Regional Airports in Ireland, no longer subsidized?
After reading an article in the Irish Times entitled “Regional airport cuts ‘should be reconsidered’” by Lorna Siggens. Given that the article was about the the subsidization of PSO (public service obligation) air routes within Ireland and how a late decision by the former Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey to cut costs by only subsidizing...
I’m baaahck – New Government, 2030 vision and more…
Well I’m back! It has been way too long since I wrote on this here blog, mainly down to my downright laziness and well hey sometimes you have to do some work in college! As Enda Kenny said: It’s a new dawn for Irish Politics Well so far that has meant we have a Minister...
Can we have this bicycle parking in Dublin?
I was on a recent inter rail trip around europe, something which i would highly recommend to anyone even remotely considering no matter what your age! But back to the point i witnessed some very interesting solutions to bicycle parking in cities, which i will show in some later short posts. I thought that Switzerland...
New bridge opens to traffic – Beckett Bridge
Dublin’s €60 million Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, opened to traffic this morning. Motorists have been advised there is no right-turn from the bridge on either side of the river and no left-turn from North Wall Quay onto the north side of the bridge. The 120-metre long, 48-metre high bridge...
Tunnel lorry numbers halved
THE NUMBER of large lorries using the Dublin Port Tunnel has halved in the last two years according to figures from Dublin City Council. The tunnel, which brings vehicles from the M1 to Dublin Port avoiding the city centre, opened in December 2006 and has had a steady increase in use by four- and five-axle...
City footfall nosedived before Bus Gate review
A new report presented to Dublin City Council says that retail activity in the city centre has been in decline since April 2008. The report was prepared as the local authority decided to review its ‘Bus Gate’ traffic management system, which has had a dramatic adverse impact on retail trade in the city centre —...
Bus gate halves journey times in capital
BUS journey times through Dublin city centre have fallen by half since the controversial bus gGate started operating last July. City traders claim the ban on cars using College Green in the morning and evening peak is killing business. But up to 90 million Dublin Bus passengers a year will experience a marked reduction in...
The Bord are to reopen oral hearing into Dublin Port land infill
AN BORD PLEANÁLA is to reopen a planning hearing into Dublin port proposals to infill 52 acres of Dublin bay. The hearing was suspended last month after it emerged the board’s advisers HR Wallingford, had undertaken work on plans for Bremore port which is a potential rival for Dublin’s port’s expansion plans. In a letter...
Siptu unveils Liberty Hall plan
Interesting timing by SIPTU to announce the redevelopment of there “iconic” Liberty Hall. Liberty Hall is to be replaced by a significantly taller building with a “sky pod” on top similar to the Gravity Bar at the Guinness Storehouse, to give visitors panoramic views over the city and Dublin Bay. Siptu unveiled details of the...
Ballymun Shopping Centre plan gets approval
A bit of good news this morning. The RPA have with drawn there objections to the Ballymun Shopping Centre development. Finally the last piece of the regeneration of the main street of ballymun will get constructed! Real Estate Opportunities (REO) said today it had secured full planning permission for the €800 million regeneration of Ballymun...
Dublin Bikes – Over 6000 sign up!
Got my Dublin Bikes subscription card today, can’t wait to have a go on one of these bikes! This is the card you get below, the same size as your credit card: According to Dublin Bikes and the City Council the scheme is proving even more populour then they ever imagined it would be. I...
