Just to be very parochial for a moment. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council have launched a major redevelopment proposal for the Dun Laoghaire baths. No surprises it's an eight storey complex with 180 apartments with retail units and will involve reclaiming 5 acres of the sea. Needless to say there is huge opposition to the proposal which is effectively a privatisation of one of the most special areas of seafront in Dublin. There are, of course, many sweetners but experience has taught us in Dun Laoghaire that developers tend to promise the world and when the apartments are built they find some reason not to deliver those extras which made it seem so attractive in the first place.

Still the proposals are going on display and you can have your say at the following dates:
County Hall,Marine Road (Monday – Friday 9.00am – 7.00pm) and the
Council's Dundrum Office (Monday – Friday 9.30am - 12.30 pm and 1.30pm – 4.30pm).
Members of the Design Team will be available in County Hall at
3.00pm and 6.30pm on Wednesday 25 th May, 1st June, 8th June.

I'm attending a presentation on the proposal tomorrow evening and I suspect I'll be mentioning this again.

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