#RestPlayWork

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

1 week ago

Me, @judesherry.bsky.social were delighted to be invited by Dr Donagh Horgan to bring our #WalkTalkChalk to streets of historic Youghal Was great to immerse ourselves here, with him & his Erasmus project colleagues & students from Lithuania, Spain, Netherlands, Greece, Ireland #RestPlayWork ffud.art

Me, @judesherry.bsky.social were delighted to be invited by Dr Donagh Horgan to bring our #WalkTalkChalk to streets of historic Youghal
Was great to immerse ourselves here, with him & his Erasmus project colleagues & students from Lithuania, Spain, Netherlands, Greece, Ireland
#RestPlayWork ffud.art

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Clearly Narrow West Street in Drogheda has had better days
How was such a beautiful historic & significant town allowed to get vandalised like this, by some of the property owners?
It is truly disgusting behaviour
A social crime & should be treated as such

#DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork #SpeirGorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Here are some more decaying historic warehouses at the back of the old builders yard/Kyrls Quay area, on Kyle St
Entire area is blessed with architectural heritage but cursed with poor stewardship, vandalism, a dereliction of duty
Cork & its people deserve better
#RestPlayWork

#speirgorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Now the fencing is down just leave this space open & turn it into 24 hr access public park in Cork City centre
Space is ideal, & with historic public toilets reopened too, & next to the coolest part of the city; Coal Quay/River Lee/Popes Quay onto Shandon

#RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

This is the 2nd Monday in a row the @irishexaminer.bsky.social have gone with this piece @judesherry.bsky.social & I wrote on the future of Cork city, wondering if there is a place for our beautiful but vandalised city in this 21st century

Its clearly a must read 😉

#RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland
👇

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

5 years ago me & @judesherry.bsky.social wrote a re-imagine Cork city piece for @irishexaminer.bsky.social which generated alot of attention, & kickstarted many conversations Here are some reflections & thoughts 5 years on to kick off the papers Future Cork Series #RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland

5 years ago me & @judesherry.bsky.social wrote a re-imagine Cork city piece for @irishexaminer.bsky.social which generated alot of attention, & kickstarted many conversations

Here are some reflections & thoughts 5 years on to kick off the papers Future Cork Series

#RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

1 month ago

New apartments, empty shops: The quiet scandal of Ireland’s modern dereliction Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor look at how empty ground-floor retail units are becoming the newest blight on our urban centres.

"If our government and councils were serious ..they would bring in Compulsory Rental Orders."

Here is the @thejournal.ie piece by me & @judesherry.bsky.social

Our urban environment should not be full of this waste & decay

#DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork
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www.thejournal.ie/readme/empty...

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

1 month ago

Thats so unfair on the people of Oranmore
No surprise the Comer Group names come up
Sadly Government policies have enabled this vandalism
But there is another way

@judesherry.bsky.social & discuss it here in @thejournal.ie

#speirgrom #restplaywork

www.thejournal.ie/readme/empty...

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

1 month ago

Thank you Teresa

The council really are coming at this with gritted teeth, instead of wanting to realise the potential of our beautiful city for everyone

#RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

2 months ago

Well said @judesherry.bsky.social

The new Derelict Property Tax should be implemented immediately

Further delay are just incentivising further hoarding which is extremely damaging to Irish society

We all deserve better

#VacantIreland #RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

2 months ago

Vacancy update Cork City centre Currently there are 15 empty retail units on Pana (St Patricks St) In January 2024 there were 17 units empty there Surely for longterm empty there should be #MeanwhileUse for community/creatives? #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #RestPlayWork

Vacancy update Cork City centre

Currently there are 15 empty retail units on Pana (St Patricks St)
In January 2024 there were 17 units empty there
Surely for longterm empty there should be #MeanwhileUse for community/creatives?

#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #RestPlayWork #speirgorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

2 months ago

We now know short-term lets are mostly empty, to add to the epidemic of vacancy & dereliction And we also know a record number of people are now without a home in Ireland Policy works What a day for the Republic of Ireland #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #RestPlayWork #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm

We now know short-term lets are mostly empty, to add to the epidemic of vacancy & dereliction
And we also know a record number of people are now without a home in Ireland
Policy works
What a day for the Republic of Ireland

#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #RestPlayWork #HousingCrisis
#SpeirGorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

2 months ago

2026 has arrived & Odlums is still standing & still decaying And Cork is still waiting for its Events Centre #DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork

2026 has arrived & Odlums is still standing & still decaying
And Cork is still waiting for its Events Centre
#DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork #speirgorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

2 months ago

This is another shocking example of the lack of vision or accountability in Ireland
In this case its Dublin, it could be anywhere across the country
We need to urgently invest in public luxury so everyone can #RestPlayWork #SpeirGorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Use it or lose it

And put the needs of the 5,274 children in emergency accommodation over the greed & vandalism of the property hoarders

Simple as

#DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork #SpeirGorm

🎵 Meryl Streek

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Yeah, we have
Makes sense to consider, working alongside the vacant homes tax & the derelict property tax

#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #RestPlayWork

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Thank you 👍

#derelictireland #restplaywork #speirgorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Me & @judesherry.bsky.social did a case study on this site in March 2021 as part of our first "This is #DerelictIreland" report, details are on Page 21 & Page 22 #RestPlayWork #SpeirGorm Free to access here: https://indd.adobe.com/view/fbe49c7c-0c2f-4d2b-9557-d09b541ccd71

Me & @judesherry.bsky.social did a case study on this @ucc.ie owned site in March 2021 as part of our first "This is #DerelictIreland" report
The details are on Page 21 & Page 22

Free to access here:
indd.adobe.com/view/fbe49c7...

