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    • December 23, 1999 at 11:27 pm #704715
      Anonymous
      Participant

      I saw the official opening of smithfield on Tuesday night. I think that this is one of the first steps in giving our capital a modern identity (if that is what it needs). Its a great peace of modern architecture – from the paving and bollards to the masts and lighting. Well done to the hole team.

    • December 24, 1999 at 10:55 am #713030
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      I’ll admit that I haven’t visited the square yet but trhe descriptions including the masts seem very exciting. Will visit with camera next week and post the photos.

    • January 1, 2000 at 3:46 pm #713031
      Anonymous
      Participant

      I took a pic on New Year’s Eve with a Kodak DC 25, it’s available
      here.

    • January 5, 2000 at 9:07 am #713032
      MG
      Participant

      Having been down there recently, I think its all very nice but seems too bare and exposed now – something it never did when it was plain old Smithfield as opposed to Smithfield Civic Plaza

    • January 7, 2000 at 12:21 am #713033
      Anonymous
      Participant

      It just seemed to be monopolised by idiots
      selling horses. I also think turning a disused
      chimney into an observation tower seems a good
      idea.

    • January 7, 2000 at 8:39 am #713034
      Anonymous
      Participant

      Paul, where’s the photos?

    • January 7, 2000 at 5:13 pm #713035
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      Chonaic me e le na braziers ar lasadh – b’iontach ar fad e.

      Try and see it when the braziers are on – it really is wonderful

    • January 7, 2000 at 10:07 pm #713036
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      HORROR!!! What happened to Smithfield???
      I’ve worked at the Smithfield Village site for a year (won’t go into that now), and yesterday happened to be around again. Disgusting!!! Somebody was wondering why it’s seems so bare now as opposed to the old days? Try putting all those great trees back?
      And what about those…. things? Remember NASA’s recent blunder? Confusing miles and kilometers resulting in a crashed satellite? Seems someone confused their feet and meters here… those things are massive!!!
      Is Dublin Corp ever gonna learn anything about ethics, history and cityplanning in general?

      Duq

    • January 8, 2000 at 1:23 am #713037
      Anonymous
      Participant

      Hold your horses Duq. All smithfield ever was, was a glorified car park. And what great trees are you on about. I have been passing through Smithfield once or twice a week for the last 30 years and never seen any great trees. There are the ones at the south end which as it happens are still there. I think that it looks wonderful and will back Shane up it looks even better at night when everything is lit up. And about the “things” – dont you think that they give the space a sense of scale. Its quite a large plan so why not balance it with height. It works for me!!!

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