Author Archives: Aaron McAllorum

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The ambitious Northside Southside cycle link-up.

Bridging Sutton to Sandycove at last.

It could Change EVERYTHING.

Clara Clarke, a member of the campaign team said: “The S2S would be the longest continuous cycle route in Europe, at 22km. The plan is for the whole 22km of it to be off-road – that’s critical, otherwise parents won’t let their kids use it as the Merrion Road is too dangerous.
“The next step is that we need Dublin City Council, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Fingal County Council to … link up all the routes. The most contentious part of the route is from Merrion Gates to Sandycove, and even [to] Seapoint, as that is the least developed area at the moment.”

FIGHT!

Dublin Gazzette: Supporters Ride In Behind 22km Cycleway (Bairbre Ni Bhraonain, Dublin Gazette Newspapers)

S2S (Facebook)

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Finally.

Nick Sheridan writes:

“We in the Late Lunch  [TV3] office thought you may be interested in GAA reporter and all-round legend Marty Morrissey reading extracts from “Fifty Shades of Grey” on this afternoon’s Late Lunch. Recognising Marty’s status as something of a sex symbol for many Irish women, presenters [Lucy Kennedy and Jim McCabe] put his charm to the test with the help of the Late Lunch Marty Meter…”

 

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The Irish Times reports that Development Securities plc, the British listed fund backing Johnny Ronan, plans to invest up £20 million (about €25 million) in equity into Irish property deals, according to an investor presentation.

Dev Sec confirmed it was part of a consortium – including developers Paddy McKillen and Johnny Ronan, as well as Colony Capital, a €20 billion American investment fund – that has bought a development site on Burlington Road, in Dublin 4, for €40.5 million.

Dev Sec added:

“Ireland presents considerable investment and development opportunities for us – a market in which we see strengthening demand and opportunities to apply our strategy of creating value through regeneration…”

Shovel, ready!

Previously: The Woodwork

Irish Times: Fund backing McKillen and Ronan plans to invest €25m