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Rejoice: The Newlands Cross flyover is open today

How early were you this morning?

THE REVAMPED NEWLANDS Cross is open today, with motorists from Clondalkin to Cork set to benefit.

Work on the project began back in late 2013 with drivers dealing with significant layout changes since January of this year.

The new flyover is expected to cut journey times for those travelling north and south on the N7 – Ireland’s second busiest road after the M50. It will also ease traffic on the Belgard and Fonthill roads.

The junction caters for 80,000 vehicles daily and the new flyover will make it possible to drive from Belfast to Cork without hitting a traffic light (though there are still tolls).

The road is part of the €282 million N7/N11 Arklow to Rathnew PPP Scheme.

Basically, this is how people are feeling today:

Read: Tailbacks at Newlands Cross may be a thing of the past, it’s been upgraded

Read: Timelapse video of the construction of the wondrous Newlands Cross flyover

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    Mute David Corrigan
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 6:36 AM

    2189.00 EUR per month is 4.7 times the amount I pay towards mortgage every month. Frightening.

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    Mute DaisyMay
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 6:50 AM

    @David Corrigan: but to fair… it’s about what must people pay towards a mortgage in Dublin

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    Mute Genius 80s+
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 8:01 AM

    This country is out of control for prices everything is over priced and those responsible blame a free market when it’s clearly price gouging and greed.

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    Mute Paraic
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 8:23 AM

    @David Corrigan: It’s 1/3rd the price of a hotel room though.

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    Mute Marcus o Dhonnghaile
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 10:10 AM

    @David Corrigan: You probably didnt buy your house last year.

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    Mute Sean Conway
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 7:39 AM

    It will end in disaster. the government are making thing worse. with no attempt to solve the problem with a public works housing project. instead they pander to speculators and landlords.

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    Mute Brianán McBride
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 8:03 AM

    @Sean Conway: a lot in government are landlords.

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    Mute Paraic
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 8:18 AM

    @Sean Conway: By pander, do you mean target?

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    Mute Patrick Nolan
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 9:39 AM

    @Sean Conway:
    And yet they climb higher in the polls.
    I’m alright jack

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    Mute Marcus o Dhonnghaile
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 10:11 AM

    @Sean Conway: Another crash on the way. Have you got some money to buy in cheap thats what the cute gang do.

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    Mute Patrick Nolan
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 10:31 AM

    @Marcus o Dhonnghaile:
    You are right, there will be another crash, maybe soon or it could be 10-15 years away but the first thing that will happen when it does is the banks will withdraw credit and very few ordinary people will have the €150-200k+ needed to buy in cash.

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    Mute Marcus o Dhonnghaile
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 1:36 PM

    @Patrick Nolan: 10 or 15 years away ???? try two to three years for the next crash the next mini boom is 10 or 15 years away, Thats what we do here boom and bust every 10 to 15 years

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    Mute Patrick Nolan
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 2:30 PM

    @Marcus o Dhonnghaile:
    You may be right but then…
    In 1998 my father built a bungalow in the country to retire and rented his house in the town to a couple who had sold their house for a “big price” and we’re going to rent for a while and then buy back when it crashed again.
    They only stayed a year, house was two big really, so I have no idea what happened to them but I know when the crash came house prices didn’t fall to anywhere near 1998 levels.
    As regards we having a 10-15 year cycle, the previous to last crash started in the early eighties, didn’t happen again until 2008, at least 25 years later.
    Everyone can predict a crash, but anyone suggesting they know when is only fooling themselves.

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    Mute Martin Sinnott
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 6:44 AM

    Are these figures based on new rents ? If so they don’t take into account most rents payed. But it shows that new rents are dangerously way to high leading to misery for Tenants.

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    Mute mursim
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 8:36 AM

    It’s getting to the point where a few riots seem necessary.

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    Mute Robin Basstard
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 9:12 AM

    @mursim: Can’t be having a riot while X factor is on TV…the plebs haven’t time…
    Can’t be having a riot while the premier league is on TV…the plebs haven’t time…
    Can’t be having a riot while the GAA is in full swing the plebs haven’t time…
    Looks like the peasants will have to put up with being robbed because they haven’t time…to much on TV…

    This may be perceived as toxic4.4/10

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    Mute Patrick Nolan
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 2:34 PM

    @mursim:
    Your right, this democracy thing is useless, it should be decided by who has the biggest gun..

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    Mute Michael Kavanagh
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 7:20 AM

    And yet if any piece of decent transport infrastructure is proposed in an area the whinging of local home owners knows no bounds!

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    Mute Diddles Daffy
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 7:44 AM

    Keep voting them in folks

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    Mute joe
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 10:10 AM

    Sorry but it’s a free market (or at least it was). People with more money will pay more to live near the LUAS. Simple as.
    This is the way it should be!

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    Nov 2nd 2018, 8:17 PM

    My Wife and relocated to the UK 7 months ago best decision we ever made. Both had good paying professional jobs renting in Dublin trying to save for a mortgage. Constantly Broke and out of the house 12hrs a day. Since we moved we are now mortgage ready. What you would get in Firhouse for €345k the exact same house over here is £130k we are also mortgage ready home from work at 5.45pm every day. We feel like we have a future and time back in our lives. Dublin is over heating and will pop very soon. If I could give advise, if you can get out now before another recession hits. You don’t realise how back it is until you leave.

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    Mute BAKKT-MAN XRP
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    Nov 3rd 2018, 12:11 AM

    House prices plugging in California as fast as 2008 crash- brace yourself Dublin it won’t be long

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    Mute Paul Daly
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    Nov 2nd 2018, 9:49 PM

    give it another few years and it will be €3,360 higher per month never mind per year !

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