Surprised ireland is skinnier than sweden & Denmark

Its literally just housing Housing theory of everything 101

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

The ruling elite in this country have had a disastrous 10 years The last major rail project in dublin was delivered in 2017

Today marks 1000 days since the railway order application for MetroLink was submitted to An Bord Pleanála. 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

All the world's engineering talent is increasingly concentrated in a single nation.

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 DCC….

This is genuinely very sad to watch. And utterly heartless of the Prime Minister.

I call this the “Zillow Effect” 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

Whats grim is ireland is only low because the 2000s housing market was insane

A lot of these bedsits were subsequently converted into single family homes

Dublin Airport must have “high-speed” rail by 2040 or face significant EU fines businesspost.ie/article/dublin…

Crazy we built something cheap

This is insane by khan

It really is insane that the Anglosphere just doesn't build housing.

American urbanist discourse is incredibly grim

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/2025/0…

Mexico’s 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.