Dicky Pride wrote: » Are you for real? I created a poll to see what te general consensus was. Have I shot down anyone else's opinion? Show me an example of where I'm acting like I "only want to hear your answer". I'm just giving my opinion, that's all I can do. Everyone is entitled to that much at least. If you think it should be knocked down, I believe that would be madness, but you're entitled to believe it. We all agree that it should never have been built but I would stake my life on it never being knocked down. If, when all is said and done and something nonsensical goes in there then maybe knocking it down would have been the better option but seriously...the stubborn people who gave the go ahead for into be built...do you really believe they would knock it? Or Nama...or whatever banks have their fingers in it at this stage. I'm a waterfordian but I don't go in for all this scaremongering about competition. I would be delighted to see a major chain go into Ferrybank and I think it would actually be one of the Tescos that would suffer rather than the shops in town because let's face it, that's where people are shopping these days. While we're talking about ridiculous planning decisions lets talk about tesco ballybeg...
Dicky Pride wrote: » Lol I'm not sure no queues is quite what they had planned there. Surplus to requirements.
Finnbar01 wrote: » Oh I wish. Seriously though, what else can be done with it?
Yes Boss wrote: » I think Dunnes Store's decision to pay 21 million in compensation rather than open a store in Ferrybank should put this question to bed. They would rather throw 21 million down a hole before opening a shop in this white elephant.
Gadgie wrote: » Did they not have to pay it anyway, regardless of whether or not they opened a store there?
Dicky Pride wrote: » Starting to get shabby already? Some evidence of that please?
Dicky Pride wrote: » Wellboytoo, I find it interesting that you're thanking all the posts that relate to Tesco Ballybeg. Waterford has Tescos coming out of its ears and you seem to be suggesting that it's a good thing that they're there.
Dicky Pride wrote: » Interesting. So if you lived across the road from Ferrybank shopping centre you might think differently?
wmpdd3 wrote: » I live accross from it, how should I think?
Dicky Pride wrote: » I do listen, I just wanted to make sure you were consistent
wmpdd3 wrote: » I didnt realise a window had been smashed. They cleared most of hte weeds and small rubbish that was around it a few weeks ago, but the railings are still there. I saw a mock up a few years ago of a 'town center' bigger than Ardkeen centered around Mullinabro, I'd love to see it again. I think it was issued by the people selling one of the housing estates by the golf links. The projected population rates were rabbit like!
Finnbar01 wrote: » Wmpdd, so much planning permission and rezoning was carrried out through the bubble period, that the population of Ireland would have had to increase by a good few million.
curly.bert wrote: » Look at the outside of it, from the main road. The plants and weeds are starting to overgrow. Looks rotten. Also, I don't like the way it towers over the graveyard and church. Seems completely out of place to me. Horrible building with no future. No multinational will ever go in there. It was built for retail not office space. There is a difference. Let us all be rid of it.
wmpdd3 wrote: » The did some job on it before the library was opened by Phil Hogan. I do love it but I think it should have been built 20 mts further back from the road.
