Waterford Puns

As a Cork City native I find it honestly quite insulting that the notion of our other cities being improved and expanded and made more like real cities is seen as a fringe notion that's laughed at, as the prevailing attitude seems to be that Dublin is our only real city and therefore deserves all the investment and attention and all those other cities are just glorified towns.

So, to the people who live in Cork, Limerick, Galway or Waterford (or Kilkenny if you consider that a city), what do you think should be done to improve your cities?

I'll go first:

1. Decentralise the economy by outsourcing civil service jobs away from Dublin and towards these cities, and encourage the development of new financial institutions in these cities to the point that hopefully one day they will rival Dublin.

2. Decentralise local politics by giving more power to city and county councils. Make the mayor of every city directly elected and reform their powers so that they actually have a function rather than being mostly just a figurehead role.

3. Build high density city centre housing. An elegantly designed apartment building could do this as well as adding a new landmark to a city- the waterfronts of Cork and Limerick could be something really amazing if they had this.

4. Build adequate public transport. Night buses in all cities to reduce anti social behaviour and drunk driving. Build a light rail system for Cork City and examine the feasibility of a similar system in the other cities, especially Limerick as it already has the infrastructure to do this easily. More pedestrianised streets in the suburbs and city centre wouldn't hurt either nor would more cycle lanes. For the cities that are too small for trains, just put in an actually functioning bus system instead, as there is in Belfast for example.

5. I know this is almost certainly a pipe dream, but I would love to see Cork host a major international event, like the Olympics maybe or a UN summit. Maybe someday.

What do you think?

I found out, they removed the Barnes & Nobles at Waterford lakes for Nike instead :/, I loved having that Barnes & Noble there.

Just went through. Took no time at all. Have your MCP and Vax pass. Make sure you had your last dose before Aug 5

Just a PSA:

If you're 30+ and looking for a booster we just left Waterford Valley HS, and had a great experience. In and out fast, super organized and friendly.

They're open until 3 today!