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We have the tools to “dramatically cut the spread of respiratory infections” such as flu, Covid, RSV, measles, etc It is a political choice not to tell people how to reduce the spread of airborne disease spread… & to let Ireland’s hospitals fill with sick adults & children this Christmas

Fixing South Kerry's depopulation problem An alarming drop in the number of children in South Kerry is running counter to the population rise elsewhere, and it's all down to housing policy” ..my piece in @irishexaminer.bsky.social today www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Fixing South Kerry's depopulation problemAn alarming drop in the number of children in South Kerry is running counter to the population rise elsewhere, and it's all down to housing policy, writes Orla Hegartywww.irishexaminer.com

🚈 2 days of traffic chaos from the #Luas shutdown confirms that the (abandoned) plan for *2 years* of traffic chaos for digging up the Luas & replacing it with Metro tracks wasn’t a good idea

“252 walk-up apartments from 3 to 4 storeys” *not currently permitted under Building Regs Lifts aren’t just for wheelchairs, they’re for parents, prams, pregnancy, disability, aging, paramedics, undertakers, furniture delivery, bicycles, laundry & much much more www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Glenveagh set to lodge plans to build 1,350 homes in north DublinIrish homebuilder is planning a major residential scheme at Belcamp Hall off the Malahide Road in north Dublinwww.irishtimes.com

“Half of Irish businesses view housing as biggest barrier to competitiveness” .. I bet all of Irish businesses don’t know that the plan for achieving “housing affordability” is wage inflation. What will that do for competitiveness? www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Half of Irish businesses view housing as the biggest barrier to competitivenessHousing was also highlighted as the most crucial infrastructure priority for businesseswww.irishtimes.com

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“2,000-year-old building site reveals raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete” “Ancient Romans could make exceptional concrete mortars but as Pliny the Elder [23 or 24- 79BC] notes, poor mortar was cause of the collapse of buildings in Rome” theconversation.com/a-2-000-year...

A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concreteThis has re-written our understanding of how Romans manufactured concrete.theconversation.com

“Government has been incentivising supply at a high cost in a “mistaken belief” that more supply & wage inflation will achieve affordability” www.irishtimes.com/property/res...

Have Irish property prices reached their peak? Five experts give their takeProperty prices in Irelaned continue to rise so is there merit in waiting to buy?www.irishtimes.com

TIME person of the year “The Architects of AI” Real architects are ethical. They care about people’s lives, the planet & the climate emergency

“on conservative & rough assumption total capital investment [in apartments] could be €2.5 -€3 billion, & more to buyers” .. this lobbyist “industry research” of costs has be challenged hard. It’s not independent, & we can’t afford it @clifftaylorit.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...

Big State subsidies make apartments viable, but average earners still priced outNew report shows that Government incentives make the numbers add up for developers, but not at an affordable cost for buyerswww.irishtimes.com

“it remains to be seen if building high-cost apartments will do anything to square the affordability circle at the heart of the country’s housing challenge” ..high cost claims from development sector need to be challenged www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Ireland’s vicious housing circle: high costs, high rentsPrivate rental sector investment seems to be a central focus of Government policywww.irishtimes.com

Clean air, ventilation & masks all stop the spread of disease “Flu Season” is just cold weather.. leading to closed windows.. leading to inadequately ventilated buildings.. leading to a build up of virus in the air #FluIsAirborne

Health Services Executive telling schools & childcare in North West to “keep rooms well ventilated” .. yet still in the media still telling everyone else to “cough in your elbow & wash your hands” 🤦🏻‍♀️ #FluIsAirborne #CovidIsAirborne

“The World Economic Forum estimated a one-megawatt data centre could consume up to 25.5 million litres of water each year just for cooling, comparable to the daily water use of about 300,000 people” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

What we know about water use of the over 250 data centres in AustraliaAustralia has more than 250 data centres and more in the pipeline, prompting experts to warn against using drinking water to cool servers.www.abc.net.au

🪧Current new build 2-bed apartment sales price in Europe Dublin €600,000 Belfast £189,950 (€216,000) 🇬🇧Manchester £299,995 (€341,000) 🇫🇷Le Mans <hour from Paris from €159,100 🇩🇪Essen <hour from Düsseldorf Large 1-bed €265,500 🇵🇹Porto Large 1-bed €240,000 🇮🇹Turin Large 1-bed €190,000 links below

🏗️ SCSI apartment cost report It makes ZERO sense to claim hard construction cost inflation is 49% for suburban apartments.. but only 22% & 19% for urban apartments. What’s going on? Cat 2 suburban 3-6 storey Cat 3 urban 5-8 storey Cat 4 urban 9-15 storey scsi.ie/wp-content/u...

“We really ought to knock this idea on the head that building high reduces sprawl The most sustainable, liveable, affordable & dense cities grow through mid-rise gentle densities & this should be precisely the ambition for Dublin” #speirgorm @gavinjdaly.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

🏗️ 🇮🇪 “Construction Activity in Ireland has now decreased in each of the past seven months” “faster pace of contraction in November.. weakness in activity levels across commercial, residential & civil engineering being the weakest performing sub-sector” www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/...

PSA: SCSI apartment report on development costs is an industry report, not independently audited costs, & it’s framed to support a lobbying position (see next post) #Speirgorm #Planning #Housing