The company behind the Liffey cable car proposal has the money in place to fund the project, it has been revealed.
Despite the difficult economic conditions, the Liffey Cable Car Company is ready and able to proceed with the €52m 'Suas' scheme - and the firm is even planning similar projects in other cities in Ireland and in New York.
The ambitious proposal would see cable cars gliding over the Liffey at heights of 80 metres.
All the company needs is the go-ahead from Dublin City Council after it lodges a planning application and it can proceed, said Paddy Duffy, who has been working with the company on the plans.
The tourist attraction, which is inspired by the London Eye, is the brainchild of developer Barry Boland. "Mr Boland is not looking for any public money at all. He has the sizeable amount of money necessary for the project already in place" - Mr Duffy said.
"The next step would be to approach Dublin City Council to see if the officials will support it. That is where the project is at the moment" - he added.
The company is looking to hold pre-planning consultation meetings with the local authority. If given the go-ahead, Suas will run from Heuston Station to the Docklands.
A presentation of the plan was made to the economic special policy committee earlier this year and was well received by councillors, Mr Duffy said. "The team was very heartened by the positive reaction of the engineering committee of the council when they presented it to them" - he added.
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Saturday, 17 January 2009
Capital's colossus stalled by recession
PLANS to erect a 46-metre sculpture of a human figure on the River Liffey have been shelved.
Despite An Bord Pleanala yesterday approving a proposal from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) to build the steel sculpture at City Quay, the €1.6m project has been delayed because of the recession.
The sculpture, by Turner prize-winning artist Antony Gormley -- who is best-known for his 'Angel of the North' work in the north of England -- was set to be in place by 2010 close to the Sean O'Casey bridge.
Yesterday, the DDDA said in a statement that the project was being "postponed temporarily", and would be kept "under review, adding that it was "very pleased" with the granting of planning permission.
"The sculpture is an important element of the Docklands Arts Strategy as outlined in its recently adopted 2008 master plan aimed at ensuring that arts and culture become part of the Docklands identity to enhance the area as a place in which to live, work, relax and be entertained," it said.
"However, given the current economic environment, the Docklands Authority will not be proceeding with this development. The project will be kept under review and the Docklands Authority will continue working with the artist and others to progress the design."
The project, which attracted the ire of local residents who claimed it would overshadow their homes, was granted a 10-year planning permission, which means it could still go ahead in the next decade.
Objectors claimed the massive work, which will be 10 metres shorter than Liberty Hall and the same height as the Statue of Liberty, would dominate views of Dublin Bay from the city centre and relegate existing buildings to 'bit players'.
In its decision, An Bord Pleanala granted permission but said a review of the project's impact on the River Liffey -- in particular salmon numbers -- would have to take place before 2019. If it was found to have a negative impact, it would have to be removed.
Such conditions are standard, particularly in relation to quarries and mobile phone masts.
The DDDA said: "Projects such as the London Eye, and indeed the Eiffel Tower, were originally granted temporary planning permission. We see the time limit as being an important part of the public debate and consultation."
Paul Melia
Irish Independent
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Despite An Bord Pleanala yesterday approving a proposal from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) to build the steel sculpture at City Quay, the €1.6m project has been delayed because of the recession.
The sculpture, by Turner prize-winning artist Antony Gormley -- who is best-known for his 'Angel of the North' work in the north of England -- was set to be in place by 2010 close to the Sean O'Casey bridge.
Yesterday, the DDDA said in a statement that the project was being "postponed temporarily", and would be kept "under review, adding that it was "very pleased" with the granting of planning permission.
"The sculpture is an important element of the Docklands Arts Strategy as outlined in its recently adopted 2008 master plan aimed at ensuring that arts and culture become part of the Docklands identity to enhance the area as a place in which to live, work, relax and be entertained," it said.
"However, given the current economic environment, the Docklands Authority will not be proceeding with this development. The project will be kept under review and the Docklands Authority will continue working with the artist and others to progress the design."
The project, which attracted the ire of local residents who claimed it would overshadow their homes, was granted a 10-year planning permission, which means it could still go ahead in the next decade.
