Dublin in Winter
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Rarely has Dublin looked so beautiful as it has over the past couple of weeks. We have been fortunate in experiencing a near-unbroken spell of clear, crisp days at a time when the sun is at its lowest and most piercing, barely raising its sleepy head above the parapets. It has been a joy to experience it over the last while.
The streetscapes have been nothing short of stunning in early morning and late afternoon, with the most breathtaking of all the days fittingly being the shortest day of the year, December 21st. It was a shame so many people were absorbed in a flurry of shopping to notice the captivating surroundings.
As meagre an tribute as it is, it’s only fitting that these few pictures be dedicated to Uinseann MacEoin. He left the city at its very best.
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Lovely photos Graham!
Yes would totally agree, seeing Dublin in a completely new light over the past few weeks and it does look lovely. -
Wow, those are some excellent photos Graham, thanks 🙂
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Where can one find the statue of the camp soldier?
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Those photos really are gorgeous!
I keep meaning to get out and get a few photos of the Christmas lights before the season is over, I love Dublin at night in Winter!:o
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@GrahamH wrote:
If ever there was a photo that summed up the nobility and majesty of Dublin’s Georgian architecture.. 🙂
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Which was the idea fergal, thanks :). Indeed it was specifically taken at this moment in time, as the view is shortly to disappear forever with the construction of an office development right in front of the above side elevation.
PTB I am shocked you don’t know of our camp friend, though as with most people you are probably familiar with his famous colleague.
Fully agreed though. It is ironic that Fortitude is intended as a masculine counterbalance to the delicate feminine frame of Justice, when it’s really the other way round 😉
My, what a big spear he’s got.
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13/2/2008
Can’t really think of anywhere else to put these other than here.
We awoke to a city shrouded in fog this morning. I could barely find my bus stop 🙂
Quite Michael Collinsy
Can anyone guess what bridge this is?
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Really liked your views of Dublin in winter; clearly we had the same weather over here – I’ve attached some views of Edinbrgh (if they’ve not attached, i’ll try again):cool:.
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Sorry, file size was too big – more pics of yours please!
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Grattan! from in front of the civic offices
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Clearly….O Donovan Rossa !
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the fog and morning sun really worked to the east
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Oooh – I like! Nice one d_d :). Great contrast in the second one.
I was hoping for some sun too, but it was too much of a twilight zone further west.Correct re Grattan Bridge Stephen (though the location of the other photos kinda gave it away lol).
It has the deepest arches of all the flat bridges in the city. Classic 18th century.Thankfully the fridges are largely hidden for once.
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I meant to post this earlier- taken on December 29th in the back garden, just after a brief storm. (How well do you know Dublin? ;))
This one too? Why not- it was taken at the same time.
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I know that nest!
It’s near the Church of the Holy Name in Ranelagh.:D
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nice signage:D
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@publicrealm wrote:
I know that nest!
It’s near the Church of the Holy Name in Ranelagh.:D
Spot on! Go to the head of the class.
(notjim- you have competition in the Stalker game!)
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8/2/2009
Just a few snaps of the city taken before most people awoke to a surprise blanket of snow.
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The Bedford Tower gave the Castle the appearance of a fairytale palace with its dusting of icing sugar.
(the public sector cuts have some spin-offs)
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Some lovely pictures there, I do love the lovely golden light of winter, it does wonders to red brick and old stone. In fact enough of it almost makes the NCC look half-decent 😀
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What wonderful photos and lovely sentiments.
It justifies our love of our beautiful city and our passionate defence of it’s continuing beauty.
It also makes it easy for us to encourage others to come and experience our 1000 year old gem. -
fires or fog its a tough call;)
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@missarchi wrote:
fires or fog its a tough call;)
I look forward to the day that you post something intelligible
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7/1/2010
One would have to wonder if the entire 1,000 tonnes of salt used to date by Dublin City Council in this cold spell were used in a single sweep on O’Connell Street last night. There was about 5cm of salt covering the entire thoroughfare this morning. A most impressive effort – it resembled a fresh fall of snow it was so consistent and deep. No doubt it is needed to cope with both morning and evening rush hours. Top marks.
Likewise DCC must be commended for the heavy salting of all the major commercial thoroughfares in the city overnight. It couldn’t have been any more of a different scene to the deathtrap of a skating rink the entire city become yesterday evening, where the level of compaction on the pavements made many of the roads a safer place to be. Some streets, notably High Street, were even worse today, but most were substantially improved.
There were extraordinary scenes on Dame Street at about 2pm yesterday, as the thoroughfare resembled an apocalypse scene, with abandoned buses and stranded cars scattered along its length. The problem was Cork Hill, which very few vehicles could approach, and those on Parliament Street either had to sit there stranded or be pushed by three of four willing pedestrians at a time. It was bizarre how this part of the city became entirely dependent on the manpower of pedestrians for its roads to function.
