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Chocolate Park - wtf?

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  • 26-03-2015 9:39am
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    Lovely Bloke
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    The development also provides for the new ”Chocolate Park” [based on Roald Dahl's classic on a site is in the middle of the peninsula between Hanover Quay and Sir John Rogerson's Quay] public open space.

    Is this serious? Tayto Park in Ashbourne and now Wonka Park in the bleedin city centre?

    Laughing stock.


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    Stheno
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    What are you talking about?


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    cruais
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    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
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    Is this serious? Tayto Park in Ashbourne and now Wonka Park in the bleedin city centre?

    Laughing stock.

    You won't be purchasing a golden ticket so....

    Seriously tho, I can't see why we are a laughing stock? At least areas are being regenerated instead of being left to go to ruin.

    Wacky as it sounds, it will be a tourist trap.


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    NyOmnishambles
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    Putting social facilites into an area that has fcuk all otherwise sounds like a terrible idea to me alright


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    yosser hughes
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    NyOmnishambles wrote: »
    Putting social facilites into an area that has fcuk all otherwise sounds like a terrible idea to me alright

    That area has plenty of facilities and has probably had most development and money pumped in to it than any other area in Dublin in recent years.In fact it would be better served building housing units for people who actually work in the area.


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    Aard
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    It's gonna be a regular park. Named chocolate because of the old chocolate factory. Local history. Why is this controversial OP?


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    anncoates
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    Tayto park isn't the worst for kids if you can get your head around the a park named after a bag of crisps.


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    yosser hughes
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    Aard wrote: »
    It's gonna be a regular park. Named chocolate because of the old chocolate factory. Local history. Why is this controversial OP?

    What was the old chocolate factory? I'm aware of Bolands biscuit factory alright.


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    cgcsb
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    Op, surely the news story here is that we're finally building apartments which will go towards tackling the housing crisis. Who gives a hoop if the park is named after the chocolate factory?


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    hfallada
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    It would be great if there was a free running track in the city. I cant understand the point of having countless parks in the city, but yet there isnt a single place to go running. Most of our city parks close early during the winter, you can run on the footpaths as they are either uneven or covered in people. Its quite difficult to go for a proper run in the city. I know Germans who wonder why people dont exercise in the parks here. But they just arent suitable to exercise in


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    Aard
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    St Stephen's Green would be the closest thing. I've seen people jogging around its perimeter when it's closed. The problem is finding enough space for a jogging spot in a largely built-up area.


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    Danye
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    hfallada wrote: »
    It would be great if there was a free running track in the city. I cant understand the point of having countless parks in the city, but yet there isnt a single place to go running. Most of our city parks close early during the winter, you can run on the footpaths as they are either uneven or covered in people. Its quite difficult to go for a proper run in the city. I know Germans who wonder why people dont exercise in the parks here. But they just arent suitable to exercise in

    What's wrong with the foot path?


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    Lux23
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    Danye wrote: »
    What's wrong with the foot path?

    Can be dangerous and you're weaving in and out of people walking.


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    hfallada
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    Danye wrote: »
    What's wrong with the foot path?

    They are often incredible uneven and slippy. Does cheap cement paving slabs are quite slippy when wet. Also you can barely walk down most of Dublin 1/2 streets with the amount of people on them. There is no chance you can run on them with the amount of people.


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    yosser hughes
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    hfallada wrote: »
    They are often incredible uneven and slippy. Does cheap cement paving slabs are quite slippy when wet. Also you can barely walk down most of Dublin 1/2 streets with the amount of people on them. There is no chance you can run on them with the amount of people.

    and we're now off topic. Well done. That didn't take long.
    FFS if you want to run and I do, Dublin ain't short of parks to run in.

    This is not what this thread is supposed to be about


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    Absolutely bizarre thing to get upset about. "Laughing stock" - wtf?


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    yosser hughes wrote: »
    and we're now off topic. Well done. That didn't take long.
    FFS if you want to run and I do, Dublin ain't short of parks to run in.

    This is not what this thread is supposed to be about

    Are you alright there yosser?


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    sleepyman
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    How do you define a park?Because the size of the land is more a square.A park is somewhere you can wander in.This is somewhere you can sit out maybe in lunchtime.It's meant to be finished this summer so the contractor or Dublin City Council might want to get the finger out.Across the road from there they're redeveloping an old warehouse which will be AirBnb's new HQ.


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