Faddyfish
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I see that the decision on removing the NOKIA signage etc. has been appealed to ABP. The owner maintains that there are no enforcement proceedings against the current signs. Therefore, without permission for the replacement LED sign the building will not be refurbished and the current signs will remain for twenty years. This will be an interesting case to follow as something has to give.
Thanks Stephen. Smart Telecom sold their phone boxes a few years back to a company called ipoint.ie that no longer seems to operate. I have mentioned it to a local Councillor to see if they are to be removed. I saw one enterprising retailer in Rathmines remove one from outside his shop with an angle grinder and then bury the cables with some cement!
I contacted the Council about all the redundant brown finger signage on College Green and Grafton Street via the “report it” feature on their website. A day or two later I got a phone call from the council asking which signs I wanted to remove, so I sent the friendly guy in the roads department some photos and they have now all been removed. The large sign for the ferry remains but perhaps this one is the responsibility of the NRA? It really does not belong there. The large collection behind the Molly Malone statue was particularly bad and they even took away the pole. Anyway, it is a small bit of progress.
There are loads of old brown fingers signs still up around the city that should have been removed since the new wayfinder signs went in so perhaps this method will work elsewhere. I can’t believe why the council is not more proactive in getting out and de-cluttering.
