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Originally Posted by Nigel Fitzgricer
the sheds and garages which are at the bottom of the 8 and 4 story blocks and were for decades perhaps the number one reason for so much anti-social issues in Ballymun. They were pretty horrific and a magnet for all manner of lowlife.
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I went to many Discos in the sheds, Nige, and we stored our bonfire stuff there as well. I also used to hide my crossbow there away from my folks, but that's for another thread.
And you're right, it wont be Eastenders type bridges, and for your informaotion it wont be that utopia photo you found either.
The RPA themselfs give us this crappy monstrosity on page one of their options:
http://www.rpa.ie/cms/download.asp?id=152
Which is even awfull with grown trees and on a wonderful day and we both know that most days in Ballymun are wet and miserable.
The civic square was sold by BRL to Ballymun as the cornerstone of the redevelopment, to take away from wide spaces and open places that was mostly what Ballymun consisted of. Now here comes the RPA planning to stuck this pile of rubbish on it and have the monorail from the Simpsons down the middle - a middle what was elimiinated because ther divided the commutinty - and is now being recreated.
So bloody what if it takes longer to do it right? Do you advocate the usual way of doing things (like Connolly LUAS stop) and have no future proofing at all?