#RestPlayWork #SpeirGorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

This is a broken social contract Hoarding homes while families struggle on the streets/emergency accommodation is akin to hoarding food in a famine Shameful This is down to government policy that puts rights of property over those who need a home #DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork

This is a broken social contract
Hoarding homes while families struggle on the streets/emergency accommodation is akin to hoarding food in a famine
Shameful
This is down to government policy that puts rights of property owners over those who need a home
#DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork #SpeirGorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Cork Views: 'Bishop Lucey Park will sparkle over the coming weeks with Corkmas events' The redesigned Bishop Lucey Park is set to shine in the run up to Christmas, with plenty of family activities planned, writes VALERIE O’SULLIVAN, ...

The piece

A good if not very sad public sector example of where trust breaks down & truth no longer seems to matter

#RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland #CorkCity #SpeirGorm

echolive.ie/corkviews/ar...

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Talking about the housing crisis, how does a home like this one stay boarded up for 5 years & counting? Owned by Cork city council, they must really love the neighbours leaving them with this vandalistic aesthetic for so long Where is accountability in all of this? #DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork

Talking about the housing crisis, how does a home like this one stay boarded up for 5 years & counting?
Owned by Cork city council, they must really love the neighbours leaving them with this vandalistic aesthetic for so long
Where is accountability in all of this?
#DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Me & @judesherry.bsky.social were delighted to take Dee Reddy @poddleaudio.bsky.social for one of our 'walk and talks' in Cork City Centre for this Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) "Irish Cities in Crisis" podcast Enjoy👇 https://linktr.ee/poddleaudio #RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland

Me & @judesherry.bsky.social were delighted to take Dee Reddy @poddleaudio.bsky.social for one of our 'walk and talks' in Cork City Centre for this Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) "Irish Cities in Crisis" podcast

Enjoy👇
linktr.ee/poddleaudio

#RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Michael Moynihan: Why, unlike other European cities, is Cork adding concrete to green spaces? Cork’s revamped Bishop Lucey Park has drawn criticism for its concrete-heavy design, lack of greenery and failure to meet climate ambitions

When is a park a park & when is a park just a thoroughfare?

Hard to argue with @mikemoynihanex.bsky.social in todays @irishexaminer.bsky.social

A reminder those making decisions for city living don't live in city or understand how cities work #RestPlayWork

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Council under fire for €7m Bishop Lucey Park redevelopment The newly reopened Bishop Lucey Park in Cork city has been met with a mixed reception. Amy Campbell spoke to some people who were less than impressed ...

"Council under fire for €7m Bishop Lucey Park redevelopment"

Here is the full piece about the new 'park' in todays
@echolive.bsky.social (by Amy Campbell)

Me & @judesherry.bsky.social provided our overall thoughts

#RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland #Cork #SpeirGorm

www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Imagine a city that invites everyone to Rest. Play. Work. Imagine a city where everyone has a home, place to play and access to fair, just and meaningful work. Imagine. Rest. Play. Work. Imagine. Imagine. Imagine. with @judesherry.bsky.social #RestPlayWork #SpeirGorm #DerelictIreland 1/

Imagine a city that invites everyone to Rest. Play. Work.

Imagine a city where everyone has a home, place to play and access to fair, just and meaningful work.

Imagine. Rest. Play. Work.
Imagine. Imagine. Imagine.

with @judesherry.bsky.social
#RestPlayWork #SpeirGorm #DerelictIreland

1/

Jude Sherry

@judesherry.bsky.social

3 months ago

“The only green space and park in the city centre is no longer a green space or park. Seriously, how did this cost €7m?"
Me & @frankoconnor.bsky.social were interviewed by Amy
Cambell on our thoughts of the destruction of Bishop Lucey Park @echolive.bsky.social
#RestPlayWork #PureCork #Speirgorm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures The Government's latest housing plan contains all the right soundbites, but no detail or timeframe, write Jude Sherry and Frank O'Connor of #DerelictIreland

Full article by me & @judesherry.bsky.social on new housing plan that fails miserably to instil confidence in terms of ending epidemic of vacancy & dereliction

#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #speirgorm #VacantIreland #RestPlayWork

@irishexaminer.bsky.social

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

3 months ago

So why isn't the State using Baggot Street Hospital for much needed accommodation? Very important question by Una Mullally, Irish Times #VacantIreland #RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis

So why isn't the State using Baggot Street Hospital for much needed accommodation?

Very important question by @unamullally.bsky.social @irishtimes.com

#VacantIreland #RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis

Jude Sherry

@judesherry.bsky.social

3 months ago

Tune in now to hear Frank O'Connor discuss the new park on Red FM
#PureCork #RestPlayWork #Speirgrom
www.goloudplayer.com/radio/red-fm

Frank O'Connor

@frankoconnor.bsky.social

4 months ago

Almost a third of medical students left Ireland after graduating demonstrating that the model "educate, evict, emigrate" is very much alive & kicking #DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork

Almost a third of medical students left Ireland after graduating demonstrating that the model "educate, evict, emigrate" is very much alive & kicking

#DerelictIreland #RestPlayWork