Category Archives: Smithfield

Smithfield, as it stands, can’t maintain the required number of commercial enterprises to make it a viable plae to live or work.

I propose that it sets out to become a home to UnCommercial Enterprises.

By that I don’t mean that they would all be not-for-profits or that the people working in them wouldn’t get paid. Rather I mean that they would offer the currently desolate spaces to applicants at no, or at most a token, rent.

High rents are what kills creativity in retailing in Ireland. Without that massive overhead, we could see a hundred strange ideas rise and fall. Continue reading →