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i wonder are they starting it anyway…there was workmen going in and out of the buildings this morning again and they are definitely stripping out some of the shops and the old workspace building..plenty high vis vests going in that gate near the old Quinns pub..
i love the Granary building myself. Its a pity more of those buildings were not restored instead of demolished. Going by the old pictures of the city there was a hell of a lot more there than are left now. I think there is one on Roches Street which is to be restored and the Antique shop near the Horse and Hound pub on William St/Mulgrave street is nicely done recently.
Its a pity most of these were not kept. They are the kind of buildings you don’t see everywhere
@Paul Clerkin wrote:
image and a detail from it…..
doesn’t show much more that we can make out from the other renderscourtesy of The Sunday Business Post
every time i look at those images it looks more and more like the tail of aircraft heading away from the city. 😀
or a pre-packed sandwich from centraWas told today the Opera Centre is gone back to the planners but there also seemed to be people in some of the shops starting to strip them out. Anyone know what the story is ? Heard they were trying to incorporate the Granary into it now ?
Anyone?@Goofy wrote:
Here is the pic of the arthurs Quay development from the City Development plan. Remember that it is extremely early in the planning of this project so this is not set in stone, but at least it gives us a an idea what the planners have in mind.
I really think that could be dramatic improvement on what is there. That looks like a replacement for Sarsfield House. Its further back from the riverside.
Does anyone know what materials are being used for the bumpy textures on the side of the building. It could either look great or awful..depending on what is used. As has been said renders can be misleading and a night time view of this doesnt ive much detail. Its an ok design but will depend hugely on the materials used. It could look very out of place and out of scale if it is not done right..just curious..i won;t have to look at it every day but would hate to see something built for the sake of building a “skyscraper” for Dublin
i dont know. With the exception of maybe the TSB there is nothing worth saving in any of those buildings. But as I said it depends on what they replace it with..
Woohoo…hope this gets the go ahead…assuming the plan to replace them is good..but in fairness (and i hate using this term) it cant be much worse than whats there already!
Good images and overall plan on http://www.eml.ie for their “Limerick Vision” which was announced recently which would see Liddy St, Arthurs Quay, Dunnes etc all knocked. interesting if nothing else!
@mickeydocs wrote:
What I like about Cork’s redevelopment is that we have chosen not to just follow the look and feel of an English town centre, but taken our influence from the continent. This is in keeping with the tradition of Cork with a refusal to look too much to the English for inspiration 😎
LOL!!! in fairness!
He never mentioned Cruises St so why post a picture. He mentioned Bedford Row which I agreee looks very well especially now that a lot of the over head wires have been removed. Cruises Street may possibly be demolished soon if some quarters have their way. And I would agree with him that Cork’s Patrick Street is not the best. Its also a horrible place to be late night (. Only reason i post this is i spent a few days in Cork recently and was particularly blown away by how bad Patrick St looks. There are some awful buildings along the quays as well that just are not ageing well at all but thats another story altogether
Park Point and Punches are underway.
I like a lot of whats taking place at the moment. A few I’m not crazy about. Coonagh Cross for example is looking poor but I don’t think the city is any “more drab”. O’Connel Street and William Street need work..in a hurry!yep if it was anyone else I’d be thinking pie in the sky but he makes things happen and has put a lot of work into that part of town already..interesting idea alright but we’ll have to ait and see. William Street really needs work.
Anyone have more info on this one?
LIMERICK businessman Tom O’Callaghan, has submitted a three hundred million euro redevelopment plan to City Council and has not ruled out the possibility of incorporating a purpose built roof to protect shoppers from the elements
“I want to completely transform the areaâ€, Tom told the Limerick Post.
The proposed project takes in two blocks of land to the north-east and south-west of Upper William Street.
It is his intention to demolish existing buildings to enable an architecturally designed building of significant scale that assimilates into the existing streetscape.
The aim, adds Tom, is to link both sides of Upper William Street with an urban plaza/pedestrian area.
He also hopes to include a large open market, similar to that which pertains in Cork city.
O’Callaghan has already spent millions of euro in the Upper William Street area over the last nine years, owning a total of seven businesses.
Back in the early 1970s, the late Paddy Moran of Moran’s Menswear, had a similar plan to put a roof over the general William Street area.
His idea was greeted with enthusiasm at the time but never bore fruition.
The purpose of O’Callaghan’s submission is to identify a significant and dynamic project for Limerick City that will not only change the face of the public realm in Upper William Street but the lives of the citizens and will achieve sustainable redevelopment of the Upper William and Gerald Griffin Street areas of Limerick city.
The area has been identified by O’Callaghan Enterprises as a prime location for mixed development suitable for retail, commercial and residential uses. The company currently owns Alltan and Beauty, William Street Post Office, Tom’s Bar and Bistro, O’Callaghan Master Butchers and William Street Dry Cleaners.
