Survey by TomTom says Dublin traffic among worst in Europe
DUBLIN DRIVERS sit through some of the worst traffic in Europe, according to a survey which ranks Dublin the sixth most congested European city. The survey of 59 cities with a population of more than 500,000 found that Brussels had the worst traffic, while the Spanish city of Zaragoza had the lightest traffic flow with...
Engineers Ireland – Urge Public to conserve water
Ireland needs to reach a stage where everybody in society feels responsible for the management of the water on their property rather than thinking it is solely a local authority issue, a conference in Cork heard today. Kevin Murray, who has worked as a consultant engineer for 20 years, told the Engineers Ireland annual conference...
DCC are to add more Dublinbikes to the city streets!
Brilliant news in my opinion. I have one of the year long subscriptions to the service and i must say it is possible one of the best things DCC have done in Dublin. There is a station outside most of the DIT campus’s, making it so handy to just nip across to Aungier street to pick...
New €22m Dart station opens today in Clongriffin
A €22 million Dart station opens for rail commuters at Clongriffin today, a newly-developed town in the north-east of Dublin. The station was developed by businessman Gerry Gannon – whose €1bn-plus of property loans are due to end up in Nama. The station will be officially opened today by the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey....
Number of empty retail units in cities ‘shocking’
VACANCY RATES: RETAIL VACANCY rates as a result of the economic recession are now running at 14 per cent nationally, but up to 20 per cent in Dublin and 25 per cent in Limerick, a planning consultant has said. Richard Hamilton, of Urb Town Planning, described the higher figures as “shocking” – comparable to the...
Cuffe backs demolition of some ‘ghost’ estates
Slightly older than the other posts on this topic but an interesting read all the same! James Nix has a very interesting paper which he handed out at the IPI Conference, trying to find a link at the moment but i can’t. Will email him to see can i post a scanned copy of it....
Ghost estates mess is fault of council chiefs, insists Cuffe
PLANNING Minister Ciaran Cuffe has blamed city and county managers for approving plans that have left hundreds of ‘ghost’ estates dotted around the country. In his first public speech since being appointed to office last month, Mr Cuffe also confirmed that NAMA would demolish unfinished homes in exceptional circumstances — but that the bill would be...
Republic of Ireland auctions off ‘ghost’
The Republic’s Planning Minister Ciaran Cuffe has blamed city and county managers for approving plans that have left hundreds of ‘ghost’ estates dotted around the country. In his first public speech since being appointed to office last month, Mr Cuffe also confirmed the Republic’s ‘bad bank’ NAMA would demolish unfinished homes in exceptional circumstances —...
Internet access and parking key to successful retail districts, says expert
IRISH PLANNING INSTITUTE CONFERENCE: TOWN CENTRES will have to be made more appealing to the “grey market” of half-a-million Irish people over the age of 65, including those who had become online “silver surfers”, according to a leading retail specialist. Cormac Kennedy, of CBRE estate agents, told the Irish Planning Institute (IPI) annual conference in...
Limerick border extension opposed
MEMBERS OF Clare County Council have declared “not an inch” to Government moves to extend the Limerick city boundary into Clare. Last February, Minister for the Environment John Gormley established a Limerick Local Government Committee to make recommendations on the most appropriate local government arrangements for Limerick. Part of the committee’s terms of reference includes...
€3m e-town project for Tarbert, Kerry
SHANNON DEVELOPMENT has launched an eight-house, €3 million live/work housing project in Tarbert, Co Kerry, on the Shannon estuary. Its promoters have declared it the State’s first “e-town” project. Launched yesterday, the development, which is near a planned natural gas hub, offers an ideal work-life balance, according to Shannon Development. Prices for the architect-designed homes...
Council votes to rezone land at Carrickmines for retail
COUNCILLORS IN south Dublin have voted to begin a variation to rezone land for retail development in Carrickmines despite a ministerial order directing them not to increase retail in the area. Minister for the Environment John Gormley directed councillors on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council not to rezone land at The Park, Carrickmines, off the M50,...
