Unimaginative Poolbeg plan

The proposed Poolbeg development might, on the face of it, seem welcome, but the notion of fast tracking the project, such that even An Bord Pleanála is bypassed, speaks of an unimaginative, ill thought out, knee-jerk plan. 
Unimaginative Poolbeg plan

Such strategic long-term plans as we did have in Ireland were, of course, thrown into serious disarray when the IMF came to town. Meanwhile, Arthur Beesley points out that “Europe’s fastest growing economy” has the second lowest level of public investment in the EU. Have we lost out, then, as a national community, to the private, unnamed investors (where do they get the cash?) who are now salivating at the thought of getting a slice of the Poolbeg action?

If the Ringsend/Irishtown/Pearse St area of Dublin needs regeneration, it’s in good company. The Hidden Ireland, of former centuries, is still very much with us, in places like Waterford, Carrick On Suir, Youghal, Wexford, Ballina, and Derry, where much of the housing stock is fit only for demolition, and communities lack real, life enhancing, focus. Is Poolbeg, then, a PR exercise, a little feelgood gloss with which to dupe the plebs? It might be more honest to tackle, instead, the existing housing stock in the area, which has, to say the least, seen better days.

Already a subscriber? Sign in

You have reached your article limit.

Unlimited access. Half the price.

Annual €120 €60

Best value

Monthly €10€5 / month

More in this section

Revoiced

Newsletter

Sign up to the best reads of the week from irishexaminer.com selected just for you.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited