Here is a letter I received a while ago concerning the development of the shore front in Buncrana Co. Donegal.
Re: Developer blasts residents. Headline in last weeks Inish Times
I am one of the people on the street, an ordinary person that Paul Doyle from Jansu was talking about last week in his attack on the residents of Buncrana. I also live in a very small terraced house as well so I don’t seem to fit into Paul Doyle’s stereotype when it comes to the Buncrana Shore road development at the old Fruit of the Loom site. I personally do not feel that “people in big houses”, as Paul claims, are dictating what to think, as I am quite capable of making my own mind up about inappropriate developments in residential areas and places of natural importance. Paul Doyle appears to be using the very old sneaky trick of Divide and Rule. If he can get the residents of the town to argue for long enough then Jansu can come along and have a free run constructing their money making venture before heading off into the sunset, leaving the townspeople to deal with the aftermath.
This reminds me of a Doctor Seuss story -The Zaks, featured in a book called The Sneeches and other stories. In this tale of exploitation the North facing Zak came face to face with the South facing Zak in the desert. Neither of them would move aside and whilst they were arguing the developers came in and built a city around them. It appears Mr Doyle sees the residents of Buncrana as Zaks.
Compromises can be made in finding a far more suitable location for a revised development in the town. Let us not fall into the trap of being divided. I feel accused of being anti development and holding back the progress of the town just because I question this development. Buncrana should be able grow without alienating the residents. Tourism will play an important part in the attraction of the town in the future. Poor planning on areas of natural beauty for short-term profit isn’t going to help.
Re: Developer blasts residents. Headline in last weeks Inish Times
I am one of the people on the street, an ordinary person that Paul Doyle from Jansu was talking about last week in his attack on the residents of Buncrana. I also live in a very small terraced house as well so I don’t seem to fit into Paul Doyle’s stereotype when it comes to the Buncrana Shore road development at the old Fruit of the Loom site. I personally do not feel that “people in big houses”, as Paul claims, are dictating what to think, as I am quite capable of making my own mind up about inappropriate developments in residential areas and places of natural importance. Paul Doyle appears to be using the very old sneaky trick of Divide and Rule. If he can get the residents of the town to argue for long enough then Jansu can come along and have a free run constructing their money making venture before heading off into the sunset, leaving the townspeople to deal with the aftermath.
This reminds me of a Doctor Seuss story -The Zaks, featured in a book called The Sneeches and other stories. In this tale of exploitation the North facing Zak came face to face with the South facing Zak in the desert. Neither of them would move aside and whilst they were arguing the developers came in and built a city around them. It appears Mr Doyle sees the residents of Buncrana as Zaks.
Compromises can be made in finding a far more suitable location for a revised development in the town. Let us not fall into the trap of being divided. I feel accused of being anti development and holding back the progress of the town just because I question this development. Buncrana should be able grow without alienating the residents. Tourism will play an important part in the attraction of the town in the future. Poor planning on areas of natural beauty for short-term profit isn’t going to help.
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