The Irish Times

Whatever way one looks at it, the first decade of the new millennium is make-or-break time for Dublin. Not since its golden era in the late 18th century has it been at such a critical crossroads. Just as we are still living with the legacy created by the Duke of Ormonde and the Wide Streets Commissioners, future generations of Dubliners will long be living with the physical shape of the city we leave to them. Thus, the course we choose to follow in catering for the current surge in population is of overwhelming importance.