Goatstown traffic: Locals fear plans may swamp gridlocked suburb Housing developments, parking spaces and lack of cycle lanes threaten Dublin 14 subset
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The Goat Bar and Grill: A plan for 299 apartments and a 22-bed hotel at its site at the junction of Taney Road and Goatstown Road is being assessed by An Bord Pleanála. Photograph : Laura Hutton
Children cycle to school in a convoy with parents including Ross Kinsella, heading for Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige in Finsbury Park, Dundrum. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
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No one would pretend Goatstown, 9km south of Dublin city centre, is a rural idyll hidden in some bucolic time warp.
âSerious concernsâ
The board is currently assessing a plan for 299 apartments and a 22-bedroom hotel at the Goat Grill pub in Goatstown. The proposal, by publican Charlie Chawke, has been the subject of large numbers of objections, with the council saying it has âserious concernsâ over the height and massing of the scheme.
In recent days the board approved a 482-apartment development at Golf Lane in Carrickmines which included a 22-storey tower, again despite a recommendation from council planners that permission be refused. The council had previously refused permission for 109 apartments on one-third of the site on the grounds this density would be âexcessive for this outer suburban siteâ.
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Vector Motors was created as America’s response to Ferrari and Lamborghini and, as such, it put out a handful of vehicles that were inspired by aircraft design, using a mix of American and outsourced components. The Vector M12 is one such example. 13 photos
Only 14 examples of the Vector M12 were completed between 1996 and 1999. The 12th example in the entire production series is now looking for a new owner, and if the rarity of this particular model or its striking design and performance specs don’t pique your interest, perhaps its royal provenance will.
Listed with Barrett-Jackson, this M12 was built specifically for the Prince of Brunei, who ordered it with the glossy black paint and Lipstick Red interior. In recent years, it’s been modified to accommodate taller passengers, but without compromising the original layout or design.
Jerry Wiegert, founder of Vector Motors and the mind behind the W8 supercar, has passed away at the age of 76, on January 15. No details were made known about his passing.
Gerald Alden “Jerry” Wiegert, born in Dearborn, Michigan in 1944, introduced the Vector W2 concept in 1972 and then spent several years trying to find enough money to put it into production. He wanted to become the nemesis to Ferrari and Lamborghini and he was determined to bring his supercar into production.
The crazy-looking Vector finally entered production in 1989 as the W8, featuring not only a fighter jet-like appearance with scissor doors but a transverse-mounted twin-turbo V8 claiming to produce 625 HP as well. The engine was bolted to a three-speed automatic transmission, which allowed the driver and passenger to share a common footwell inside.