Re: Re: Were there ever proposed replacements to Nelson’s Pillar?

The floosie was a seperate monument. As far as I remember its official purpose was as a memorial to a member of the Smurfit family, which caused even greater opposition to it than might otherwise have been the case. As noted in the above document John Kelly TD was especially scathing about it.
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http://www.publicartaroundtheworld.com/Anna_Livia_Millennium_Fountain.html