Dublin Coastal Development

Dr.Bunson · 21-09-2006 8:22am #1

Page 9 of todays Metro has a planning application to Dublin City Council. Let me copy it for you so you can understand my interest ----

"Dublin City Council - Planning Permission is sought by Dublin Coastal Development, Ltd. to reclaim 300 hectares of coastal waters for construction of three islands zoned as urban/suburban including 4 mile dual carraigeway, 1 mile viaduct, aerodrome, 4 mile railway line, 180 square metre railway station, 42,000 3, 4 and 5 bed appartments and villas, three playgrounds, one zoo, 72 multi-story office blocks with car-parks, three 120 berth marinas, roundabouts, two multi-story shopping malls, 200 retail units, 75 restaurants, two multi-screen cinemas, three theatres, 28 licensed premises, two schools, 23 casinos, seven hotels, 30 hectarea of green belt, three 18 hole gofl courses.

FOR FULL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT VISIT WWW.DUBLINCOASTALDEVELOPMENT.COM"

Now you see my intererst, so I logged onto the site and got "COMING SOON!". To further my cuiosity googled "Dublin Coastal Development", and the first link I got was this: http://dublincoastal.imeem.com/video/2wikmKG9/the_dublin_coastal_development/. Take a look.

How was a plan like this kept quiet until now? It's impressive, and could end up looking like Dubai (except with rain).

Dr.Bunson · 21-09-2006 8:30am

just noticed that I have a couple of typos in the quote, I apologise to whomever I need to apologise.

Fajitas! · 21-09-2006 8:37am

That's mental!

It seems like a spoof...but like, if planning permission went in...it could be a very big spoof.

Very kitch though, with the green shamrock and all that...

Archeron · 21-09-2006 8:50am

Great link, thanks for posting. Wow wow and wow! I'd be massively impressed by a development like this. I hope its not a fake.

Fingers crossed!

fjon · 21-09-2006 9:14am

It really does sounds like a joke:
"Howth 2 - an exact replica of Howth on the Southside"
lmao

ikol · 21-09-2006 9:20am

have you seen the end of the video linking to www.funda.ie/win
all an advertisement for a new property website

Archeron · 21-09-2006 9:28am

Hmm. Dodgy. There are no links on google to anything on this development or the supposed japanese company who are supposed to be doing it, and something on this scale would have to be being talked about elsewhere as well. Ah well. Nice to see what it would be like if something like this ever did happen.

scojones · 21-09-2006 9:37am

Moved from After Hours.

BendiBus · 21-09-2006 11:00am

From a whois search, the website www.dublincoastaldevelopment.com as listed in the paper belongs to Gary Delaney of Clogher Road, Crumlin. Is this the HQ of the global Wasaki Corporation?

Nice looking website, but a bit thin on content.

europerson · 21-09-2006 11:24am

Drivel.

raheny red · 21-09-2006 11:48am

The worlds only giraffe only zoo*

Shamrock City, a world on water that can be seen from space

I've just pished myself laughing

*Why would anyone go to a zoo to just see giraffes :rolleyes:

BendiBus · 21-09-2006 12:16pm

Giraffes are really cool

Where did you get the giraffe zoo info from?

Edit: The site only accepts registration from professionals at management level earning in excess of €100K and over 30 years old :eek: I only qualify on one count

lightening · 21-09-2006 12:26pm

Dubai in the rain! classic. Dubai looks awful. This looks worse. It HAS to be a joke.

raheny red · 21-09-2006 1:31pm

BendiBus wrote:

Giraffes are really cool

Where did you get the giraffe zoo info from?

It's in the clip.

johnnyrotten · 21-09-2006 1:32pm

Its a hoax

johnnyrotten · 21-09-2006 1:37pm

"Sham - Rogue City" that says it all

loopyloulou · 21-09-2006 1:40pm

hahaha thats hilarious!!

Love2love · 21-09-2006 3:21pm

This is being advertisied on Boards.ie upon log in. I didn't notice earlier! So is it a hoax?

BreadBoard · 21-09-2006 4:33pm

Love2love wrote:

This is being advertisied on Boards.ie upon log in. I didn't notice earlier! So is it a hoax?

Yeah was just about to say that.

I'm in shock, a Shamrock Island?

giddyup · 21-09-2006 4:33pm

Of course its a hoax - it's viral marketing and we're the mugs discussing it. Funny though and well produced. I'd go to a giraffe only zoo every day.

BreadBoard · 21-09-2006 4:35pm

BreadBoard wrote:

Yeah was just about to say that.

I'm in shock, a Shamrock Island?

There also advertising on google - http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=Seamrog&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryIE

BlitzKrieg · 21-09-2006 5:09pm

bwahahahahaahahahahaaa!

awww i just pissed myself...

Dmtiling · 21-09-2006 5:29pm

I just saw the video and its definetly a hoax. It says it'll be ready in 3 years!! Nothing is ever done that quick in this country.

BreadBoard · 21-09-2006 5:33pm

Dmtiling wrote:

I just saw the video and its definetly a hoax. It says it'll be ready in 3 years!! Nothing is ever done that quick in this country.

lol

lightening · 21-09-2006 5:46pm

Its probably a viral ad for the development company, if it is its working, everyone is looking at it.

the worlds first giraffe only zoo!!

