Limerick improvement projects

Wow, thats a big big development for Limerick

Only saw this today for the first time 'in the flesh' and it's definitely a massive improvement. Coupled with the renovation of the old Roche's Stores, that junction would look fairly decent when viewed from the BT's side but the visual clutter caused by the stupid number of grey poles & shiny bollards there completely ruins it.

€350K for something that's smaller than the shed out in my back garden. That's mental. Were they hiring the same crowd that built the Leinster bike shed to supply these.

The Simon Community has so called "pods" situated at the rear of it's hostel for homeless males in Clare Street. These are fully self-contained units allocated to men who have been resident in the main building for at least three years. It is seen as a stepping stone towards clients of the service eventually living in private rented accommodation elsewhere - if they are lucky enough to secure some.

John Moran might be well advised to enlist the help and advice of Simon and the other housing agencies if his stated ambition of eliminating homelessness in Limerick completely by the end of his term in office is ever to become a reality.

Why have we empty houses in Cois Sionna on the Condell road (white houses) and the Mayor wants to put people in porto cabins.

They're not finished yet and there are 2,500 on waiting lists many of whom are spending Christmas in hotel rooms. The pods, while not ideal are a short term solution.

Heard the electrical spec installed in them is up there with an operating theatre level, all top of the range ABB equipment

Are so few being built locally compared to other areas or does Moran "feel" that too few are being built. What exactly did he say ?

He was supposed to build them all himself was he?

I've no interest in defending Moran but the level of ignorance and misinformation in that post is embarrassing but not surprising. Moran was the interim chair of the newly established LDA for 2 years. It was a part time position consisting of 30 days work per year. He was never the chief executive and left the organisation due to frustration over policy, state support and the slow rate of progress.

The reality is that the LDA released the framework for the Colbert station lands in late 2018 and the masterplan a few years later. The original remit was for 5,000 new homes but this has since been halved. Not a single planning application has yet been lodged. The masterplan for the St Joseph's Hospital site was due to be published in 2023 but unsurprisingly this deadline was missed and it still hasn't appeared. C

CIE and HSE are still dragging their feet on releasing landbanks but the LDA are showing nowhere near enough urgency to drive the project on. A competent government would be prodding them with a hot poker to get delivering and to get involved in delivering housing at state owned sites like Cleeve's, the docklands and the opera site also.

The mayor can't do much about the housing crisis and this was pointed out in debates. Morans problem is he lied and said the mayor could solve these problems.

I still don't blame him for any of the housing or building issues but he didn't help himself when it came to expectations.

There are more houses planned to be built in Ennis town than Limerick City. Strange. Just one example of many projects either underway or planned.

'Shovels could be in the ground for Ennis’s largest ever housing development as early as next week. after having its original plans turned down by Clare County Council, Glenveagh Homes Limited has secured planning permission for almost 300 homes in the county town'.