Summary
THE description of Newbridge, Co. Kildare, as a 'boomtown' (Mail) stands the previously accepted meaning of that term on its head.
At one time, a town was considered booming if its people were prosperous and comfortable and its standard and quality of life were on the increase.See the full content of this document
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Sprawl and Gridlock Do Not Make a Boomtown ; Letters
That is precisely the opposite of what is happening in Newbridge and many other towns and cities around Ireland.
'Boomtown' has come to mean a town characterised by uncontrolled population explosion, gridlocked traffic, a chronic lack of services and amenities, and social problems.This sort of abuse of language is part of a syndrome that characterises every act of destruction and construction as a 'development', and every act of 'development' as inherently and ...See the full content of this document
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