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    • July 4, 2003 at 10:34 am #706306
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      Spire of Dublin set to be officially illuminated
      Last updated: 04-07-03, 09:45

      The saga of the Spire of Dublin finally appears to be ending as Dublin City Council announced the lights at its tip are due to be switched on this evening.

      City council officials will meet this morning to work out final details and the lights on the O’Connell Street monument should be formally switched on by dusk.

      When the permanent lighting is operational, light will be diffused throughout the top 12 metres of the structure, through 11,884 tiny perforations.

      The final section of the Spire – which is 120 metres high, or seven times the height of the nearby GPO – was lifted into place in January.

      it was lit last night probably a test

    • July 4, 2003 at 1:02 pm #732238
      ro_G
      Participant

      Cool – an Archeire/Spire erection reunion anybody?

    • July 4, 2003 at 1:32 pm #732239
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      will probably wander down okay for it…

    • July 4, 2003 at 2:11 pm #732240
      ro_G
      Participant

      might see ye there so

    • July 4, 2003 at 2:41 pm #732241
      Anonymous
      Participant

      did you see it last night Paul ? did it look any good ??

    • July 4, 2003 at 3:27 pm #732242
      ew
      Participant

      And please bring a camera!
      Where is Fantasy Jack these days?

    • July 4, 2003 at 5:19 pm #732243
      trace
      Participant

      Heard a dismal report from last night – that it was waayyy too bright. Uh-oh. . .

    • July 4, 2003 at 5:37 pm #732244
      KV2003
      Participant

      It was lit this morning – could see it clearly from offices in IFSC. Seemed surprising bright although it was a dull day. Is the aircraft beacon being left these as a fail-safe? It looks ridiculous perched there like that.

    • July 4, 2003 at 6:18 pm #732245
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      The raspberry cornetto is off, at long last!

    • July 5, 2003 at 1:12 pm #732246
      ro_G
      Participant

      didn’t go by until after midnight and the top lights did look good. definatley better than the masty red temp aviation light – not so sure about the light half way up though. seems too small in comparison with the lights at the tip

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