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Administration, vol. 63, no. 2 (2015), pp. 191197 doi: 10.1515/admin-2015-0016 Member of Cork County Council For some towns in Ireland, the boom years represented little more than a multiplicity of Legoland-type housing estates distending the age-old, locally recognised town boundary, ever-increasing congestion on local roads and a gradual reduction in playtime for schoolchildren as yard space gave way to prefabricated units. Passage West was one such town with this experience. Passage West is a small town on the western shores of Cork Harbour, situated some 10 kilometres from the southern suburbs of Cork City. The population has increased by over 60 per cent in the last 20 years, growing to 5,700. Yet despite the influx of new residents, Passage West was one of those towns where dereliction became an increasingly problematic trend throughout the 2000s. With a run-down main street as an urban core, the town had few commercial developments. Severe overcrowding in the local primary school prompted new parents to turn left towards the city suburbs for schooling. Consequently childhood friendships were formed outside the town, leading to poor parental commitment to local businesses and voluntary organisations. Many of the town's new residents were totally unaware that
Administration – de Gruyter
Published: Aug 1, 2015
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