Objectors claimed the massive work, which will be 10 metres shorter than Liberty Hall and the same height as the Statue of Liberty, would dominate views of Dublin Bay from the city centre and relegate existing buildings to 'bit players'.
In its decision, An Bord Pleanala granted permission but said a review of the project's impact on the River Liffey -- in particular salmon numbers -- would have to take place before 2019. If it was found to have a negative impact, it would have to be removed.
Such conditions are standard, particularly in relation to quarries and mobile phone masts.
The DDDA said: "Projects such as the London Eye, and indeed the Eiffel Tower, were originally granted temporary planning permission. We see the time limit as being an important part of the public debate and consultation."
Paul Melia
Irish Independent
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Dublin to get new bridge over River Liffey
Dublin City Council has confirmed it is to build a new €15 million bridge over the River Liffey, just downstream of O'Connell Bridge.
The council said the bridge, funded by the Government's Transport 21 plan, will carry buses and Luas trams across the Liffey.
"It will have cycleways and generous footpaths that will open Marlborough Street and Hawkins Street to greater footfall, prospective development and create a new north-south link from Abbey Street to Pearse Street," the council said in a statement.
It promised an "elegant, contemporary" design, with proper facilities for cyclists and wheelchairs to cross.
There will also be seating and landscaping.
"It will be a slender, single span, smooth concrete structure, with the underside of the bridge being designed to be as high above the water as possible so that river traffic is not impeded," the council said.
Construction is due to start late next year and will take approximately 18 months.
Consulting engineers Roughan & O’Donovan and Seán Harrington Architects were appointed in May to design the bridge. Roughan O’Donovan was the engineer for the Taney Luas bridge in Dundrum, Dublin, as well as the M1 Boyne Bridge at Drogheda, amongst others.
Harrington's projects include the Dublin Millennium Bridge. Conservation architect David Slattery will ensure that the historic quay walls are properly conserved, as well as advising on other matters relating to the historic and important setting of the project, the council said.
Gordon Rowland of the council's road design department, said the bridge would take a lot of bus movements away from O'Connell Bridge.
Asked whether the project might be under threat as a result of current economic difficulties, Mr Rowland said he believed the project was "fairly robust" and that there was a requirement for such a bridge to be built at that location over the Liffey.
Mr Rowland said that in the event that the project was not completed within an 18-month timeframe, there was a provision for a temporary bridge just downstream, which would facilitate work on the planned metro line.
Irishtimes.com
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The council said the bridge, funded by the Government's Transport 21 plan, will carry buses and Luas trams across the Liffey.
"It will have cycleways and generous footpaths that will open Marlborough Street and Hawkins Street to greater footfall, prospective development and create a new north-south link from Abbey Street to Pearse Street," the council said in a statement.
It promised an "elegant, contemporary" design, with proper facilities for cyclists and wheelchairs to cross.
There will also be seating and landscaping.
"It will be a slender, single span, smooth concrete structure, with the underside of the bridge being designed to be as high above the water as possible so that river traffic is not impeded," the council said.
Construction is due to start late next year and will take approximately 18 months.
Consulting engineers Roughan & O’Donovan and Seán Harrington Architects were appointed in May to design the bridge. Roughan O’Donovan was the engineer for the Taney Luas bridge in Dundrum, Dublin, as well as the M1 Boyne Bridge at Drogheda, amongst others.
Harrington's projects include the Dublin Millennium Bridge. Conservation architect David Slattery will ensure that the historic quay walls are properly conserved, as well as advising on other matters relating to the historic and important setting of the project, the council said.
Gordon Rowland of the council's road design department, said the bridge would take a lot of bus movements away from O'Connell Bridge.
Asked whether the project might be under threat as a result of current economic difficulties, Mr Rowland said he believed the project was "fairly robust" and that there was a requirement for such a bridge to be built at that location over the Liffey.
Mr Rowland said that in the event that the project was not completed within an 18-month timeframe, there was a provision for a temporary bridge just downstream, which would facilitate work on the planned metro line.
