Vertigo? U2 tower to be taller
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Remember the good old days of 2007 when we had 3 companies fighting each other to build it? Now they can’t interest anyone.
Of course if the DDDA had their act together, this thing could have been built years ago when the good times were here, grrrrr
Missing crane may delay U2 Tower
DUBLIN Docklands Authority is seeking to remove an old maritime crane from the Record of Protected Structures (RPS) to facilitate the development of the U2 Tower, a local environment group has claimed.The authority has applied to Dublin City Council for the crane, believed to have been built on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay at the start of the last century, from the RPS. However, councillors last night voted to postpone the application on the grounds that the crane had “gone missing”.
Although the crane is on the current RPS, it was removed from the quayside sometime in the last 10 years. A report from senior council planner Patricia Hyde to councillors said the crane was removed “some considerable time ago”. However, the planning department does not know who removed it.
The planning department recommended to councillors yesterday that they delete the crane from record. However, councillors voted to defer any decision so legal advice could be taken on whether deletion from the RPS would prevent legal action being taken against whoever removed the crane without permission.
“This crane was part of the history of the docks and was an important symbol of our industrial past,” Labour councillor Kevin Humphreys said.
“We need to ask the Docklands Authority and Dublin Port who removed it, and we can put in a freedom of information request if needs be, but we should not consider taking it off before we have clarification of the legal position,” Mr Humphreys said.
Damien Cassidy of the Ringsend, Sandymount and Irishtown Environment Group said the Docklands Authority needed the crane taken off the RPS in order to facilitate the construction of the U2 Tower at Britain Quay and the bridge over the river Dodder.
The Docklands Authority was not available for comment last night.
© 2008 The Irish Times
Only in Ireland….
So if it doesnt go ahead on holloween or whenever, will the site be left for it to be built later or sold on?
Cheers for pic johnny.it won’t be built. end of story. tbh, i don’t know why people even propose the highrises anymore. it’s a waste of time.
and in to oblivion ?
A quote from http://www.ddda.ie just now
“Construction is expected to start in 2008 and be completed by 2011. “
A little website maintenance required methinks.
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