Ladbrokes, the Centra Store and Subway are also owned by O’Callaghan Enterprises and are currently leased out. It is an objective of O’Callaghan Enterprises to invest in existing businesses and properties in the Upper William Street and Gerald Griffin Street area. The objective is to maintain an active and vibrantstreetscape to sustain and contribute to the daily activity and life in this area of the city, whilst accumulating a strategic land bank. This has been a fundamental core tenet of the company and is in contrast to other development groups who acquire property and leave it vacant over long periods pending redevelopment.
There are upwards of 60 people employed in O’Callaghan Enterprises, a company only four years old.
QFT Mike. Some awful irrelevant contributions recently..
Ps…any chance of laying off the bold print (even just a little bit):)Will be good to see this site moving on. Modifications approved very quickly. Anyone seen images of what is planned here?
Ley’s Development Ltd
to modify a previous planning permission granted under planning reference 02/270 at No.’s 44, 45, 46 and 47 Thomas Street (No.47 Thomas Street, currently known as No. 1 Catherine Street) and No’s 2, 3, 4and 5 Catherine Street. This application includes for the construction of a mixed development of retail units at ground and basement level, offices and retail at first floor level, offices at 02nd to 4th floors inclusive and 7 apartments at 5th floor level including all associated site works and demolition of the existing premises including the residential accommodation over at No’s 44, 45, 46 and 47 Thomas Street (No. 47 Thomas Street currently known as No. 1 Catherine Street) and demoliton of the existing premises at No’s 2,3,4 and 5 Catherine Street. 44, 45, 46 and 47 Thomas Street
(No. 47 Thomas Street Currently know as No. 1 Catherine Street, Limerick
& Nos. 2-5 Catherine Street, Limerick.Personally i would like to see it in the city but in fairness anywhere between the Airport and the city would be fine. Its not a major journey from Limerick to the Airport…and with the Shannon tunnel well underway, journey times from Plassey/UL or Raheen etc will be considerably reduced. As it stands with the Ennis by pass open you can make the Airport from Galway in about 45 minutes. In fact I know of several people who already commute from Galway to Shannon daily as it is. The CPO’s are well underway for the Crusheen to Gort section of the Atlantic Corridor which will reduce it further. In fairness how long does it take from Dublin city centre to the Airport…? The Galway/Shannon/Limerick area is central to the Atlantic Corridor and would easily act as a counter to the East/West Coast imbalance.
However I can’t see this particular idea being a huge incentive for airlines to keep flying trans-atlantic from Shannon. If its not feasible they wont fly and a 2000 conference centre is not going to influence major American carriers! Far more important in that regard is the Airport’s plan for a terminal extension for which they just received planning permission from Clare County Council (subject to the usual 4 week period for appeals etc)! This will primarily involve an expansion of the existing pre-immigration facilities there to become a Full Customs and Border Protection Post which would give it a significant advantage in seeking new and continued transatlantic business at Shannon! This is subject to a feasibility study but talks are well under way with the Department of Transport, DAA and the CBP organization in the US and planned operating date for this is currently Summer 2008. This is vital! It would basically mean that any airline could fly from Shannon to any US domestic airport without having to go through one of the main US international hubs or any customs/immigration point after boarding at Shannon. A big plus for sure. Total passenger numbers (excluding transit passengers and military flights )are up 9.5% in Shannon for the first half of 2007 which compares favorably with Dublin’s 11% and Cork’s 4.5%. European numbers are up 16% while t/a traffic is down about 5% as would be expected with recent developments. Interesting times ahead for Shannon but i can’t see this conference center having any impact at this level. Welcome and positive yes but not a major bearer on t/a traffic at Shannon. The development of the 40 acre Westpark Business park is also a very positive development and is well under way..http://www.westparkshannon.com/@CologneMike wrote:
Barrington’]
. Phase 1 was built a few years ago with some modern classical features to it (image 3). But the building seems to be mothballed at the moment?
Think the two are to be combined?Would be nice to see the stonework on Barringtons Hospital cleaned. Thought that was part of the original proposal for it but maybe it will happen yet!
Barringtons Hospital & Medical Centre,
Permission is being sought for the alteration to the protected structure Barrington’s Hospital. Limerick City Council Ref: = RPS016. The alterations proposed are the construction of a new lift shaft to Barrington House, new services tower to the rear of Barrington’s Hospital and the opening up of an access route between Barrington’s Hospital and Barrington House.
Barrington’s Hospital,
Georges Quay,
Limerick.“Any idea who those retail units are going to?” – Paris Jack
No but I did hear it was booked out. Not sure how true that is yet though. Anyone know what is happening with the former GPO site on Henry Street. I know planning has been approved but there is as of yet no movement?
