Kilkenny received €649k in same fund allocation and this is what they are doing with Market Square area

@limerickcitybiz Have the council been approached about changing the glass to clear glass at the least ? No glass at all would be the best

@ORegan_Frank I was told by a solid source that 'the retailers asked for it' Either way, it's another missed opportunity

@limerickcitybiz I genuinely don't understand the appeal of frosted glass. I sat with a coffee in the Gloria Jeans "box" last w/e. It felt claustrophobic & - stating the obvious - you can't see out! Surely the appeal of "outdoor dining" is the feel of "space", the views, the "people watching".

@SuGriff That is the essence of what a city experience is. It is a theatre. You watch. You are watched. You take the 'set' in and everyone has a part to play. We seem determined to do very opposite

@limerickcitybiz I have been watching the glass going in here for the last few days. It will be so high that you will not be able to see into the restaurants and you can absolutely forget about seeing out.

@Boxsetgriff And the uniformity removes and individuality or creativity from each individual space. Bland. Soulless. Grey

@limerickcitybiz Totally agree with you Nigel, Had lunch outside a place on Thomas st today. Depressing.

@Clonville Its such a pity. Someone somewhere thought these were the right thing to do. Misguided and lacking in understand of purpose of a street and purpose of outside seating. It is about interaction, not enclosure

@limerickcitybiz It looks so amateurish.

@limerickcitybiz That is shocking.

@limerickcitybiz Had a great view from my favourite sandwich place there during the week on lunch, of the front end of a transit and the arse of a taxi framed by a 3ft gap either side of which was nothing but frosted glass. There are trees and a massive open path but I wouldn't know about em

@limerickcitybiz Something similar being done out Spitjack on Bedford row, not sure about the glass though.

@limerickcitybiz Why is it that all 'improvements' in Limerick just become a sea of concrete? In the face of the #ClimateCrisis , we're entirely ignoring the importance of green space

@limerickcitybiz Frosted glass is defeatist …. People want to people watch 🤦‍♂️

@limerickcitybiz Surely unfinished?

@limerickcitybiz No desire to sit outside these premises now. Frosted glass is ridiculous!

@limerickcitybiz The build outs on Bedford Row are much better- I don’t understand why there isn’t uniformity of approach. Is it simply lack of interest / expertise / follow through or just that the (misguided) businesses get what they want, no matter how distasteful? #Limerick #publicrealm

@limerickcitybiz Shocking, an absolute eye sore and the height of the glass is a joke. Every single business has also lost it’s individuality. Will bring zero buzz or culture to the streets. It would take Limerick City Council to make a complete balls of a simple project 🙄