kn wrote: » Clondalkin prison has a courthouse attached. So its not unique.
Herpes Free Since03 wrote: » A certain councillor is involved in that..and also pushing for demolition of a building at the base of that laneway...so traffic can turn up there and access Lidl more easily :rolleyes:
Ciarrai76 wrote: » That would be good. Or make it one way, but it’s a joke at the minute.
Herpes Free Since03 wrote: » Has to be one way... having a right turn off Boherbee would be chaotic...same as having a left turn from the lights at castle at into st John's church...there are 2 signs on the road showing it's not allowed. Yet people still donut and back traffic back up to Denny st, esp at peak times
xxyyzz wrote: » Why not put the courthouse in that big idle lump of a centrepoint Lee Strand building? The greatest waste of space the town has ever seen.
ongarboy wrote: » A friend of mine who works in the HSE says a primary healthcare centre is taking up most of the vacant space in the Lee Strand building. Flynn Construction have the contract for it.
Quackster wrote: » That corner building is in the ownership of KCC and is likely to be demolished as part of the overall enhancement of Slatt's Lane when the Slatt's Lane Masterplan is finally agreed and implemented. As for the proposed development of that site, planning was rightfully refused recently on the grounds of traffic hazard, inadequate parking and the fact that developing those long narrow strips of land individually compromises the development potential realised by amalgamating them - which is an objective of the current draft municipal area development plan.
Herpes Free Since03 wrote: » Clover hill? ...you mean a prison in one of the most disadvantaged areas in Ireland with a monumental crime rate has a courthouse beside it's prison.... Where's the Garda station... which is what we were discussing
Ciarrai76 wrote: » I I knew the council bought that house on the corner, they bought a good few years ago now. They definitely need to widen it, but I still think it should be left one way.
Clab mor wrote: » Had a spin to Killarney yesterday. Couldn’t help but admire the roundabouts and entrance to the town. Grass verges nicely cut flowers planted on the roundabouts etc. There was nearly a man on every roundabout I met tidying or watering or planting. Has anyone taken any notice of the clash round in tralee it’s a complete disgrace with weeds. The roundabout off the bypass from the slip road down to clash industrial estate is so overgrown you can’t see over it. Dont get me wrong some of the tralee roundabouts have got a nice make over but there are a few areas that badly need to be cut and planted. There’s some nice touches in Killarney, high grass isn’t just strimmed and left to dry out and go brown is all cut and collected which makes the place look so tidy. What goes so badly wrong with tralee in terms of public area maintenance. It looked like the people I saw in Killarney tending to the roundabouts were council workers judging by the vans why can’t the tralee council workers and those on schemes do the same in tralee. Rant over!!!
Ciarrai76 wrote: » I was thinking the same thing just a few days ago. The amount of overgrown weeds in a lot of roundabouts in the town is disgraceful. They are in bad need of tidying up. I see Team Bramble do a lot of work like this, but I am baffled as to why a hard working group of volunteers have to do the councils work!? It’s embarrassing the state of the town at times. They don’t cut the grass verges for weeks on end, they only seem to half do the area up by Dromtacker. They need to start pulling the finger out!
Quackster wrote: » One thing to remember is that landscaping of the bypass and its associated roundabouts and slip roads is the responsibility of BAM as part of the design/build/maintain contract it was awarded and, from experience, they aren't exactly the most proactive when it comes to the 'maintain' part! I think we'll just have to try get royalty to visit us more often - the Brandon car park has never looked so well!
Jimmyireland wrote: » Estimated crowds to attend being put at between 250 and 300 people..Nearly more security there than members of the public
Clab mor wrote: » The high builders fencing that was erected was a complete joke it was ugly and prevented members of the public getting to have a look. Seemed it was only a visit for the councillors and extinguished guests rather than the actual town. Members of royal family can walk from one end of the street to the next in the UK shaking hands with the public. Here in Tralee you needed binoculars just to see them. Absolutely ridiculous. Was the visit really as good for the town as people are making out?? What were the benefits??? One could say that is was a morale boost for the town but as I say most of the locals I met trying to get a look in were very disappointed with the set up.
Ciarrai76 wrote: » I think it’s the worldwide publicity the town and county will get that makes it worthwhile. It will most likely make news bulletins in the Uk etc and hopefully entice people to want to visit.
Clab mor wrote: » It hardly made our own RTE 6 o clock news. It had a quick possibly 3 min snippet. I’m not so sure that publicity will we worldwide or that it would make people visit just because the royals did. Siamsa Tire’s main audience during their summer season are Germans, can’t see an influx of more Germans visiting just because prince Charles did. Don’t get me wrong of course the visit has had some positive effects. I’m just not so sure if those effects were big enough to warrant the fuss, scale and money that went in to the prior planning and the actual event itself. The amount of extra Gardai about was phenomenal both in uniform and plain clothes. The cost of that alone to the state is quite substantial I’d imagine. Does anyone know if the royals contribute financially to visits???
Ciarrai76 wrote: » the council managed to find money they claimed they didn’t have to fix up a carpark which locals were asking to be repaired for years!
namenotavailabl wrote: » The above point is one which is worth remembering- if required, money CAN be found to make things better. It seems incredibly wrong that we need to wait for 'the great and the good' to venture into town for sub-standard infrastructure to be made right. I understand that the turn off at Counihan's shop for the Aquadome/ town centre was also miraculously repaired. It seems that local folks should be prepared to tolerate 'any old thing' for as long as required but God forbid that 'a somebody' might be obliged to rattle their bones on a bumpy, rutted surface. Could someone famous announce that they would really like a drive along Clash Road in the not too distant future?
Ciarrai76 wrote: » There and Oakpark road. They fixed two small sections of the Oakpark road last year and the rest of it is turning into potholes all over it. I saw someone mention the road up Clounalour to the sports complex, and that it’s still not been resurfaced since Irish water dug it up a few weeks ago. I think the council have said it’s up to Irish water tonhave it done, but I don’t know why they’re not putting pressure on them. The residents there must be going mad.
phater phagan wrote: » Hello all. Can anyone give me a recommendation for a good, reliable used car dealer in Tralee/Killarney area? Thanks
