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I think the GPO arcade is working okay. There always seems to be plenty of people passing through it.
To be honest have never been in either of the arcades you mention. They both look a little too claustrophobic. The are probably seen as taking up too much valuable retail space. Most of the big UK/ US chains that are currently looking to get into the Irish market frequentlyu complain about the poor size of available units…particularly on Grafton Street.
I think this argument about the building stock surrounding the bridge is a bit of a red herring. Like all our bridges, the James Joyce is here to stay. A streetscape more in tune with the city the bridge aspires to can be developed in time. It will look a bit of a mess for a while but I think the bridge will set a bench mark for design in the area.
I thought they were considering it? Bertie and Shea have been making noises abouit it recently…tested the focus groups no doubt.
I personally don’t see the problem in tunnelling under the city…although the Marino residents might have a thing or two to say. I wouldn’t be in favour of a complete scrapping of EIS …. I am sure there are certain times when they are necessary.
They’ve been let go to the dogs those poor bridges! As I have mentioned previously the Millennium Bridge is already in need of repair and its only 3 years old!
Not that all that green and orange looked good in the first place…
Has the pedestrian bridge died a death? If John Fitzgerald is having trouble getting the funds together for Stage 2 (of 3) in the redevelopment of O’Connell Street, I am sure this little feature of the IAP will be the first to go.
The Boardwalk extension will be a great feature – but is it worth it?
Quite. Why are skateboarders viewed in such a bad light. It a bit noisy and they have a tendancy to be oblivious to pedestrians but they aren’t generally an antisocial bunch. We had this debate before regarding the Wolfe Tone Park on Jervis Street. The same complaints were put forward about the uses people were making for the area there.
On first impressions (and I didnt get the detailed look you obviously did Paul) I thought they were pretty okay. Im not so sure about that monolithic development behind it though. Its all seems a bit bland and boxy and Docklands to me.
I wonder why no-one has every gone for the prestige riverfacing facade on any of these quay side development. They all look like the could be on any street. Is it a result of the poor use we make of our quays – ie semi-motorways!
A very well thought out scheme and so properly project managed….Im sure you’ll agree.
The next question to ask is what all that space they have created will be for? Sitting down and watching the world go by is obviously out of the picture. Enjoying the fountain….
The high standard of the work on LUAS is good to see. LUAS is proving itself to be a catalyst for improvment in the physical fabric of the areas it passes through.
In connection with the Stephen’s Green Paving thread…. I notice the tactile edges of the platforms are in grey and not red as is apparently the requirement on pavements.
€2 – yeah right! Cheaper pints maybe but Wetherspoons is a business not a charity and once it realises it can get a large market share by offering slighter cheaper beer then it will pull out all its corporate stops! But forget about €2 pint….. maybe when you get to the great big brewery in the sky!
Did anyone ever hear what happened on Sth King St and why the benches were removed. I must admit I saw the fountain switched on and it wasn’t that bad…probably because it had an adequate flow… but it could have been better.
Last May B H I took a stroll through Dublin in the Spring sunshine when everyone was out and about enjoying a day off work. I went down the Boardwalk and was almost tempted to have a coffee (except the coffee stalls have closed and are now covered in graffiti). I wandered down to Capel St bridge to have a look through the ‘book market’ but there was none. Then on in into Temple Bar to see of there was anything going on in Meeting House Square. All that space and that fab stage! But nothing except a windswept and sunless spot with an overpriced restaurant. Even the photographic gallery was closed. I continued on down through the ‘Cultural Quarter’ to the other square which was full of people enjoying the sun as expected. But watch out from parts falling from those big light structures…they’re all broken….
I would say there is plenty to put in a ‘Name and Shame’ section paul!
Maybe it needs to…. cleansing, deliveries, maintenance… these can all be done at night. There are plenty more streets in the city in need of an injection of ‘life’…like neighbouring Abbey Street. No pubs needs on Henry Street!
I recall seeing on ‘Nationwide’ an article about the trees for O’Connell St and they were being grown in Wicklow somewhere. They looked quite mature as well. They’re probably too big now…..
I would say that was a pretty thorough critique of whats failed to happen on the Street. You should copy and paste and send it off to Mr Fitrgerald!
I agree that O’C St is a disgrace and it is not acceptable that people in this country should feel that it is something to be ‘put up with’. However, our politicians and councillors are notoriously lax when it come to taking the bull by the horns and dealing with the ‘yob culture’ that is the cause of this problem.
Irish nightlife continues to be about young people going into town to get as pissed (and increasingly as destructive) as possible. Until we as a society start to take this seriously and change attitudes then I am afraid O’Connell St will continue to be this way…. nice new paving or not!
