When Bertie Ahern was taoiseach, he invited the chief of the Madrid metro to Merrion Street to discuss underground rail for Dublin. The late Prof Manuel Melis Maynar had built the Spanish system in record time at minimal cost. At a meeting in Government Buildings, he said the
Today marks 1000 days since the railway order application for MetroLink was submitted to An Bord Pleanรกla.
We marked the occasion by cutting a special MetroLink-themed cake outside ABP's offices to highlight the long delays for critical infrastructure in our planning system.
The power dynamic between boomers & their parents is completely different than between boomers and their children because in both situations boomers have the money
Very poor decision by DCC to ban businesses putting out seats on temple bar square
Outdoor private seating polices an area, keeps it clean & creates an atmosphere
We need more urbanists in DCCโฆ.
I call this the โZillow Effectโ
Seamless online transactions increases demand while supply stays the same. Applies to housing, job applications, college applications, used items, concert tickets, dating, hot vacation spots, and more
Enjoying the sun?
A few thoughts on immigration
"Ireland will not solve its housing shortage & attendant problems around transport, over-stretched health service & crowded classrooms without discussing how many people are coming into the country"
irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0โฆ
Mexicoโs fertility rate fell from a healthy, comfortably above-replacement level of 2.21 children per woman in 2014 to just 1.60 in 2023, lower than both the US and France. In just nine years.
We don't really know what's coming.