It's only when you travel in Europe, you see just how far we are behind in infrastructure, cities half the size of Dublin with undergrounds, motorways and rail linking major cities, nothing gets done in this country until everyone gets their share.
Monaghan, Armagh, Clones, Cavan, Omagh and Strabane could certainly do with a railway revival. There should also be lines to Donegal and the Dingle bay.
Most people are reluctant to pay the toll on the M3 from Dublin to Navan ever since it opened - the traffic through Dunshaughlin village at rush hour at 4pm is as bad as ever, which I saw for myself when visiting family there from Manchester U.K. in October 2022
I note how many projects have no timeline and those that do will most probably never happen on time - I suggest you revisit and update this video 10 years from now (i.e. in 2033). We Irish are not the best at planning and even worse at turning plans into reality! Apart from that we're grand! 👍😉
Thank God dreams are free in Ireland if they weren't I'd be broke. That's all this is is dreams which at some point in the distant future will come true by a future civilization.
I’ll believe it when I see it - we wasted so much EU funds on motorways that people won’t use because of tolls, yet we closed down so many railways in the 1960’s that we now find need to be rebuilt and we don’t even have any truly high-speed rail lines in Ireland, let alone the high speed rail tunnel link to Holyhead - we don’t even have DART or LUAS to the Irish Ferries/Stena Passenger Terminals in North Wall and we have poorly designed bridges that don’t raise to allow ferries to travel further upstream, nor has enough money been spent on widening and deepening the Liffey Channel to allow bigger ships to berth nearer the Custom House
Why so much road traffic projects in a country that definitely lack of a good railway network? more roads lead to more cars and to a chaos in the cities. It would be better to reactivate some disused rail links that most people won't need a car anymore for most of their journeys.
Over half the projects are rail projects. Most of the road projects will move intercity traffic off local roads, helping those communities immeasurably. If you’ve ever been on the N20 between Cork and Limerick, you’d have seen now the traffic divides towns now.
@@johndevine2868 between Limerick and Cork, there are only 10-12 daily train connections and not a single one without changing trains at Limerick junction. Why not improve intercity train services so that most people needn't to use their car when travellung between cities. In that way no additional highways are needed - just some improvements in train traffic. What about electrification?
All costs in this are imaginary as construction inflation is running above 10% a year and timelines aren’t available as the process takes so long. Also priority order gets rejigged by government periodically. The N24 project is listed incorrectly as in fact it will be more like 140 km.
For transport projects we're generally pretty good these days. We made a lot of mistakes in the 80 & 90s but we're actually pretty accurate in budgeting these days. (Inflation aside) Healthcare on the other hand...
Just completely ignoring the actual transport projects that will actually change Ireland such as the Limerick Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy
Where is Mohon and Nayvin? We are great at planning projects in Ireland but very poor at building them. The metrolink has been talked about for 30 years 300 million has been spent so far and not a single track has been laid.
M20 is a waste. Purpose is to get traffic to Ringaskiddy and makes more sense to build M24 as it would join existing motorway network. This saves billions as there would be no need for North ring around Cork to get traffic from Blackpool to Dunkettle. M24 also opens up the Southeast to the West
Most large infrastructure projects will require expert input from large international OEMs, expertise etc yes.. trains by alstom, electrical equipment by siemens Hitachi etc. that's really a non point. However we have had the vision and ability to transform Ireland in the past. Look at the electrification of rural Ireland, the Shannon scheme, turlough hill etc. When we have the political will to get things done, we can.
It's only when you travel in Europe, you see just how far we are behind in infrastructure, cities half the size of Dublin with undergrounds, motorways and rail linking major cities, nothing gets done in this country until everyone gets their share.
Even if these projects are completed in 15 years time Dublin will still be way behind cities with similar populations like Vienna and Stockholm.
Really need a good rail service between Conolly Monaghan Omagh Strabane and Derry City following the N2 A5.
How about railways that are actually needed!
Dublin's DART Interconnector, Luas Green Line to Finglas, Cork Light Rail etc. etc. etc.
Monaghan, Armagh, Clones, Cavan, Omagh and Strabane could certainly do with a railway revival. There should also be lines to Donegal and the Dingle bay.
