James Hennessey

Urbanist : Landscape Architect : Placemaker @paulhogarthco (Director) @QUBelfast (PhD) Follow @Place_Connect & @SaveCRC. My views only. 🇺🇦

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Five years on, some things are just meant to be. #Regeneration #Belfast

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@JamieNugent96 Excellent thread Jamie, thank you. The City of Belfast Electric Light Station sounds like an amazing post-covid venue doesn't it? @maevemonaghan

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@mariebeecee1 @belfastcc @deptinfra @fleadhcheoil Very true!

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Difficult to overstate the transformational effect the Fleadh Cheoil is already having on Belfast:

🔸️Streets for people, not cars
🔸️Main mode of accesa active & public transport (inc free shuttles)
🔸️Vacant buildings & spaces now exciting venues.

Inspiration Belfast!

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Love you Derry, but would you ever do a parade without parked cars?!

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Nettlefield Primary School - an East Belfast gem of 1930s architecture. (How amazing is their new garden?) BUT, the original 'lighthouse' blown off the tower in 2024 has still to be restored. Come on @Ed_Authority, why the wait?

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Fantastic! #SaveFloralHall #stickaroofonit @FloralHallNI

[Belfast Telegraph @BelTel]

A former Belfast concert venue that once hosted Pink Floyd and Roy Orbison is to receive more than £500,000 in council funding towards its restoration.

https://t.co/puBd2Myrx4

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#stickaroofonit Brilliant news - after 10 years of tweets and behind the scenes enquiries - this Art Deco gem is finally getting a new roof. Thank you @belfastcc #savefloralhall @FloralHallNI

[The Irish News @irish_news]

Belfast’s historic Floral Hall takes next step towards restoration as new roof approved https://t.co/5HAeKg6zaS

[SaveCrumlinRoadCourthouse @SaveCRC]

BIG NEWS for #SaveCrumlinRoadCourthouse - a new Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) for a 'neurodiversity campus.' No more info yet, but keep your eyes peeled for public consultation to come.

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Behind a bin no less. Amazing. https://t.co/QSqZlhZW2c

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"After all, a greener city is a healthier city, and the best place to enjoy nature is close to home." Sir David Attenborough. 💚 An inspirational start to 2026. https://t.co/fr9emj54l1

[Ukraine / Україна @Ukraine]

When you fight for your home, knowing you are not alone means everything.

Thank you for standing together in 2025.

Light shall prevail over darkness 🇺🇦

[SaveCrumlinRoadCourthouse @SaveCRC]

While we patiently await a planning application, the courthouse continues to crumble. #SaveCrumlinRoadCourthouse

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

As urbanisation accelerates, cities are grappling with unprecedented pressures—from housing shortages to car dominance. In response, a small but growing group of leaders is matching the scale of the challenge—steering toward a more prosperous, resilient, and sustainable future.🧵

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Blur your eyes Belfast, it's Bedford Street.

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

🔟 In Sydney, Mayor Moore has focused on design, innovation, and sustainability to shape a beautiful, liveable city for the 21st century. On her watch, cycling rates have increased by 163%—and the number of women cycling by 15%—with over 40,000 residents riding in a typical week.

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The Horror.

[Belfast Central Library @BelfastCentLib]

Belfast’s proposed new elevated ring road as seen in the Belfast Telegraph #OnThisDay in 1963. Some elements of it were later incorporated into the Westlink, but the plan to link it up at the Gasworks never came to fruition #ConnectWithHeritage

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Another great street article by Jason. Worth also remembering the work for Laganside by @PaulHogarthCo in the early 2000s, carefully restoring stone setts while greatly improving lighting and accessibility, to make CQ much safer and inclusive. #UrbanRegeneration

[Belfast Telegraph @BelTel]

Streets of Belfast with @JasonBurke87

How iconic Belfast lane shone in Troubles, became a nightlife hub and is now going back to its roots

https://t.co/VPDg6tyEVZ

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