This is a great read--lots to take in. With modern transportation technology, a "city state" can be the size of, well, Ireland.
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Simplifying movement around the country, so that everywhere is within 2 hours of everywhere else, is a good goal--however...
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...dispersing commutershed of Dublin is neither a good idea nor a likely one. Cities only exist in the first place b/c cluster advantages
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I agree. The DART can be improved. But, one can imagine the effect on Galway, Cork, and Belfast to be better connected to Dublin.
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Definitely--I like what he proposes about linking the entire island up, and those cities will notice a difference for sure...
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...but the overall dynamic of Dublin being the center of the country will be *reinforced,* not mitigated, by this change
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