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A NEW 50-year plan from two Dublin councils intends to build 40,000 new homes at the western edge of Dublin city.
Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council have launched the City Edge Strategic Framework – a 50-year plan to regenerate the area.
This plan claims it will create a “liveable” and “climate resilient urban quarter” around the Naas Road, Ballymount and Park West areas.
The area involved covers 700 hectares.
The councils said this project aligns with government plans for “compact growth” where development is focused on land close to cities to allow people to use public transport, cycling and walking facilities.
The councils claimed it is “one of the largest regeneration opportunities in Europe”.
A statement said five new neighbourhoods will “celebrate the area’s existing qualities” like the Grand Canal and Lansdowne Valley Park.
The project would also include a network of new biodiversity parks, green and blueways for cycling and walking, alongside public transport and other facilities.
The neighbourhoods would follow the 15-minute city concept where everyone can access most of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk or cycle.
The plan also said the areas would target 50% green cover, promote a reintroduction of biodiversity and protect against climate change impacts such as increased flood risks.
Increased risk of flooding and sea level rise are the most significant climate impacts Ireland is facing, alongside other more intense and frequent extreme weather events like heatwaves.
A statement from the two councils said the area in the west of Dublin city is “already a cornerstone of the Dublin economy” with 25,000 people employed in around 1,500 businesses.
But it has been identified as an area that “has the potential to be much more intensely used”.
“Located at the western edge of Dublin City, within the M50 and only 15 minutes from the City Centre, this large brownfield land bank is the logical ‘next step’ in the sustainable growth of Dublin,” a council statement said.
In terms of transport, the project summary said it will be a challenge to “augment and connect” the M50, rail lines and the Red Luas line to create more comprehensive public transport and active transport methods.
It proposes a new Luas stop alongside a new Luas to Kimmage to interchange with orbital routes and BusConnects.
Under the government’s recently agreed sectoral emissions limits, greenhouse gases from the transport sector must halve by 2030 compared to 2018 levels.
The project also put forward plans for local high streets in different areas to service communities.
The housing would be a mix of homes to “accommodate all needs” including single occupants, house shares, students, families and older people.
It would range from one-bedroom to family sized homes.
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I like the idea of having a beer watching a film. Like the Stella class seating
@Michael o Dwyer: Segregation. Nice.
@Michael o Dwyer: I knew the real Michael Dwyer he used to work for the Irish times and enjoy free access to cinema s cross Ireland coz of his work sadly Michael passed away sum years back he would av loved this news
@liam ward: Cinema killed him? Mad!
Pointless as the films are all rubbish these days with only superheroes and marvel bollix. No wonder the kids are soft in the head.
@Buster Lawless: how very dare you.
@Paul Whitehead: feckin xmen 32
@Buster Lawless: fact. Absolute dirt being released for years now.
@Buster Lawless: while I agree with you to a point, they still knock out good movies now and again. Some great directors out there making movies that aren’t superhero based. Even when they are, they can be good. “Logan” is a good example.
@Buster Lawless: Evil does not Exist, Poor Things, All of us strangers, Monster, Teachers lounge….I can add 50 more from this year alone, that are excellent.
There is only one Marvel film released this year which is Deadpool. While there have been 100+ adult themed films released so far this year that are absolutely worth your time.
You’re comment is not just lazy, it’s bland tiresome and entirely uneducated. Take some time in the IFI/Lighthousecinema some time.
@Ted Daly: 2023 is considered one of the 4 best years for film in history.
@neil fanning: do not be swayed by Oscar nominated movies, these are the worst of all.
@Buster Lawless: What are your favourite movies?
Cinema is on its last legs,they are doing all they can to attract, Netflix and sponsors destroying this form of entertainment, unless it’s a Blockbuster folk don’t go anymore, Netflix movies are so bad and cheaply made.
@Phillip Smyth: The biggest turn off for me going to the cinema these days is other people. It’s a shame that what used to be a fun experience is now being ruined by inconsiderate muppets. I’m talking about those who think that it is perfectly acceptable to hold conversations on their phone during the screening. Or frequently with each other at a loud volume, either in groups or couples. Not forgetting latecomers to the film long after it has started, with all the attendant coat-doffing, seat shuffling and bag arranging that entails. And don’t even get me started on loud, rowdy teenagers acting up in the cinema as if they were at home! Basic good old-fashioned manners, cinema etiquette and consideration for others seem to be a thing of the past.
@Phillip Smyth: Whether they’re bad are not is a matter of personal taste, they’re hardly ‘cheaply made though’ .. unless you consider 100m + movies cheap. The Irishman cost them 160m to make .. it was neither bad(imo) nor cheaply made. The fact you can get a monthly subscription and access to all their content for the price of a stand alone ticket to the cinema will have obvious ramifications for cinema. Thats even before we start talking about mobile phone use in the cinema and zero regard for etiquette.. the primary reason I very rarely go anymore.
@Sean May: Spot on Sean.
@Sean May: and then there is all that.
Irishman good story line and great actors just did not do it for me,jmo.
@Brian: the irishman cost 40 million no more
@Buster Lawless: it was well in excess of 160 million. 40. Lol.
@Ted Daly: it was 40 million MAX
@Buster Lawless: this guy is a bit annoying, is he trying to be funny and win friends on The Journal comments section? Anyway give me the cinema over netflix anyday, can’t beat watching a movie on the big screen.
@James Rowan: is this then the obvious, elephant in the room.
Shame they did not build a 70mm IMAX screen as we have to go all the way to the UK for them.
Three years too late. I would have loved a full bottle of vodka and couch whilst enjoying Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
@Pól Pot: It must be awful waking up and discovering you’re still you. Absolutely nothing of value to give the world.
@Ollie McGlinchey: Last nights half digested kebab?
@Ollie McGlinchey: You’re the epitome of why segregation exists, brother. “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you”
@Ollie McGlinchey: Do you ever look yourself in the eye? Physically and metaphorically? God, I bet it really hurts you if you are aware enough to realise that you are stuck being you. Poor sod! I hope the next life will be better for you. I jest, I couldn’t give a fk about you lolololololol
@Mike: “You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself….”
@Pól Pot: I’m always sayin dah meself, pal.
I hate those headlines (the reason why will surprise you)
@KTH: G’wan so and surprise me
@Mick O’K:
Because of one thing (it’s probably not what you think)
Yes indeed
Yippee. Will they serve popcorn and fizzy drinks?
@Garreth Byrne: Hopefully not, as far as popcorn is concerned. I loathe the smell of it and the noise of people crunching on it drives me to distraction. Ditto for crisps and the rustling of the bags. (I have noise sensitivity issues.)
@Sean May: This is why l don’t go to the cinema.
@Garreth Byrne: The Irish cinema has become a gross-out. They’re not cleaned properly. The carpet smells and the seating is in poor repair in many places. Plus the floor is often sticky. Eating and drinking should be banned. Natchos, popcorn, hot dogs and all the other scutter should be banned. If you want your dinner – stay at home. Not to mention the place being left afterwards like a herd of pigs passed through it. For this reason, I let any movie I want to see run its course for four or five weeks to flush out the animals. I go when the place is practically empty and the movie in question is about to be discontinued. I find it’s the only solution. (Floor is still sticky though)
Hate going to the cinema unless it’s at the end of a picture’s run and the place is half empty. Literally, can’t abide the sound of 100 other people chomping,crunching, and slurping . It would seem that nobody can watch anything these days without having to consume their own body weight in odiferous snacks. Happy these days to wait until it’s on Netflix and watch in peace, even if it’s just on my phone .
@IMHO: Exactly. See my comment above.
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