“The new housing targets seem to have been made in a vacuum . . . What we might see now in the next year is an increasing number of planning permissions being refused because of a lack of water infrastructure,” ⁦The Irish Times⁩

I do love a good courtyard block

How BusConnects is meant to work #BRT

public consultation now open regarding the 'Cork Docklands to City Centre Road Network Improvement Scheme' to enhance public amenities & improve walking, cycling and public transport connectivity of the South Docklands with the city centre. Check it out constructionireland.ie/construction-n…

Somerset scheme being billed as ‘the UK’s first community-led masterplan at scale’. architectsjournal.co.uk/news/community…

Preach youtu.be/Cqhr6ZT6ARo?si…

Looks like the Old Station Road site. Great location. Do Garda surface carpark next

Today I start a new position in The Irish Times as a housing reporter. I hope to cover all aspects of the Irish housing crisis, bringing our readers onto our pages and sourcing expert views on where things are headed. Please get in touch with anything I should be covering.

This but in Ireland

"unblocking European bureaucracy" "Years ago, in Ireland small builders had 3-4 sites on the go at any one time. Because of the funding rules that is no longer happening" "They're literally building five houses at a time and that is really stifling." rte.ie/news/analysis-…

Consultation open for the street upgrades and public realm improvements around Kennedy Quay, Victoria Rd & Jewtown. Scheme is pretty good but could be better - have your say: consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultatio…

Big opportunity to get your thoughts in on the Department of Transport strategy for this Term The consultation is open until March 31st gov.ie/en/consultatio…

Amazing things are happening in the AI creative tools space

"But Parisian apartments don't have balconies!" Meanwhile, Parisians:

Such a simple and attractive approach to urban housing that seems to be totally beyond us here in Ireland

Louder for the people at the back

Co-housing Communities Ireland (CCI) has identified a site in D6, plans 20 A-rated homes in a self-contained development incl expansive communal facilites co-owned and managed by the residents. irishtimes.com/ireland/housin…

Entire article can be summarised in one sentence: 'GDP has slowed because Capitalist growth is being subdued by Environmentalist restraint'. Obvious enough given the ongoing global environmental & ecological crises would you day Sam Bowman ? No mention of degrowth or efficiency.

Paul Thomas’s new film documentary makes a beautiful case for perimeter block planning (aka courtyard urbanism). Compared to high-rise towers, low-rise, perimeter blocks bring equal density, more ground-floor commercial space, shorter connections between everything, and more

Horgan's Quay set for a new waterfront upgrade. Assume HQ Phase 2 & 3 won't be long to be annnounced also (per the ghosted building massings shown): irishexaminer.com/news/munster/a…