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  • January 15, 2003 at 12:22 pm #721698
    Paul Clerkin
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    more

    January 15, 2003 at 12:26 pm #721699
    ro_G
    Participant

    the bits in the second pic that are covered by radley engineering lettering – i presume the beacons lie underneath – or are they gaps ?

    January 15, 2003 at 12:27 pm #721700
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    yet more

    January 15, 2003 at 12:30 pm #721701
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    last one for a while

    January 15, 2003 at 12:32 pm #721702
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    Originally posted by ro_G
    the bits in the second pic that are covered by radley engineering lettering – i presume the beacons lie underneath – or are they gaps ?

    beacon is beneath i believe… they tore off some of the wrapping so RTE could get it on the one o’clock news… guess they missed that scoop 😉

    January 15, 2003 at 12:32 pm #721703
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    ireland.com is saying that it will all be in place by midnight …

    January 15, 2003 at 12:38 pm #721704
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    guys on the site arent shure…
    pieces 123 are up
    45 are still on ground
    they’re bolting 6 to 78 to lift in one piece

    January 15, 2003 at 12:47 pm #721705
    -Donnacha-
    Participant

    Isn’t it well for ye all that seem to live AND work in the city centre. Hope you get some good pics for those who can’t be there.

    January 15, 2003 at 1:10 pm #721706
    lostcarpark
    Participant

    Well, I get a good view of it from our 6th floor office in Ballsbridge. Still no sign of piece number 4 going up.

    I must say it looks amazing on this sunny day.

    James

    January 15, 2003 at 1:23 pm #721707
    PaulC
    Participant

    here is a pic from the Irish Times

    January 15, 2003 at 1:29 pm #721708
    LOB
    Participant

    Originally posted by Paul Clerkin
    last one for a while

    New bright luxury accomodation for Housemartins located in the city centre 😉

    January 15, 2003 at 2:16 pm #721709
    Murpho
    Participant

    Hey, great pic PaulC.

    I am new to this forum and I just wanted to comment that having seen that picture from The Irish Times, that I really think the spire looks great and is a great architectural and artistic development in Dublin.

    I was just wondering does anyone know what vandalism precautions have been taken in the design. How will it cope when some asshole tries to spray his name on it or even attacks it with a hammer. Is the very bottom section protected in some way?

    January 15, 2003 at 2:37 pm #721710
    Sue
    Participant

    Think of all the hospitals they could have built with that money what’s been wasted on that spike. What’s it all for anyway? What’s the point of it? They should have rebuilt Nelson’s Pillar and put the Blessed Virgin on top. I’m going to get onto that Liveline programme immediately to give out about this.

    Signed,

    Outraged Mother of Nine

    January 15, 2003 at 2:38 pm #721711
    fjp
    Participant

    Hurray again!!!

    Well I’m back. Bummer with the Bus strike – walked there and got a taxi back (from Baggot Street).

    Anyway, here’s another twenty five new photos:

    just click on this bit of text

    They start at “spike-030115-01.jpg”, and “spike-030115-13-tip…” etc refers to photos of the last section on the ground (pointy enough to kill you if you fell from a plane onto it).

    Looks sweet alright, particularly from distances, although I did notice a dull patch on it about half way up (sounds like what Graham noticed yesterday – sorry!!!). But it still looks top dollar, especially from a little further away.

    And I think I saw Paul, but it was as I was legging it back to work. And I’m sort of shy…

    fjp

    January 15, 2003 at 2:53 pm #721712
    Niall
    Participant

    looks good.

    I still don’t know what precautions have been taken to stop vandalism.

    Does anyone know?

    If it is just left there I’d give it hours before the first name appears on it……..

    January 15, 2003 at 3:03 pm #721713
    ro_G
    Participant

    what is the nature of that blotch though – and can it be cleaned up?

    January 15, 2003 at 3:07 pm #721714
    Andrew Duffy
    Participant

    The visible joins or ridges or whatever they are on fjp’s photos look terrible. I hope they’re dirt or glue from the wrapping, not welds.

    January 15, 2003 at 3:16 pm #721715
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    Back for a while – not much happening down there for a few hours according to the engineer

    January 15, 2003 at 3:18 pm #721716
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    There are some very visible blemishes unfortunetly

    January 15, 2003 at 3:21 pm #721717
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    its so cool to see it all there.. so near and yet so far

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