...and currently have no timeline for completion" Yep they do. 2100
In other words, never
Most people are reluctant to pay the toll on the M3 from Dublin to Navan ever since it opened - the traffic through Dunshaughlin village at rush hour at 4pm is as bad as ever, which I saw for myself when visiting family there from Manchester U.K. in October 2022
They can’t even build a children’s hospital in time or on budget so I wouldn’t get my hopes up on this
I note how many projects have no timeline and those that do will most probably never happen on time - I suggest you revisit and update this video 10 years from now (i.e. in 2033). We Irish are not the best at planning and even worse at turning plans into reality! Apart from that we're grand! 👍😉
Thank God dreams are free in Ireland if they weren't I'd be broke. That's all this is is dreams which at some point in the distant future will come true by a future civilization.
I’ll believe it when I see it - we wasted so much EU funds on motorways that people won’t use because of tolls, yet we closed down so many railways in the 1960’s that we now find need to be rebuilt and we don’t even have any truly high-speed rail lines in Ireland, let alone the high speed rail tunnel link to Holyhead - we don’t even have DART or LUAS to the Irish Ferries/Stena Passenger Terminals in North Wall and we have poorly designed bridges that don’t raise to allow ferries to travel further upstream, nor has enough money been spent on widening and deepening the Liffey Channel to allow bigger ships to berth nearer the Custom House
All closed railway lines along the island of Ireland North, South, East, West & Midlands are needed.
Why so much road traffic projects in a country that definitely lack of a good railway network? more roads lead to more cars and to a chaos in the cities. It would be better to reactivate some disused rail links that most people won't need a car anymore for most of their journeys.
Over half the projects are rail projects. Most of the road projects will move intercity traffic off local roads, helping those communities immeasurably. If you’ve ever been on the N20 between Cork and Limerick, you’d have seen now the traffic divides towns now.
Imagine Communism!
There's nothing wrong with cars!
it doesnt work that way.
@@johndevine2868 between Limerick and Cork, there are only 10-12 daily train connections and not a single one without changing trains at Limerick junction. Why not improve intercity train services so that most people needn't to use their car when travellung between cities. In that way no additional highways are needed - just some improvements in train traffic. What about electrification?
The Cork Limerick road needs urgent remediation. It is very poor with section unaltered since 1920…little better than a dirt track.
They should be expanding the railroad access not just a Dublin Papp’s between cork limerick Galway Westport
A train connection to Dublin Airport and the city would be amazing. The current bus system is terrible
All costs in this are imaginary as construction inflation is running above 10% a year and timelines aren’t available as the process takes so long.
Also priority order gets rejigged by government periodically.
The N24 project is listed incorrectly as in fact it will be more like 140 km.
For transport projects we're generally pretty good these days. We made a lot of mistakes in the 80 & 90s but we're actually pretty accurate in budgeting these days. (Inflation aside)
Healthcare on the other hand...
Just completely ignoring the actual transport projects that will actually change Ireland such as the Limerick Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy
"No completion time" lol. That's because it takes forever to get things done here in Ireland especially when building infulstructer is concerned
The only thing that gets done is emigration
They wont even give funding to upgrade the country lane that connects the largest 2 cities in thw west to north west.
All the woke green politicians and officials need to be booted out first!
Where is Mohon and Nayvin? We are great at planning projects in Ireland but very poor at building them. The metrolink has been talked about for 30 years 300 million has been spent so far and not a single track has been laid.
Are you just gonna not talk about the Limerick Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy, I can't imagine that will be cheap
They need to build the metro ASAP
I'm sick hearing of this 'active travel' BS - just get the bloody roads done!
M20 is a waste. Purpose is to get traffic to Ringaskiddy and makes more sense to build M24 as it would join existing motorway network. This saves billions as there would be no need for North ring around Cork to get traffic from Blackpool to Dunkettle. M24 also opens up the Southeast to the West
stupid comment you obviously never use the N20
I have traveled both N20 and N24 each very poor. Motorways on both…folly for all funding to be for the east.
Whatever....whenever
The text to speech is crap! Why not speak it yourself, ffs?
Appalling pronunciation. Check before publishing please
Dro-gay-da?
Never happen 😅
Ireland never does bug infrastructure projects get the Chinese french germans in
Most large infrastructure projects will require expert input from large international OEMs, expertise etc yes.. trains by alstom, electrical equipment by siemens Hitachi etc. that's really a non point. However we have had the vision and ability to transform Ireland in the past. Look at the electrification of rural Ireland, the Shannon scheme, turlough hill etc. When we have the political will to get things done, we can.
@Mrsparkle331 pie in the sky look at the airport new hospital say no more
All pie in the sky never happen