UCC Planning Society

Guest Speaker: Ciaran Cuffe former Minister of State for Planning

sdwalsh — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:25:29 +0000

Former Minister of State for Planning, Ciaran Cuffe will be giving a guest lecture on the 5th of March at 12 noon. All are welcome

The talk will be held in the following location:

Room S5, Connolly Buildings UCC , Western Road , Cork City

The Planning Ball 2012

sdwalsh — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:14:39 +0000

UCC Planning Society is proud to announce that it will be hosting a gala “Planning Ball” in the Clarion Hotel Cork City on Thursday, the 29th of March. The night presents a chance for all those who have an interest in Planning and Sustainability to meet and enjoy themselves in one of Cork’s premier hotels.

A spectacular night is in store, with a full 4 course meal and live music provided by “The Voodoos”, who recently played the MTV Music Awards in Belfast! A DJ will also be on hand to play on to the wee hours of the morning.

Full tickets for this event cost 35 euro, with Afters Tickets costing 15 euro. Tickets will be available from all Committee Members and the Class Representatives from both years. For interested individuals no longer in UCC, please contact planningball2012 in order to book your tickets!

Looking Forward to seeing you on the 29th of March!!!!!!!!

UCC Planning Society Quiz

sdwalsh — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:08:30 +0000

UCC Planning Society will be hosting a quiz in Costigans on Wednesday the 7th of March. Plenty of craic and prizes for the taking! 20 euro per table of 4!

Screening of ‘The Pipe’ in UCC Wed 19th Oct

sdwalsh — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:32:11 +0000

We are kicking off a series of Documentary nights in UCC with a screening of The Pipe, a great independent documentary feature film dealing with the Corrib gas controversy and the “Shell to sea” campaign. This film still remains highly topical as Judicial Review has just begun on planning decisions reached by An Bord Pleanála for the latest pipeline route through a protected area and consents for the pipeline issued by Ministers for the Environment, with An Taisce and two local Mayo residents mounting separate legal challenges.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1011/1224305578129.html

http://www.antaisce.ie/corribjr/CorribJudicialReview.aspx

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/15-years-on-and-still-theres-no-gas-ashore-2611209.html

All are welcome to this viewing on Wednesday 19th of October in WW6
in the West Wing on Main Campus UCC with a start time of 19:30hrs

Stephen Fesler — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:14:21 +0000

The UCC Planning Society have joined Linkedin, please feel free to join the group and get a discussion going or pad résumé/CV your cred on Linkedin!

Iam Lumley and James Nix

Stephen Fesler — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:02:40 +0000

The Planning Society is hosting two guest speakers at an evening discussion on Thursday, 27 January. Speakers on the night include Ian Lumley, Heritage Officer at An Taisce and James Nix, co-author of Chaos at the Crossroads and policy advocate with the Irish Environmental Network. “Autopsy of the Celtic Tiger” with Ian Lumley undertakes a postmortem on the 15 years to 2008, reflecting on where we are now. “Chaos at the Crossroads: Where from here?” with James Nix offers some pointers for better planning in coming years. Both speakers are well known in the planning sphere in Ireland and this event offers a unique opportunity to hear their perspective on what went wrong and what we now need to do.

As Heritage Officer at An Taisce, Mr. Lumley has been involved in some of the most high profile planning cases in Ireland and is well known for his views on one-off houses in the countryside, rural and urban development and the protection of historic structures. James Nix is probably best known as the co-author of “Chaos at the Crossroads” with Frank McDonald. Now a policy advocate at the Irish Environmental Network, he has published numerous articles and contributed to many debates on planning policy in Ireland–both from a legal standpoint (as a qualified barrister) and in terms of sustainable transport initiative (see www.planbetter.ie)–and was a guest on RTÉ’s Frontline in November 2010 (see programme here). Indeed some of his articles appear on reading lists in a number of MPlan modules, both in first year and second year.

All are welcome to attend and the guest speakers are looking forward to a robust question and answers session to round off the evening.

The event will take place in G05 at UCC Brookfield Complex on College Road, Thursday, 27 January, starting at 7.30pm sharp and admission is free.

Seminar on the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act, 2010

Stephen Fesler — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:57:28 +0000

The guest speaker on the day will be John Martin – the Principal Planning Advisor at the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Prior to joining the Department, John had served as Deputy City Planner with Dublin City Council, Senior Planner with Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Co. Council, and as Senior Planning inspector with An Bord Pleanála.

Planning students will appreciate the significant changes that this Act has introduced into the planning process and this seminar will provide information and guidance on the implementation of the Act, as well as offering students the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the implications of the Act with the Principal Planning Advisor at the DoEHLG.

The format of the seminar is currently being finalised, but will involve presentations on the different aspects of the Act, followed by group discussions and a Q&A session.

The event will take place at the Br. Ignatius Connolly Complex, Western Road, UCC on Friday, 28 November. The exact time and room is to be determined shortly. Members are advised to RSVP for the event as spaces will be limited. E-mail the Planning Society at planning@uccsocieties.ie if interested.

Halloween Party

Stephen Fesler — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:35:57 +0000

We will be having our Halloween Party on Thursday, 28 October @ 9.30pm in Costigans Bar, Washington Street.
We will have free pizza, 1 free drink for all members on arrival and prizes for best costume on the night!!

It is important that we all get to know each other in the society so that we can have both a fun and productive year!
Don’t forget that its fancy dress (optional), just a bit of fun but the most creative will win a prize.

Other deals on the night;
Pitchers of Beer (3 pints) €10
Vodka, Jager, Captain Morgans (all with splash) €4!!

2010 AGM Results

Stephen Fesler — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:16:27 +0000

Two weeks ago the Annual General Meeting was called to elect a new committee to run the operations of the society. As follows are the new committee members for the 2010-2011 academic year:

John Collins, Auditor
Stephen Walsh, Vice-Auditor
Jennifer Dynan, Co-Secretary
Clara O’Neill, Co-Secretary
Paul Hyde, Finance Officer
Veronica Patton, Public Relations Officer
Adam Shanley, Co-Entertainments Officer
Vincent Lynch, Co-Entertainments Officer
Stephen Fesler, Communications Officer

We will be calling an EGM in the future to address our society constitution and any other objects of discussion that ordinary members would like.

Free RTPI Membership

Stephen Fesler — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:58:30 +0000

It has come to the knowledge of the Society that any bona fide 2nd year student in MPlan may receive free student membership with the Royal Town Planning Institute. To join, simply download, print, and fill out the PDF registration. You will then need to have Tina McSweeney sign off on the document to confirm your status as a 2nd year student. Open registration is available until 31 December 2010. Membership lasts from 1 January to 31 December 2011. For additional information about the programme, please visit the RTPI website for students.