O’ Connell Street, Dublin
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I am a little concerned by this the more I think about it, I was walking down Capel St last week and about half way down I saw what I imagined to be hoardings on number 1 Wellington Quay, it was only when I really started looking at it that I realised that it was in fact the posters on the Grattan Bridge fridges that were deceiving the eye. Now if there is that effect with simple tasteful posters what effect would multi-coloured magazine type ad’s have?
If you want some intrusive rear lit billboard advertising while you sup a pint you should check out Searsons on baggot street – who decided that the interior of their pub would be enhaced by bringing a touch of the bus shelter to procedings.
@Lotts wrote:
If you want some intrusive rear lit billboard advertising while you sup a pint you should check out Searsons on baggot street – who decided that the interior of their pub would be enhaced by bringing a touch of the bus shelter to procedings.
Lotts what have they done exactly?
I also dug this up, it appears that the normal exempted development rules do not apply to ACA’s http://www.dublincity.ie/Images/guide_tcm35-8809.pdf
@Thomond Park wrote:
Lotts what have they done exactly?
They are window sized backlit advertising frames (currently advertising O2). You’ll see them on the pillars by the tables down towards the back. No biggy compared to some of the intrusions into true public space mentioned earlier – but interesting to see that it’s assumed that people won’t care. Didn’t see the price of a pint being reduced due to the cross subsidy of the advertising!
(sorry for going off tread)
@Lotts wrote:
They are window sized backlit advertising frames (currently advertising O2). You’ll see them on the pillars by the tables down towards the back. No biggy compared to some of the intrusions into true public space mentioned earlier – but interesting to see that it’s assumed that people won’t care. Didn’t see the price of a pint being reduced due to the cross subsidy of the advertising!
(sorry for going off tread)
You just can’t seem to escape advertising anywhere these days and that does sound a little excessive, its been a while since I’ve been in Searsons a bar that I do like a lot, it is kind of unique in a Dublin sense in that it is busy during the day, gets the office crowd at 5pm and then gets a local crowd in at 9pm. Pure Greed regarding the signs
Good to see that O’Connell will have a clear head come July, although I wonder will the advertising act as a disincentive to finishing the works on time?
Sure leave em up – why not! Save the cost of restoration 🙂
Interesting to read about the ACA there…
See the thread has hit the 100,000 hit mark. I’m scared 😮
It’s due to Google though, as over the past week for some reason the thread featured in the first Google page of ‘O’Connell Street’ – hence it was getting 1000 hits a day last week.
It’s moved down the list since though…@Graham Hickey wrote:
Patriotism is not amused.
She should put that sword of hers to good use.
I’m not so sure, does the green band on the edge of the plastic wrap not go well with the white & orange paint on the front elevation? A very patriotic image I’d say
In an ACA
That’s shocking Graham. Knowing it’s not allowed, they’ve just stuck it up there to see how many days or weeks they can get away with it for.
Thomond, why have you posted the image again, given that we’ve seen it in the previous post? :confused:
That pink of their facade is sickly too isn’t it? And delightful windows up there as well :rolleyes:
Saying that, the little circular windows on the first floor retain their original steel frames, and one of them has the original glass in it that can be seen shimmering from inside if ever you go upstairs (just for the views of the street of course – not for any baguette-related purposes)Ann Summers’ application is primarily one for structural works. including reflashing, repointing, reroofing etc.
However they do intend to redecorate the existing timber shopfront, and interestingly they wish (are being forced :)) to restore the steel windows of the upper floors, but they note that some are ‘beyond repair’ and are to be replaced with replicas.
They own 2 properties here, so presumably the other half’s wooden sashes are to be restored too.Has anyone heard anything further about the old trees on Upper OC St. Is there removal still in question. I was thinking as i walked up the street the other day that it will be difficult from a public relations POV to remove the trees now that they are coing into leaf. Taking them down in the winter would have been less problematic. How we will start seeing them in all their summer glory.
The news trees on LWR OC Street were planted yesterday to finsih this section of the street off nicely.
Also awaitied are the first three kiosks including the one to cover the Luas substation. I would imagine these will be put in place when the hoarding from the refurbished statues comes down in July.
Re Ann Summers
The wooden sashes are being repaired also Graham….with replicas if necessary. All in all the AS application looked quite good.The next big target must surely be Joe Walsh Tours and the Amusement dump.Attack!
Ever noticed the shop on Nth Earl St that has an almost identical shopfront to Joe Walsh – rounded marble corners etc…
Yes that whole building needs an overhaul – interestingly just on its windows (again), in a pic I’ve seen, the upper sashes of the first floor were Georgian as late as 1922, while the lower ones were Victorian sheet glass…I was thinking about the Upper trees today too – they did look magnificent in the low sun this morning…
Whatever about their removal revealing so much of the street’s architecture and opening the place up, you can’t help but admire the maturity they offer to the streetscape, and the homely feeling they genrate in contrast with the currently skittery windswept, and in places incoherent state of affairs on Lwr O’Cll St…..Some images below of the half-masted flags around the area from over this week. Impressively the CC have erected large Tricolours and Papal flags on the four corners of O’Connell Bridge which look very dignified.
Every institution and retailer in the city has lowered their flags as far as I can make out, even BT’s – with the single noted exception of Marks and Spencer, which are billowing merrily away at full mast – if that says anything…
Also a delightful new addition to the ever-changing billboard ‘scene’ on the corner:
@Graham Hickey wrote:
Also a delightful new addition to the ever-changing billboard ‘scene’ on the corner:
I noticed work going on there a couple of weeks back, is that a new billboard in addition to the Baileys neon or have they simply changed a flat billboard to a revolving illuminated billboard without planning consent in an ACA?
Has anyone else noticed the awful neon signs in “the garden of Eden” pub on Eden Quay very close to O’Connell Bridge flashing away about “live adult dancing” and “private lap dancing” surely this sort of tack is covered in the IAP and should be removed asap! (not that I’m a prude or anything – just think it gives the wrong impression)
@Rory W wrote:
Has anyone else noticed the awful neon signs in “the garden of Eden” pub on Eden Quay very close to O’Connell Bridge flashing away about “live adult dancing” and “private lap dancing” surely this sort of tack is covered in the IAP and should be removed asap! (not that I’m a prude or anything – just think it gives the wrong impression)
I totally agree Rory, the signs look dreadful particularly when viewed from Burgh Quay, the signs have generated significant business for the proprieters although it appears to be a crowd that few publicans in the City Centre generally seek.
Graham,
I think you should just email that picture to the O’Connell Street plan’s office
Anne Graham is in charge and is at anne.graham@dublincity.ie
It’s a clear contravention of the guidelines and is damning
Things like that were supposed to be removed – not even more of the same put upKefu, that is an excellent idea. Graham, you should include your images of the banner opposite the O’Connell Statue too.
Graham I would have no-problem co-signing any submission you may wish to make.
@Niall wrote:
Me too. How on earth do they get away with that tack?!?!? 😡
No one complains in a structured fashion.
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