Massive Project Proposal Money no object

saabsaab

What would you suggest as a giant scale development in Ireland. Doesn't have to be entirely practical and money no object. One limitation - technically possible in current engineering terms.


One crazy idea like



Create a giant bridge from Scotland or Wales to Ireland.

saabsaab

Put a giant roof over Cork City.

New Home

Electrify all rail lines, double the tracks (one set to go, one to come back at least, plus an "overspill" track in certain areas in case of breakdowns, reopen the lines to Donegal and along the West.

New Home

Put a single tap on all sinks and tubs for both hot and cold water.

Beechwoodspark

A roof over the entire country

It collects all the rain and sends it reservoir

It opens when sunshine but also collects solar energy

Free wifi

New Home

With lots of water butts? :pac:

saabsaab

New Home wrote: »

Electrify all rail lines, double the tracks (one set to go, one to come back at least, plus an "overspill" track in certain areas in case of breakdowns, reopen the lines to Donegal and along the West.

Fair play to ya. Interesting one, could be done too.

saabsaab

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

A roof over the entire country

It collects all the rain and sends it reservoir

It opens when sunshine but also collects solar energy

Free wifi

I admire your ambition but I doubt that would be possible on that scale maybe a city or a few of them?

saabsaab

Sink old ocean liners in an arc from Dalkey to Howth build up a causeway and drain the bay for housing etc. Think of the employment and extra space created!

the-island-man

Build a multi-purpose indoor Arena with similar capacity to the 3 Arena in each of the regional cities\large towns. I'm thinking Cork, Limerick, Galway and Athlone.

For a country where it rains so much and a summer is never guaranteed it seems illogical that so much government grants have gone to upgrading GAA stadiums that can't be used for non-GAA events if it's pissing rain.

I also agree with the improvements to rail.

saabsaab

the-island-man wrote: »

Build a multi-purpose indoor Arena with similar capacity to the 3 Arena in each of the regional cities\large towns. I'm thinking Cork, Limerick, Galway and Athlone.

For a country where it rains so much and a summer is never guaranteed it seems illogical that so much government grants have gone to upgrading GAA stadiums that can't be used for non-GAA events if it's pissing rain.

I also agree with the improvements to rail.

Excellent! Put us in the running for a major sporting event. Throw in Derry as well.

the-island-man

saabsaab wrote: »

Excellent! Put us in the running for a major sporting event. Throw in Derry as well.

I live in Galway and biggest permanent indoor arena is Leisureland in Salthill which is still just a big hall. Pearse Stadium is about a 10 minute walk up the road from it, has ~30,000 capacity and it lies vacant for most of the year.

saabsaab

the-island-man wrote: »

I live in Galway and biggest permanent indoor arena is Leisureland in Salthill which is still just a big hall. Pearse Stadium is about a 10 minute walk up the road from it, has ~30,000 capacity and it lies vacant for most of the year.

Might get Rugby world cup or similar if we had facilities. Anyway, any BIG ideas even if they don't make great financial sense?

Andrewf20

Have all new build houses with a rain water supply for toilet flushing.

saabsaab

Andrewf20 wrote: »

Have all new build houses with a rain water supply for toilet flushing.

Is that not being done already?

Truthvader

A f*cking subway in Dublin like they should have built 100 years ago.

unhappys10

Truthvader wrote: »

A f*cking subway in Dublin like they should have built 100 years ago.

Or bulldoze Dublin and start over.

Truthvader

unhappys10 wrote: »

Or bulldoze Dublin and start over.

Except the nice bits - which the Brits built

ILoveYourVibes

Link all local areas up with public transport so you don't need a car to go anywhere.

saabsaab

A new motorway from Cork to Derry (Londonderry) through the new Capital in Athlone.