Frank McDonald
@frankmcdonald60.bsky.social
Former Irish Times Environment Editor and author of several books, including A Little History of the Future of Dublin. Interests include climate, housing, architecture, politics and Palestine.
Carbuncle is too generic for this one, which was ordered up for Dublin by Paul Hyde and Michelle Fagan, the two former architect members of An Bord Pleanála (as was). I wrote in @irishtimes.com that it’s redolent of a sci-fi Portal of Darkness & as menacing as Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back.
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Carbuncle is too generic for this one, which was ordered up for Dublin by Paul Hyde and Michelle Fagan, the two former architect members of An Bord Pleanála (as was). I wrote in @irishtimes.com that it’s redolent of a sci-fi Portal of Darkness & as menacing as Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back.
Same with implementing BusConnects in Dublin: its most negative impacts, such as felling mature roadside trees, weren't just due to creating more space for buses, but to preserve routes for private cars and other traffic.
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Same with implementing BusConnects in Dublin: its most negative impacts, such as felling mature roadside trees, weren't just due to creating more space for buses, but to preserve routes for private cars and other traffic.