DUBLIN CITY Council has been strongly urged to refuse planning permission for the demolition of Liberty Hall by a group committed to preserving monuments of the Modern Movement and by the Irish Georgian Society. Docomomo Ireland says Siptu’s plan to build a much taller tower on the site “would result in the irreplaceable loss of a heritage structure of national importance [which] has embedded itself in the collective consciousness of the city, even the nation”.
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Thursday, 9 February 2012
Indaver offers to take over Poolbeg project
INDAVER IRELAND has offered to take over the controversial Poolbeg incinerator project from US waste management company Covanta, at no cost to its principal promoter, Dublin City Council. John Ahern, Belgian-owned Indaver’s Irish managing director, said the offer, made last week in a letter to the council, would involve scaling down the proposed “waste-to-energy” plant from a capacity of 600,000 tonnes per year to 400,000 tonnes.
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Plan for major Croke Park entrance would see 1960s flats demolished
Dublin’s Croke Park involving a new “processional entrance” to the stadium, offices, restaurants, shops and handball facilities is planned by the GAA. The development, which would include the regeneration of the 1960s flat complex Croke Villas, will depend on the GAA reaching agreement on the purchase of land from Dublin City Council.
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The risks of fracking
THE RECENT claim by Tamboran Resources that there could be over two trillion cubic feet of natural gas locked in shale beneath the surface of north Leitrim and adjoining counties has shown that Ireland now stands at the threshold of a new “age of extreme energy”, as the Post Carbon Institute has dubbed it. Australian-owned Tamboran describes itself as an “innovative explorer for hydrocarbons in Australia and overseas”, using hydraulic fracturing – commonly known as “fracking” – to capture shale gas in onshore locations. The benefits of bringing such gas into production, especially given our overwhelming dependence on imported fossil fuels, are obvious. But so are the risks.
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Read the article @ The Irish Times
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Luas network at risk from underground work
PLANNERS have raised concerns that large parts of Dublin's Luas network will have to be taken out of service if an underground railway system goes ahead, writes Paul Melia.
Plans to link the capital's two Luas lines could be further delayed after An Bord Pleanala yesterday sought details of how three underground stations could be built without impacting massively on the tram service.
Last November, the Government confirmed that the capital's cross-city Luas line would be the only 'big ticket' project to go ahead in the next five years.
The Metro North and Dart Underground have been postponed.
The 5.6km BXD Luas line will run from the terminus of the green line at St Stephen's Green to O'Connell Street. But the line runs over three underground stations -- or 'boxes' -- to serve the proposed DART Underground and Metro North.
The board has asked the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA), which is planning BXD, to give details on how the boxes could be constructed without impacting on the tram service. The RPA and National Transport Authority have been asked to respond by March 30.
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Plans to link the capital's two Luas lines could be further delayed after An Bord Pleanala yesterday sought details of how three underground stations could be built without impacting massively on the tram service.
Last November, the Government confirmed that the capital's cross-city Luas line would be the only 'big ticket' project to go ahead in the next five years.
The Metro North and Dart Underground have been postponed.
The 5.6km BXD Luas line will run from the terminus of the green line at St Stephen's Green to O'Connell Street. But the line runs over three underground stations -- or 'boxes' -- to serve the proposed DART Underground and Metro North.
The board has asked the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA), which is planning BXD, to give details on how the boxes could be constructed without impacting on the tram service. The RPA and National Transport Authority have been asked to respond by March 30.
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Town Centre Development Update by Council
In an official statement on the current situation regarding the development of Sligo Town Centre by a subsidary company of Treasury Holdings.
Callside Developments Ltd and Treasury Holdings was recently taken over by NAMA, the state's National Asset Management Agency - now recognised as one of the largest property companies in the world.
The Mayor of Sligo and all Borough councillors were informed on 31st January 2012 by the Assistant Director of Services, Paula R. Gallagher that;
'Treasury Holdings/Callside Developments Ltd. continue to brief Sligo Borough Council in respect of their ongoing negotiations with the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA). The council is also aware that there is a High Court Hearing in respect of these negotiations scheduled for the 21st of February and is not is a position to make further comment in advance of the outcome of the scheduled High Court Hearing.
Notwithstanding the ongoing negotiations between Treasury Holdings and NAMA and until such time as there is an outcome from the High Court Hearing, SBC must continue to fulfil its contractual obligations.'
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Callside Developments Ltd and Treasury Holdings was recently taken over by NAMA, the state's National Asset Management Agency - now recognised as one of the largest property companies in the world.
The Mayor of Sligo and all Borough councillors were informed on 31st January 2012 by the Assistant Director of Services, Paula R. Gallagher that;
'Treasury Holdings/Callside Developments Ltd. continue to brief Sligo Borough Council in respect of their ongoing negotiations with the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA). The council is also aware that there is a High Court Hearing in respect of these negotiations scheduled for the 21st of February and is not is a position to make further comment in advance of the outcome of the scheduled High Court Hearing.
Notwithstanding the ongoing negotiations between Treasury Holdings and NAMA and until such time as there is an outcome from the High Court Hearing, SBC must continue to fulfil its contractual obligations.'
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Minister pressed for water plant funding
FUNDING TO the tune of € 200,000 is being sought for the Glenmore Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Kilkenny County Council are currently seeking this funding from Minister Phil Hogan's Department of Environment, Community and Local Government to address issues pertaining to the current basic scheme.
According to local Fine Gael Councillor, Fidelis Doherty, on receipt of approval of funding a design for the scheme will be drawn up.
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Kilkenny County Council are currently seeking this funding from Minister Phil Hogan's Department of Environment, Community and Local Government to address issues pertaining to the current basic scheme.
According to local Fine Gael Councillor, Fidelis Doherty, on receipt of approval of funding a design for the scheme will be drawn up.
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