Dublin City Council expects its plans for a €1.5 billion town on the Poolbeg peninsula to be the subject of a last-minute rush of submissions today. As of yesterday some 80 separate submissions on the plans were filled, a figure which the council says might double by the deadline at close of business today. Included in the plans, which have been on public display since January 10th, are provision for housing and offices in buildings of up to six storeys as well as amenity areas and community facilities as part of a rejuvenation scheme for the South Bank-Poolbeg peninsula area of Ringsend.

