Thursday, 6th: Young Planners Network Launch
This Thursday the Irish Planning Institute Young Planners Network is launching in the pretty swanky surrounds of the National Conference Center Dublin, to register and interest you must RSVP ypn@ipi.ie Also there might even be some beers afterwards….! Hopefully see you there! As always! Comments are welcome, you can follow me on the tweet machine @Rusty1052. Only want...
Planning Amendments Bill finally passed
And so came to pass that the planning amendments bill of 2009 passed on the balmy humid day that was the last day of term for the seanad.
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...
IPI January E-zine and January Student Blog
The above documents can be downloaded from the links below: Janaury Student blog - A bit about the whether and a new years welcome message - An Introduction to UCC’s next trip to Mizen Head for Landscape Character Assessments January E-zine -Whats to come from the IPI in the new year
IPI November E-zine and November Student Blog Release
The above documents can be downloaded from the links below: November Student blog - A trip to Paris and a different way to look at urban design - An account of the dreadful flooding around UCC November E-zine -IPI establishes National Taskforce for unemployed Planners / Graduate Planners
Nominations for National Planning Awards 2010
This from the Irish Planning Institute: The Irish Planning Institute is pleased to invite nominations for the National Planning Awards 2010. The Awards, which are presented bienially by the Institute, aim to illustrate the diversity and wide scope of planning activity today and give recognition to successful and innovative planning strategies, schemes and developments. The...