Sierra have been out all morning today doing a great job scraping the city’s pavements with their gravediggers and then gritting afterwards. Though why this wasn’t done last night isn’t entirely clear… Generally speaking though, I think Dublin City Council have approached this problem well in the city centre, whatever about secondary streets and suburban routes which I’m sure others can comment on.
If there is anyone to lay criticism on, it has to be said the city’s own traders have not outshone themselves in efforts to clear pavements outside their shops. In a long and tortuous trek home through the city yesterday, I did not encounter a single shop that had cleared their pavement. Of course local authorities hold ultimate responsibility in this regard, but the lack of civic-mindedness of retailers and traders was surprising. A couple of kettles, a shovel, a stiff brush or plank from the basement, and a bag of salt, ten minutes and it’s done. Substantial tracts of the city, aided with the odd communal shovel, could have been cleared this way
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@GrahamH wrote:
If there is anyone to lay criticism on, it has to be said the city’s own traders have not outshone themselves in efforts to clear pavements outside their shops.
Two companies (in my experience yesterday) are notable exceptions to this. The RPA seem to have gritted most of the Luas platforms and crossing areas. It’s not perfect but it did the trick. Some of them would be unusable otherwise. Full marks to them!
The second is the landlord of Park Place offices on Hatch St – the whole pavement outside had been scraped and cleaned properly and looked very professional. It’s a pity others weren’t so proactive.
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@GrahamH wrote:
7/1/2010
If there is anyone to lay criticism on, it has to be said the city’s own traders have not outshone themselves in efforts to clear pavements outside their shops. In a long and tortuous trek home through the city yesterday, I did not encounter a single shop that had cleared their pavement. Of course local authorities hold ultimate responsibility in this regard, but the lack of civic-mindedness of retailers and traders was surprising. A couple of kettles, a shovel, a stiff brush or plank from the basement, and a bag of salt, ten minutes and it’s done. Substantial tracts of the city, aided with the odd communal shovel, could have been cleared this way
I’m really not sure if this is correct but I heard the other day that if a trader or even a houseowner makes efforts to clear the paths they assume liability from the council for that patch.
Didn’t make much sense to me but might explain the lack of effort – same goes for forecourts in petrol stations etc.
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@reddy wrote:
I’m really not sure if this is correct but I heard the other day that if a trader or even a houseowner makes efforts to clear the paths they assume liability from the council for that patch.
Didn’t make much sense to me but might explain the lack of effort – same goes for forecourts in petrol stations etc.
Now that you say this it reminds me of when I put an extension onto my corner Bed and Breakfast about 12 years ago and had to replace the cracked footpath (not cracked by me) all the way around about 25 meters.
Yes I have cleared the snow from my gate – before anyone asks!🙂
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Actually I think DCC Byelaws mean all property holders are responsible for the pavement outside their building.
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Water is cascading over the parapet of the Usher Library forming a frozen waterfall down the elevation facing Nassau Street.
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@shadow wrote:
Water is cascading over the parapet of the Usher Library forming a frozen waterfall down the elevation facing Nassau Street.
Really? That would make an excellent photo for the site. Does anyone have any pics of Dublin in this year’s winter? It’d be great to see what the capital looks like with all this snow.
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@markpb wrote:
The second is the landlord of Park Place offices on Hatch St – the whole pavement outside had been scraped and cleaned properly and looked very professional. It’s a pity others weren’t so proactive.
Would the fact that the main tenant is an insurance company maybe be something to do with it?
You can just imagine the Herald headline in six months time ‘Insurance company gets sued by 4 of own staff for Heath & Safety failures’ good to see they value the welfare of their staff 😀
The problem will be maintaining a safe environment if this as predicted continues another 2 weeks; most buildings with public open space have given up on carparks and are concentrating on foothpaths to conserve valuable grit supplies; i.e. those that learned the lessons from the last freeze and bought in July!!
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@StephenC wrote:
Actually I think DCC Byelaws mean all property holders are responsible for the pavement outside their building.
Really? I thought it’s council responsibility unless u buy of lease pavement space.
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@dub1 wrote:
Now that you say this it reminds me of when I put an extension onto my corner Bed and Breakfast about 12 years ago and had to replace the cracked footpath (not cracked by me) all the way around about 25 meters.
Yes I have cleared the snow from my gate – before anyone asks!🙂
Just for the record 18 meters of this was where my extension ended – the extra 7 meters ran beside part of my garden (not part of the build at all)
Anyway all is cracked all over again! Picture of house on profile.🙂
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Some photos from Dublin and Bray here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darraghb/sets/72157623053308443/
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@jackwade wrote:
Some photos from Dublin and Bray here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darraghb/sets/72157623053308443/
Wow, the one of Altovetro and the iced-over dock is mindblowing. To think that a body of water of that size could freeze over in Ireland is incredible.
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@jackwade wrote:
Some photos from Dublin and Bray here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darraghb/sets/72157623053308443/
Really enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing. Paddy Kavangh rocking a bizarre snow, half orangeman, half a member of Devo was a highlight:)
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