floors.

Tell me its not going to be in that disgusting shade of red.

“The opening of the tunnel will have a significant impact on the Dock Road, Mulgrave Street and Clare Street, “

Once people realise the N20 NB to Childers Road access is closed, the Dock Road will be as bad as it ever is.

That said, I cant wait for the bypass, Limerick is a curse to drive through 😀