Limerick improvement projects

bazz26

Still ridiculous having a cluster of fuel stations so close to each other.

Vanquished

A good few filling stations have opened up in the last two years. Mostly on sites that were earmarked for redevelopment but failed due to the crash.

There's an application in for a new Texaco service station at the Parkway roundabout on the site of a former Texaco station that closed and was demolished about 10 or 12 years ago.

bazz26

That used to be the Dillon's site. Always a bad spot for getting in and out of unless you went down the old Dublin road and came out at Aldi.

Poxyshamrock

They did try though! After the new road opened in 2002, they suffered so they opened an entrance from the back of their shop. Didn't work and it ended up closing!

kilburn

Such a pity John Moran is not running the city

Reputable Rog

kilburn wrote: »

Such a pity John Moran is not running the city

And what would John Moran do differently?

kilburn

He has a bit of vision, imagination and most importantly a business brain

Reputable Rog

kilburn wrote: »

He has a bit of vision, imagination and most importantly a business brain

And? Tell me why he should run the city without reverting to cliches.
He didnt seem to have much imagination or vision when he was an austerity advocate.
He's just a sensationalist looking for headlines with ridiculous statements such as Limerick should be second city, forget the M20 link with Waterford instead, all utter nonsense.

kilburn

Ah for God sake typical of this forum

Reputable Rog

kilburn wrote: »

Ah for God sake typical of this forum

More sweeping statements.

kilburn

Yep that's it

Silentcorner

Reputable Rog wrote: »

And? Tell me why he should run the city without reverting to cliches.
He didnt seem to have much imagination or vision when he was an austerity advocate.
He's just a sensationalist looking for headlines with ridiculous statements such as Limerick should be second city, forget the M20 link with Waterford instead, all utter nonsense.

Jesus mate don't take it so personal.

What Moran was advocating was the need for state capital investment in at least one regional city.

As the 4 regional cities are quiet small, to achieve rapid growth is impossible without State investment, an increase in size of 20% in any regional city will only put a small dent in the imbalance...

Ireland has been developed in a very lob sided inefficient manner, it is utterly dependent on the Dublin economy because its size, which is not sustainable in the long term.

Moran, being from Limerick, advocated Limerick, he pointed to a number of legitimate factors in doing so.

Your problem is that it wasn't Cork, nothing he said could be described as ridiculous or sensationalist. There was or is nothing stopping someone from Cork lobbying for the same...

We all know it would never happen...we are just too parochial and you have clearly demonstrated the attitude that stops us creating well balanced economic/population spread.

panda100

Reputable Rog wrote: »

He didnt seem to have much imagination or vision when he was an austerity advocate.

Even aside from his corporate banking past, the fawning over him by The Limerick Leader and other elements of Limerick twitter cliques is nauseating. He was also part of Limerick 2020 failed bid team. I would despair if someone like him was running this city!

Jose Maria

goochy wrote: »

Anything's better than eyesore at present

From the Two Mile inn to the Coonagh roundabout is a disgrace, I'm embarrassed that tourists get this stretch as a first impression of Limerick

rebs23

Silentcorner wrote: »

.we are just too parochial and you have clearly demonstrated the attitude that stops us creating well balanced economic/population spread.

John Moran is a pretty good example of parochialism in the extreme.

mart 23

rebs23 wrote: »

John Moran is a pretty good example of parochialism in the extreme.

From reading some of your posts on the Cork forum i think you have that problem as well .

Cookiemunster

Jose Maria wrote: »

From the Two Mile inn to the Coonagh roundabout is a disgrace, I'm embarrassed that tourists get this stretch as a first impression of Limerick

The stretch from the Two Mile Inn to the Clondrinagh Roundabout is in Clare. Not much Limerick council can do about that.

Jose Maria

Cookiemunster wrote: »

The stretch from the Two Mile Inn to the Clondrinagh Roundabout is in Clare. Not much Limerick council can do about that.

Why not? they could cut the grass and hedging, do a bit of landscaping and get the boundary of the Coonagh cross shopping center cleaned up, I work in Shannon and travel in and out every day you can see there is a difference between the maintenance being carried out on the Limerick and Clare sides, so would that not be 2 different councils?

rebs23

mart 23 wrote: »

From reading some of your posts on the Cork forum i think you have that problem as well .

Ah well at least I wouldn't deny it eventhough the experts in parochialism tend to be from the East coast.

mart 23

ABP have made a Proposed Decision regarding the LIT Coonagh project. It appears this means that any of the parties can object to the decision within a certain time frame.

Cookiemunster

Jose Maria wrote: »

Why not? they could cut the grass and hedging, do a bit of landscaping and get the boundary of the Coonagh cross shopping center cleaned up, I work in Shannon and travel in and out every day you can see there is a difference between the maintenance being carried out on the Limerick and Clare sides, so would that not be 2 different councils?

You mentioned that the whole section between the Two Mile Inn and the Coonagh roundabout is a disgrace and that Limerick council should do something about. I simply pointed out that half this road is in a different county and there was little Limerick council could do about that section. I have no idea what you're on about now.

Reputable Rog

Silentcorner wrote: »

Your problem is that it wasn't Cork, nothing he said could be described as ridiculous or sensationalist. There was or is nothing stopping someone from Cork lobbying for the same/quote]

Incorrect, I have no problem with either Cork or Limerick counterbalancing Dublin. While Limerick would appear to be better located, Cork does have more of a critical mass to build on in terms of population and economics.

zulutango

panda100 wrote: »

Even aside from his corporate banking past, the fawning over him by The Limerick Leader and other elements of Limerick twitter cliques is nauseating. He was also part of Limerick 2020 failed bid team. I would despair if someone like him was running this city!

Which ideas of his do you disagree with?

Is he not credited with saving the country billions when he led the team that renegotiated the IMF bailout terms?

Didn't realise he was on the 2020 bid team. Are you sure about that?

goochy

If we didn't accept austerity we would be like the greeks

testicles

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mart 23

ABP have made a decision on Bishops Quay. It will be known on or after 22nd june.

DylanGLC

Good news - it got the go ahead! As well as an 11 storey in Dublin, and a 10 storey

www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/256197/breaking-game-changer-for-limerick-as-40m-riverside-plan-gets-go-ahead.html

Vanquished

Common sense has prevailed. No reduction in height or overly inhibitive conditions. Win-win!

johnnyryan89

Anyone know what's happening on Cecil St, passed up earlier today and the building between Flannerys and the Georgian buildings was knocked.

mdmix

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

Anyone know what's happening on Cecil St, passed up earlier today and the building between Flannerys and the Georgian buildings was knocked.

Flannery's have a big music venue planned

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/213963/jerry-flannery-s-limerick-city-pub-gets-expansion-go-ahead.html