Infrastructure

Ex-Dublin Port chief: Hurlers on the ditch are clueless – moving port for housing is nonsensical

The idea of moving Dublin Port from its current location to accommodate housing is often floated but remains as ridiculous today as it has for years

Eamonn O’Reilly: ‘I was continually bemused when commentators and politicians floated the idea of moving the state’s single most important transport infrastructure asset out of the city’

I have often thought how wonderful it would be to watch a hurler on the ditch being pulled into the arena, stuck in at full-forward, and forced to perform.

When it comes to essential infrastructure - notably housing – progress is painfully slow. Yet there is no shortage of talk and commentary about what needs to be done.

During my time as chief executive of Dublin Port, I was continually bemused when commentators and politicians ...