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I passed the spike around 6:30, and there was light shing out around the halfway mark.
I passed again later, and the light was still at the halfway point, but it was joined by a cluster at the very top.
Fantastic!
James
I must say it looks great with even the bit of light that’s on. It really transforms the whole thing.
When I passed last night, they seemed to be taking down the hoarding and packing the site huts onto lorries.
I hope they’re reusing the original paving slabs. It would be very wasteful to put down new paving for Paddy’s day then rip it up again to redo the plaza.
James
Good point about “the Spire”. Richie’s original name was “The Monument of Light”, which think describes it more aptly.
Of course it will always be the Spike, but I can’t see anyone recognising this officially.
James
Back when Michael Collins was being filmed there was a mockup of Queen Vic on a horse in the middle of Dame Street (made of ply-wood).
I agree with people here, use Richie’s name. It is utterly silly to build a monument, then decide what it’s a monument to.
James
Hmmm… somehow I don’t think that’s officially licensed merchandise. You might get away with peddling a t-shirt with a grey wedge, as that could be anything, but putting Spire in the name of the item is a dead givaway!
Remember folks, only buy official merchandise so the profits go to other arts projects.
James
Yeah, I was in O’Connell Street ten minutes ago, and it’s off. It was working earlier this evening.
James
Well, the light bulb has been changed, and the crane carted off again. Presumably it will be back when the internal lighting has been finished to take the beacon down again…
James
I drove down O’Connell Street and there’s a great big yellow crane there. Not as big as the other one, but still pretty huge.
I would love to know what’s going on… seems like overkill for changing a bulb!
James
You would think so, alright. Though there will presumably have to be some testing of the internal lighting before the grand opening…
The red light definately isn’t switched on tonight. I have no idea why not.
How necessary is the beacon anyway? The only aircraft that flies over the city at night is the Garda helicoptor, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it get as low as 120m.
James
Considering the last piece was installed last Tuesday, and it was said it would take 7 days to illuminate the tip, does it mean we’ll have it lit in 2 days time?
I thought it was two weeks…
We’ll find out tomorrow, or whenever it happens.
What I want to know is how they plan to get the beacon off without the big crane. The best idea I’ve heard so far is getting the army to shoot it off!
James
Well done, Graham.
It would seems to suggest that the crane is finished with.
I presume that doesn’t mean they’re leaving the beacon up permanently, and they have an easier/cheaper way of removing it.
James
The crane has more than gone to sleep… the lower half is lying along the street, and the upper half is in pieces. I agree there’s no point in keeping it up for a week, but I would expect if they still needed it they would keep it in the “kneeling” position that it was in over Christmas, and the other times the project was idle for weeks.
I’m guessing that they’ve got a cheaper way of getting the beacon off when they’re finished with it.
A very long stick, perhaps?
James
Is just me or is the crane being taken down? I noticed it in the “kneeling down” position earlier, but I can’t see it at all now.
I was expecting it to stick around for a couple of weeks so they can take down the temporary beacon when the internal lighting goes in.
Anyone know any better?
James
I was cycling along the quays, from the Ringsend direction last night, ant it really looked impressive, even without the lighting. THe red beacon shone on top, but there was enough light hitting the spire to make it stand out. Its height is really something else, though. And it will look absolutely fantastic when the lighting is finished.
James
I think Dublin needs more height. Much more. While I can see an argument for keeping historic areas at an “appropriate” height, areas where significant amount of new development is happening, such as the docklands, shouldn’t be subject to that limit.
Unfortunately this doesn’t seem to be happening. Didn’t the former national conference centre have half its height lopped off.
I believe there’s a tallish building planned for over Tara Street station, but I think it’s still no taller than Liberty Hall.
The sky’s the limit, or should be.
James
