Selling the Park ???

rogue-entity

Just caught a gander at an article in the Munster Express.. a deal has been done it seems, to sell the People's Park to Noel Frisby for €100m

From what I read, the plans are to build apartments on the site of the park, and a nice new house on the South Parade end.

Personally, Im pretty annoyed at this sneaky deal and some of the comments made in the article by the spokesperson for the deal dont do much to help "elderly people strolling about like they own the place".

Anyone else read about this?

Sully

Ah your not serious? Maybe its an early April Fools joke?

The last thing we need is the loss of the one decent section of green space Waterford has to be replaced with houses, apartments and more buildings.

Unbelivable.

junkster12345

ah lads would ye cop on, there would be murder if that were to be true, the munster express does not only come out on 1 day and cover that day only, this edition of the munster express will also cover april 1st which is the day of the fools !!

Sully

junkster12345 wrote: »

ah lads would ye cop on, there would be murder if that were to be true, the munster express does not only come out on 1 day and cover that day only, this edition of the munster express will also cover april 1st which is the day of the fools !!

This edition falls on April Fools? Didn't know that, my bad. I dont usually read The Munster

Would be very surprised if it was true.

mike65

Early April 1st gag. Not that I'd put it past them or Frisby!

Mike.

angry_fox

Sure wouldint Brendan McCann object to it anyway :rolleyes:

henboy9

ah surely has to be a joke

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i think if they were to sell it prob would of been done a few years back ''LONG LIVE THE PEOPLE'S PARK''

JohnC.

They just plowed money into it so it must be a joke.

rogue-entity

Sully wrote: »

This edition falls on April Fools? Didn't know that, my bad. I dont usually read The Munster

Would be very surprised if it was true.

Actually, that just dawned on me, but I still fell for it. Hook, line, sinker and copy of Angling Monthly

Now one wonders what Google will come up with to mark the occasion.

Jambo

Well the article says that all will be revealed on tue ( which is April Fools ) , I must say it did have me thinking for a few mins when driving home today after looking at the headline and not been able to read the story till I got home .

No doubt Billy Mc Carthy will have plenty of auld wans from round the ciddy ringing in to complain .

Trotter

Ha! Class.. I love it.

Watch out for Waterford Today.. they usually have one that stirs trouble.

Jambo

Did anyone hear if Billy Mc Carthy was getting many calls about it this morning ? , I was outside treacys shop a while ago and John O'Connor walked past only for he was having a conversation I would have said it to him about been an april fools

deisemum

They do this every year.

A few years back they printed the story that the GAA sold Walsh Park and a developer was going to build houses on it.

Dan39

A couple of years back , John O' Connor (I think) in the Munster Express said that Ian Paisley would be coming to a meeting of the Free Presbyterian Church at the community centre, Pond Road in Tramore, before throwing in the ball at a match in Walshe Park later that day.

I know a couple of people who took that 100% seriously and were shocked when Billy McCarthy pointed out the date.

deisemum

I remember that lol

CantGetNoSleep

Ah ha can't believe ye fell for this

Daysha

Wasn't there another one a few years ago. Something along the lines of splitting Jury's hotel in two to fit in with the new Waterford/Kilkenny boundary!?:D

RxQueen

ha this is class, my mother was raging about this yesterday, she still thinks its true, dont think ill tell her its not either!:D

the leader 64

News has just broken through that the Peoples Park has been sold.

Contracts are being signed on Tuesday to a local developer

dlofnep

You have to be kidding me. Seriously?

the leader 64

yes it is true.

sad day for waterford

dlofnep

That is an utter disgrace. It is the last area of the City where people in the City can get away and relax. It's a play enviroment for city children, and alot of people use it for excercise. I would of thought it was not even possible for them to sell it.

JohnC.

So you didn't notice this then

dlofnep

Kahless wrote: »

So you didn't notice this then

Thank god! I figured this had to be some kind of joke. No way someone could get away with that.

ex_infantry man

they can,t do that its a designated green area the only one in the city!!!!!! smells like an april fools joke to me!

AdMMM

Can't believe so many people fell for this

Daysha

^^^this, sure what date do you think next tuesday is?

CantGetNoSleep

I'm worrying about the intelligence of Waterford city

Sully

Topic Merged

I think the article in the News & Star about the hotel on Ard Ri is also an April Fools joke.

Aquos76

Sully wrote: »

Topic Merged

I think the article in the News & Star about the hotel on Ard Ri is also an April Fools joke.

Was thinking the very same myself. I certainly hope it is an April fool. It looked awful. Does the News & Star usually carry an April fool though?

SUNGOD

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I'm worrying about the intelligence of Waterford city

+1 i wonder if i started a " what time would it be if the clocks didnt go forward " thread ,would i get many replys

JohnC.

Reading about that hotel, it includes an elevator from Plunkett Station to the hotel. Is that even possible? Seems a bit far in two axis for an elevator.

Aquos76

Kahless wrote: »

Reading about that hotel, it includes an elevator from Plunkett Station to the hotel. Is that even possible? Seems a bit far in two axis for an elevator.

That was actually mentioned earlier this year also. There was an article in the N&S about a new 5 star hotel replacing the Ard-ri and it mentioned this lift from the train station.

Its the actual picture which I am hoping is the April fool!

JohnC.

I'm sure Brendan McCann is already preparing documents to submit after the planning is submitted anyway.