At least the boiler tower still stands, its all we got left really in Ballymun
Repulsive_Dig_133 on
It was! Don’t know about Ireland, but had aunties and uncles that moved to similar schemes in Scotland in the late 60s early 70s. and it was good compared to older slum/victorian housing. Fair sized affordable housing, loads of kids around. There were problems and a lack of amenities, but a lot of green space.
Aunties and uncles (now very old) are still there. I think we need huge ambitious schemes like this again. So people can have homes.
das_punter on
The worst project Fianna Fáil ever abandoned.
Alexfarr84 on
I never thought I’d be nostalgic for a roundabout but here we are
RomfordWellington on
Where’s that vision now I wonder. Not in City Hall or Kildare Street.
Fickle_Definition351 on
Not exactly beautiful, but buildings like this are common in most cities across Europe. We tried it once, failed, and now Irish people still cite Ballymun to oppose density and height. The architecture was not the problem here.
Mr-Mystery20 on
Who could have thought putting thousands of working class Dubliners far away from their main source of income and leaving it unconnected from the rest of the city would lead to crime, violence and poverty
DartzIRL on
I remember that roundabout thing. I thought it looked cool.
Needs stuff like shit to do for kids, places to work for parents, or public transport lines capable of moving all the residents somewhere.
How the fuck do places like Japan manage to builf stuff like this and have it not be an absolute hole?
Fluffy-Republic8610 on
Finally, the govt is going to help all those poor families living in slums and filth with some modern high rise homes they can be proud of.
Ordinary_Ad_5891 on
Interesting choice of numbers
whooo_me on
Saw some aerial photos of Cork from around 1950. It’s insane just how much of our cities’ growth has happened in the last 60/70 years. The cities were tiny til then.
Miha80 on
Why this concept works in many other contries in Europe, but not in Ireland?
SoloWingPixy88 on
You know, if you built some schools, some more shops, gave it some public transport and ways for people to work as well as not just reefing loads of people from townm this wouldve been great.
EnthusiasmUnusual on
So what did we do wrong here?  Why are here high rises across Europe but our were dystopian?
Imaginary_Mission_26 on
Heroin was the issue.
Traolach1888 on
Ballymun was never given adequate social facilities and policed poorly. They were also neglected when the heroin epidemic was rampant
Ted-101x on
My mother tells of her and my dad getting a flat in Ballymun when I was a baby under one, so around 1973. They grew up in Dolphin House and Fatima Mansions so they were used to flats complexes. They lasted less than a year, my mother used to barricade herself and me into the flat whilst my dad went to work. She said it was like living in a war zone, even then. The only place worse in Dublin at that time was, according to them, Sheriff Street flats.
Straight_at_em on
Does the current main road in Ballymun go through the middle of these? Or is it further to the right (east)? Do any of these buildings remain today?
Ok_Resolution9737 on
I remember being on the 17A as a child and seeing them for the first time, it felt wild thereÂ
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At least the boiler tower still stands, its all we got left really in Ballymun
It was! Don’t know about Ireland, but had aunties and uncles that moved to similar schemes in Scotland in the late 60s early 70s. and it was good compared to older slum/victorian housing. Fair sized affordable housing, loads of kids around. There were problems and a lack of amenities, but a lot of green space.
Aunties and uncles (now very old) are still there. I think we need huge ambitious schemes like this again. So people can have homes.
The worst project Fianna Fáil ever abandoned.
I never thought I’d be nostalgic for a roundabout but here we are
Where’s that vision now I wonder. Not in City Hall or Kildare Street.
Not exactly beautiful, but buildings like this are common in most cities across Europe. We tried it once, failed, and now Irish people still cite Ballymun to oppose density and height. The architecture was not the problem here.
Who could have thought putting thousands of working class Dubliners far away from their main source of income and leaving it unconnected from the rest of the city would lead to crime, violence and poverty
I remember that roundabout thing. I thought it looked cool.
Needs stuff like shit to do for kids, places to work for parents, or public transport lines capable of moving all the residents somewhere.
How the fuck do places like Japan manage to builf stuff like this and have it not be an absolute hole?
Finally, the govt is going to help all those poor families living in slums and filth with some modern high rise homes they can be proud of.
Interesting choice of numbers
Saw some aerial photos of Cork from around 1950. It’s insane just how much of our cities’ growth has happened in the last 60/70 years. The cities were tiny til then.
Why this concept works in many other contries in Europe, but not in Ireland?
You know, if you built some schools, some more shops, gave it some public transport and ways for people to work as well as not just reefing loads of people from townm this wouldve been great.
So what did we do wrong here?  Why are here high rises across Europe but our were dystopian?
Heroin was the issue.
Ballymun was never given adequate social facilities and policed poorly. They were also neglected when the heroin epidemic was rampant
My mother tells of her and my dad getting a flat in Ballymun when I was a baby under one, so around 1973. They grew up in Dolphin House and Fatima Mansions so they were used to flats complexes. They lasted less than a year, my mother used to barricade herself and me into the flat whilst my dad went to work. She said it was like living in a war zone, even then. The only place worse in Dublin at that time was, according to them, Sheriff Street flats.
Does the current main road in Ballymun go through the middle of these? Or is it further to the right (east)? Do any of these buildings remain today?
I remember being on the 17A as a child and seeing them for the first time, it felt wild thereÂ
Reminds me of that tragedy