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The Department of Transport have authorised expenditure on the creation of a walkway/cycleway on the former Cork Blackrock and Passage Railway trackbed from Passage West to Rochestown in Co. Cork.

As there is already a cycleway/walkway from Rochestown to Cork City via Blackrock along another section of the trackbed of this former line, and, I believe, another section from Carrigaline to Crosshaven, all that it would need is for the section from Passage West to Carrigaline to be so restored. Yes, I know it involves using a tunnel. Bikes are supposed to have lights.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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The future of the Mizen Head Signal Station visitor centre looks to have been secured as a result of funding for a new €2m bridge to the island on which it is located. Report in the Irish Examiner. More detail in the Southern Star.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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The BBC has reported on plans for a floating museum on the River Lagan in Belfast which will reflect on Belfast's industrial and maritime heritage with specific reference to Harland and Wolff.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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I don't watch much TV (in fact, I don't even own a TV). One of the few programmes I will watch if I happen to be in someone else's house and it is on is Top Gear. It is light entertainment at its best.

There is the potential for some Irish interest in a forthcoming edition. Belfast is currently having a new sewer system built and per the BBC, The Top Gear team are investigating the possibility of driving through the system in a parallel with the film the Italian Job.

Belfast Sewers Project

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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I have reviewed the list of events on the Heritage Week website and have extracted from this a list of events with an industrial heritage relevance.

The list is here.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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The process of elimination of Ireland's industrial heritage continues apace. The Irish Independent has reported that the two remaining chimney stacks at ESB Shannonbridge are no more. Makes you wonder where are the IHAI in putting the case to authorities for preservation.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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I have started to add material to the railway description section of the site. As I am reading various publications, I am extracting key points and adding these to the site. This is fairly time consuming, as it involves setting up a number of pages for each location. However, in the long run, as each location is added, this process should become easier as the base page will be there for each location. The relevant sections are RAILWAY LINES OF IRELAND (EXTANT), RAILWAY LINES OF IRELAND (FORMER) and PRESERVED/TOURIST RAILWAYS.

I have also tidied up a few other things and continued the process of transferring the remaining book reviews that are setup as posts to page status as being more stable.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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The BBC has reported that the Belfast & County Down Railway Trust (not to be confused with the Downpatrick Railway Society) are negotiating with Irish Rail to buy a 141 Class locomotive, which they intend to name after Northern Irish footballer David Healy.

The B&CDR Trust are seeking to restore a section of the former Belfast & County Down Railway.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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The Westmeath Examiner has reported that the chairman of the voluntary group that led the restoration of Kilmainham Gaol is starting a campaign to restore the disused railway line between Mullingar and Athlone.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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The Irish Times has reported that plans are afoot to extend the West Clare Railway's operations at Moyasta Junction back to Kilkee and Kilrush, support for this coming from Clare County Council.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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