As the title says, this is a new thread for chat about Dun Laoghaire in general without the traffic & transport nonsense.
Enjoy.
Don't know actually. Did they?
Did SHDs not end ?
Yeah, it will be interesting to see what happens to the affected lands. Do you reckon a few SHDs might take advantage of this or will it be a more modest affair?
Oh dear, Pat is not going to be a happy bunny !!!
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/minister-orders-reversal-of-dalkey-killiney-housing-ban-1.4859573
Wasn't the original planning on this site for circa 650 unit student accommodation?
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/cairn-homes-seeking-to-build-more-than-370-apartments-on-south-dublin-site-1.4857764
The plan for Convent Lane looks like Tesco delivery trucks will no longer have access unless it will be via the Covent Road side? I don't see public toilets in the drawings either, I hope they bring them back. But the square looks well. Hopefully will be borne out by reality.
What happened in Deansgrange earlier. Saw two ambulances and a bunch of Gardai outside the Grange pub around 5pm.
The canopy and planters look good. I asked the same question last month, but I still have no idea if they plan to re-pedestrianise the street or not!
AFAIK the plan is to add permanent planters, a play area and a canopy covering part of the new square. The trees etc that were there were just temporary.
https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com/parks/pc-pks-01-20-proposed-development-of-myrtle-square/supporting_documents/Appendix%206%20%20Computer%20Generated%20Images%202471.pdf
Any word on whether the pedestrianisation of George St will be repeated this year? Simple yes or no please :)
Came here to ask the same question. Seems bizarre they've ve all been removed at the start of the spring/summer season.
Anyone know what happened tp the trees and the toilets outside Bloomfield shopping centre?
thanks for the tips.
my go to places for takeaway these days are Veda in cabinteely or katmandu in dalkey if i want something creamy and Nepal like. katmandu are also good with the free popadums which goes a long way in my book.
Masala are very good
Try Street on Dundrum Road for some fairly authentic stuff. Very compact if eating in, maybe take-away is best.
looking forward to trying the daata- smells great! The quality of curry in Ireland is miles removed from when I first moved here 20+ yrs ago.
Daata is superb
Top, top class Larbs😁
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I've genuinely never seen or heard of you before.
There is a lot that's breathtaking about larbre, not least that he never replies when someone takes the time to debunk his nonsensical theories & claims or his purported expertise as a 'town planner'. If you include references/quotes, you're guaranteed that larbre won't reply. It's actually the best way to get him to stop posting for a few days, it has a 100% success rate.
Generally, there is a lot of sanctimony on this thread when it comes to expectations between the different road user groups with some that are entirely one-sided.
Indeed, many members from road user groups including motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and everyone in between would certainly win the Darwin Award due to obliviousness to their surroundings.
In any case, the bulk of this responsibility is shouldered by motorists with cliches like "expect the unexpected" and "a car or other motorised vehicle is a weapon". In my opinion, this serves to obsolve pedestrians and cyclists from being observant.
I realize that motorized vehicles are a weapon in the wrong hands i.e. if the operator is impatient or uses it to intimidate pedestrians and cyclists which is deplorable. I still see large numbers of motorists on their phones while in motion which has increasingly become a pet peeve of mine.
Having said all of that, the amount of times I have seen parent pedestrians pushing their prams out into the path of moving traffic is shocking. Then, there are those who are off their face on methadone or hammered who walk out on to the road without even looking both ways.
In all cases when there is even a hint of this, I prepare to stop or pull out into the middle of the road when it is safe to do so in case a junky falls road-ward into my path.
Now, lately I have seen an upward trend of obedient cyclists who are far more observant than half a decade ago as a rule of thumb. So, not as much of a beef there as there used to be.
Anyway, enough about traffic, commuting and transport. I see that Daata Tandoori is now open in Glasthule. They have branches here in Bray and Greystones. Are they any good?
It doesn't really matter whether you care or not.
What matters is the breathtaking hypocrisy of positioning yourself as a 'zealot for due process and best practice' while actively trying to intimidate those who report traffic offences to the Gardai. The mask slipped.
I don't need your approval or agreement to post, so I'll make my own decisions about that, thanks.
I don't really care Andrew. Your penchant for whataboutery gives me no faith in you at all.
But whatever about me, it was, apparently, fine for you to debate the semantics of the word 'accident' for days on end while not once acknowledging the tragic death of the person involved or her bereaved family or community. My zealotry seems to only be of an amateur level by comparison.
Tell you what, let's you and I not engage directly at all, in my opinion only one of us operates in the real World and hint hint, it isn't you.
Though in fairness, your zealotry for due process does not stretch to reporting dangerous drivers to the Gardai. You tried to intimidate those who do make such reports with your 'snitches get stitches' comment.
It's hard to take your zealotry for due process and best practice as good faith.
It would be nice if we could play the ball and not the man on this thread?? Just sayin'!
So, two years on, where is the Part 8 process to make the Coastal Mobility Route official or to remove it?
How can the public have any trust in the words behind these schemes. They are put in at the whim of unelected officials, who chose to ignore the laws that are supposed to be there to deliver a balance of outcomes.
If I am considered a zealot for due process and best practice, I take it as a compliment.
I won’t argue with your first point at all but I get the impression that you are equally zealous in your opposition to his work. Calling anyone who does the same (letting people walk and cycle safely) do-gooders says a lot about your open-mindedness to those changes.
I've no time for empire builders. No time for zealots.
He was chased off anyway, problem solved. My point now is that his mistakes should not be repeated by sleepwalking officials and do-gooder Councillors.
Your bitterness and constant personal tirades against someone doing their job are over the top. The man has lived rent-free in your head for the last two years for such crimes against humanity as wanting to make it easy and safe for people to walk and cycle in and around south Dublin‘s villages. The level of anger you have for him personally is bordering on obsessive.
It will be a pity if they don't pedestrianise it again this summer. IMHO it quickly went from a destination area i.e. somewhere in it self that was pleasant to visit, to a grotty, congested and dangerous street when traffic was allowed back in.
I would have an open mind on allowing bike and bus access.
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