Irishtimes.com
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Ambitious plan to revitalise Liffey
An €18 million plan to revitalise the river Liffey has been proposed to Dublin City Council.
The plans will see a 120 meter long pontoon, designed to replicate a street, built between Millennium Bridge and the Halfpenny Bridge on Dublin's Ormond Quay.
This floating street will have a restaurant and bar on it and will also be the meeting point for a new river cruise and taxi service.
As part of the ambitious plan by Irish Ship and Barge Fabrication Company, they have identified four sunken old Guinness barges which they intend resurfacing and then refurbishing in Holland.
If the plans are given the go ahead, these 80 foot long barges, refurbished with glass undersides, could be seen on the river as early as mid 2009. These will enable travellers to take a cruise from Heuston Station to the docks at the mouth of the Liffey.
Colin Bartley
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The plans will see a 120 meter long pontoon, designed to replicate a street, built between Millennium Bridge and the Halfpenny Bridge on Dublin's Ormond Quay.
This floating street will have a restaurant and bar on it and will also be the meeting point for a new river cruise and taxi service.
As part of the ambitious plan by Irish Ship and Barge Fabrication Company, they have identified four sunken old Guinness barges which they intend resurfacing and then refurbishing in Holland.
If the plans are given the go ahead, these 80 foot long barges, refurbished with glass undersides, could be seen on the river as early as mid 2009. These will enable travellers to take a cruise from Heuston Station to the docks at the mouth of the Liffey.
Colin Bartley
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008
Return of barges to Liffey planned
An €8 million plan to raise and restore four sunken Guinness barges from the ocean so they can once more ply the Liffey is at the heart of an ambitious plan to carry tourists from Heuston Station to Dublin Bay.
A planning application has been lodged with Dublin City Council to reintroduce the barges, which carried barrels down the river from Guinness's James's Gate brewery between the 1880s and the late 1960s.
The 80-foot long barges are currently deep beneath the ocean off the coast of Northern Ireland, where they were scuttled after a second life as sand transports.
The refitted, glass-canopied barges would operate two- and four-hour cruises, while a separate fleet of ferries would collect and drop off passengers at 12 points along the river, including Smithfield, Tara Street, the Point, Grand Canal Dock and the planned U2 Experience in the Docklands.
The heart of the scheme is a purpose-built pontoon at Ormond Quay between the Ha'penny and Millennium bridges, says Sam Field Corbett, the project manager with the firm behind the scheme, Irish Ship and Barge Fabrication Company.
The 120-metre "floating street" would be cobbled and sit about one metre off the Liffey boardwalk, said Mr Field Corbett. Visitors would be able to walk a few inches from the surface of the river, as the pontoon would move with the tide, he said. They could brave the elements and sit at outdoor tables on the pontoon, and order coffee from two Guinness barges refitted as a floating cafe and restaurant.
The Irish Times
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A planning application has been lodged with Dublin City Council to reintroduce the barges, which carried barrels down the river from Guinness's James's Gate brewery between the 1880s and the late 1960s.
The 80-foot long barges are currently deep beneath the ocean off the coast of Northern Ireland, where they were scuttled after a second life as sand transports.
The refitted, glass-canopied barges would operate two- and four-hour cruises, while a separate fleet of ferries would collect and drop off passengers at 12 points along the river, including Smithfield, Tara Street, the Point, Grand Canal Dock and the planned U2 Experience in the Docklands.
The heart of the scheme is a purpose-built pontoon at Ormond Quay between the Ha'penny and Millennium bridges, says Sam Field Corbett, the project manager with the firm behind the scheme, Irish Ship and Barge Fabrication Company.
The 120-metre "floating street" would be cobbled and sit about one metre off the Liffey boardwalk, said Mr Field Corbett. Visitors would be able to walk a few inches from the surface of the river, as the pontoon would move with the tide, he said. They could brave the elements and sit at outdoor tables on the pontoon, and order coffee from two Guinness barges refitted as a floating cafe and restaurant.
The Irish Times
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