BlitzKrieg · 21-09-2006 5:49pm

i kinda like the yellow submarine with a bloody crane on it...

KdjaCL · 21-09-2006 8:35pm

anyone actually watch it to the end?

where it says what its advertising?????

funny movie tho

kdjac

Sarsfield · 21-09-2006 10:47pm

KdjaCL wrote:

anyone actually watch it to the end?

where it says what its advertising?????

funny movie tho

kdjac

Roll on the 25th Sept. I'm waiting to buy in Ballyfermot2, an exact replica on the East Side

Donald-Duck · 21-09-2006 10:52pm

I went to dublin zoo just to see the giraffes...so I'd definitly go to a giraffe only zoo!

humanji · 22-09-2006 9:54am

Dmtiling wrote:

I just saw the video and its definetly a hoax. It says it'll be ready in 3 years!! Nothing is ever done that quick in this country.

Ah, but it's being built just outside of this country, so that makes it possible!

raheny red · 22-09-2006 11:47am

Donald-Duck wrote:

I went to dublin zoo just to see the giraffes...so I'd definitly go to a giraffe only zoo!

It's all about the penguins people!

Archeron · 22-09-2006 12:27pm

raheny red wrote:

It's all about the penguins people!

Oh God no, please dont tell me the penguin people are back!!!

Dub13 · 22-09-2006 12:53pm

They are advertising "an ocean view",these guys are marvelous they can change the Irish Sea into an ocean.I wounder what kind of planning process is required for that.

And all this from there HQ in Crumlin.

OFDM · 22-09-2006 2:35pm

The Irish Examiner said it was a hoax to draw traffic to www.funda.ie, the new Irish version of www.funda.nl

This is just like that company a few weeks ago that claimed to have created free energy....

And why does the presenter call it Sham-ROKE city???

[edit]
The cheap ass feckers host their video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaSLNBOphpE
[/edit]

BlitzKrieg · 22-09-2006 3:35pm

anyone else getting sick of these viral ads...they should advertise what they f*cking sell damn it!

Nuttzz · 22-09-2006 4:31pm

Love the disclaimer

"exposed to partial flooding during rainy season (all year long)"

ROFLAMO

GerardKeating · 24-09-2006 9:59am

Love2love wrote:

This is being advertisied on Boards.ie upon log in. I didn't notice earlier! So is it a hoax?

It is also being advertised on ireland.com,

scary...

andrew163 · 24-09-2006 5:53pm

Thats the funniest thing I've seen in a while...

"three years"..in this country... hilarious

honru · 24-09-2006 6:29pm

What f***s.

Rb · 24-09-2006 6:39pm

Its a very drawing advertisement in all fairness, you'd wonder exactly how many people have visited that site now as a result of it. Does its job extremely well, even though it is a hoax.

ircoha · 24-09-2006 8:59pm

Giraffe only zoo: great, to match the existing Dail and seanad.

this is the parent link for funda http://www.funda.nl/europe/aboutus.asp

Pity it is a scam, can you imagine the size of the brown envelopes, jeeezz, and then the cost of the tribunals:)

Time to move it back to after hours or science fiction

lostexpectation · 25-09-2006 12:55pm

I think that that 3D VIS guy should do the PDS port plan that they were Morrison was flogging again last week it looks awful.

Rb · 26-09-2006 4:33am

This was mentioned on RTE news this evening, the advertising campaign cost something around the €30K mark iirc, well worth the investment it would seem given the amount of attention its attracted.

mloc123 · 26-09-2006 10:41am

rb_ie wrote:

This was mentioned on RTE news this evening, the advertising campaign cost something around the €30K mark iirc, well worth the investment it would seem given the amount of attention its attracted.

But how many people actually know what its advertising? Funda weren't mentioned once on the news last night.

darkbeatz · 26-09-2006 2:26pm

very clever I say and they havent spent the money you would need to " properly " to get this kind of attention....

dancing pete · 28-09-2006 11:58am

Sham City.....!!!!!!

abetarrush · 30-09-2006 1:11am

This sure is some Umbrella Corporation shlt!

Whats ur man from the ads doin in the video dubbed?

Mad lyk

GerardKeating · 30-09-2006 8:32am

Sarsfield wrote:

Roll on the 25th Sept. I'm waiting to buy in Ballyfermot2, an exact replica on the East Side

Well, the 25th has been and gone and the website is still not launched, looks like the campaign was a floop.

trouble26uk · 01-10-2006 6:54pm

its not realy.If it was I would of seen something by now as I live not far from were they are ment to be doing the work.There aint anything happening.I come across by ferry only a few months ago,there was nothing then and there is nothing now.Im sure I would of seen something.My partner also goes passed that way were time he goes to work and he hasnt seen anything eather.
ITS FAKE!

boardspal · 08-10-2006 3:43pm

It's in the Sunday Business Post. It's been a promo for a new real estate agency called www.funda.ie. Although something might have happened because the www.dublincoastaldevelopment.com site doesn't seem to be working now.

Maybe the govt. have been on to them to get them to shut up about it.

Regards,
Boardspal

Dublin Coastal Development

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