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THE PLANS FOR a new library complex in Dublin City Centre have been finalised and is to be submitted to An Bórd Pleanála for approval.
A total of eight Georgian Houses will be refurbished as part of the plan; Georgian houses numbers 20 and 21 will be redeveloped, along with houses 23 to 28, which were where the former Irish school Coláiste Mhuire was situated.
A music centre, design space, business library, conference space, education centre, café and exhibition area all form part of the library complex.
In total, the space will be 11,000 sqm and if approved will be completed by 2023.
Speaking at an event in Dublin City Hall today, City Librarian Brendan Teeling said that the estimated cost for the project is around €100 million; 55% of that will be funded by philanthropy, and a maximum of 45% will come from Dublin City Council.
Teeling says they haven’t asked for money from the government yet.
Teeling says there will be spaces for children and teenagers as part of the Quarter, and it will be a place “to read, to meet, to think, to relax and to work”.
Lord Mayor of Dublin Nial Ring says that this is an important development for the Northside. “This is going to revitalise Parnell Square.”
“Welcoming an estimated 3,000 visitors each day, up to one million people per year, this bold and visionary project will act as a catalyst for regeneration in this part of the city, drawing Dubliners and visitors of all ages in new directions and creating new business opportunities.”
The plans will be submitted by the Parnell Square Foundation, which is a trust established by real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson, and which is supported by Dublin City Council. You can read more about the library here.
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On the 16th of Jan 2016 Leo pledged to abolish USC to gain votes!!! Look how that’s worked out so far 7 years on.
@Colm Kane: totally agree, and to abolish it would help the government in the long run. More money flowing in the economy, so more indirect tax.
@Aileen Lawlor: sure didn’t Pat Rabbite basically come out and say that election promises are meant to be broken.
@Michael Dowling: A load of rubbish Micheal. Sure let’s have no income tax, imagine all the money flowing into the economy! For most people it’ll just mean more money in their bank account at the end of the month.
It’s almost like they’re trying to convince us they’re different from each other.
Pull the other one Minister FG are up to their usual tricks and it needs to be called out as it is-vote catching.
Is there anything for those on 30- 35k a year?
No.
There never is. The real squeezed
@Barry Donnelly: the new poor last budget we were the fools left totally behind , no double weeks , emergency payments , and even if you weren’t working you were better off between 12 and 20 a week, Over 40 k 20 quid a week on 30 k about 2 quid a week , because Fine Gael know we won’t vote for them , and the next budget will be the same ,
@Barry Donnelly: 100% correct!!! Its absolutely disgraceful that the last budget left those earning 40k+ per year up €16 per week, Social welfare recipients up €12 per week, and those earning 30k up €3 per week. It’s completely disproportionate.
@Barry Donnelly: the new poor last budget we were the fools left totally behind , no double weeks , emergency payments , and even if you weren’t working you were better off between 12 and 20 a week, Over 40 k 20 quid a week on 30 k about 2 quid a week , because Fine Gael know we won’t vote for them , and the next budget will be the same , but
@NotMyIreland: completely agree with this, 3 euro a week is a paltry increase during high inflation, and it appears the powers that be are indicating a similar plan for this bracket of workers next year.
Dara Calleary FF on Drive time defending FG…Like his Boss Martin , they know their political survival depends on keeping Varadkar and FG happy..even Ryan is panicking when he stated FFG should kiss and make up. Martin has discovered like the Labour party when you become more Blueshirt than the Blueshirts..you are finished. Amazing how FG now discover the squeezed middle class…The conveniently fail to mention they did nothing concerning this soundbite until there is an election on the horizon…Seems there is no room on the FG lifeboat for Martin and FF.
Could u imagine a td elected by people to speak for them?instead of having tds telling us how things will go ….ffg has lost every vote
The Minister of Justice’s comments may be more about an impeding challenge to Varadkar as FG leader given the party’s poor ratings recently!
It doesn’t matter what they say or do, they will give it in hand and take it back in the other. They will wave at you with their left hand while the the right hand goes up your hole.
As the song goes, let’s go fly a kite!
Fooling nobody but themselves
Ryan must think we are all eight years old if that ‘will confuse us’. Just because the greens could not tax that it needed to be hidden from the not so bright Irish public.
Simon says, school game politics. Only one winner.
The entitled chancers frame of mind is all about covering everything up
another schoolboy playacting. These guys seem not to even know that it is the affairs of the country they are supposed to be managing..
What about Fine Gale Restoring the Private Pensons that Noonan Looted
Back in the Day
another schoolboy playacting. These guys seem not to even know that they have a country to ;look after.
Who votes these clowns in? Seriously will be the same outcome in next election and then we can all come on here and remember what they said last time and again and again? Same outcome.. They get elected they carry on the same circus of inertia..
Mary Poppins is alive and well in our political and media systems.
All together now
“Let’s go fly a kite – up to the highest height….
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