top of page
Recent Posts






Archive
Tags


Private interests trump public benefits on the Patrick Street car ban
This piece first appeared in the Evening Echo here Why we pay taxes? From the Swedish Tax Authority (RRV) CORK'S transport problems will...


Controversial car ban suspended until early August amid traffic warnings
This piece contains some my comments on suspending the recent Patrick Street Car ban. This piece was written by Eoin English and appeared...


Car Parking is a Waste of Space
This article was published in the Evening Echo on 11/04/2018 ON-street car parking in the city is a “waste of space” and more parking...


Soaring house prices forcing middle income earners out of cities
First appeared in Evening Echo on 03/04/18 SOARING property prices are forcing low and middle-income earners to leave cities in search of...


We will need the arts at the heart of our policies if we are to be resilient to the next wave of aut
This article first appeared on RTÉ Brainstorm here Donald Trump suggested to the people of America that there was a route back to the...


Cork Conversations: Planning for the Future
This event is part of ‘Cork Conversations: Planning for the Future’ which has been initiated by the National Sculpture Factory and Cork...


The future of Cork City - Newstalk Podcast - Pat Kenny Show
This link brings you to a podcast on 'the future of Cork city' which aired this morning on the Pat Kenny show. My contribution is half...


How the dutch got their cycle lanes
'private investment shapes cities, but social ideas (and laws) shape private investment' Jane Jacobs, Death and Life of Cities, Ch16....


Project Ireland 2040 will not transform how you live your life in the Harbour Area
*This was published in the Carrigdhoun Edition 24-02-2018 here To be fair, Cork is to the forefront of Ireland’s project 2040 document...


Let's not repeat the mistakes of the past
Data Source From 1971 to 2016, over 100,000 houses were completed in County Cork and less than 30,000 were completed in Cork city. We...
bottom of page


