donegal town diamond redevelopment

ednwireland

Well it's under way most of the trees gone.

new plans here

https://www.facebook.com/136332380032800/posts/pfbid02jKaoxKMHWzKn8TNLAJ1HZKNPsvW4xB8oi6SKDwEyeKgN6snnmN4NZ3BczFLf27ssl/?app=fbl

not sure myself seems like an awful lot of money for not much change.

byte

Yeah, I'm inclined to agree. You've a good view of the work in progress anyway. Maybe a wee occasional photo here to keep us updated! 😀

If that awning thing is going to your nearest corner, what happens during the summer festival for example? Unless it is possible to fold it away.

Some expect the ESB transformer cabinets to move, though I'm not sure where they'd go without huge upheaval.

ednwireland

as far as I can see from the drawings the esb boxes aren't going anywhere. they are in the same place on the drawings.

I was told thr canopy was high enough to put a stage under, we shall see.

end of week1 pic

byte

Cheers for the update! I can't see much as I drive past (I seldom drove through the Diamond after work until the one-way system started)!

Seems an awful shame seeing all those trees gone.

ednwireland

moving at pace now. I assume the fact that slabs and blocks are labelled they are to be r used.

oops didn't know that wall was there ( in front of the substation)

byte

Looks like a big trench being dug in front of the ESB cabinet. Is that an ESB van in the middle of the Diamond?

Pity boards won't let us see a bigger image.

ednwireland

week 3

new cabinet at the Abbey side not much else to show.

byte

I've just noticed, there seems to be a new greenish plaque (large headstone 🙂) to the right, outside the circle, of the near substation. I don't remember that being there before, though it's present in all the other pics.

Thanks as always for the updates.

ednwireland

sorry its late, last fridays pic.

ednwireland

15th March

some reinforced concrete going in there.

ednwireland

nat a lot of obvious change this week. only there 4 days I suppose.

load of steel reinforcing going in.

byte

Oh, that's quite a significant amount of rebar going in. The new canopy won't be blowing far with all that anchoring!

ednwireland

oops forgot last Thursdays concrete pouring. enjoying the long weekend !

ednwireland

yay starting to go back together

summer festival is on the pier, that will please the campervans.

slimboyfat

When is this suppose to be finished?

byte

I thought I had read somewhere it was to finish in June but damned if I can find proof of that now!

If the festival is moving to the Pier at the end of June, I guess it won't be ready by then.

ednwireland

and paving going back in

ednwireland

moving on now,

byte

I'm surprised that the ESB didn't change the nearside cabinet too. I guess it must be in good enough nick to leave.

ednwireland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122075071#Comment_122075071

was only replaced a couple of years ago

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122012161#Comment_122012161

It looks Happy anyway!

ednwireland

latest photo

ednwireland

what a great day to be sitting in a refurbished diamond

ednwireland

a Monday photo instead

ednwireland

oops finally remembered

new cover , bike racks

byte

Looks to be well away now. Can't be many weeks now before it's complete.

ednwireland

liking the 550 chair sides

architect drawing

https://www.facebook.com/100063577689846/posts/pfbid03xcYLYXEijZqEpH2R7pEtTkupqawtcejPjbaFeSmyNgqrrbJReoZE6kT2JntJmHTl/?app=fbl

ednwireland

planters been planted

kathleen37

Love this viewpoint - Magees???

ednwireland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122272893#Comment_122272893

not telling 😉

byte

I noticed the cover is up on the frame whilst passing today.